Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-01-07
DoNEEgEIG.

w ARLINGTON, Jan. ).
DINNER TO GENERAL LAFAYETrE
According to Invitation, General LAFAYE rrs
dined with the Member, of both Houses of Com
gress, at WilliaTsou's Hotel in this city, TN Sa-
turday last.
AT half past o'clock, th,. front rooms of Will
liam5on'S range of buiiIings, now occupied by
private families, were thrown open for the com
pany, having been politely rendered for that
purpose. In about half an II ,Ir afterwards, th,
Presidcat of the United States, (-yho hal nc
cePtel an invitation 70 h,aJr the company with
ti' presea2e,) eltere the rom attended, bg his
Secretaries; NJ hllf past g. q neral Iaf,yatte
arrive atten l. b his IN, Nj. George Wash
ingtoa Lafayette, al his Secretary, VI. La Vas
scar; anl ii 1';J;'l, q: C In31.iY (which, in
'cin has the nvt Il = IS, ~ ttel I'd ab ,ut
2))J sat DIVA - dlll:r NJ. iatNard tn,
P'es.l1lt, pr, ten. af tn ) ,n,ta, an Mr. Ciay,
the Spctl;r Of t,e II ,a;e of Il .pt1seataiiv IS,
p:esilei. . u, rr ii IS VI. y ,iIlarf tt tn,
-Pre'i Leaf o. the y ltcI States, all on his lei,
Genaral l. lfay :!t3, 81 ,D:tc ~ his rev ,lu5i,n
AIRY brethren. . the right of Mr.. Clay, sat
the ) icretary OF Stite, al iii his l,it The Sec
rotary of War.
Daring ia; dinner, the NJ ,rinc BlnI per-
forn;i /, y,'isty .! ,tjo nj ant rlv,,,te airs,
an after IL cloth was r. u3.cI the following
toasts drank:
/. tn, Dry: which EXHIBIT; the plt.ilrch Of IL
b.rly slfrodnied by his b.ct!l.cn IN, mills. of his
children.
2. the Me nory of Washington.
g. Tn President of III. United States: Our res
portability abroad. anI prosperity 1T home are In.
best eulogy of his ad nihistfati0n.
When this toast WIS annoIicoI, the whole
CON any rose 70 II o,te acc1yt. E.ilantIv AMI
ds2,1iY affected with t.,5e;i lon anl sirnuitane-
OF; tribute o! &c pect. the Ptg>i Lat rose, and
wiz, much feeling, aIIrc5ssi tn: co nJiny as
flllow
IL c1nnot but b, 1ceply Affect by Il, gene
fous sentiments w:i;':iI yoi ht5o expressed in
favor ofmy CON ln:f, in Ia. ir;I lru,t which [
hiye 50 long he'd from ~ cDIa,rv. In our
respectfully nh~Jn, and pros ,,ogity al lo,ns
u, one CaI take more prOsodnd interest than
/ do. II IS to The virtue al N eiigJace at our
fci;oW- citizens tn! we owe t!iiS Success; anil /
see in it the mot decisive p~oof oc the excel.
ie1ca AMI stability o. our repu blcan institutions
That have excrte1 my best faculties, in long
curse Of public service, TO support these insl-
tuli)ai, anI to pro- nDte the w.iflrc AMI haDoi-
ness Of oar Union; IS most certain To receive
this public acknowledgement, from so distn-
guishei an assembly on an occasion so highly
Interesting ami honorabie to tn; nation. affords
me "A qualification wiiic'i 1 shall forever che
Tish.n
4. TIL Statesman WIG po.ainsd, aui the He
wha achieve Ju- i.tl p;nlcmca: Uu;psakable
gsatitI le 70. ur.ps : i3'e .n5fiis
3. a Nl;ioa'5 G.i:i,Uic: The tribute of h..
heart, wnci vii. "a; IT, frce:n,n a,e paving to one
Of the ~ ~ Z, .nsr3r. u their bruafdctors.
6. The CJA+ti. rioi 81 the United States: The
happy result OF ;m;li energy aud moral excel
Ience.
z. The Uoion Of thc States, cs'arn,ad by the
bloc J Of oaf mlrtyts E.,dctruj to alike by the
trophies Of w an th blessings ~ Peace, it rests
on the immuta5l5 basis Of our comnou 5iofics an
intci csts.
g. Gen. lafayette, tie great Apostle ofrational
liberty; Un1wed by tn, frown5 of tyranny. Uninad-
eHced Ivy the Establishment, of wealth, and unsedu-
c2d by popula' applause; the in the Castle 4
Olmn as in the active scenes o: bis l15ous, an
the height ofhi> reuowu.
After this ia was drank General Lafayette
rose AMI us ex 7re,atd hins ~:
''Ge lepss ofbot' Houses: ! want words {,
a<p,e7s the res sotfuL grateful sense / lave OF