Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-08-06
CcoMMuNIcArED.1
TO the citisens Of Gooehland, Porhatan and he
QdiQceUf counties.

0yoteJa COUyhtcS.
Whilst Preparations arc making in the Northern
and Eastern states, as well almost all the towns
aud places in the "old dominion TO receive witt,
that respect gratitude and joy strongly aud loud
~ demanded by the anticipated arrival ofuur illus
trious La Fayete, the devoted friend of this mighty
republic, the champion of universal liberty, the
warm, ardent, and unyielding advocate of equal
rights, and equal laws. An humble individual
convinced that in part of the United States can
there be fonnd, citizens, possessing more lberaty
gratitude, and patriotism that the inhabitants OF
Eoochland, Powhatan, and the neighboring coun-
Ties would respectfully suggest the propety of meet
ing the venerable hero at Goochland court house.
on ms way from the lower country Monticello, To
wh'ch place, no doubt, he will go, as posi-
o,e' AFTER ms arrival in Virginia, visit the illus
"ious Jetterson. And there to manifest in every
PTai'catie edy, the joy, and delight that must ne
'essaiiy swell the bosom of every patriotic Ameri-
'"i on the approach of to sr/t0m this ma tion,
ana the whole human family must, and will, fore
yer be most deeply indebted. YES fellow citizens,
let rs meet him, not with studied ponp and sense
ieSs parade, with set phrases and stiff aud bloate
adhresses-not in the stile and after the manner of
european subjects, when their lord and master shall
appear in their preseuce-not with fear and tren-
ping at the sghr of one, whose superior al itv and
e"ceiehcy oil character, might in other times, and
III other countries, cause to bend the knee of ab-
Jeet smom,sston. No, let us go with the fond and
certain anticipation of meeting that smile of ppro-
baton, that dutifi and afecfiuiiatc children ,vould
receive from kind, ndulgent AMI dcrotcd Father
Let us carry our old and young, our wives and
children, our fathers and Mothers nd above ALL let
ms collect together the few lining patriots of the
revolution, that they may be once more blessed
with the sight of their beloved conpatriof Yes let
us meet that spotless chieftain, had almost said
immaculate man, who abandoned his own native
and' every inducement and endearment every hon
Or and every prefement, every tie, and every con-
nexion, to take up arms in defence of people,
poor, frendless and oppressed, naked, hungry and
divided; who clung to them "through good and
through evil report" who expended large portion
| OF MS individual fortune, feed the hungry and
ciothe the naked of another hemisphere. than that
to which he beionsed-who would have expended
the last drop of his pure and noble blood in achiey-
ing the independence of our common country, who
sought with unremittng assiduity that internal
fiend, (the Marquis Cornwallis) who provided with
unremitting fury through the 'old dominion seeking
whom and what he might devour, and never reient-
ed or relaxed, until he caused him say resista
is futile, and force folly-who never abandoned the
glorious cause in which he had voluntarily enca eed
until the dark and musky clouds of war and tyran-
ny were dspelled and peace, liberty and perfect in
dependence was hailed throughout our beloved
land, yes, let us meet, honor md adore the compa-
triot oil Washington, the friend of freedom and the
foe to tyranny.