Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-03-24
From tie Charleston Courier, March 1851
RECEPTION OF GEN. LA FAYETTE.

ed our city. The cavalry of Col. Cat
let's command escorted him to the
lines, where he was met by the uniform
corps of the infantry Of Col. Ross and
Lieut.. Col. Bacot's regiments, and by
the regiment Of artillery of Col. Yea
don. A national salute was then fired.
The'Washington light infantry, and
French fusileers, detached as an homo
rary escort to the General, took the
van of the procession, followed imme-
diately by Gen. LA FAYETTE; in the
same carriage was His Excellency Co
vernon MANNING, and Col. Francis K.
HuGER;-his son GEORGE WASHING
TON La FAYErTE, and his Secretary,
NJ. LIE VAssEuR, followed in another
carriage, flanked by the cavalry. The
Cincinnati Society, among whom it
was delightful to notice the two Gene
rails PlNcKNEY, connected alike by ma
ture and renown, together with the Of
6cers and Soldiers OF the Revolution,
now in Charleston, were next in the
procession; which was then taken up
again by the military, who were pre-
coded by Maj. Gen. Youngblood and
his staff, and Brig. Gen. Geddes and
his suite.
The numerous Societies Of the city,
comprising the Clergy, the Benevolent
and Patriotic, the Medical, Scientific,
and Literary Institutions, the Students
of the Charleston College, and Philo-
sophical Seminary, the Children OF the
Private Schools, those of the Free
Schools, and the most interesting OBJ
jects of the bcnevolence of Charleston,
those of the Orphan House, followed
in the procession. Every Society had
its appropriate banner, and process
sion so grand and imposing, so glad
and brilliant, never before adorned the
streets Of Charleston.
The streets were very wet from the
rain of the day previous, but the wea-
ther was temperate and pleasant, and
an universal cheerfulness pervaded the
scene.
Gen. LA FAYErrE having reached the
City Hall, was met at its steps by the
of the city, who addressed
him as follows:
GgxERAL-It is nv pleasing duty, as Chief
Magistrate of this city, to announce to you, in
behalf of my fellow citizens, the joyful emo
tons your presence inspires. We wish to pay
to your virtues, the tribute of our gratitude;
not in courtly strains of adulation, but in the
language of republican simplicity. would
not desire the world to suppose that we offer
Dur homage to the nobleman resplendent with
hereditary titles; you have assisted to teach us
that blood has no claim to pre-emineRce but
IN you, we venerate that nobility no earthly
can confer-the nobility of virtue.
You are admired as a man whose exemplary
purity of private character is singularly united
% all the qualities that adofn the Patriot and
Soldier. You are hailed as the illustrious adj
rocate of the rights Of man; as the foe Of fac
ion, and yet as the hero of iberty-and are
thus endeared to the virtuous and free thro'-
put the world. But to the citizens of these
States, who daily feel the blessings Of selfgo-
in the individual happiness of the
reople, and in the rising glory Of the nation,
you are more closely and dearly connected
We recognize in you, the enthusiastic friend
IF our troubled infancy; our disinterested be-
nefactor leader of our revolutionary war
-iors, and the beloved comrade of our WASH
INGToN.
These are your titles to our gratitude-they
ire sealed with your own blood; they are en-
sraved on every American heart, and can new
er be obliterated whilst the Republic exists.
The citizens of Charleston, generally, form
but small portion of the millions whose al
fections you possess, but they yield to none IN
the strength and sincerity Of their feelings
Your presence has been anticipated by them
with eagerness-iti is enjoyed with delight
will be remembered with enthusiasm. The
blessings of our people attend your footsteps
their hearts are yours-warm as the sun
that gilds our climate is the welcome We ten
der you.
The General having replied, the pro-
cession was resumed, and passing
down East-Bay,by South Bay, up Meet
ing-street, conducted him to st. An
drew's Hall. the residence appropriated
for him by the city authorities.
Here he was waited upon by the Gin
cinnati Society, in whose behalf the
following chaste and eloquent address
was delivered to him by Colonel Dray-
ton:-
srR-The Cincinnati Society of South Caro-
Ina has deputed us as committee to express
to you its congratulations upon your arrival in
this city, 1t is with no common pleasure We
recollect, that you first touched the soil of the
United States in South-C Carolina. At that pc
Rod our political horizon was wrapped in
gloom. One hostile army was advancing in
to the heart of our territory, whilst another
was in possession of New-York, and dssolating
jersey; no ally aided our cause-our small band
of soldiers wanted arms, provisions and clothes;
and of money, the sinews of war, We were al
most destitute. At this disastrous crisis, you
tore yourself, in the bloom of youth, from the
bosom of your domestic happiness: you aban-
doned the charms of delightful kingdom, the
enjoyments of princely fortune. and the
Establishments of a splendid Court, to encoun-
ter privation, and toll and danger, in foreign
land, in foreign cause; and, under such ap-
palling circumstances as permitted scarcely
any other anticipation than that of failing
with falling state"
p..-l.. aet. a. terwar,1s arose Ame.