Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-10-09
From the ". r .fmericaa.
LAFAYETTE IN AMERICA.

Leyasseur who accompa I'D the Gues' oil me
Nation as his Piivatr SEC e ary. during his tri>
umphai progress through. enea United States.
has JUS published. IL is comprised III Two
large 8 vo. volumes, web prined. md, SO Tar as
VIZ have ad line to look over il, spiritedly
written VI Le,sssrur accounts Tor The late
Dr. rlod Of their public arion, ny saying, that the
relation in which he stood TO the Gfnrsl While
mere, on inurd for ,e,rs after their return
10 France, aud ,nat while he thus formed part,
of he Generals family, h. thought ii wouio
be mo-, delicate towards him, not TO put fo'th
{, ON under his o.f, Us il were, work, oil
which he of course. was The chief object and
intere, : Under such circumstances the lam
guage Of even faithful aud naked :ru'h, might
have been misiak n for sud ed eulaey, & ION.
mandrd incense. When, however his s rvicrs
were no longer required al La G, ange,S en-
tered upon a new career Of his own, n imme-
dia' ely st about correcting M, notes, m ids al
the tim. s. for he most par day by day, or IA
thrr, night by night, for heir hours OF daylight
were all pre- occ upird-and in the two voium'
now gwen to the world. We see the result
OF these volumes we shall h. 'eaf'rr speak
more fully; a, presep, we translate one or Two
passages in the last chapter OF he second vol
ume, which happened TO catch our eye. lhe
first records he visit made by 'hr General, &C
den,, to Mr. Monroe, jus, re ired from tue
Chair OF sac to his farm ~ Ouk hill Cen
eral f.yett', SAYS the nsrratpr, was daily
max ng prepare ions for his return to Euro2e
but before leaving thu soil Of America, he
was anxious to visi some OF his old friends IN
Virginia and especially, he drsir'd 20 STE him
who, as Chief Magistrate, had received him
al the seat Of Gosernment, and who now re-
| turned 10 pri,a,e life, continued In cul'Ivating
his modera'e palrimnnial estate, 10 give his
.ilow -cufZ-ns Example of every vir'ue.-
The General mentioned his wish IN President
Adams, who immediately offered to aoc"mpa
ny him in the visii, saying, thai he would
gladly a, all Of such an oco aston 10 GO and oil
fer 10 his predecessor, his tribute of resDec
and attachment On the 6 h Of August, &C
cordinglv we arted for o k hill, The r. sidrnce
Of Mr. Monroe. 81 miles from Wishing OH
Mr. A dams took the General III his carriage,
together with George Lafayette and one Of hi,
friends; followed in ,ilburv, with son o.
the PRESIDE n-and thus without suite or es-
cor. we left be- city.
Al The bridgr ovcI the Potomac, we stopped
TO pay tolI--rhe 'oll- ga herer, af'er counting
the number Of persons and horses, rrceIv
from the Pr, sdent the sum required, and We
W. nj on; scarcely, however had we proceeded
{, W steps, when We heard behind Us a voice,
saving, Mr. Presiden', NJ President, you
have paid me shilling sho. !" and immediae
ly the ,ol-g ,'herer came running up with he
money in his hand, ex planning how the mistake
arose The President heard him ateDrively-
wen, over the calculation with him, and lind
ing hal he man was right. put his hind ou' to
paw him, when all al once The 'oll gstherer
recogarzed Gene al Lafayette in tie carriage,
aud for hwuh insisted on returning the amount
of his toll, say,ng-"All bridges and all ga,es
arr fee TO The Guest of The nation" NJ. Ad-
ans however, ursrr,ed that, on tails oco asion,
The General as not travelling off tally, nor as
the Cues, of III Nation: bur sim ply ss an indi
,idual, and friend of the President which
thar aeter gaze i'm no tile TO exemption. Thi,
reasoning struck he toll ga,hereI as ju,t-he
tonk he mon y ami withdrew. Thus, during
the whole curse of his travels in ne y States
the General was once only subject to the Gus.
romary tolls; and thai was pre- isey on the oc-
casion when he was accompanied by the Cher
Magistrate. of the Nation,-a circumstance
which H. any other country. would probably
have insured him the pr, ilege u! exemption.
We d. MOI know how this simple narrative
NAV sirik- others; but 10 Us l. affo' d. moe
remarkable iusrra ion Of tn simplicity
and real equality result ing frnm ou' institutions
han the mos, elaborate argumen' could do
In another par, Of he SAM chap r. we Il d,
in the shape Of noie, he reply Of Bolivar, 0
the letter whi' h Lafayette address ed him, in
rsusmiuing. in the name Of the family If
General Washington, portal and gold me
dsl We are not aware that this reply has De
fore be- published. md Therefore 'ransia''' it:
LIMA, 10TH MARCH. 1895
General: For the frs, ,imr behold lnr cha
racer .rncd by the ha d of the bruef, ctor Of
the New W"rld. owe hal bsppines, 10 Col
Mesh. who has jus, handed me you honorable
oi l3 Ocsob LIST.
IL Is with IN xpressible pleasure that learn
Ell from the public papers, that you had had
he goodness 20 honor mt with ire ssure from
Mount Vernon. The liktn, SIS Of Washington,
end OF the monuments Of lis ghery. are, j.
Is said, to nc presented 10 me by you, in The
name e the inan.s of re ,llu,lrious ci zen,
eldesi SON Of Liber,y il me NJ W.rld How