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

day more snajgu,iy interested -
And Hur. S.g, Toe can | d. ia.lice 10 my |
deep and lively feelings, Tor tbs ssz1Tanees |
mos, p-cvEarir yalaca of your esteem ara |
frisndsh,p. f,'r your very kind retersucesto Old |
tines 20 ny beloved associates, TO thu vic, ssh
tudes ofmy BE. for your sRectinE picture "
the blessings p0gred BY she ssycis, generations |
OF tue Anlrrc al people on Ihs r. n; inirg DAYS
! OF dshgatsd veteran, foryour afiecttcEste re.
marks en- this sad hour q separation, On rhe
Country Of NJ blrta. fun. ess say, OK Amen |
can sy .npata.es, on the hope 80 nsce sssry 10
me of'n,y seeing again the country thar has
designed near hail century ego to c.. ne
her,i saaA content mysaif, refdaainy from
supeTEGous rsretti5ns, al Orcs before you
Sir, MD this respected circle, 20 proclaim ny
cordial confirmation Of every ore Of the serti.
menls which have had d.Iy opportunities
publicly 10 utter, from the una whsn eour We.
ners5le predecessor. my old brother IN arms
aad Trend, tIarsm'tted TO u- The honouFsbIe
iaynalion Il Congress, TO This Gay when you,
my dear Sir. whose friendly connection u.th
ma dates frem your earl sss youth, are golrg 10
| oonsgn me 10 The protection, aeTcsl the Allan.
| tic, Of he heroic national flag On boaId the
Elendid snip, the name Il which hts been not
! tie least hattering sad kind among the mum
| bsrle,s fayours conferred upon nae
God bless you, SIR, and you all who surround
US. God blsss tia American people. Zach q
their states, and the Federal Government Ae
cept this patriotic farewell Of ell overdowin2
hearts suca viii be is last throS when il ssc.
| TO beat
AS the last SEN sncs was pronounced,
the Csnsral advanced, and, while the
tsars poured oyer his venerable chesk,
again took ,ns President in bis arms-
lie rstired few PAGES, but, overcome
by his feeling, again rsturnsd, aud, Ut
tering, in broken accents, "God bless
YOU" iell once more on tbsnsek Of hr,
ADAMS. II waaa scene at once solsnn
anu moving; ss ths sighs and stealing
tears Of many who Witnessed il, bore
testimony. Having recovered his self
posssa,ion, the Genera! strcehsd ont his
hands, md was in a memsnt surround
ed BY the greetings Of the whole ssssm-
i bly,, who Praised upon him, each eager
to seize, perhaps for-ths last time, that
ht!orsd hand which was opsnsd 30 fres-
ly fer our aid, when aid wss so precious,
and which graspei, wi,h firm aud unds.
WAITING bold. the stssl which 60 brsvsly
, helped 20 schisys our dsiiysrancs. The
sxprsssion which how bssmed from tia
face Of This exalted man, was Of the Fl
nest and most touching kind. The hero
waa Loaf in TIA father and ths friend:
dignity melted into subdusd affection,
and the friend of Washington seemed TO
lingsr with mournfai dahgbt among thu
soma OF his adopted country. A csnsid.
cradle period wsa than occupied in coa-
v.rsinE with various individuals, while
Refreshments we're presented 20 the
company. Ths moment Of departure
at length arrived, and. having once mere
pressed ths hand sf.Mr AnAas, hssa-
tered tbs Barouehs, accompanied by
;bs Secretaries of State, Of ths Trsss-
ury, and Of the Navy.
Tbs carriage Of the General, prscs-
dad by the Cavalry, and Marine Corps.
and Capt. Edwardss Rife Corps, and
followed by the carriages containing the
CorroEats authorities Of sss cities OF the
District and numerous military ard
high civil officers os the Government,
moved forward, followed by the re-
mnining Military Companies. IL taking
up ths escort, the whols column moved
through the court in from, Of tbs Pea
sident's Mansion, axd paid him thu pas.
81 ng salute. as he 7e.ood in front to ra.
csiys ii. The whole scens--ths pssls
Of artillary, the animstiux sounds OF nu-
r)erous military bands. tia presence Of
the vast Concourss of Veopls, and tho !
occasion that assembled them, altogs,hsr
produced emotions sot EASILY described
bot which srsry American will readily
coneslvs.
On reaching The bnnk 9th. Potanse,
near whore the .Mos3t Vernon stsan
vesse vas in waiting, all the carriages |
in tn. procession, sxceptths Generate :
wheeled of, ;snd the citizens in them xs- |
SAMPLED m fnot around that ofths Cen !
sfsl. The whole a,ilissry body then |
passed him in Fsvisw, as ne stood in t he /
baruucbe Of the President, attended By |
ibe Secretaries Of State, Of tho Treas |
ury, and Of tho Navy. After the re-
riew, the General .proeee5ed 10 the !
steam vessel, under saluts OF artillery
surrounded byss many citizens, al ga
go to entch the lnst look, as could press
on the large wharf, and, at four O'Clock, I
the great. snd good, and extraordinary
man, trod, for the last fine. the soil of .
Americs, followed by thu blessings or
.ssery patriotic heart that lives onil.
As the vessel moved CA, cad for =
short time altar, ID. deepest silence was
observed BY tia whole Of tho vast null
iituds tk&k bnsd the shore. The feeling
that psfFAdea them was that Of childrsn
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