Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-11-19
DOMESTIC,
pm the charlottesville, Ya) Central Gazette
T. of Nov. 10. -
RECEPTION OF GEN. LA FArETTE IN
AiBEMARLE

Il
| Ai.BEMARLE.
pn Thursday the AlbemaIle La Fayette Guards
prtreded by deputaton from the Committee o
arrangements, marched to the county line to re-
cere with the honors of a nations gratitude, the
~Nltion's Guest" At II O'Clock it was announced
oy an advanced guard of his escort flon Fluvanna
| mat the General was approaching. The citizens
were drawn up IN line under the directions OF
Nia,or Clarke, and the troop of cavalry formed an
imposing appearances in fun line, and haudsume
ctrtc uniform, on the opposite side of the road
When the General approached he was saluted BY
three loud and enthusiastic shouts of .Welcome La
tayette The Committee Of Arrangements adj
yatced to meet him, and the centre of the line he
| alghted from his carriage, drawn by four elegant
tays-Capt. Craven Immediately formed his troop
IN a hollow square, of which the General was the
centre; MIR. Rives, i'm a graceful and impressive
hanncr, addressed him in the following words:
General La Fdyette--We are come bitber.
IN the name of the people of Albcmarle, to meet
YOU at the M,esho6d of our county, with cor
dial and afectionate welcome, and to assure Won
OF the lively sentiments ofjoy, With which your
arrival amongst us is anticipated by every heart.
In common with our fellow citizens through
out the United States, we cherish the most crate
full recollection of the generous and devoted
zeal, which, in the darkest aspect of our reyo
luuonary fortunes, enlist you in the support of
our cause, and which, at the sacrifice of every
present enjoyment and at the hazard of all YOUR
future prospects, retained you in it, till by YOUR
and, II was crowned with the most glorious sue
cess 1T was not the spirit of clivalry howe
ver magnaninous, nor yet the love of fame
however honorable, which impclled you 10 this
enterprise of noble daring. The history of your
lie bears witness that you were animated by the
love oil liberty alone, warmed and kindled into
action by the spectacle of a brave, but infant,
people contending for their rights, in unequal
conflict, against ''old and naughty nation,
froud In arms" Great, and incapable of ade-
gate expression, our obligations TO YOU are
fof the services you rendered us in this event
fuiperiod OF our annals, the measure of our era-
tsade would be yet far short of your deserving,
ut found It's limits here. In peace as well as
var, IN prosper .ty and advcrsitys, through every
Change of our political destinies YOU have been
,te constant friend, the faithful guardian of A
ig.rlca. The diplomatic records of the nation
slew that, after the close of our revolutionary
Struggle, your influence it'll the government,
| ofyour native country was Zealously and effici-
| emily exerted, in aid of the iustrious citiZen*
w'o now waits to receive you, under his hospi-
la lie roof, with the enthusiasm of antent friend
shil, in securing for us important advantages in
the future commercial intercourse of the two
countries; and that In whatever has, at any time,
concerned the interest, the power, or the glory
of tese States, wherever your voice could be
herd or your Influence interposed, you have
manifested, in our behalf, the vigilance and &C
| these obligations, which are common TO us and
ou' brethren of other States, and which, we
trist, are felt alike by all, we owe you, as citi
| Sois Of ptr%1ilsr, particular and extraordinary
debt OF gratitude. To your care was entrusted
BY the confidence of w ashington, land the fact
tsof is your best eulogy) the defence of Virgil
ma against the legions OF an invading foe and
so happily did you prove yourself worthy of
his choice, that, although your force scarcely
mounted to one sixth oftbe enemy's, yet by the
sagacity and promptitude of yonr maneuvres
You kept him perpetually in check, and exten-
ded the shield of protection over every part of
our territory. As of all the States of this con-
tederacy, Virginia is most indebted TO you, so,
OF all portions ofVrginia, that, in which we have
now the happiness TO receive you, experienced
most largely the benefit of your services. In the
nelghbourhood of this spot, you terminated
PAINFUL and laborlous march through a then
trackless forest, and by the terror of your APP
proach, rescued our inhabitants and our fields
from impending desolation. History has recor-
dcd the movement as one of consummate enter
prise and Judgment, and the faithful tradition of
our ancestors has identified the scene of it by
the adjunct of your name,t which has continued
to distinguish it, TO the present day, and by itsin-
teresting associations, has tended TO preserve in
our hearts a lively remembrance of the services
of our benefactor.--We are proud, General, ex-
ultingly proud, ofthis opportunity of testifying
10 you, IN person, the sentiments of gratitude
veneration and affection, with which these, Your
various and exalted merits, have inspired us;
and II we could venture, for moment, to in
trudc upon the privacy of your domestic feel
ings, it would be, to breath wish that we might
be permitted, in some small degree, TO requite
the generous care you took of our infnncy, by
tending your age with filial assiduity, in the bo-
som of a country which would feel itself honored
by your residence, as ii has been biessedby your
exertions.
The General grasped his hand and warmly re-
Piled:
When after absence of three and forty
years, find myself in this county of Albcnarle
Inhabited by dear and honored friend; the re-
collections and feelings that crowd upon my
mind, cannot but be EXCHANGED by your kind
welcome, and your flattering expressions The
homer had 10 be early admitted among the SOL
dieTs OF our sacred cause, the choice made Of me
by ouryenerated CommaI der- chief, TO defend
this, his native State, the snallness, in the be-
ginning of the campaign, of our forces, dispro-
portion so honorable to the troops had the no.
nor to command, are circumstances YOU have
been pleased to mention in the most gratifying
manner. Let Inc add, sir, tie remembrance Of
my obligations To- the gallant sons Of upper Vir-
gina, who, instead of being dismayed by the in
roads Of the enemy, fastened to bring to us, at
the fixed point, the precious reinforcement OF
their unerriDg shot. in your kind appreciation
ofmy American services, on the other side of the
| Atlantic, am happy to recognize the friendly
Partially in my behalf of your illustrous neigh
bour, but will only at this moment, in return for
your aGectionate reception and good wishes,
present to you and the citizens of Alternate, the
I acknowledgements of grateful heart. whose old