Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-11-04

feIe him with the most unccasng caution and
vigilance with e,dy eve 10 that grand re.
suit wls'ch brought tie war 10 crisis on tie
pisius ut York.
foriy ihtee ,esrs from tina, period. We have
he happiness 10 had yoa in our country. the
vast improvement " which il the NEST conclu-
ssve evidence Of the CORRECTNESS OF the prlnci,
p!es tor which YOU commended by The side OF
Washington.
ssntiTent. Which b, l,'ve to be strictly ipe;-i,
tic eilusIous ct nations Zee iags which have
come so di'ec,i, from the heart.
The General replied
lam grsiiisd, sir, most highly gra'iied By the
reception lot bave gwen me on The par, a the
81 tie ct Virginia The happy coniuct AMI The
sacc, sstul termination Of the decisive campaign.
N which YOU have the goodaes~ TO ascrioe 20
ne 50 large part. were attributable much more
TO the CONSTITUTED authous,cs and people Of
Virginia. than "a the General who was IGNORED
with the chiss military command. have The
hveiest recollection ~ all the scenes OF my ser
vices IN Tins state. ard Of the men with whom
Il was my happiness and honor to ser,e-- and
heppy as was To assist aud witness the accom-
plsi.nent u American liberty & Independence,
have been yetEapp : IN the assurance thstthe
blessings which have flowed from tie great c.
ven have exceeded the fondcst and most san.
ssuine expectations.
The General was then cordnc'ed 10 an elc-
gan, l,arouche, and escorted 10 his quarters at
General Nelson's After an introduction 10 a
grea number cf lstlies and officers, he fetnrnea
TO the tront gate, salited the Assembly and
spent near sn hour in shaking hands with the
c,'zeas as they passed him
On the morning Of ,he 18Th the General en-
tered the Ten, o Washington where he was adj
dressed BY Col. WIN Lewis 10 ehe name OF
the mountaneers OF Virginia. and cordially m
vaed "a pass the evesiag OF his life in AMERICA.
Col l. was dressed IN bsiu'lng freck OF bear
SKIN suci as the mountaineers wore IN the army
of the fevo lun.n.
In the meantime, the troops were moved
from Their encampmens ON the plain occupied
BY tie besieging army AZ years ago. 10 field
living netween he redoubts that were suuita-
neousls ormed and taken by The American
and French forces These redoubts we're stu.
ated on elevated spats 5 or 400yards in advance
Of the Birth lines & nearly the same distance
from each other. On tha, where the assa ling
force was commanded by La fsyette stands a
great Arch with appropriate embems. anil the
names 1T La Fayeite, Hamilton and I,surens in
scrbed. The first on the arch and the others on
the pillars On the o her redoutt IS erected
an obelisk with the names of the four French
officers, viominel, Dupont, Dumas. and DE
NosIlles. Another obclisk is erected on the
spot where CORVALLIS sword was surrendered
to Gen Lincoln. on which are the following
Inscriptions, WAsHIseroS. first in war. first
in peace, and frs, in the hearts of his country
MEM on--Rochanlbeau--.St Simon de
Grasse.
The procession bieng formed proceeded TO
the field already metioned. where la Fayette
was thus addressed in front OF the arcl, by Gen.
Taylor
GEHraAL.--On behalf Of my comrades, bid
you welcome. They come to greet you, with
no p gean,ry. INTENDED to surprise by lis noyal-
~. or dazzle by ITS sp'en iour. but they bring
YOU. General, an offering winch wealth could
no. purchase nor power constrain. Or this
day, assocla'cf with So many thrilling recol-
lecsi ~; on this spo conserrated by success
ful sslour, they come TO offer you this wiling
hommage of their hearts.
Juege, General. OF their feelings at this ND
men' " vour own Every thing around them
j, axis alike TO their senses and Their scnsihI-
ties. These plans, were the peaceful plough
share h,d not yet eif,cted the traces OF military
o eraions; these half drcayed .ramparts, this
rliped village. ~ which the bombs havoc IS
sui every where visible, tell US OF pas war
far and remind as Of that long, arduous and
doubtful struggle on The issne OF which depen.
ded lie ncspatlon of our country.
0a youder h,Ioek. the last scene of blood
was closed by the surrendeF Of an ARM; and
the tber'v OF our nation permanently secured.
with what resstless eioquence does j, pursua,le
orr gratitude and admiration for the gallant
heroes, 20 whose noble exertions we owe tile
count, s. blessings which our free Institutions
have Conferred upon use
The spot on which we stand WAS once a re.
doubt occupied by our enemy. With how ra
pid a pensd does immagination present the
blooming chie.tain. by whom IL was wrested
from, his grasp Can We be here and forget, that
superior to the prejudices which then en-
chsnted even noble minds. lie perceived in the
frs, and almost hopeless struggles OF distant
and obscure colony, the movement ofthat mo-
Sal p,wer which was destined to give a new
direct IN and character TO political iosi buttons,
and to improve human happiness! Can we for
g., that. deaf;o the solicitations OF power. OF
rank and of pleasure, with noble prodsAity.
be gave TO our country bis sword, his treasure
and the influence OF his example,
And when in the aged WarriCr who stands
before us, we recognise that youthful chiefIain
incident OF his eventful HE! Vita what plea
sure do You see his manhood realize the pro
mise o. hrs youth II senstes or IN camps, IN
the Palaces Of kings. or n their dungeons. we
behold the same erect and manly sp,ri. AT
one time fempering the RIGHTEOUSNESS Of popu'
lar feelings al anoiher restraining the extrasa-
g.nce ofpqwers and always regardless OF every
thing bu, the great object of his lie. the
moral and politca, Improvement OF nank nd.