Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-10-19
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Lafayette IN dmerien -Sucb is the title Of
the Journal which Nj. Levasseur, who accom-
panied the Guest Of he \ a,ion as his Private
Secretary, during his triumphal progress
through these United States. has Just published
II il comprised IN two large Svo volumes. well
printed and, so far as we have had time 10 look
over il. splr,lediy written. NJ. Levasseur &C.
counts tDr the late period Of their pub lica,ion
nv saying, that the relation in which he stood
TO tn General while here, continued Tor two
years after their return TO France, and that
while he thus formed part OF the Generals
| family, he thought II would be most delicate
towards him, mi 10 pei forth rom under his
roaf As it were. work. Of which he, of course,
was the ohiefohiecl aud nteresi.-Under such
circum stancts, the language even Of faith
! fpi aud naked truth, ME hi have been mistaken
| for studied eulogs, and common incense
| When, however. his services were 40 longer
required nj La Grangs, and he entered upon a
new Career of his own, he immediai ely set
about correcting his notes, made NJ the time,
aud for The most part day by day, or rather
night by night. fOr Their hours OF day light
we're all pre- ocenped-snd ~ the two vol
umes now given 10 the world, we see their re.
| suit.
Ofthese volumes we shall hereafter speak
passages in the last chapter OF The second vol
ume, which happened 10 catch our eye. The
hrsi records the visit made by the General. &C
| companied 10y Mr.. Adams then become Presi.
dent, IN Mr.. Monroe, Just retired from the
Chair of state o his farm at Odk-hW, Gen
eral Lafayette, SAYS the narrator, " was daily
making Preparations tor bisre'urn 10 Europe
but before leaving he soil Of America he was
anxIous 10 r'ysit some OF his old friends IN
Virginia and especially, lie desired to see him
who, as Chez Magistrate, had received hun ri
the Seat OF GoYernment, and who now return
I'd 10 private life. continued in cullivating his
moderate pstrimonlai estate, 10 give his fellow.
citizens an example OF every virtue. The
General mentioned his wish to President
Adams, vino immediately offered to &C.
company him IN the VISIT. saying, that he wouio
-" gladly avail Of such an occasion To 90 al.
offer Ia his prede cessar his tribute Of ,,sr
and attachment Ga The 9th Of August
cordingly. we started lor Ohk.hn the
deuce of Mr.. Monroe, 81 miles form VAS
ton Mr.. Albums took the General il hI, ..
rage, together with George Lafayette and OF
of his friends iull, wed IN u t,lbuTy, wrh II
son Of the Pre- .idenl-and thus, without suils or
escort, we left the city. At the bridge over
the Potomac, we stopped To pay toll he toll
gaiherer, aiier counting the number Of persons
aud horses, received RON the President the
sum required, and we went on scarcely, how,
ever, had we proceeded II few steps, when we
ard behind US voice saying, Mr.. Presi.
deni, you have paid mea Hing short ~ and
Immediately the toll-gaiherrr came running On
with the none, in his hand explaining bow
the mistake arose The President heard him
auenlively went over the calculat on with
him. aud hsdmg thu The man was right, pu
his hand onl 10 psy him, when all n, once the
toli-gatherer recognized General Lafayette in
the carri4er, aud forthwith insisted upon re.
turning the amount OF his toll, saving -" All
bridges and all gates are free TO the Guest of
the Nation. Mr.. Adams. however, observed
that on this occasion, the General was not
travelling Off tally, ror the Guest of the
Nation, hui SIMPLY rs nm individual, aud a iii lend
OF the Presid, nt-which character gave hun
no title t. exemption THIS reasoning
struck the toll gatherer rs just--he took the
money and Withdrew. l us, during the Whole
course oil his travels IN the Unied States, The
General was once only subj cot TO he Custom
AIRY tolls and that was precisely on the occa-
sion when III was accompanied by the Chief
Mag sirate al The Nation IA Circumstance
which, IN any other fountry, would probably
have insured him the privilege ofexemptlon."
We do not know how thl, simple narrative
may strike others bur 10 us affords more
remarkable illustration of The simplicity aud
real equality resulting from our Institutions
then the INST elaborate argument could do
In another part of the same chapter, we fad
IN the shape of note, the reply Of Bolivar, to
he letter which LAFAYETTE adore ,sed TO him.
in transmitting. in the name the family OF
General Washington, portrait aud gold medal.
We are MOI aware that this reply has before
been published, and iher' fore translate il:
Lima, 10Th March, 1926
G.neral-For the first time behold the
character traced by the hand # the benefactur
of the Ne".World. owe that happiness TO
Colonel Mesh, who has ust handed IN, your
honorable letter OF 18Th Oct. last
II is with inexprcsshe pleasure that learn
ed from the public papers, that you had bad
The goodness 10 honor me with a treasur.
from Mount Vernon TIE likeness of Wash
ington, and one ofthe monuments of his glory
are, ii IS said, TO he presented TO me by you
in the name oi the names Of the illusirious
citizen, eldest son of Liberty in the New.
World. How shall express the value which
my heart attaches TO a testimony Of esteem so
glorious FOR me The family # Alount Yer
non honor me hey nj my hopes-for Wash
lngton. from the hands OF Lafayette, is the
most sublime recompense that man could de.
sire.
Washington was the courageous prote ctor Of
social reform, and yon, Sir. you ars the hero
&c ci''zen, the champion of liberty, who served
America with the one hand, and the Old w GRID
with the other. What mortal could suppose
himself worthy of the honor with which you
design TO overwhelm me. Hence nv confusion
is IN propoi ton with the respect and venera.
ton which every man owes to the Nestor of
Liberty.
am. with the creates, consideration, yo
respectful admrer, BOLIVAR.
Captain Hai.--Ths October number Of the
North American Review, contains n long and
rather severe criticism Of Captain Halls Trav.
els. The article closes with the following re-
marks:
p" We repeat. we have been actuated by no
III will toward the traveller but we appeal to
the inpartialreader, that we have shown him
to be IN possession of prejudices, under which
he could not, and 10 have committed errors
winch prove that he did not. see the country as
u u.s. His work will do considerable mischief