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

We 10Y TO see the towns ano counties
around Us, hsiling with eagerness and
delight. proposal SO congsnial to their
wlshes, so welcome to their hearts,
Every mail from the interior of
the stste, will no doubt bring 10 con.
tiDued evidences of the popularity of
the measure and the determination Of
our young, aye, and our old men, 80
join the long and glad procession which
about the middle OF October will take
place (from this city, we suppose to-
wards York Town.
TIE number of old Revolutionary
citizens, who may be assembled Oh this
occasion, 10 grea,er in THE state than
would be imagioed, and, to q man. thsy
will be delighted to revisit The scene Of
their former glory. Most of them hay-
lug been present at the capture Of Corn.
WallaS, it has ever since been their
theme of triumph. to represent to youth
ful listners, beIide the cheerful blaze of
winters fire, the circumstances Of his
surrender. Il was travelling some
years ago (says correspondent, thro'
Hanover county. The weather was
very cold; and stopped night, at the
hospitable abode of sn old farmer, who
had tpelUe sons We had not conrers
cd long. before found that he had
beea at the siege Of York; and soon
led him nothing iata. INFO full! mar
ration of whai he witnessed there. To
late hour he gsatitied me aud his in-
teresting circle Of boys, with his de-
tails; and no written aacoupt of this
celebrated even, has ever given noe so
much pleasure, ss did The narration OF
this soorthy old man.
lRichmond Constitutional Whig.
FREDERICKsBURG, Sept AT q
large and respectable meeting of the
citizens of Fredericksburg, Falmouth
and their vicjnities; conveeed at the
Town Hall on Tuesday the 3lst of Au-
gust, 1894. to take into consideration,
,he propriety Of inviting General La
Faystte to visit this Town, and to make
suitable arrangements for his reception
aud accommodating
Claiborne Wiglesworth, Recorder.
was called TO the Chair, and Robert :.
Chew appointed Secretary.
Tbs objects Of the meeting having
been explained, motion was made and
secondsd, that committee be appoint
ed to prepare and report resolutions a.
dapted to the objects Of the meeting;
whereopon. d. B'iggs, Hugh Mercer,
Garritt Minor. John Scott and Hugh
NJ, Pa ton, were appointed who retired
aud after some time returned and re.
ported the following preamble and re.
solutions which were adopted:
That being ever willing to award to
distinguished merit, the need of praise
which 10 due to it, to maoifest to the
world that Republics are not migrate
fol, and that services 'endered, Or be-
netits conferred, are remembered with
gratitude, the citizens of Fredericks-
burg hail with heartfelt qualification
the arrival of General La Fayette 10
this country.
In hearts like his, the proudest graz
LITIGATION 10 the appreciation of 40 ad-
miring people, and the citizens of this
town hasten to tender to him tina. re.
spect and applause which his revolu.
tionary services merit, ADD which jus
tice as we'll as gratitude proclaim to be
his due.
Resolved, That committee be ap-
pointed. whose duty it shall be to ad.
dress letter to Gen La Favette, ipvit.
ing him in the name ofthe citizens. to vi
sit Fredericksburg, & requesting him to
state the time when it will be most con
venient and agreeable to him to honor
this town with his company.
Resolved, Thatimmediateiy on hear.
ing from Gen. La Fayet'e, it shall be
the duty Of the committee to spprise
the citizens of his answer by its publi-
cation.
Resolved, That if the General shall
accept the invitation, it shall be the do
ty of the committee to make all peces.
sary and suitable arrangements for his
reception and comfortable accommoda
ton.
Re.olved, that r Lewis. Mayor. Clai.
borne Wiglesworth, Recorder, Thomas
Minor, Benz. Alsop, Waller Holiday,
Hugh Mercer, Richard Johnston, Alex
spder F Rose, Enoch Mason. Garritt
Minor, Hugh Nj. Patton. Daft Green.
J. #. Lomax. o. III Crutchfield. Car
ter L. Stevenson, Thomas Seldom, Re-.