The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-09-29

have We'd with the scanty rehihaiito VI 49, E
hour of trial, in acclamations OF Joy a. oe
holding the face of him whom they leei W oe
the common benefactor OF all. You iase
heard the mingled voices OF the past' llie
nresent and the future age, joining III one
Universal chorus of delight at your approach;
and +he shouts of unbidden thousands, winch
greeted vour landing on the soil OF freedom,
have followed every step OF your way, anu
still resound, like the rushing OF many wa
ters. from every corner of our land you
are now about to return to the country "
vour birth. Of yolr postcrity. ne Exec
ut;ye Government of the Union, stimulated
by the same feeling which had prompted
the Congress to the designation OF a hation-
al shin for your accommodation III cohirS
hither, has destined the first service q
fr;gate recently launched at this metropois'
Ia the less welcome, but equally Distinguish
ed trust, of conveying yon home. ne name
Of the ship has added one more memorial 10
distant regions and tofutuTe ages, OF stream
already memorable, at once Ill the atoty oi
YOU sutferings and of our independence. nc
! ship is now prepared for your receptioh,
and equipped for sea. From the mo'heht
OF your depar;nre, the PRAYERS OF miiiiohs
will ascend to Heaven, that her passaS' III y
he prosperous, ami vonr return to the bosom
as your visit to this scene OF your youthlHt
glory has been to that Of the American pco
ple.-Go, then, our beloved frlend---ietufh
TO the land of brilliant genius, OF generous
sentiment of heroic valor-to that oeanti-
FIJI France, the nursing mother OF the twelith
Louis, and the fourth Henry; to tue native
soil of Bayartl and Colignl, or lurcnhc ana
: Catnat, Of Fenolen and ID Agnesseau. IN
that l'ustrous catalogue of names when shc
, claims as her children, and with honest
. pride, holds up to the admiration Of other
: nations the name of Lafayette has already
for centur u been enrolled. And 1t shall
hencetorth burnisn into brighter tame; tor II,
in after days, a Frcnchman shall be Called
: to vindicate the character OF his nation Dy
that ofone individual, during the age i'll which
i we live, the blood Of lofty patriotism shall
' mantle in his cheek, the fire of conscious yli-
Y tue shall sparkle in his eve, and he Shall
: pronounce the name of Lafayette. Vet we
e too, and our children, in life and after death,
S shall claim vou for our own. You are ours
!, bv that more than patriotic self devotion
G with which you flew to the aid ct our IA
: theirs at the crisis Of their fate. ours bN
i that long series of wears, III which you nave
Il cherished us in Your regard. Ours by that
i unshakened sentiment of gratitude tor your
/ services, which is precious portion 1t our
: inher!tance. Ours by that tie ot love, stron-
d ger than death, which has linked your name
h TOR the endless ages Of timc With the name
e Of Washington.-At the painful moment of
q parting from you, we take comfort IN the
IS thought, that wherever you may be, to the
d last pulsation Of your heart, oar country viii
lc be ever present to \ our affections; and 4
Of cheering consolation assures us thtt VIC
c, are not called to sorrow, most OF all, that
OF I,ro Oh, al face NJ We shall
at indulge the pleasing anticipation OF behold
OF ing our friend again. In the mean time
SIS speaking in the name of the whole people o
Ut the United States, and at loss only tor Ian
r guage to give utterance to that feeling OF
ie attachment with which the heart of the ma
rs ton beats, as the heart Of one mani Bit
lie you reluctant and aif'ectonate farewell.
in After the conclusion Of the Presidents adj
r. dress, General Lafayette made the following
i answer:
III Amidst all my obligations to the Genera
OF Government, and particularly to you, oi
nd its respected Chief NJ tgistratc, have mos
nd thankfully to acknowledge the opportunit
We given me. at this seldom and painful mo
IL ment, to present the People Of the C'nite
he States with a parting tribute OF profound
rs inexpressble gratitude 70 have been, /
he the infant and critical days of these States
n adopted by them as favourite Son, TO hay
&C. participated in the tolls and perils Of on
ed unspotted struggle for Independence, free
aa dom, and equal rights, and in the foundatia
ng OF the American Era Of d new social order
he which has already pervaded this, and mus
MS. for the dignity and happiness Of mankint
TO- successively pervade every part OF the othe
he hemisphere, to have received at every stag
he Of the revolution, and during forty wears a
,ly ter that period, from the People of the L
er nitcd States, and their representatives
tn. home and abroad, continual marks Of the
on confidence and kindness, has been the prid;
he the encouragement, the support Of lon
Of and evcntfi life. But how could ! find wort
ny to acknowledge that series of welcome
,a- those unbounded and universal displays
ar public affection, which have marked eac
ION Step, each hour, of twelve months PR
to gress through the twenty four States, an
al which, while they overwhem nv hca
ia with grateful delight, have most satisfa ctt
an Ri, eyinced the concurrence of the peop
md in the kind testimonies, in the immense f.
To vors bestawedupon me by the several brancl
EN- rs Of their representatives in every part, an
ant at the central seat of the confederacv. Ye
Fry qualifications still higher awaited me; in tt
i'm wonders OF creation and Improvement thi
cir have met my enchanted eye, in the uupa
sal alced and self-felt happiness of the peopl
lily in their rapid prosperity and insured sec,
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