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

with which the heart of The nation beats,
as the heart of one mani bid you re-
luetant and ahectionate farewell.
To which Gen. La Fayette made the
Z following answer:
Cohy Of GEN. LA FAYETrE's ansqver 10
10 The President oftAe United States,
on The TN Sent. 1925.
/ Amids allmy obligations to the General
GoYermn ent, and particularly to you sir,
lisrespected Chief Magistrate, have most
thankfully to acknowledge the opportu-
nifty given me, at this solemn and painful
moment, TO present the people of the
United States with parting tribute Of
profound, inexpressible gratitude.
To have been in the inian, and critical
days OF these states, adopted by them as
iavorfe son, 10 have participated in
the tolls and perils Of our unspotted
struggle for independence, freedom, and
equal rights, and IN the Foundation of the
American Era of new social order,
which has already pervaded this, and
must for the dignity and happiness of
mankind, successfully perVade every
part oil the other hemisphere, to have re-
ceived at every stage of The revolution,
and during lorty years after that PERIOD,
from the people Of the United States,
and their representatives at home and
abroad, continual marks OF lheir conf
dence and kudness, has been The pride,
The encouragement, the support oi
! long and eventlui lie.
Bot how could find words TO acknowl.
edge that series Of welcomes, those un-
bounded and universal displays OF public
affection, which have mark ed each step,
each hour OF a t~eise-month's progress
throughphe twenty-iour states, and which,
while they oyerwheim my heart with
grateful delight, have most satisfactorily
evinccd the concurrence of the people in
The kind testimonies, in the immense IA
sors bestowed on me by the several
branches ot their rcpi esentatives in every
| part, aud al the central scat oil The con-
,ederacy.
! Yet, qualifications still higher awaited
ne; in the wonders OF creation and inn
| Provemenentt that have met my enchant-
| ed eye, IN tbe unparalleled and self-felt
Ihappiness OF the people, in their happy
prosperity and insured security, public
and private, IN practice OF good order,
tie appendage OF true freedom, and a
| oationAi GOOD sense, The 6nal aeoiter oil
all difficulties, have had proudly to re-
cognize a result of The republican prin-
ciples tor which we have fought, and a
glorious demonstration TO the most tim id
and preludiced minds, of the superiority,
over degrading aristocracy or despotism,
Of popular institutions founded Oh the
plain rights OF man, and where the local
rights oi every section are preserved
under q constitutional bond OF union.
! i'he oherishing OF that union between the
| States, as il has been the farewell en-
treaty OF our great patcrnal Washington,
and will have the dying prayer OF every
| American Patriot, So ii has become the
sacred pledge Of The ipalion of The
world, an object ia which l anl happy to
observe that the American people, while
they give the ani,nailng example Of sue
cessiul free institutions, in return for an
evil entailed upon them by Europe, aud
Of winch a liberal aud enlightened sense
IS every where more and more generally
ielt, show themselves every day more
iaDxioas!y Interested.
| And now, Sir, how can do Justice 10
my deep and lively feelings, Tor The as
surances most peculiarly valued Of your
esteem and friendship, tor your 50 very
Kind references to old tines, 10 my be-
loved associates, to the viscssiludes oil
my life, for your affecting picture oil the
blessings poured by the several genera
tons OF the American people on the re-
naming days Of delighted veteran, for
for your atfeciiona,e remarks on this sad
hour of separation, on the country OF my
birth, full, | can say, OF American sym.
pathies, on the hope 50 necessary to me
oil my seeing again the country that has
| deigned near half century ago to call
me hers ? Ishall content myself, refrain
| ing from supernuous repetltons, at once
before you, sir, and this respected circle,
10 proclaim my cordial confirmation OF
svery one the sentiments whichI have
bad daily opportunities publicly TO utter,
from the time when your venerable pre-
decessor, my old brother in arms and
friend, transmitted to me the honorable
invitation of Congress, TO this day, when
you, my dear Sir, whose friendly connex-
ion with me dates from your earliest
youth, are going to consign me to the
protection, across the Atlantic, of the
heroic national flag on board the splen-