Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-09-16
From ii RE .monl Enquirer
ARRANGEMENTS.


mond are paying the most acceptable
compliment to Gen La Fayeite, IN bring
ing around him his old acquaintance
and associates in arms.-These are the
men, whom he has welcomed TO his
arms and to his heart. They remind
him of those precious scenes, in which
ne bore SO conspicuous part; scenes,
which concern the proudest period Of
his life.
Ii is hoped, that as many of these gal
LIANT reveterans as possible will accep
the Inyitation-and that they will give
their own countrymen an opportunity OF
behoding the venerable remains of THAI
Band OF brothers. who fought and he'd
ia ''the times that tried mems souls
The company of these Revolutionary
Patriots would be more affecting than
the most gorgeous spectacle. The des-
criptions we have seen of the reception
of La Fayette TO the north are ANNA
he has visited-but there are some few
items which shave oyerstepped the mo-
destv of naturen The drawing of his
barouche by the people should have
been prevented. We are men, free men,
not beasts of burden-Not ''hewers of
wood, nor drawers OF water" I'm doing
honor to our guest We ought not disho
nor ourselves. There is dignity of
proceeding. which ought never to be
forgotten. We would infinitely rather
see General La Fayette surrounded by
the veterans of the Revolution than mar
ching under triumphal arches, his paths
strewed with flowers by troops of vir-
| gins, or his carriage drawn by degra-
ded people.
The cheerful alacriiy with which Gov.
1 peasants has offered the Government
! House to the use OF our distinguished
guest, commands the thanks of all our
/ citizens.
l. FAYETTE.
AT a meeting Of the Mayor Recorder,
| and Senior alderman OF the City of
Richmond on the 3lst day of August
1924, for the purpose of adopting such
measures asmay be most expedient and
proper for the reception of General
LA II N IA Il iIlO Tie Guy.
lst. Ordered, that the polite offer of
| the Governor to afford apartements in
( the Government House for the recep-
ton of Major General La Fayet and
his, suite, be thankfully accepted, aud
that arrangements for furnishing the
same be accordingly made.
2nd. Ordered, that as it would be a
subject of high qualification to the citi-
zens OF Richmond that General La
Fayette during his residence in the CT
ty should be attended by as many of the
officers the Revolutionary war as it
may be practicable to assemble cor
respondence be opened with General
Robert Porterfeld. Judge Francis
Brooke, Judge Robert White, Judge
Peter Johnston, Col. John Watts, Colo
mel John Nicholas, Colonel harles Dab
ney, Colonel Clement Darlington, Colo
mel John Jordan, Major John Nelson,
General Henry Bowyer, Major Carter
Page, Major Thomas Massie, major
Armstead Long, Major Gabriel Long,
Major Francis Cowhard, Major VIII
liam Broadus, Major Moses Blackwell,
Major Churchill Gibbs, Major Dudley
Digges, Captain Philip Slaughter, Cap
tain John Robinson, Captain Charles
Woodson, Colonel Charles Cameron,
Commodore James Barron, Major Isaac
Hite, Peter Francisco, John Moody,
Joel Jones, the Reverend Matthew
Wood, Captain George Lambert, Colo
mel Robert Randolph, Colonel Charles
Campbell, Colonel John Wyatt, Captain
John Kilby, Captain James boswell,
Captain Thomas Price, Senior, Captain
William Braugh, }. Slaughter, Major
John l.. Cruit, Major James Morton,
Captain .amueI Carter, Major Benno-
ny Overstreet, Captain Vasser, Colonel
Bergman Green, Captain James Dill
lard, General Joel Leffwieh, Captain
Trabue, Colonel John NJ ;Carty, Major
Arehilous Perkins, Colonel Thomas
Moore, General Thomas White, inviting
their attendance in Richmond upon the
arrival of their fellow soldier.
9rd. Ordered, that Thomas Jefferson,
James Madison, and James Monroe,
Esqr's be also iavited to attend on that
occasion.
4ih. Ordered, that the Mayor, Recer-
der, and Senior Alderman shall wait up
on Judge John Marshall, and solicit him
to prepare an appropriate address to be
| delivered by him to the General On MS
arrival in the City Hail