Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-09-15
Depmsure Of Lafayette.


.uStouu,ry. took his dspsrtGrs from tns
Scat Of G0VsrRrasAt on Rsenssosy, on
li, t.ta1n 20 ale native eouaTJ. Our
readers ere slrsady epp'izsd Of tbs
prsuArAtion which had ssan mads aud
recommended By the authorities and the
psopis OF !his District to svincs th,r
rsspss. for this vsEsratsd Individual
al bus;nsss was su,psnSsd 10 shs City
duriag TIA day; tas shops and Dsnk,
vera closed, aaa every thing ladicaisd
TIA ds.p fssiing which psrvadst tls
community On this interesting occasion.
1t an earl hour, shsC Cops OF Lisrinss
ths Volunteer Companies Of tina + iFst
Brigade oftas District, ane those OF ths
Alsxxna.i, Brigade. ware on tSs ground
G..isosts4 on ihs Prssidsnts Square,
uhsra .nov ware joinsdby oorSrass's
and CAPT. DySLoS'stroops OF Cavairy
frsco tbs State VI Maryland; the whole
!o.Esd and il waiting to TAXA up sns
escort
The board, OF Alderman and tina
Cannrnn Councils OF iAs ,hrsscilips OF.
.ths District beaded By thar respective
I4ayors, sE!.rsi shs Pfssidsnts HOUSE
about haif past slsven O'clock The
3, sf,rshais icf the day had assembled
ehers short tina srsvious lbs ihrs-
yell addresses Of thsss ssvsfnl Munich
"a Bodies, having essn COMMUNICATED
- ths Gsnsshl By q Messenger about
q o'clock thsy ~srs all summoned to
thsHalI, and having been arranged ~
eiFtjs ey toe Naishals, hs Prssitsnt
Of u. Un;.sd States appeared before
tbs sn.rancs which Issds to the drawing
Room, supported on each .Ids by The
Heads OF Ds 2aStsasbts, and Oa!csTs, Ci-
vii and Military: Ssysral Members OF
Congress, al present In The District. and
-sshsr distinguisasi citizens, also, form.
cd part of Ibis group Tbs company,
having ~aitad .oms minutes in silsncs,
= sids door VAS rpeued, and Gen. La.
rAYsrFa %ntsftd the Hail, attended hy
VIA Hsrah,l Of The District, snd ons Of
shs Sons o! the President, and prsssBtad
4 himself in tho vacantspscs within sha
-cisels, Gad at a suitabls distance, TO rs-
c.iys tbs Address OF the Prssiaent. Mr
ADAMS, then, with much dignity, but
with evident emotion, delivered. IN
.elaar, Distinct, and very impressive
manner, the following Address
i. GssssAl LAvArsprx II has been the goad
faeasae Gilman, OF my distinguished fellow.
s.;is,Gs during the course sfthe ys1 nuysl
Ispscd, upon your arrival 81 their rsspec'iv~
places Of sbcae. 50 gree. you with the wei.
apns az The Nation. The leTs pleasing task
nsw jesoves upon the. Of bidding you, IN tho
name al me Nation, Adis0,
|, ss,s n, logger ssasontole, and would
/, sep.sdu aas, 30 recspnulats the rsnarkahls
:asidea "a Of ycur carly hfs-incidsnis ~hisH
ls,soaialsd yosr nannc. forunes. and rsputs.
zion. in .np.fisaAois eonnexion with The In
dep. n1snce ard History of,hs North knsri'
saa Uniun. i
The ps,s &hieb ysS persovrnsa e, Cha, in.
portan, junction ~as msrkn5 With characters
80 naeulisr. thai. rssljsing the iilrest fable OF
antiquity. its parallels could ssstssly be found
10 rho ds2ssssss records of homan history
ysa deliberately and petseNsfIng's rrSsf.
red toll. Danger. 'ne sndul.ncs OF every hard
sap. and the priv.ton Of sveFy comfort, N
dessnes u holy etuse. TO irglor'os ease. and
The AllLretnsls Of rank. st3ieDSe. aud unrss.
trained ypIth, at tbs rnost splendid and HSeis
aH1I GH8t or hiFopSs
That tiris choiss usa not lsss wise thar
ElsgnsniraoGs t,s sanction OF haR Century, !
sad tina calculations Of uDniNbered voices,
I'll. Gnasls 10 s1press.h gratitude Of the hssf'
VITA ghich your Wait 10 shis hemisphere hss
ssas welcomed, aH>se .mpls demonstrate
when7Ihs CONTEST at freedom. 10 Walrh you
had repaired AL voluntarily shampsen. had
closed, by the conpis,s triumph Of her eause
il tbs country Of your adoption, you r>snfnsd
10 filil the dudes 81 the pilsnthFopist and
patriot ia the land Of your NATIVITY. there.
n g 1onsa,snt and Underwriting sarssr ef forty
.ysafs ypu have maintained. Through e'sTy
eicisisnds of,lesaste sHecsss and ,Appolnt,
fNs cane .2'saus cause 10 which the nrst years
df ysGF active life bad been devo'cd--ths i'm.
cprassthers u the moral and political soss.iloo
Ok nsn.
Throughout that long suocssrlsn Of tims, the
pcoo,s 81 the Uoj,ed s-stss for whom, ard
With whsCr. yog raj fougst The battles OF H. J
berty. have been Erlnz % the full passss,ou !
Of is f-iiis, Vac ths hApplssI among the
{,nily al as'tons Speeding IN ropuiatiom
~, larginS in trrritofyl Lc,lag and saiferns &C.
co,djuY 70 the Condition Of ths r Astuse; and
laying TIA foundations efths greatsst. and. We
hapols bope, the riost bsneieians power that
yer regulated the conceras OF Eian upon earth.
latha, lspss Of foT5y years. the eensrs'on
II men WITH whom sou co operated In tbscon,
Ect Of ans, has rsar!5 psssed away. OF
the General Officers Of tina American army IN
THAI ger. you 1lone survive. OF the -Sages
~ho guided our couucils, az the Wirr,ofs
who met tAs Fae t.in the field or upon the
wave, vita ths aepsisn OF . few, TO ~aoci
uHtgs jsi length OF days hss hssn slotted by !
hsaYeo all nov siss2 WITTY their fathsH = /
eses sdiug, and ersn th.sd Srnsrst on. have !
sristn lctsss their;..lacss5 ard helr ehidfen's |
chj.dsn. whils Rang up 20 litheTn blessed, |
have bsEn laugh; ey them, as well 4" sdmon. |
isae6 By tAsir nvn constant en- Joy menfof freq. |
can. 10 iGca4ds IN every pension upon Their !
TGiasfs the name al Il m Who, GENE frou1 Gsrs /