Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-09-14

effects To society arising from the education
of thousands, who would without the aid
OF this Society have been brought up in
utter ignorance. The General then wit
messed the exercises OF the children in this
school, where about 500 attended, and
was much pleased with the method of in
slructiDg them, and the general system,
economy and discipline OF the school,
He took by the hand and applauded high
ly the conduct OF the teacher, Mr.. Ste
phen Johnson. As the General entered the
apartment OF the female pupils, they re-
cited the following lnes:--
WELCOME, HERO, to the West,
To the land thy sword hath blest:
To the country of the free,
Welcome, Friend Of Liberty!
Grateful millions guard thy fames
Age and youth revere thy name;
Beauty twines the wreath for thee,
Gorio Sen Of L6ertyt
Years shall speak nations love.
Whereso'er thy footsteps move,
BY the choral paan met
Welcome. welcome, Lc fdyet.e,
About O'Clock, the Scholars Of the Sc
veral Free Schools, in number between 4
ard 5000 thousand, were paraded in the
Park, neatly clad, accompanied by their
respective teachers. with appropriate ban
nels, They were arranged on line on
each side of the outer walk. within the
Park when General La Fayette, accom-
panied by the Mayor, members of The
Common Council, the Trustees OF the
School, and several other Citizens, entered
the Park al the Eastern gate. and passed
around the whole line of Scholars, the
General again repeating, his expressions of
admiration at the fine appearance of such
numerous body of children who are G.
ducsted by the New York Free School
Society. The scene was indeed most in
teresting, and was witnessed by great
number OF people it was judged near
40 600 were assembled iu the Park and
adjoining streets.
These ceremonies being ended. about 3
O'Clock the General reviewed the Ninth
Regiment OF Artillery, commanded by
Col Muir. and accepted an elegant sword
which the officers presented as small TO-
ken OF the esteem in which be is held by
them for bis private worth and distinguish
ed public services. The Gen. was escorted
by this regiment TO the residence of Col.
Nicholas Fish, where he dined. LIN The
evening be visited VauxbalI Gardens, to
which place he was escorted by toe La
Fsyette Guards.
To day, the General dimes With the
French Gentlemen, residents Of The city,
at Washington Hall, In The evening, Gen.
La Fayette will visit The Chatham Garden
Theatre.
We give place to the following With
pleasure, knowing it to be the production
Of lady advanced in years, but whose
admiration Of heroic and yirtuous actions
time hath not witbered, nor age made Ia
appropriate: lN. Y. MAI. ..adv.
FOUND,
On the narroy road TO Happiness,
4 white leather pocket book, with
gold clasp in the form OF heart, neatly
bound with the love of mankind, and sur.
rounded with brilliant halo OF disinte
rested liberality; it contained many scien,
tihc remarks ia various languages, upon
the rise and fall of ancient and modern en-
pires; miniature of Louis 18Th, highly
finished landscape OF the United States,
where may, be seen 10 The back ground,
unbounded forests, like enchanlment by
the wand OF Industry, turned into flourish.
ing commercial towns, and The Indians
leaf~covered foot path rising from their
rocky beds to admit the streams of nayi-
CATION; the portrait of our own Washing
iDg!on, elegantly framed with christian
virtues and heroic deeds: there was
small chart pointing out lbe avenues thro'
the heart, though often assaiied 10y mis-
fortunes that inevitably lead TO the unta-
ding summiI of human
GHEA rNESS.
The above pocket book, Mr. Editor,
was found by lady. near seventy years
of age, who cannot describe it, as would
the pen OF youth and genius; still you will
it as the property OF The Mar
quis de la Fayette Though my feeble
steps are unable TO pFopel me through the
joyful crowd, to evince my animated gra,
li.ude on The happy occasion, have sent !
my children and grandchildren TO express |
he homage OF three generations 10 bin
that was the bosom friend OF our sainted
ARE the immortal Washington