Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-10-16


Cavalcade of Citizens.
The whole street, for upwards at two
miles. was crowded on each side with CT.
tizens and strangers, ia carriages and on
foot. who had assembled 10 welcome the
Guest of the Nation, and 10 express the
feelings OF gratitude and admiration which
his arrival among them produced. The
eastern iron: OF the Market. House, on
East Capitol street, was formed into an
arch, and decorated with appropriate mot.
fos and emblema'ic devices, and sur
mounted by living eagle. who moved bis
wings al The moment the General passed,
es IL stimulated by the feelings of delight
which animated all. The General, ac-
companied by the Committee OF Arrange
ments, and the Revolutionary Officers.
having approached the eastern gateway
of the Capitol Square, the troops opened
30 the right and lett, and the General then
passed under the civic arch which was e.
rec,ed al the eastern entrance OF the
square. This arch was besu'ifx& deco
rated with wreaths and festoons 81 laurel
cedar, and other evergreens, interviewer
with alithe flowers of the season. The
arch was surmoanted by natural eagle,
prepared tor the occasion by Mr.. Griffith,
proprietor of the Washington Museum,
and from the beak OF the eagle was sus-
pended the following INSCRIPTION: LA
'Fayene the associate Of Washington, and
fhe Friend of Liberty On each side of
the eagle were two statues in plaster, one
representing Fame. and toe other Liber-
~, bearing an appropriate motto. Lower
dwn on The pillars on which the arch
rested were two other figures in plaster,
ironzed, somewhat larger, representing
Peace and Plenty, ADD bearing the follow
ing INSCRIPTION in gold letters: A grGIsfn!
nation w,H rot forget him uho generously
Coluntesred has services en- her defence :"
The decorations were executed by some
young ladies on the Capitol Hill, who We
Iy patrieiically rendered their services 10
The Committee; and though the time was
short, they did great credit 10 themselves
and the city, But perhaps the most inte-
resting apd beautiful feature in this pleas.
ing tete, was, the Generals reception at
ter having passed under the civic arch, by
% young ladies, from 8 to IA years Of age,
representing the "a States of the Union,
and the District OF Columbia, aud select
Cu lIOtU tue UiitSfSut OcbiBoiicS III lU6 u
". This interesting little groupe was
dressed 10 white, with blue ssrsentt scarts,
AMI wresihs OF roses round their temples.
Each bore banner, designating the State
AMI D,suiet.whicb she represented. They
had been previously escorted from Nr.
Seatea's 10 the Capitol, by some Juvenile
companies, m uniform, and took their sta
ton on both sides OF the civic arch. As
soon as the General had entered. Miss Sa-
rsh NJ. Waiterston. representing the Dis
ricf OF Columbia, and about ! | years old,
advanced. and addressed him in the fol-
loving words:
Gen. LA FAYETrE: new generation,
as well as new cities and new states, have
arisen 10 welcome thy return 20 the land
your vsior assisted 10 maks free. ln Us,
sir' you behoji the youthful offspring of
those whose lives you prateeted, and whose
ssisiy YOU watched over in the hour Of Pc