Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-11-05

Was tne emo ION rt Uidt All nunEtItsS pulSe,
which strains the heart AS much as il vii, bear.
All around seemed 10 catch tn. soldiers teei |
Ing, and Ia burn with that Ii, ing sens. of sio-
ry which then bram,d in tke eyr, Of those,
whose patriotic and war tried spirits had been
ron"blrd aud purified by its presence.
W. cannot leave the theatre, without thus
publicly la the name of thuse who attended
the bail Offering 10 Mrs. Sharp the excellent
aud amiahlr lady who provided the supper
and other rrir. shments an the OCCASION the
,ndsse mi ied and unanimous thanks OF every
duai present, for the very superior and
snmpiuous fare, which, at nniy;,wo days no.
tice. she had provided for SO numerous COM
parry.
Thus far we have attempted 10 give an out
line of the ceremonies and fcsti, lilies exhibited
on the day of Liza Faye,e's arrival among us.
On Saturday, another and equally interest
ing scene awaited him. The children of Pc
trrsbnrg, about 400 in number, assembled on
Poplar Lawn, for the purpose of welcoming
LA Fayette 10 our town, and TO tender 10 him
their infant blessings, and their prayers to
Heaven for his earthly and eternal happiness.
AT 10 o'clock, the children moved in pro-
cession from the Lancastrian School, To Poplar
Spring Lawn, where the General arrived at
IL o'clock, escorted by tlie Troop of Cavalry.
The interesting group, composed of The future
hopes of our country, having been properly
arranged the General alightrd from his carriage,
under salute from the artillery, and having
passed in review the light corps assembled on
the lawn, was conducted To the head of the line
of children, and on hing Introduced To Mr..
Disosway, the manager on this occasion, he
was addressed by that gentleman in the follow
ing eloquent and feeling manner.
GENERAL-In behalf of the CHILDREN of
Petersburg, bid you hearty welcome. The
offspring al those venera;ed men by Who
side you Tough. and in whose councils you so
ably participated, now rise up to hail and TO
bless You. The most of our fathers have
descended to the silent gravr.-but their chill
dren will moi forget their ia.h s. apd their
couniry's friend. Peace tn their ashes.
Now onr 'oncs triumphant pour,
LEI them pierce the HERDS gave
Lite = fu'nuituous batle's DER
D how sweetly slecp The brave.
Fromfhr dust their lsnrels rise,
Light they shoot and flourish free,
Sory's temple is Their ,umh,
Death Is Immortality!
Hallowed be the fields Of battle, where ON
revolutionary heroes fell ! immortality To tn.
memory of the fallen Honor 10 the scars of
the living Thanks to Divine Providence
Praise to ths bravery Of the chief! Gratitude.
TO In Fayette
The people of the U. Shook up to you, Sir
as one of their most h0nored parents. On,
first lessons in childhood were taught us by the
aged veteran. They were the storip- of Bran
DIVINE, of Monmouth, and of Yorktown J.
There we learned the trumphs Of Liberty
there we lisped the hero's name, and sympa
thised With his trials in the dungeon of Ohnutz
Accept then the humble homage of these
young but sincere hearts. IT'S all they have
10 offer. They present no splendid parade :;
they boast OF no armament more brilliant Than
the dew drops of the morning. and prefer that.
which, to benevolent mind, il of most value
the congratulations of sincere friendship.
The General returned suitable reply, and
was conducted to the right Of the line nf chill.
dren where he was received and wrlcun.pd by
Miss Ellen Pearce. on behalf of her infantilp
sisters and brothers assembled TO honor the
Nations Guest" their fathers friend, their
country's benefactor The following are the
lines that were recited by the charming Little
Ellen -
Behold, lov'd Chief, youthful hand,
Attends with heartfelt pride O ,hee:
Each glowing tongue and onrsireich' ii hand
-. Here bids you welcome 'mongst the fee ::
10 YIN, Faycue, in part we owe,
Thee Boon for which our prayTs ascend
In him, whose goodness will bes,ow
h'ch blessings on our Connuy's Friend.
No laurel wreaths OF i;ussI'd cres,s
We bring, around thy biows 10 Irvine
But warmly beating ia our breasts,
we give nur hearIs-fUr they ~ q thine
Our rro"des! ,loueh', is ,hs, we're Free,
And grateful 10 thy youth dawn bl,,Ie
Within our hearts-is wpve for hoe
WreUh-iha'-Time shall ,er,rfade
number of banners, with appropriate moi
toes were displayed by the children which
added greatly TO the intcres; If thu scene.
The General having passed down the sx
tended line of :" little inn0cents," to whom he
was particularly attentive and for whose vel.
fare he expressed much solciiudr. was then
conducted to ~ here IA large assemblsge of Ia
dies was cole tpd TO whom hp was ntroduc
ed, and by whom he WAS received with tina,
JOY and gladness so characteristic of the warm
hearted females of Virginia.
This ceremony being over, the troops pass
ed in review before the General, as did also
tue children. The General then repaired to
his barOuche, and was escorted to his quarters.
and from thence was conducted TO NibIo's
long room, where a snmptuous cold collation.
had been provided by the corporation. The
invited guests, the members of the CORPORA
ton, the committee of arrang cement, and the
volunteers, having partaken Ofthis i,nuntful
fare, the festive scene was terminated most
feel'Dgly, by drinking the following sentiment.
offered Ivy Mr.. Thos. II. Dunn, on brbaif of
the citizens and volunteers Of Petersburg
" General In Fayeite. Our Rpvolutionarv
Father, the friend Humankind He who hears
the world in his heart, should BIZ borne in the
heart Of the world"
The General immediately rose and gave the
following parting sentiment
The Petersburg Volunteers and the Pc
'erSbnfg Canada Company il the late war"
Inc company then immediately broke I'm
The General and suite assembled their CART
ages, and, accompanied by several of the conn.
mIttee of arrangement .nd ,,,,,,,t... f al