Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-16
DINNER TO MIR BROWN.


,s,or 10 Franco. the Hon JANIS BRowN, with a
public dinner. The following is the note OF invita-
non tJ Mr i. 10y the oommi,tco selected for The &C
CASTOR:
u, The Hon. James BTown,
Iqte Minister ofihc u. S. 10 France.
Sn: number of gentlemen OF all political par
tics, DESTROYS OF Expressing on your return to your
native country, the high estimation which they en-
r;ain OF year services, while representing this
ton at the Court Of France ard your uniform kind
and hospitality TO your countrymen, who, during
yonr rlssion have visited or resided IA Pans res
pcc,flly request the honor Of your company to par
take cf public dinner, on Friday the 9th Aovom. /
trr at the City Hotel.
We are personally much groiiicd to have this op-
poriuri,y 10 assure you Of our great respect anu =.
Ph;lip Hone, w. W. Wooisoy. Isaac Carow.
Gcerrc Gyswold, Peter Cary, Isaac :. Hone,
George Griffin, Il. Ray P Fish, II / WyckoE Pc
ter Rcu'Scn.
To this note the Committee were Lonorcd v;A
tic scneNrd reply;
GuNrrENEN: have received with un:cigDcd graf
Cc, the invitation you have given me, ON behalf at
6 uiphcr 81 my fellow citizens "of all political pr
u.s." 10 rar;ake with them Oft public dinner ON to
N.c Cih Il November. In accepting this invitation.
permit to request that you will have the kindness
10 express - those gentlemen, 20 whom am indebi-
cd 1r this fattcrinE proof Of their APPROPRIATIONS my
CratCiI, sense ofthe indu'Est name. 10 which they
have vic'yd my conduct, curing my residence, ~
France j. that YOU will be pleased To acccpto your
selves individually sincere assurances Of the obca
lions feel for the very polite IN which that
invitation has been communicated 10 me.
have the honor to be. with every sentiment. of
Tspec, and esteem Genii>man; yCTT fa,,htu. and O.
NIcssrs. Philip Hone, VIM. W. Noolscy. Isaas
C1rsw, Peter Crary, George G5iSwoli, Isacc :.
1FJue, Peter Rcnasen Robert Raw. Preserved Fisl
George Griffin, Henry Wyckot;.
An invitation also sent 10 Governor Bar1o--.
recently returned from the CCcrt DIS James v-
Ing been removed from his embassy ~ the p tsco;
Administration, 10 participate the :S;v- = g.: ,as
day. The circumstances q Sr barbour, Iauoa g.
the regret fLiS friends obliged hD. decline las
invitation, as VII be zSea oy tl0 following note.
NUU-NOEs. Nov :.
Gomtismso: / beg to offer yoa ny thanks as II &C.
acknowledgement OF the receipt Il the icvUa,.oa VIZ.
which you honored me- 20 dinner, ou the ttE '-s..
given to Mr.. Brown, our late Minister 10 Franc h,
many of the citizens of New York. 4 long sb~,ace
from my homo and my friends maGcs u desirable -
to return forthwith to Virginia. Their, a-c
other circumstances which make NV spevoY return
unavoIdabiy necessary. am therefore constrained
60 forego the pleasure OF accepting tins invitation
regret this Necessity the more | snail therefore
be deprived of the opportunity which would most
gladly have embraced OF uniting with nv fellow ci!i
zens of New York, in giving proofs Of high consul
Grafton to Mr.. Brown, whom | am fortuna e enough
to be able TO rank among INV best friends.
To you, gentlemen, beg 10 offer my D oround res
poets, and 10 ask Of yOu the favor mike my lucknow
Judgments acceptable TO your associates
JAMES BARBOUR.
Philip Hone, Esq, Subcommittee n arrangements
'l.
and was truly one of the most elegant ana agrcea-
Die civic entertainments ever served even in that
iInrnemoriaily celebrated banquettDg Hall. Tn. /,
number OF gentlemen who participated in the lcstlyi
ties OF the occasion, was upwards OF two hundred
Philip Hone, Esq. presided, assisted by William w.
Voolsey, Isaac Carow and Preserved Fish, Esas.
Among the guests, besides Mr. Brown were the
Russian and Brazilian Ministers His Honor Jnd1e
Belts, the Hon. Daniel Webster of Mass the Rev. II
Doctors Matthews and Wainwright, Capt. Nichol.
son, Of the Navy, Col. Morgan, of the Army. His
Honor the Mayor Of this city, and Aessrs CaInbre-
leDg and Nerplanck Of tue House of REPRESENTATIVES
Alter the several courses of Il very splendid and
sumptuous entertainment, the following ioas,s were
drunk, lntersI ersed with appropriate music from
well selected band stationed in the orchestra:
/. Our country-the virtue and patriotism Of her
citizens are the best security for the stability OF her
Republican Institutions.
.. The President of the United States
The Chairman now and addressed the ren-
tlemen as follows
Il shall have the honor to propose a toast
which you have doubt, already antIcipated and 70
which, ] am your good feelings VIII respopd
1t Is; the health ofthe distinguished individual whom
1t is delight at this time to honor. We are all
acquainted with the ability ali. dignity with which he
has fulfilled the functions Of his nigh office abroad
And MS Americans, we rejoice in the opportun,t,
Which Is now afforded to us, testify our aDprobali4
Of bis official conduct. But trust shall be indul-
ged IN advertng 10 another claim which Mr. Brow!
hast upon gratitude.
"Alost Of us have enjoyed in our own persons or
IN those Of dear friends and relatives the kind.
and hospitality which he has uniformly extended
TO his countrymen who have visited Paris during his
residence IN that city. There are moments even
amidst the hustle Of that gay and festive metropolis
il which the thoughts Of stranger wander back with
anxious solcitude TO his native ond and in those
moments, he knows how TO appreciate the value Of
those kind Offices, which caused hin TO forget for
the tDe, that the wide world Of waters sepafates
him from the land Of his fathers
In hehalfof these gentlemen, then, present and
absent, beg leave 10 propose
"Our distinguished Guest, James Brown. late
Minister to FRANCE. Honor at home ~ him who ha;
done honor % his country abroad"
After tho cheefe with which tits toast was rccoiy-
cd had subsidized, Mr. Brown rose and returned lie
been conferred upon him, in nearly the following
terms: s
u rise TO cypress my gratitude for the kindness
with which my fellow citizens Of New York have ro
celved me- and for the compliment paid to me by this
numerous and respectable assomboge Of gentlemen.
But am not so vain 10 attribute vouT f,vo,IIi,
opinion OF the humble individual who addresses ,1,
TO any merit which he has displayed in Din. on.ciei
character. No, gentlemen / refer your aindpr.. ~,
far different motive. attribute i ~ MI ya,o.