Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-07-15
RICHMOND, JULY Is, 1894.
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In F3YETTE.
Inc 'o"owng eloquent appeal to the citizens Of Rich
mond, cannot he heard in vain We shah .,, ,n,,,.L
point out" a'y Tor the mee,iue ibe manner of
Ing the guest OF the nation"TLe man "a M, line. IN,
splendid honor OF public ship and seeks our sorcs in
private vessel, does not sigh for n,m, anil ,,,, I'm,
the hearts OF the American people must pour Ion Nh ,
ngs which IL eherishes for La Faye,e-Tbe c;,z-ps
Washington are raising Legonary Corn, for III.
vi "'"s "' U" n's arrival AT their ciiy-Wheiher we
raise Legion or not shoaid make the be,, arrange
nents Tor "siiy'SS our gratitude our he
aeor There Is little time be lost for b,s shin ,,,
immediately TO be aken and the first breeze uaay wan
him ~ coasts:
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
LA FAYETTE'S VISIT TO AMERICA
General LA Fayetie's visit to The Uni,r,i
States Is attended with circutnstun noes and re-
collections which will attract atl.ntion moi
only with The people If this country, bu,
win the wn"le civliized world. With the
moral beauty and sublimity Of the scene
which his arrival ON our shores rs i'll present t.
,nis age mere Is nothing 10 compare i'm all
history. lie comes 10 the land vi his adup-
tiOn-the laud he contributed most e,niueotiv
to free from bondage after an absence of 40
years. He comes 10 witness The fruit, Of his
own splendid y illustrious services He comes
| 10 embrace once more in the arms of friend
ship the remaining few Vt those immortal he
rots and patriots Of the revolution who still
iinger with us ON this side of The gtave. He
comes to behold the greatest Republic on
earth, and the perfect demonstration OF the
great and heari-cheering truth, "tbat mau is
capable ut self go, ernment."
lie comes al lime when the tyrants and
despots Of the old world are uniting in their
endeavors to stop the march of human rea-
son and extinguish in continental Europe, the
celestial light that had dawned upon the hu-
man mind: Aud he comes welcomed and
cheered by the unanimous and grateful voices
Of ten nilIiions of freemen.
All the hnnors which ever Buonaparte
Cesar or Alexander enjoyed, must dwin-
die INTO insgniIicance before this splendid tr.
butte Of respect 10 the illustrous La Fayette.
II wiil be the voluntary offering Ola grateful
nation To one oi its greatest beuefactors: Not
extorted by the strong arm of power from
wretched and unwilling multitude.
In order TO give more interest and beauty tn
this delightful scene, il is to be hoped that
this gallant and venerable soldier will permit
himself to be waited To our shores under the
national flag" the Star Spangled Banngr' OF
the Republic!
The honors which the people of the U. S.
are readystu pay To La Fayette, is the CRATE
ful homage they feel for virtue, patriotism,
and distinguished public services They ga
$3.50 "S'A''ko ~ 'A"'es'y VI o1COpudOcy
servility. They will he cheering To the cause
of liberty throughout the world. All Ameri-
Gao hearts, then, ought and will unite ia paw
lug honors to La Fayetie. We all bear In
grateful recollection the peculiar crcumslan
cos thai have attended his eventful life and
which dis tinsuish him, perhaps, above all 9th
eli men uf the present age. He visited our
oppressed and prosecuted country when a
mere youth Of 10 years Of age, aud boldly
took sides with our revolutionary heroes in n
cause which was regarded nearly universally
in Europe hopeless. He was not despr-
rate adveu,urcr whose embarrassed affairs at
hume deprived him Uf the means of enjoying
life, and therefore, was willing TO risk ali under
a selfish hope of lettering his own pri. ate
condition. He was born To Il prnceIy fortune.
He MAS surrounded by relatives ana friends
aud had been blessed even thus early in lif,
with conjugal love. He bid adieu to his ma
tive ldnG- 10 relatives and friends, aud to the
tender and Interesting partner Of his bosom
TO all the pleasures and amusements which
were presented to him in the " gay regions
and vine cred hills of France" to ioin in
the glorious contest for liberty in The Colonies
of America. He offered us his money and
his blood to aid US. He expended at one lime
$4,000 for clothing for our naked and suffer-
Ing troops.
He served us without compensation. He
returned to France and exerted all his indu
ence at court in our behalf He came again
to the u. s. with large reiDforcements. He
continued IN our service till the close Of the
warsaw our independence sealed and our
country made free and happy, with brighter
prospect Of future greatness spread before US
than ever had blessed the struggles of any ma
lion on earth In '84 be embarked again for
his native country, and when the French rev
oluii0n bI oke out he took sides again in the
cause Of freedom. Amidst the tempestuous
scenes which agitatcd France, the virtuous.
the brave, the nubIe-hearted La Fayette, had
TO fly from his country and from the ar
my he commanded, having most unjustly
and cruelty become the object of suspicion
with the National Assembly. In travelling
through Prussia he was seized aud imprison-
ed by the orders of,lIe King, in the dark, damp
confined for FIVE years. His wife aad two
lovely daughters, Virginia and Carolina, nam
ed after our own beloved land flew to him ON
hearing of his situation and participated in his
captivity. His estate was all confscated. His
suferipgs and those Of his family awakened In.
sympatbies of every American in his behalf.
General Washington took the deepest inter
est in his fate, and used all the exertions in
his power TO procure his liberation. His Iibe
ration was at length procured through the in
hueDce of Buonaparte who perempIorily de-
manded II from the Emperor Of Germany tn
whom he had been consigned by the King of
Prussia. The health uf his wife WAS des-
troyed by the confinement, and that of his
daughters greatly injured. Ills own was much
impaired for some time--His hair all cam.
out hist confined IN the dungeon.
II is needless to dwell upon the circums,ao-