The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-08-12
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From the Richmond Compiler.
GhRERAL LAFAYETTE.


a Many cfour public prints sull style him the
Marquis Lafsyeus.--Tbe concise and elegant
Z resolutions, adopted by tho chizens OF Rich
Z mond, tetain tho same sppeI'stion. But It Is
. misnomer. Lafayette has fo' mally and pub
llciy sbjued the designation, conteDtlhg him.
aeit with the honorable title Of General, which h
be f'a gsined in tho American service; and
which Is the more honor able 10 him, because
tits Of his own making.
~ Lafsyeite is now about IS years Of age /;
with fresh and vigoio Gus constitution fot one
Of his syesfs-,hoogh il was severely tried in
the dungeons Of OinIutz He lost all his hsiI
during his severe confinement, and now W. ars
q wig. His wife and his daughters insisted
upon being the companions Of his imprison
ment. Tho constitution OF his smable wife
sunk under tho uisl--lhose Of his daughters
wore much injured. These Two Isdies are
Ynssried--and In remembrance OF "the theatre
OF his tolls and Of his glory" bear the names
Of Virginia and Carolina. One OF his soma
beas the honorable name Of George Washing.
ton. AW
General I.afsyette's Is q truo pa'.;.'.".'
family. His TWO dsughers and his Two sons
Snd heir respective families live with this u
hstfious mar At his Castle Of La Grange.
gentleman who spent week ., his house, q
few yeats since; says they had thirteen chill.
dtan--eosrp psponj,ng in number TO that OF tho
old United Sia,es--and most Of them marked
In their names with some thing American
Lafayette 10 their hesd--,hsir p'o,ector--ihe
being Of ali others on esrth endeared TO them
by o ihoussnd ties. He has only been once
narsisd. AT the age OF nineteen he loft the
arms Of his vile, and the sweets OF home, 70
fight for speopls,o 10 whom he was not kno n,snd
WHO had no claims upon him bu, no felt Cor
their wrongs, snd hs was dcte, mined in oppo.
.si,ionl TO the wishss of his ftiends, to battle
for liberty insthe new world--not withstan ding
the strongest sGsctice bound him TO his wife,
She shared h'a Dungeon with him sacrificed
her life, IN fact, for her sHsctionaie husbsnd-
and 10 this day, ne makes It sacred and invasi'
ubls role ID sbsnaon the pleasure Of society on
tho snnive ssry We ek Of his wife's dissolution.
"You must 90, 60 this week to La Grange,
(said the American consul TO his hiend) il Is
the week devoled to tho memory Of his Ia.
mented wife.
Whenever he walks into tho fields, he gen.
csally takes some Of his grand. children, with
him. He smuses himself With their psattling.
joios IN their liule sports, and contributes to
theis happiness. Such is the man, whose
name 6iIsthe whole Of Europe with bis fame.
the man, who has contributed 10 establish the
liberties Of the new world Such is the man,
who 10 OF ,his moment On objec, Of the great.
ess curiosity end admiration 20 The American
psoples-and whose arrival on our shores will
be sort Of National Jubilee.
Lafayette 10 particularly remarkable TOR the
unaffected simplicity Of his manners. Ho was
Distinguished for his wan, of pride, his distss,e
for great parade, when no vas among us-he
pseservcs tho samx noble trait IN his charsc.
ter. AZ one striking evidence Of II, indeed,
he dselines the honor, swa,d ded TO no othSr men
~-of embsfkiog on board . ship Of The line,
specially to be dispatched for him, by ihe
unanimous voice Of both houses Of Congress-
and he msans to como to 10 10 . packet or
vessel.
Lafayette 10 - much distinguished for his
amisbls end rfac,ionsis temper, - for bis 70.
spect TO the liberties Of msn. His heart melts
Vlth generous emotions, - we'll ss that Of the
hushbles and most undis,ing eished Of mon.
The Americans ere paruculsriy dear to him.
He Is always sccssslbls 10 them---his eye
kiodIss whsueves he tslks Of Ameriea.--
"Why cannot you come to live among us-.s,o
Icy your bones among people, who owe you
% much-sud whoss ,sisst defendants will
venossts your sshesr Lafayette pointed 10
he stand chIld,sn around him-hs made no