Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-10-08

nave Oeen taught DJ tDem, as well as ad-
monished by their own constant ENJOY
ment OF freedom, 10 include in every
benson upon our fathers, The name of
him who came from a!ar, with them,
and in their cause TO conquer or To fall
The universal prevalence OF these SEN
timents was signaily manifested by re-
solution of Congress, representing the
whole people, and all the states OF this
Union, requesting the President of the
UniJed States 10 communicate TO you the
assurances of grateful and atfecllonate
attachment OF this government and PEG
pie, and desired that national ship
might be employed, at your convenience,
Tor your passage 10 the borders Of our
country
The invitation was transmitted TO you
by my venerable predecessor himself
bound to you by the strongest ties of per-
sonal friendship: himself one of those
whom the highest honors of his country
had rewarded for blood early shed in her
cause, and for a long life Of devotion TO
her welfare. BY him the services of a
national ship were placed at your dis
posal. Your delicacy preferred more
private conveyance. and full year has
elapsed since you landed on our shores.
1t were scarcely an exaagera,ion to say,
that it has been to the peopIe of the
Uojon, a wear of uninterrun,ed fes,ivitv
and enjoyment, inspired by your pre-
senco. You have ,rayerseo the twenty.
four states of this vreat coofaderacv
yoo hays been rere,ved win r,n.nre h.
the suryivors of nonr eari,est Gamma.
MONS in arms. Yon have b4en hailed &C
a lon, abs9nt ,arent hv their ch,ldren.
the men and wone, al ,he ,rayont a,,e p.
And risiny ge,e,ation H.. b,,,4 ~ co.
,,re lime IN nn,.,l,... sn,r,',n,, ,ha
whole n,nnla,,oo of ,ha, d., VITA on,
Tough, at the mead and nv The s;de of
,heir foy.fathers Nv. v;sl wnh ,ne
scanty remnants IF tia, hour or urial. in
.ccla,,a,;ons of TO-, =, bnh,,l,,;,,, ~.
face Of him wbo,, thev e,.l ~ ~. he
common 5enefac,or Of ali You have
heard the mingled voices Of ,be ,,s,. the
present and The f,,,re ave ioinin'. in one
UNIVERSAL charms of ARK, q, vonr ar.
nroach and the sb,,7s nj nnhiaaen
,honsands which ras,o1 ..o,r Ia,,bon
IN the soil Of freedom. have roii,we3
avarv CO., &c ,o,,r ,,,.,,d .,,li n,lo.,,4
LIVE In. rashi,r ,f 49,, u,,..rs frnon
every corner of o., ,aod
yon are nos 49, ~ rs,,,ra f., ,be
conntrv of vour h;r,, &c .a.r Iocas,ors
az vonr .ost-r;,y 49, Fsa.nt,ss -.
vernment of the Union. sf,mnIated by
the same feel,n~ ,vh;c,, b.d nron.,f,a
The CONGRESS- +, the des;gnatinn af = ma.
COMING hither. has destined the 6rst ser.
vice of a tr,gate. recently launched a,,b,s
metropolis, to the less wrIcome. bo,
eonallv DISTINGUISHED tr,s, of conveviot,
YOU home. The name of the shin has
added one more memorial to distant re.
giop, and to future ares. of a stream al
ready memorable, a, once in lie story OF
vour suffering, and of our ;ndenandence
The shin is now orenare3 tor van,
reception, and euuipped for sea. From
the moment of her departure, the prsy-
ers of millions wi, ascend To r aaven
that her passage may be prosperous,
and your return to the bosom Of YOUR IA
m,ly as propitious 10 YOUR han n,ness. as
your visit to this scene of yonr voolhInl
glory has been to tina, of the American
people.
Go, then, our beloved frisnd--ystarn
to the land of brilliant genius, Of gene
rous sentiment, of heroic ya,or; TO that
beautiful France. the nors,ns mother Of