Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-17
DINNER TO MR. BROWN.

o' W hIr L. by the committee selected Tor the &C
, To he Han. James Brorrn.
Late Minister oTiie q. S. 10 Eiuacs
SIR; number Of gentlemen Of all political par
e 'Acs desirous OF expressing your return 20 yo,1
native country, tho high estimation WHICH thew en-
terrain OF your services, While rcprcseniia- this ma
ton at the Court of France and your uur,n kind
ness and hospitality your couptrvmen who durir,s
your mission, have visited rested in Paris res
pccf!y request The honor os your company to par
take or pn6!Ic dinner, OH Friday the 6tl Noyem.
her at the City Hotel.
NeaTe personally mich gralifcl to hayc This op-
tcem.
Philip uenc, W. ". wsalsey, Isa>, carou,,
George Griswoi, Peter Carr, Isaac * Hrno,
George Griffin, r. Ray, P Fish, H. [, Wyc,oii, Pc
/! ter Re,psen.
! TO this note the Committee were honorc;. with
/ the annexed reply:
GENTLEMEN: have received wish r,ro,
rudc The inv ationyou have given nc, on hckalf Of
p'mD2r ct my fellow Citizens -o| al polficaj .,.-
f;2S TO narta"c with ,heni ola public dinner on Lhe
the bih OF N0ycm5Cr III accepting this iuyiia ,ion
permit to rcQ"cs. that you will have the Kindness
to express to those gentlemen to whom am ndebt-
ca Tor tbs mLcr!ng proof ii their appreciation, NV
EIaieia sense OF the lHiuent manner ill which they
{ have viewd my cDrdNcl, during my residence in
traIlce y tlaty YOU wi! be pleased 10 accapof YOUR
sc!Ve$ l!H!!ViGuGIy, sincere assurances OF the ohira
lions fec! far the very polite rianner in Which that
!ayitaIlon hAs been communicated TO me-
have tho honor to be- With every sentiment Of
respect ana esteem Geniemnn, YOU faithful and O.
! 0eIaeAt servant. JAMES BROWN.
CaTow; Peter Crazy, George CTiswold, Isaac s.
Hone, Peter Rerascn Robert Ray, Preserved Fish
George Griffin Henry Wyckoa,
/ An invitation WAS also sent to Governor Barbour
recently returned from the Court of James (hay-
ing been removed from his embassy BY the present
administration to participate in the festivities OF the
! day. The circumstances of Mr. Barbour much to
the regret OF his friends obliged hrn to decline the
lnyitation as will be seen by the following note.
NEW CHlI. Nov I.
! Gentlemen: begto offer you my thanks as On ar
acknowledgement of the rechipt OF the Invitation with
which you honored mo, TO dinner, or the 9th inst.
given to AIs brown, oar late Minister france by
many Of the citizens Of New York y long absence
from my home and my lriends makes 1t desirable TO
me TO return forthwith to Virginia. 4here are
other circumstances which make my speedy return
Iunavodably necessary. am therefore constrained
10 iorogo the pleasure q accepting this invitation.
regret this necessity the more shall therefore
! be deprived OF the opportunity Which / would NEST
gladly have embraced of uniting with my fellow citi-
%ens OF New York, in giving proofs of high consd-
/ Grafton to AIR BgowntwhoGl an. fortunate enough
IN be able to rank among my best friends.
Toyou, gentlemen, beg 10 ofer nv D ol,uud res.
poets, and to ask OF you the favor make my ackno-
Judgments acceptable to your asgGciates,
i IAfIES BARBOUR.
fhllP Hooe, Esq, @c,-camnitfc Of ~q,rGngemcsts.
The dinner given yesterday, at the City Hotel,
and was truly one of the most elegant and agreea-
bic civic entertainments ever served even in that
! inmemorially celebrated banquettng .IIaH The
number of gentlemen who participated in the festivi
! ties OF the occasion, upwards of two hundred
PhiP Hoac, Esq. presided, assisted by William w
! Voolsey, Isaac Carow, and Preserved Fish, Esus
| Among the guests, besides Mr.. Brown were the
Russian and Brazilian Ministers, His Honor Judge
Belts, the Hon Daniel Webster, of Mass. the Rev.
Doctors Matthews and WAINWRIGHT Cant Nichol.
son, of the Navy, Col. Morgan, of the Army, His
Honor the Mayor of this city, and Messrs. Cambre-
leng and Verpanck, of the House of Representatives
! After the several courses Of a very splendid and
sumptuous entertainment, the following toasts were
drunk, intefspersed with appropriate music, from a
! well selected band stationed in the orch.s
1. Our countryside virtue and patriotism of her
citizens are the best security for the stability of her
I Republican Institutions.
.. The President of the United STATES,
The Chairman row rose and addressed the gen
tcmen follows
Il shall now have the honor to propose a toast
which you have no doubt. already anticipated and to
! which, am sure your good feelings will respond
I II is the health ofthc distinguished individual, whom
, it is delight at this time to honor. We are all
acquainted with the ability and dignity with which he
has fulfilled the functions of his high Office abroad
! Aud as Americans, we rejoice in the opportunity
which IS now afforded to us to testify approbatin
Of his official conduct But trust shall be indul-
ged in adrcrting TO another claim which Mr.. Brown
has upon gratitude.
''Most Of have enjoyed in own persons, or
Fl in those OF our dear friends and relaiYeg the kind
ness and hospitality which lac 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
in which the thoughts of stranger wander back with
>, anxious sollcitudc to his native land; and in those
moments, he knews how 10 appreciate the value Of
those kind Offices, which caused him to forget for
the time, that the wide world of waters separates
, hif from the land of his fIillcrs.
In bcbafof these gentlemen, then, present aud
2 absent, ! beg leave TO propose
"0ur distinguished Guest, James Brown, late
Minister to France. Honor at home, to bin who mas
: done honor to his country abroad"
After the cheers with which this toast WINS recafv.
cd had subsidized, Mr.. Brown rose and returned his
thanks to the gentlemen for the honor which haC
D been conferred upon him, in nearly the following
n terms
n 81 rise to express my gratitude for the kindncs,
= with which my fellow citizens of New York have re-
ccived and for the compliment, paid to me by th;
4 numerous and respectable asscmbagc Of gcnllcmen
/ But am not vain 10 attribute your favorable
opinion Of the humble individual who addresses you