Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-11-02
GENERAL LA FAYETTE.

must have arrived yesterday about Noon.
| 10 addition In the accounts which we have
already given Of the procession on his landing
IN this town on Friday last, and the crcum-
stances attending his visit, we have now great
pleasure IN laying some further notices of the
proceedings before our readers 10 -day and
| 10 take them up IN soms der
The following, address Mas delivered TO
Zen. La Fayeite, by John T.. Holt ESQ
Mayor OF our Boronsh, on his arrival at the
Arch:
GEN. LA FAYETrE.
In the name of our Corporate Authorities.
and of our good people at Norfolk, bid you
welcome 10 our Borough.
We thank you indeed for the opportup;fv
yon hare given us by this visit, ofassuring
you thus publicly Of thai grateful sense of your
merits anu services To our nation, which in
common WIN all our countryinen, we have
long cherished IN our breasts. We recall at
this moment especially all that you have done
IN the war OF our revolution, by the side of
our w ashingioD, for the maintenance OF our
rights, and the achievement of our idepru-
deuce. Your name Is associated with his on
the pages uf our history, aud shall be emban-
ed along i,h il in all our hearts.
Nor are we ignorant of the tenor Of your
lie since you lett our shores. We have heard
rom Time Ia time, by line voice of Fame of
nil that you have done and wished To do rnr
the happiness IF yonr own country, once the
ally, and still The friend uf ours. That cause
al a wise and sacred freedom, secured by law
and sanciuned by religion, In winch yoa nave
consccraird your life, is naturally dear to our
| people; and your generous devotion 10 its IN
teresls, entities you of right To the homage Of
| Il friends.
| With these sentiments of pure and perfect
venera'ion, we feel ourselves honoured in
thus recevingyo eur own soil, at the thresil-
hold of our C0mmonwealIh, whose annals
you have adorned with some of the most
graceful passages of your life ; aud we en-
brace you as the Guest IF our Na;iun. and of
sur Borough, whilst you shall please to favor
Us with your presence we hope for many
DAYS.
| 10 this Address The General replied al once.
taking the May or affectionateiy by the hand,
and speaking win grea, feeling
thank y"'i, my dear Sir, aud all the good
citizens al Norfolk, los your knd welcome.
The suiie'Ings. nay the destruction of this
| iowo, IN the a. 81 time of our revolutionary
struggle, the warm ard Constant patriotism of
her citizens. our sympathlslng hopes and re-
peafed attempts 10 relieve heG rom The pre-
seHce al The enemy, and Gus tioai success ip
| me delivery oi these much exposed shores
form an association of feelings winch cannot
b"s 'trrersr my -srHt-iul snnsa. at your KIND
reception. am delighted e., see isl. Town
and ner population, SD happily sprung rom
the RUNS ~ merciess war and whil. re-
Joice 10 anticipate The great future urstinies
OF Norfolk, request her present citizens and
,hef hoHored Mayor, Ia accept 10y most af-
| fec,ionate and respectful thanks"
| Durihg tne subsequeni progress of the pro-
cessidn as he military and citizens passed IN
review before bi,..,' " hI!e he /. as standing ,n
the porch OF the house, with tile hjsyor and
dthef gentlemen around him, as tue children
I ar tim a..
turn, little boy stepped uui from the rauks.
and handed hun 5uraii scroll With the fol-
lowing lines:
10 GENERAL LA FAYETTE
| By ds chiLhren efthe Lracasier schoo,.
| IL is MAXIM of Our school,
| Ana certainly golden Inic,
| hai nufiiDg is wibOu ito grace
| II oniy ~ as proper place.
| Ahd where is oars on iis fee dIv,
| When all cOme fsir nc, ay
| To Welcome one /? where stOt,jd We he,
| But here 10 sbrw ourselves 10 tree
ihe Nations Guesi, The Nations Joy,
Aud dear 10 every gih aud Roy
W hose name we never sirsil FORGE
| The greti and gentle Ia Fayelte
Another scbfell too, ne understand. had
been prepared ia be presented to- n I'M IN n
manner by little girl of the Orphan Asy,un,
but III the hurry and hustle If The mo- sn,snts
was moi handed 10 at the Tune. The mistress
OF the school, however, repaired the omission
! W Wv. ~" '''"o ~ 9'HuiDS tHTee OF the lI,tle
children TO wait upon him at his levee next
Inorniog, with the scroll and bunch of flow
ers IS bich he took very kindly from their
hands. The lines as copy oG ,hem has been
furnished 10 us, were simply these
10 GENERAL La FAYETTE
BY the tue girls IF tie Orpi,aa .4syi nm.
! ne orphans uf he aides care
OUr ui'y's good aud loyeiy iasr,
We como on this suspc,ons dsy,
VINES pleasure bids Fl hears he gay ;
W. cOuie 10 see the Nations Guest,
Aad pay our duiy wilif he res.
Aud here oar tedTs may cease 20 flow,
W. had no p'rens lefi below
Btt soon from Heaven new mOhers came
E'aD worthy OF Iat epdeE nHn,e,
AID NOW, 10 crown our Joy, We see
We have 4 Father too an thee
| We have mentioned the address of Dr
French, on behalf OF the Clergy of different
denominations, which he delivered In the
General with much energy and feeling. on Inc
D0ruin6 ot tie LeEee at the b0use: and We
are glad To give our readers a COPY Of il in
these words:
GENERAL la FAYErrE,
We, Ministers Of the Gospel, Of different
denominations. gladly present ourselves be-
fore you, to offer that tribute Of espcct which
IS so much your due. We rrmembrr Sir, win
grateful emutlous your lahOur and your Toll in
the fented fed, when every thing was II st.,ke
that was deai a. America and to man. We re-
membsr that the liberty, both civil e. religious.
which we have so happily enjoyed, was pur-
Chased ny Tie ava oi your counsel, your trea-
sure, and your blood. With cordial iov ve
mold the hand which when some If us were
children and others unborn, welded the sword
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