American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-11-28

that night, and the succeeding day and night; anu
on the second evening told the General that our oo'
siness mperativey required our return 10 fals' ."
the next day. We took leave IN most atFectonate
manner. ri himself and all The family, retiring
lor the nipht as we were to leave La Grange at s1
o'co, on the following morning, TO be In time lot
the Dtligence which leaves Rossoit at seven ~ the
morning. We arose early and found the carriage
Of the General waiting at the door to carry US 10
Rossoit; the hour Of breakfast was halt past Ten
we found however. the table spread, breakfast pre-
pared Tor us, and the General and his daughter up
before US. We took breakfast, and 4 second iease
of this hospiiabc family and mansion
"You may easily understand the feelings which
uur reception excited, and believe is that OF Amer.
leans generally who visr; there though think ours
was not lessened by the letters OF Madame de =,
who had paved the way Tor our reception. MY ~
PRODUCTION was, as you know. from Judge r ABOUT
ghom the General amused me with hundred pun
ming anecdotes which had not heard: 10 wit-on
entering Philadelphia in the barouche. General La
faye,te apoorized to him for the inconvenience he
sustained on his account, and said that he lthe
Judrc) would be almost blinded with the Dust
+" You forget" he replied. "thai am Judge
the lawyers are continually throwing dust IN my
eyesn Whilst receiving the citizens in the Hall oil
Independence, corps Of military inter AHA present
ed themselves, and after the customary greetlngy
the Captain Of The company observed TO General
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to share with you the dangers oil The Revolution we
will endeavor TO walk in your shoes" "lmpossble,
(replied Judge P. who was standing oy.) we
| had no shoes" could relate many anecdotes OF
the kind. but they wosld be TOO numerous
II had great deal OF interesting conversation on
Amer iean topics with the General lie seemed 70
be particularly interested in the subject The Penn
,ylsana Penitenary. pnd is, find, very hostile 70
the system. The People Of Pennsylvania think.
aid he tina, the sysem Of solitary confinement Is
a new idea new discovery not so-it IS only the
revival OF th- system OF the astile. The Stale oil
lPennsyiyania. which has gisen to the world an ex
ample oil humanity, and whose code OF philanthropy
Ihas teen quoted and canvassed By all Europe IS now
about 10 proclaim The wotld the ineieacy OF the
system, and TO revise and 10 restore the cruel code
OF The most bataarous ard unenlighisned age
There is ano,her feature (said he) which chilled me
To look on saw he tuftets vhich Aark the cor
nrrs ot the wall, from which The senites are 20
rerlo, the establishments | have been subject 10
III tins and OF all the sufferugs OF my lie, none
aave exceeded none have eq0sled. that single ~
ire ssion oil being for three Whole years asleep am
awake. sitting or standing, exposed 10 the view o.
we've, watching my every motion, taking from my
very thoughts every idea nf privacy. | can ttuly
say that imprisonment, 81 itself, was mercy com
pered 10 this | am told that hey ure be with
out the least rnploy ment and ate not 70 be allowed
the use OF books Now. ! was not put into con6ne
mept as tibet and ! cannot with certainty speak
as to the effect this sysiem will hay ON them. !
was corh1ed for my tendency TO Revolutionary
principles and during The whole time Of my i'm.
prisonment, all my Thoughts we're directed TO
single object and my head ull OF plans Tor revolt
Itonizing Europe, So think it will he with The
the; and when he shall be restored to soeie'y, il
viii be with his head full OF plans, concocted aud
devised during this singuIarly favorable opportunity.
hope my friends OF Pennsylvania will consider the
effect This system had on the pcor prisoner. at the
Base.' { / repaired to the scene SAID he. on
the second day Of the demolition, and found tina, ali
the prisoners had been desngeJ BY their SONAR.
confinement, except one He mad been prisoner
twenty Ave Yeas and was led ioi during he heis
OF the tumul,uous io, OF the people whilst engaged
in tearing down The building. He lock d arougd
with amazement; for he rad seen nobody for hi,
pace Of time and before night he was so much at
, ieced that he became confirmed maniac, from
Which situaton lie never recovered
, a ound the General IS crowd of American,
. generally and tear that msnY ct counttymen
impose on his good AZURE and hat too in marnet
which IS distressing 10 esey one having the leas,
feeling u honor have been Id that within The
last week he has had nine applications for he osr
Of money and such is the PECULIARLY Of his stUa
lion. that he cannot refuse. ] mentioned this tt
Mr. Brown. and lie said that he did not doub, the
truth o. the s;ory and lod severs instances o
the same kind, which came under bis own persona
Knowledge | he sid &c etlsman is O. liged to keeE
4 many Of his own cnuntrymen. so hat he has hi.
! hands full. Around him i 10 be found delightful
society, and the Liberals assemble here to com
mon cenue Amongst the company | met Mr.
Benz smin Constant, the celebrated member Of ths
Chamber Ct Deputies, and think have not seer
i IN France more interesting man."