The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-11-22
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Ar ameeting OF the republican memhcrs of
the Legiiia'ure, and other republican citizens.
convened at New-Hayen, it was the general
ient'ment OF the meeting 10 pay tribute of ref
Dett TO the diftiuguiihed talents, and natriot;c
iervces of JOEL BARLOW, ESQ. lately re-
turned, after long abfence, to his native State.
committee was accordingly appointed to
draft an addreis, and the following being report
ed, was adopted by the meeting, and the chair
man requeited to ign the fame and preGrnt it 10
MN. 1t was pfoPoied by .fome to have a pub
tic dinner, and there prefent the addrefs :: bn,
MIR. barlow'S whites were oppofed to that mar
ade, and the time Of the members of the le ida.
ture was 10 occupied by the duties of their ia
ton, that 1t was. on reflection, deemed better
to have an entertainment in the cverinc-A
BRAHAM BISHOP, Efq. therefore gave very
handiome entert iiument at his own houf, on
the evening of the Goth uItmo, to abont $50.
competed of members of the Legislature and
other respectable republican citizens -
JOEL BARLOW, Efq,
Sir,
THE republicans of the fate of Connecticut
convened at New Haven, beg leave to offer
their hncere congratulations on your fate return
to your native State.
Early in life, the light of our revolution ena.
bled you to diicern the h!efiings, which the wifi.
dom OF future ftateimen would yield to nation
OF freemen.
During your long refdence in Europe you
have held high rank among the precious few.
who, without motives of ambition, make f,;.
ence and talents fubfcryient to the rights of man
Undifmayed by the ConibirarieJ of Kings, your
pen has been drawn in TIE cauGr of truth, and
inyincihle principles have been arrayed againft
intolerable opprefTon.
You have returned at a feafon, when the pub
liners Of your political fcntiments will not be
imprifoned you will be received cordially and
respected hncereiy by an immcnfe majority of
your fellow-ctiZens /; and your political writ
ings will be held in honor as often as YOU 0IaIi
tubmit them before the tribunal of an enlghten-
ed public. at this moment you will have the
happinefs OF ieeing the mature thoughts of your
youth adopted by experienced ftateiinen, and
the PDion5 IT Cofa1sDa5 becoming interefting re-
aIities under republican administration.
For the part you have taken on the theatre Of
political life, you will continue to be abuied bv
the enemies of liberty, in proportion to their
eitimation of your merits. AS you have feen
nightier foes, you will not be turned from the
even tenor ofyour life, but will add to the trea-
lures of your country from the hores of your
| experience and reelection. q
We hope that you will make this State tie
place of your permanent reidence, but where.
yer you may be, our bef wifhes will accompany
you.
May you be preferved to witnefs the fulInefs
of that political happiness, which is rapidly adj
vancing under the bea experiments OH the only
true theory of government.
S,gHsdIy Order,
JOSEPH WILCOX, Chairman.
To the foregoing Mr.. Barlow returned the fol-
lowing reply:
To Ae republicans oFfbe State efCoaaeHient con-
armed at NeeV-Ha5,sn.
GENTLEMRE,
Tbe watt Improvements which every where
| obferye on the face Of our country, and the
augmentation of public happiness, which &C.
company thofe improvements, have filed my
heart with eXultation; and would caufe me TO
regret 70 long an abfence, were I not confcious
ofhaving done every thing in my power to pro
mote the principles OF our inlitutions, while
| could not, with YOU, participate thefe bIenings
IF any thing could enhance the pleafure pro.
mifed myfelf in returning to my native State, il
is the cordial reception have met from myfel
low citizens Especially from that numerou,
| clafs whom find on the fame high gr, und Of
| principle on which left them and who have
never fought to overcome the fyftem Of 70 ia
order which their fathcis and they had cf9s5liih.
! ed by the revolution.