Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-10-05


recton of the corporation ofthat district, struck
us as peculiarly fire. Three or four other arches I
were almost equally, handsome. All had on
them notices and devices appropriate to the oc |
cason, and in allusmn to the memorable event |
they were designed to celebrate. On the |
top of the arch at the corner of Fourth and Race
streets, sat ticn. eagle, who, although in bon
dage, seemed proud of the exalted station which
he occupied.
When General La Fayette crossed Vine SIT.
into the city, the John Adams, under captain
Dallas mcored at the wharf at the end of that
street. fred salute Of twcnty-one guns.
As the General passed the dwelling of Mr..
Robert Morris in Chestnut street, inc lose on bis
feet in the barouche, and respectfully bowed to
| her in the most graceful manner.
| AT ) o'clock he arrived ut the State House;
his arrvnl there was announced by another sa-
lutte from the John Adams, which had dropped
down TO Chestnut street wharf Previous Ia this
the military were drawn uD into two lines facing
inwards. As the veteran passed between these
lines, descended from his barouche, and was
conducted under the civic arch into the hall of
the Declaration of Independence; the shouts of
the immense multitude collected about this spot,
the saving of hats by the crowd that filed the
side space i'm front Of the State House, and of
handitcrClacis from the thronging balconies, gal
leres and windows, Respondent with beauty,
gave an api'nation TO the scene which cannot be
easily described. A fine band of music played
| the appropriate air, s'Sce the coaqucring Hero
| comes" as he aiigbtei and passed along the CO.
vered way, and through the main door Of Gu
trance INTO the vestibule. He several times
stopped to bow in various directions TO the
friends who surrounded him on every side. At
ter the General had been conducted bv the
committee into room adjoining t!.o Hall of In
dependence, the procession moved on. The
proper arrangement .rirg been made, the
Lnno -nI c,,gl,. - III 4
dence. AT the upper end of the hall, near the
statue of Washington, sat the Mayor, with our
Sncst, and the Governor Gf the State. On the
lett of the sofa were the chairs occupied by the
| Governors suite. The members of the Select
and Common Councils were arranged in the
front row of chairs either side of the hall, ex-
tonI:r@ III scn:-S;rcuiar lines, and behind them,
| on corresponding lines, were tho Recorder and
Aldermen, the members Of the Cincinnati, Oil
GERS of the Army end Navy, aud distinguished
citizens and guests. Anong the latterwcre DIS
tingulshcd General Brown, with his suite com
modore Stewart, commodore Barron. conmo-
dorc Nicholson, major Gamble ard captai. Bid
die. After the address of the Mayor, whi,.i, was
followed hy cordial embrace. and Clc reply of
+ the General, which was delivered with much
feeling, and in most unaffected manner the
company were Individually presented; the suite
OF the Governor, the Cincinnati and the prcsi-
dents OF connects, by the Mayor; the councils by
their respective presidents; the aldermen by the
Recorder; and the citizens aud guests by Joseph
). Lewis, Esq. of the committee of councils On
passing the Bank of the United States. where
the surviving officers of the revolution ami the
marine corns were assembled, the barouche of
the General stopped, while he stood up and
made short but acctionate address To tIe
! former.
| The governor was conducted nnder n suitable
escort from the Hall OF Independence TO the
! Mansion House, where he resides while he re-
! ma .ns IL tie city.
/ The cthe; venerable surviving soldiers of the
! revolution, n cars, with appropriate enblems
aud NOTES, were loudly cleered as they passed.
his was delightful. They were highly ANNA
fed, and frequently uncovered their hoary heads
TO answer the huzzas of The people.
| AT The grand arch in the Northern Liberties,
q Choir OF we'll dressed Youths of both sexes. ar
rangedo on either side OF the road chaunted a
! hyinc OF praise and welcome to the friend of our
country.
! The part the ladies' took in tire welcome is We
| ry credrtable they were all v;vacitv and beam
/ ty, and their charms lost nothing by neeiieC nj
attire. All that dress could add TO nature wa,
| literally bestowed
| we nave not time to-day 10 give description
OF the superb civic arci, erected across Chestnut
street under the direo ton of Mr.. Strickland: nor
! OF tie elegant manner in which the Hal! of
| Independence was fitted UP by the same accom-
pushed architect iOr the reception of stl,e natl
ons guest Such 81 description shall hereafter
nc presented To readers. At night. the whole
cdy, the Northern Liberties and SouthwarI,
were brilliantly Illuminated. We have never
seen any Thing o! the kind at all colanarable to
| this. Transparencics of every dissertation:
lamps and candles put into every variety of
forms; all the dc' ices and designs Which inge-
hUtty could invent, or arr ~ industry carry into
( effect, 10 give syicndOr TO TIE illumination. were
! every where Ia be seen. The civic arch wa.
beautifully illuminated with varicgatcd larnps.
! he Museum, the state House. all the pul,I;c
Offices, tie bank of tie United States the other
banks, all Chestnut street, were almost LITERAL,
IN paze OF magnificent lights. So attractive
was thas street, that from half past 7 to 10 a.
clock, 1t was extremely difficult to pass up and
down. ~
Not onlythe PaTement on either side. but the
middle OF tue street, was crowded 10 excess
II" ashIn@tOn square aud several other streets
we're lighted up with spiciIdor little inferior f.,
Chesnut. The John Adams was also b.out;f,,i
iy Illuminated.
we lave given but mere outline of the rc-
ception OF the Nations Guest Yesterday. A ,,nro
minute and authentic description we hone to
publish in a few DAYS
NOT an accident occurred TO mar tLn ,,n;vor !
sal pleasure derived from the apimatun and
splendid scene, which was witnessed or nSrf;c;-
pated IN by at least one hundred thousand ncn-
pie. '''''" Peo-
Inc following is the address of the nayor TO
the General: "