The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-09-10
From thoiRioh,nond Enquirer of the 81
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ARR3s6E.MEssIS
ThdC-mtpill.eo nj The City of ltichRon'
are paying the fnDst acceptable I,limrn
10 Gen. la fayciie IN bringing around hut
his old acquaintance and associates II
arms. Tlr's" are the m.n ,whum he hai
w,iromr,'to his arms and 10 his heart. -
They remind hn of those precious scenes
Ia which he bore so conspicuous part
scenes which contcrn the .proudcst periot
Of his HE.
II is hoped that ms many uf these gallant
veterans rs possible will accept the invita-
iinn---and that they will give fhrir own
c0untrymen An opportunity of bcholdina
| the venerable remains Of That band uf bro
! ihcrs who fought and bled ID the times
! that tried mems sonls.'
The company of these Revolutionary
Patriots would be- more affecting than TIA.
most gorgeous spectacle. The descriptions
Ne have seen 81 the reception of Lafayette
10 the uoafI are animated, AID honorable
10 the cities q hich he has ,iited-bu there
ARE some few items which 'ha,e over5tcp.
ped The modcsty Of naiule." The draw ing
"fhis baronche by the people should have
been presented. We are men, frccmen,
wood nsr drawers of water" In doing
honor ~ our guest we ought not ia dishonor
ourselves. Thrre is u dignity of proceeding
ouglt utser To be forgotten. Wrwould
infinitely rather see General LA Fayettc
surrounded ny the veterans of the RcvoIu-
lion ihnntnmching under triumphal arches,
his paths Tr,N,d with flowers by troops of
virgin; ~ lns' carriage drawn by dcHra-
drd people
V'Ee rherrlnl alhcrlty with which Cos.
plrusants has offered the Government
House To the use of our Distinguished.
guest, commands the thanks OF all our ,til
.IruS.
.E3YE1FE.
AZ injecting Of the Mayor, Recorder,
and Senior Alderman Of thtI.fiy'of Rich
m"nd ga the Jlst day"f Atxns,, l3l1, Ser
thr ltr,rt'0sc al adopting such measures rs
may be- most eNpcdirnt ard proprr t,,r
ifllc rejection of General IL HdlFI'IE |
nHo.thr city,
'Ist Ordered, fhat the rSittc oGcr &ft+e
tSu,rrtfttr Ia afford apartmcnts in the Ees
tPniurGi ftnuse lar the reception ~ MaIer
General La FHyette and lbs suite, hc
thankfully accrpit d, aud that arrange
lneuls for Diminishing the samc be nccoCd-
ngdy made.
ed. Odrrcd, That nv il woell NJ u sab
lect a. hiSb qualification Ia the cili2,us ur
Iarhm"ad that General La Fay.tte daring
ais rcsldencc IN the City sho.ltd he attend |
ID by MS many officers Of the Rcvolutj,Na
~ War As 4 would h. .racttcaltr To as
armblc a correspondence h,'opentd with
General R"hrrt s'orlcrft,ld, dndgc francis
la. I,,A Il "A
! nhnston, Cni gGha Watts, tntuncl John
Nfci"laS, toI kasshatney, Col. Clement
arlington, Col. John 5urdaa, MAJOR John
Nelson, Grr. prnr, Bonycr, Mai. Carter
Page, Mag fhes. Massie, MAJOR Ar,ustcad
Long, MAJOR Gabriel Long. Mayor Francis
to"h4rd, Maj. Wa. Iroadus, Mai. Moses
Hi,'1 we'll, Mayor Ghnrchlll Gibbs, Major
DMti"y DigGcs, Captain Phiip Slaughter.
I aptain John Robinson, Captain Charlie
AN o"dson, Cod. +Slarles Cameron, Comm
Jalscs Barron, Major Isaac llitr, Peter
Iran,Iseo JOHN Moody, joel Jones, the
it"'. Matthew Noud, Capt. Geo. Lambert,
Col. it"hert Ron'loph, Col. Chas. Camp
he'', Get .-Jo'n Wyatt, Capt. John Kilhy,
Captain Games boswell, Captain Thomas
Price, 81, Capt. Vim. Braugh, j. Slaughter,
Ma a"hn IL. Cruit, Mai. James Morton,
! .iet'a'n Samuel Cater, Mater Brnnony
oEiStrcct, Capt. Nasscr, Col Bcrryman
errrn, Captain James Dillard, Geu.'J joel
i"'tF'vich, Captain Trabu., Colonel John
fCarty, MAY Archilou. Perkins, Colonel
lh'"ds Moore, Gen. Thos W hitc, inviting
the'r uitchdance IN Richmond upon the ar
val of their fellow soldier
3rd. Ordered, That Thomas Jefferson,
James Madison, aud, James Monroe, csus.
lc also invited TO attend On that ucca
SION.
4lh. Ordered, That the Mayor, Rccor
der h''sf Senior Alderman shall wait upon
Judge John Marshall, and solicit him To
prepare an appropriate rddrrss to be deli
Tc~'dhy him 10 the General on his arrival
IN Tire City Hall
glds invitation has been accepted hy
Je1Sc Marshall.
eth. Ordered, That a corrcspondercc he
kept W by The Mayor, with some proper
persons IA nrlShhorng towns, whereby To
ka'h INFORMATION ot the mo, ements of ouv
expected guest.
SIN Ordered, when information shah he
received TINT General La .Faycrte is on his
way y" llchmnnd, it will be expected that
nv Mayor accompanied hy the Governor
ana any members at tire Society of Cincin
hNt er other officers Uf the Rc,olutionasy
army "h" may be in the Guy, shall mtc,
MN al The Merry Oaks, or any other stag,
oi eqnM distance upon any other road, To
give tHin an escort IN the City.
John .ldams, Mayer,
O@. ~ falwhytsonn, Recorder,
1hoS. BrochenbrougA, Sr. Aldermas.
Government HoaSe, .sag. so, 1894.
DEAR STA; Understanding the cummit
're "i arrangements for accommodation
"E'NER.lL La E7YE1'1'E on his .x