Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-05-25
UNITED STATES.


s>n arrived IN ,iis city on Sunday, and pro-
ceedcd yesterday for Pensacola. 0a his ar
wal, the mayor Immediately couyoxed the
cty council, who unanimously yos..i the fol-
lowing address. Ga the 25tn, the General
r1riooi> OF rcpast with about two hundred
citizens at DAVIS Hotel. The most aniniai-
AK an,i interesting spectacle in this general
Test'rlty, Was The glowing cordially with
which Gen jackson grapplcd by the hand
lis companions in arms.
AppuEss
~ lie Mayor mi ALpEEMES ofhe Ctr of
NEw ORLEANS, 10 .i5Ijor Generci A.
JAcHso-i. r0ted unanimously iH ReSyec;Ql
Stii,R~ u iAe 23d .7prii.
~" An event which Your valour bad
prepared, brings You again in this city, after
.! absence OF Inary ycars--y'-arj not vast
ei III tha sterile enjoyment of your well
earned fame; hut devoted to your country
Alter s"rTia3 i; in times iof peril, when it
nsIidred the eXcilions of those high virtues
iiat save or elevate empires--you consent
now to consccrate 10 its interests the talents
which yow experiences had gwen in civil lie
~-tiGS lnt;thg IN peace, as YOU had i.nitat-
ri IN war, iiose reucwiIed men of an ancient
rep't5iic, who knew alike how to command
victortuns ar.nies, To negotiate important
treaties. aud to direct the establishment ofin-
tant colonies.
Like them Won have also felt that unSiva-
led services cnu.d not shelter the great and
tie virtnG,s iroint,lc hatred and envy ofthose
who iint. IT an easier task to hate and to envy,
than To ci},ti!atc great actions : bat Won have
unphedoycr their intri@ues as vo;i did over
the armjos of England and TIC hurdes of the
ScminulrS.
:, You tread here Oh gsouid concecrated by
thn memory OF your exploits. The wealth,
the prosperity that surround YOU is your
worl>-but for you, and the brave men who
t'uShs under Your banners, Il heap of ashes
and scattered rains would have been all that
would have rtsntincd fNcy- Orcans.-The
spectacle which you now behold, contras.cd
win The disasters you ayertea, is a recom-
ponce worthy of mindk yours. Though
accustomed tn look to posterty, rs the best
fcvardcf OF lhi3tlious deeds, you cannot 10
lHsrnsihie 10 the gratitude of "a people who,
tiiro' the organ oltheir magistrates, proclaim
vou their drIivcr;.r.
Wiith hrartsiillcd with the same sentiments
which We have expressed in the name Of the
citlH"ns of New Orleans, We welcome you
within these wallis, which your valor rendered
iinprc.-ilahlt 10 our i0"5; and we invoke on
Jon tn choicest bai.inrs which can be hes
tow'd an ni,n ~ that Divine Providence
%!i.ch s;ut you forth in tic days of our ca
~ each H. Gsserli returned The toH0tcing
t.ESrLfNIrS
Language can but poorly express The
inei'n s. | experience, as often rs | revisit
20 tt:. Next 10 the consciousness oil
haying d, nc nay best cndeayor5 during those
Perlous 'ime, 10 which you allude, the con-
vic;ion that my conduct and motives are
2PSr4yed By You and your feilow-ciiizens, is
RE highest reward which earth ca,i bes!ow,
70 Divine Providence, in whose hands the
most fortunate are but humble Instruments
let Us ascrihe the success which on that me
f1ora1i2 Occasion crowned cur eXer.i1ns.-
An.l permit me i'll return for the iiattering
testimony OF your appreciation, To bear wit
pesi To The iiT,nncss, the devotion, the pa
fNodsm, and thc yaloar, by which the city OF
NeW ORLEANS distinguished herself during
th1t a"dnouSperiod. After the lapse Of seven
years, the recollection Is still green iii nv
memory For those citizen soldiers, in par
tlcular, who were my companions ia arms, |
Shall ever cherish The most sincere affection.
ana through you permit me to renew my
acknowledgements for the manner in which
they supported me, and discharged The first
DUTY OF ircedonl--ihe defence OF their coun-
Try. Should ii ever be yo,r misfortune to
he threatened with similar peri;s, which hea-
oi fheir Fathers.
Accept my best wishes, for tie prosperity
ard happiness ofyour city, whose vast desti-
MES every American contempatcs with pride
and satisfaction. Secure in the endowment
ri those blessings to which the nations ofth
old world so earnestly aspire, the means OF
pubic ard private happiness, so far as de-
ponds Oh human agency, are placed in your
own hands. That | have contemplated
with pleasure the rapid growth of your city,
and It's rapid advancement to thatrlnk which
she must one day attain, no one can doubt,
who is acquainted with the most natural OF
human feelings and affections.
The occasion Of my again re-visiting your
9y, heartily concur with You in consider
nlg subject OF congratulations to our com
mon country. The boundaries of our vast ter
litory are fixed, & without those boundaries
tllc seeds OF foreign war viii exist no more
Nemly nov safely cultivate the arts ofpeace,
ADJ continue to improve that Invaluable in
deritance with which we are blessed. i wise
ad virtuous administration has accomplished
what was sincerely desired by every Aneri-
can patriot and statesman, and it now be-
comes us to cultivate the civil virtues, peace
and harmony, and good will.
SHAWNEE TowY, May 5.-We learn YER
baiy that the Governor Of Missouri has is
sued hrs proclamation TO convene the Legis-
latdre on the fourth Monday of June next
for taking into consideration their relations
with the general government, and the propri-
ETY. of establishing state bank that the FIX
change Bank has stopped, and that the EIs-
sour Bank mas refused specie payment of
check presented. GaroHe,
fRtNEFoRT, tEy.) May 1O.-Thc prnci-
pal Bank OF the Commonwealth commenced
diacounti"S on Friday last. The applica-
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