The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-10-29
pAykIoYIc BANQUET c'"rN
CENERAL LAFAYEl.g y


fFron Me Precursor de Lynn, Sept ~
The banqeet N honor Of Gcneral La
flyet.e .'es -ivcr 'his afternoon ~ the
negnifoen, e5'ocn Gara' ioh was boau.
tifully ornaueu'ed With shrubs, srd con.
ta,oeo about SOC of the most respecieelo
cili7ens. The bust Of the friend % Wash
jnvton, crowned with laurel, wAs placed m
tho saloon. and the General OF his arrival,
WIS rece'yef wih enthusiastic eppause.-
;. 5anG &c mr,in played sone OF the most
favori'o airs dag uInner Among tbs
nost dis..D- vishcd guests, were nj. Con.
dere, Deputy Of t!,v Nc"'cu - n tho
R.one, !Ncssrs. Ge Corceiles & de- Schom-
CO, Deputies Of the Seine, two eons OF Au
gds,in pcnct, the Consul of tho United
f'tstcs, and the aeputica from the towns of
~. Etienae and Viebne. After the health
OF the King had been drunk with nr;h
pausc, NJ. Coaderc -
Lafayette. vthE. :. "'~-" -,e S-....-
battles, aus .. -. -:
puent spec ,cs,br =, ~ a. - 81
no equai. The 60. a, ''rred ihaps7
in ! 81. : 'ntA. So, t.'>gN @h'ehsgo
vivc The T.. '-ecte.
arr -orl an, i'rp sad he Gen
erul, ",aat ~ passlg9 q i.s erea, and
patriotic cry sbolid na,c aAJlda- iL> n
opportunity Of again expressing nly ~
s,aat hatred to OPPRESSION, ene my Geterh'
,naticn 10 asist al 'ht attempts made
5y courtcr reyolutonGry incorie,bllty.
p,ree appl use., Gert,ewltn, you are
inonGc j WI b hoetlo frojecte; er. .g'r
will thry b. "a UieQ ito oxacntIoa Z ~
3, We by the Gannbcr Of De1u,ies Ny
feoIearIc 5sa III spe, yoorresp "tatle l,p'
0te, ~ Condsrc, viii ouch. 'o0-~ant
~ MS colleagues who 9rs @. "a = bdnGu'
sill slso attest tkrL iah . moi nj OF dan
>, our Chamber will sk,v .ts.b caithfC
TO honor and tc patriotism, DO they wish
=, u,.sove the - n, -. Then It would
,e tne af'air Of The electors; and certainly
they would elect deputies WORTHY of the
orceFou, Of the nation, and ot themselves,
VIII they dare by simple ordinances to
viuate zoo electious,and to exercise m H.
legal power? No; the pcrlIsans o, such
mensuros viii nc doubt call to mind y 'ime
.hatthc strength ofevery govcrnmcn. Hy
G%,sts IN tho arms md IN tho purse vi .llu
n nc citizens who compose tho ~ 1n
'rhe French nation is acquainted witH IL
rights, and well know how to defend them
Let us hope, then, gentlemen, that
these plots viii bo overturned. IN the
mean time, permit me to propose The foI-
loving toast:-'To 'hv department Of NE
Rhonc, and to The city Of iyous, IT,. an
cient metropolis Of lndusty, th4 courageous
enomy to oppresson--l1Hy Ter liberty. BET
dignity, and her prosperilg, be hruly ta5ed
on th, fol- aud entire enjoyment Of very
u,turlI, Of every social right, wt,s' she
VAS invoked IN all .imGs, &. undcr tit lorst
u circumstances
As soon "a III. erlusl1stic sE iau' tiors
whch followed ,his speech he snbsided,
NJ. do Corceiics, dcpUty. addressed the as
semblv After rema-kinc rpoa the dis.
baalment Of the National Guards, who, he
aaid, were ies ihsG 80 defend the charter
no ppssc1 high a,J well ucrtcd eulo.
GUM unon tiensraI Lafayette "ffe Ma.
iiona Guard Of Fance, and ia ilidsr.ous
Sounaernvos theO drmkW.lh much eroei
n., and the ftlloNing, aiaong ether t ,Is,
Ru1ceded:---
''I'c the nembcrs "a the Two Chsmj jurs,
who have sc gioriou.lv defended tIer shls
cf the nation "-"l'o tho m,gis,, ties,
whose cnu ,age is 0 guaranty for the due
execution Of our 'aysr--~'ro the army,
who win STU know, now to mako the hon.
OF of France respected. ."--''To the Amer
icau people; they are indebted 10 MS for
lafayette, but they ofTrr Washlngioh us
the rnodcl ot heroes and legislators"
The American Consul at Ly ons ret,rn
cd thanks 70, Tho latter toast, aud proposed
"Frrncc, mEy the relations Of commerce.
and friendship which exist between her
and the United States increase snd p