Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-05-22

fou treaa mere on the ground conse.
Grated by the memory of your exploits
The wealth, the prosperity that sI,rron,
you is your work--but for YOU. and ~
brave men who fought under YOUR b we
ners, a heap Of ashes and scattered mo; l
would have been all that would bava N.iS
manned of New Orleans. The snec,.' r'
which you now behold contrasted viii a ~
disasters you averted, is a recomn.. sle
worthy OF mind like yours. Tbon ass
accustomed TO look to posterity ss '.sa
best rewarder of illustrious deeds r us
cannot be insensible to the gratitud. ): wv
people, who, through the organ of tS.a
magistrates, proclaim you their deGr rsr
er. t'
With hearts filled with the same so...
ments which we have expressed in m
name Of the citizens of New Orleans VIC
welcome you within these walls wbi%
your yalor rendered impregnable to nu
foes, and we invoke on you the cboio WI
blessings which can be bestowed on Nv"
by that Divine Providence which sent I ral
forth in the days our calamities to wo01
our deiiverance. "A
To arhich the General returned the 81.
loring ansuer. wv
GENTLEMEN
Language can but poorly expires, u.
press the feelings l experience, as often ~
! revisit your city. Next to the conssi
business of having done my best endeayor
during those perilous times to which Won
allude, the conviction that my copduct
and motives are approved by you & Won,
fellow citizens, is the hi CHEST reward
which earth can bestow To Divine Pm.
whence, in whose hands the most form
nate are but humble instruments. let n,
ascribe the success which on that memo.
rable occasion crowned our exertions
And permit me in return for the Ast.e,.
ing testimony of your appreciation, to bea,
witness to the frmness, the devotion, III.
patriotism, and the valor, by which the
city of New Orleans distinguished her.
self during that arduous period. After the
lapse of seven years, the recollection j,
still green in my memory. For those c.
tizen soldiers, in particular, who were
my companions in arms, shall ever che.
rish the most sincere affection, and th,O
you permit me to renew my acknowledg.
ments for the manner in which they SUP
ported me, and discharged the first duty
of freedom-the defence of their country.
Should it ever be your misfortune to be
with similar perils, which hes
ven forbid, may their sons emulate til.
actions of their fathers.
Accept my best wishes for the prosper /
ity and happiness Of your city, whoseuss
destinies every American contemplate
with pride and satisfaction. Secures in
the enjoyment of those blessings to which
The nations of the old world so earnestly
aspire, the means of public and private
happiness, so far as depends on human a.
,ency, are placed in your own hands
That | have contemplated with pleasut
he rapid growth of your city, and its r..
id advancement to that rank which she
must one day attain, no one can doubt,
Who is acquainted with the most natural
If human feelings and affections.
The occasion of my again revisiting
your city, l heartily concur with you in
'e-considering subject of congratulatiOn
o our common country. The boundais;
If our vast territory are fixed, and without
hose boundaries the seeds of foreign war
will exist no more. We may now safely
ultivate the arts of peace, and continue to
improve that invaluable inheritance with
which we are blessed. A wise and virtu
us administration has accomplished whs.
vas sincerely desired by every American
'atriot and statesman, and it now becomes
Is to cultivate the civil virtues, peace and
and good will.