American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-06-07
TIE N.3IION'S GUEST


TIE .Na1ION'S GUEST.
The reception Of General La Fapptie a, No.,
rilte says the National Inlegencer) was rn,h".'
aslic and impressive. He arrived there on The Vs..
ult The banks were lined with mutudes ws;, ss1
for the steamboat, haling their old friend with o"
acclaim as the steamboat bore him to the landns
place above the town. He was received, on landinas
by General Jackson, and, after greetings on H.
bank, mounted with Gen. Jackson, acarrape draws
by four superb gray horses, escorted by from IS
cavalry, &c. Arches over the streets, FAIRS a. H.
windows, and unanimous voices, pronounced vsl
come to LII Fayette neat and modest add,s..
was made to him by Governor Carroll and anoh.
or by the Mayor OF the City, Il. b. C,trreu, EsoN
to which the General made appropriate repirs
The following, in reply to the Mayors Address,
particularly delicious, both in sentiment and expre
sion:
.In this late tour through the Southern and
Il Western States which you have been pleased, with
a kind soci,ude, to mention, have found con.
tinued source OF happy and grateful emotions in the
blessings OF republican institutions supported h,
n republican patriotism, the prodigious results Of ma
|. tional independence, self-goverDmen and generous
feelings every testimony III my behalf that can elale
and delight the heart, and every attention that can
make journey rapid, easy, and pleasant. Such
. has been my progress to this metropolis, where on
i this day, the people Of Nashville, their worthy Al.
) dermen, and you, Mr.. Mayor deign to welcome
n me, in the most honorable and atlectionale man.
c ner
! While you, so very kindly to me- are pleased 10
nj refer to Those old times, Of which it true that
; lyour city, then unborn, cannot point out on her
al beautiful hills any local remains, have the plea.
sure to united in her bosom many of the yete-
ran soldiers of independence and freedom, and their
E numerous gallant descendants, the later lheatfe Of
whose glory, after having worshipped at the ombs
= of Green, Kab and Pulaski, | had the honor to
salute on those Orleans lines, where they nobly
- fought under their illustrious fellow citizen.
:. beg you MIR. Mayor. and gentlemen Of the Cor
I'D pora,lon in behalf of the people Of Nashville. and in
rs your own name, to accept my afectioEae and re-
$ spectful gratitude"
Alter receiving the Ladies Of the city at the Ma.
lie sonic Hall, he paiook OF dinner at the Nashville
he Inn, at which General Jackson presided. Some Of
e the toasts were in an excellent spirt-the following,
lDl Tor example
pei ,]ur distinguished Guest-Youlh, fortune, the
charms OF domeslc felicity, and his own blood were
his willing sacrifice in the cause in which our Ia.
n Tiers suilered-he is welcome to the bosom OF the
West, and he shall have the hearts OF our children.
nj Gen LA FAyETTE rose, and expressed his &C.
IL knowlrdg ments for the gratifying toast that had
Z. been drank with much affection to him. lie
1e then proposed the following sentiment
he The State of Tennessee and the city Of Ndshrlae
he May our Revolutionary legacies forever unite win
I'd the splendid aurels of the last war; to form one Of
u.s. the perpetual bonds of union between every part OF
ii the American Con'ederacy.
he BY Cen Jackson, President oil the day: Ihe.ha
MS tion's Guest. Tyrants have oppressed hm-ou'
Gu freemen delight 10 do him honor.
-, Gen. La Fayeste said he was douby proud OF the
sentiment which had been JUST now expressed me
move gratifying when given by the lus'f'ous
ia President of the Dinner and gave the following
Iii Toast:
adj The LINES Of Orleans.
mi After the Dinner, with splendid procession Of
the Fraternity, he visited the Masons, at their Ha,
oil which was beautifully decorated for the occasion,
led Here an Address was delivered to him by the Giaa
JUS Master, and Grafton suitable to the occasion was
"a pronounced. The next day, among other ana many
interesting incidents, he dined at the residence y
Gen. JACKSON, with a large company ana a' g..
wards attended Ball, where all the lair OF Nasa''
zee and its neighborhood present and al lhe oop
sh per, in reply TO a complimentary Toast IRON ~
rs LADIES' the venerable Chevaler gave the iolio"hb
-, tennessee Beauty-equal to Tennessee salof
led
are THE NATIONS GUEST IN KENIuChi
The Amongst the citizens of Fayete county VINO a.
MS sembled to honor The Guest OF the Naon were o'a
III was lui