American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-09-14
LA FAYETTE MEETING.

1 Al numerous and respectable meeting Of tn
; Young Men of the Borough of Wilmington, con
lvened pursuant to public notice, at the Town Hal
on Tuesday evening the 9TH inst. alter the meeting
being duly organised, il was on motion unanimous
resolved,
That we view in Gen. La Fayette the early, ar
dent and devoted friend OF our country TO whom thi
nation owes an mmense debt OF gratitude and tina
we hail with the most lively emotions of pleasure
the prospect which presents itself of welcoming Il
our hearts and our homes" this dislng ushed herr
and philanthropis on his return to America
| That Samuel Harker, William r. Sellars, Johr
lD.Vaughan, VIM d. Brinkle, Enoch Roberts, Johr
MLear, George w. Worrell, Geo. WnsIow, Al
bert Wilson, Lewis Rumford, Archibald Bingham
and Josiah II. Gipn, be committee to CO operat
with the committee already appointed on the par
of the elderly portion OF our fellow citizens, n max
ing such arrangements as will most clearly and EN-
phatcally demonstrate the high sense OF gratitude
which we feel for the services rendered by this nobl
hearted hero, who sacrificed ease and domestic com
tort, in his own land, to embark in unequal con
test with naughty foe, when i" shadows, clouds AM
darkness" lowered round our prospects. That thi
committee are au horised 10 supply any vacancie
that may occur in their body
JOHN M CHUNG, Chairman.
J. d. VAUGHAN, Secretary.
At numerous and respectable meeting of tn,
Citizens OF Newcastle County, held at the house
William Herdman, Newport, for the purpose o
forming troop to escort General LA FAYETTE
JOHN ERWIN, Esq. was called to the chair and DR.
| THOMAS SYDENHAM BRYANT appointed Secretary
and the following preamble and resolutions wer,
offered and unanimously adopted
Whereas, General LA FAYETTE, from mo
lives oil pure patriotism left his native country, al
amiable wife and infant daug hter with all The spen
dor OF European Court, 10 contend for infant ber
lty in America; shed his blood and expended hi
treasure in the cause il which he had engaged, anc
through that long and arduous struggle served will
zeal and honor; is now, after an absence of forty
years. again on this side OF the Atlantic has come
to revisit 6 the Land of the Free and the Home o
The Brave and will shortly oe in this Sate-There
fore be it
ReS0tred That we hail him as the copatriot o
our illuslrious Father, GEORGE WASHING
TON; as the friend OF Liberty and the rights d
man as of those worthless who freed US from
red coat tyranny and kingly power, and will use
every endeasor to render his visit to our state
pertaining aud agreeable as possible
ReSOired That we will appear mounted or the
day OF his arrival, and will wear the Fayete Badge
on blue Iiband, and Revolutionary Cockade
Resolved That we will meet him at the State
Line and escort him from thence to the Borough 81
Wilmington, and will constitute his escort when he
leaves the State.
ResoLued, That we will wear the Fsyeue Badge
and Revolutionary Cockade as long as the General
remains in this State.
ReSotued, That committee of three be appoint
ed, who shall procure banner with the following
inscrip tion-" General La Fayette, the Benetactor
of Anne rica-Columbia's Pride" Whereupou
Evan I'll Thomas, John Frazer and DR.. L. 5.
Bryant we're appointed
hundred
be appointed as committee of arrangement to
make such arrangements as they may think proper
to meet General LA FAYETrE. and shall con
fer with any similar committee appointed by the
Borough oil Wilmington. 1t shall also be their
duty to draw upa suitable address to be presented
to the General on his arrival in our State,
The following persons were appointed on that
COMMITTEE Brsndywine Hundred--Thos. Robin
son, John Price. Christina John Woolston, John
Frazer. Newcastle H. Thomas, James Rid
die jr. Mill Creek.-Wm. A. Staper, Aqua Ne
beker White Clay-John Herd,nan, jr., Benjamin
Whitley Pencader-Wm. Boulder, VIM. Thomp-
son. ST Georges-Danie Corbit, James Clayton.
Red Lion-Dr. VIM. Gemmil, Thomas J. Hig-
sns. Observation-Disclosures G.. Corbit, Thomas
Naudain.
Resolved, That the above committee meet at the
Red Lion on Saturday the 18th September, at 2
O'Clock, P. NJ and that their proceedings be pub
lished.
Resolved. That the proceedings of this meeting
be published in all of the Wilmington papers.
JOHN ERWIN, Chairman.
THos. SYDENHAM BRYANT, Sec'y.
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FOR THE WATERMAN.
LA FAYETTE'S MONUMENT
have seen in one of the Newspapers of this Borough
invitation the citizens to illuminate their houses,
testimony of for expected vlslter Gen. La