Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-10-19

Can any scene afford associations moro ar
proprate TO our purpose of honoriuE tho illus
trious and beloved guest ofthc nation? Vine
we glance at the Capitol--Or survey, in pc rs
pectivc, Mount Vernon, rendered sacred by tn
ashes of Washe5gton--can we forget the o
clicvcmcnts of your youth, or the exploits {
your manhood--yonr glorious and triunpi,ar
efforts i'm councils of war, and i'll fields of battle
the treasure YOU gave when ii was surclv need
ed, and the blood you lavislicd i'm vindicatn
the rights of man, ana the eternal principles q
Justice and freedom ?
In life's CAV morning, in the bloom of health,
Tlusl,,f by each grace OF love and gift of wealth,
When all that charms each sense, or hampers prids
Thy rank embcli>h'd adornd thy Bride:
'Twas then, Fayette. that thoudidst dare the wave
TO seek the banner of the free and brave;
Didst noby succour our exhausted Il ind
Devoted guardians of bleeding land.
who, that thinks, can Ger forget that hour,
When Freedom, smirtcn by the arm of Power
Pale, vanquishd Jersey mighty hnsts Ger ran,
And Patriots tremblcd for the rights of man.
In times of terror, when the warm grew cold.
The timid faltcr'd, and tho bad were bold
'Twas then we saw Thee smile, and--firin as f;c-
March by the side of Washington the Great;
Pupil neutrality-suspicious. his mind
Model of Heroes hope of humankind!
Twas then, our waning grandeur TO advance,
Forgetting all tho ch;,rnis of beauteous France
Thou bledst with heroes in disastrous fight;
Thenceforth this truth didst gallantly display
True glory's poilt, IS Libcrtys highway.
At York and Monmouth, in the sharpest fight,
Green were thy laurels, thy sword was bright,
Till brave CORVALLIS pld SURRENDERED arms,
Aud Independence shone in placid charms.
While Time cnrols tn achievements of thy youth,
Romance and Fiction yield the palm To Truth
Well may the Lyric muse neglect her shells,
Where History's pen the sweetest harp cxccls
What deathlcss wrcaths adorn thy wide career /.
But Freedom most eXults to weave them here /;
Freedom, whose genius swclls Coumbias soul,
Till grateful tears hurst forth beyond control.
Come, then, Fayctte. accept rr :scrvd applause,
Who fought and bled in Freedoms sacred cause
Take well-earn'd praises, fervcnt and sublime,
Burnish'd and brghten'd by the wings of Time;
Take from the City of :hat Hcro's name,
Dear to thy soul-emblazond with thy fame
Honors that grateful, lofty minds dila'e,
Ordain for deeds imperishably great
Thrice happy land, where gratitude so pure,
Makes virtue lov'd and liberty. secure
Happy, where moral warmth delight impar,s
That renders Justice swcctcr To our hearts
Where public spirit, luminous as free,
Stirs millions, by one suffrage, To decree
Immortal garlau,ls-borrowd from no ihron,-
To cherish and exalt good deeds alone !
Noble of nature, hail above high birth,
Mirror and pride of Frcemem DER The earth:
Consistent, stcadfast. firm, in veal aud
l. anONS IOr virtue, SbOtieSS It's luc SHOW
in gloom of bondage, or in radiant sway,
In cells of death, or lofty mansions gay
Hail, friend of Justice, probty and right,
And equal laws-and universal light
No action of whose life, up glory's steep
Makes virtue blush, or generous spirits weep.
Live long ! enjoying to thy latest hour,
The fair result of Freedoms liberal power.
The fruit of her blest institutes unfold
X, soothe the tnid, and excite the hold
The gifts that Kings to servilc men assign,
Let parasites, obsequious, deem divine;
Fit baubes for the empty, me IN, or proud
Gilt toys and tinsc, to deceive the crowd.
But nought that despotS grant, or can withhold,
No title, badge, barbaric pearl or gold,
Can ever crafty true glory's thirst,
Like grateful tears that from Il nation burst
Tribute that happy millions now impart,
That swels spontaneous from each throbbing heart
Where one lovd Benefactor all commend,
EXalt the Patriot, and embrace the Friend
The General replied follows:
While embrace you, Sir, and make my &C.
acknowledgements to those of our Revolutionary
comrades in whose name You welcome me to
this Metropolis, be assured that reciprocate
those kind expressions of attachments, which
from them, are peculiarly gratifying. And, al
though, in doing this il cannot be expected that
/ should command such beautiful language as
YOU employ, vet speak from the bottom of INV
heart, when [ assure you, that the associations
of time and place to which you alludc, cxalt the
interest which shall ever feel in your propriety,
and that of every mertorious individual who be-
longed to the Revolutionary Army of the Uni
ted States.
And after having been addressed by The May
or of Georgetown, he was again conducted
through an immense asseinblage ofsladies and
gentIcmen, in the great rotunda, To the eastern
entrance of the north wing of the Capitol
where ne reviewed the fine uniformed troops
that had previously escorted him from tic boun
Diary line of the city.
The Ge eral, escorted before, now pro.
ceeded to the Prcsidenfsiiousc, where the Pre-
sident and the civil, military, and naval Off
GERS ofthe government received linn, with every
demonstration of respect and attention. After
this ceremony, he proceeded 10 his logdings
provided for his accommodation by the Com
mittee, and sat down to very plentiful dinner
prepared by Mr.. Gadsby.
To he coneiudCd.
RTG.EI NTGDN TSyNEGs,