Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-10-08
Grand Entertainment to Lofoye,te.

Or0nd entertainment to Lafayette.
The city of Paris has offered to day, Aug.
10, municipal banquet to Gen Lafayette
The company invited assembled at 6 o'clock
at the hotel of the Project The banquet
was for $50 persons At the desert, Count
Laborde, Project of the Seine, rose and pro-
posed the following toast
'' The French nation and the King of the
French"
The company received it by reclamation.
The second toast was given by Gen Lehan,
Senior of the Municipal Commission To
Gen. Lafayette"
After the acclamations ceased, Lafayette
rose and spoke as follows -
My dear fellow colleagues it is with q
delicious emotion that | thank you for the
manner in which you have received the toast
proposed in your name by my honorable and
patriotic colleague. When the population of
rams rose spontaneously to repel aggression
and re-conquer It's rights, the rights of MS all.
the impresctiptble rights of the human race
1t deigned to remember an old servant of the
people in proclaimng me its chief; in associ-
atiDg my name with it's triumphs, it has re.
compensed !he vicisstudes of a whole life
This people, so great during the combat, has
siiewn itself still greater by its generosity.
To-day 1t is, with the deep rooted sentiment
OF It's sovereignty, its true interest that il
must organize its victory. Already all the
patriotic opinions have frankly rallied round
constitutional and popular throne. The
acclamaiions of the capitalize accounts
from all the department, testify general
assent to their choice. There win be a diff.
terence OF sentiment on many other points
all opinions are free-the press is at hand to
enlighten, to warn public men, 81 all the cit
iZens; but there is an observation which INV
old experience ought to submit to YOU.
The Nation had conquered i'm 50. national
and social rights had been proclaimed and
organized, force could do nothing against us :
then arosc that fatal system of division and
anarchy, the deplorable consequences of which
you all know, and have we not since seen
agents OF that false system, emissaries of CO.
oien'z and OF foreign powers impudently claim
their salary? But the exquisite good sense of
the actual population Will preserve us from
that misfortune. You are no longer those
generations of the ancient regime astopisbed
to learn they had rights and duties, YOU are
the children, the pupils ofthe revolution, and
your conduct in the great days of glory and
liberty has just shown the difference.
Surrounded by so many persons formerly
and recently distinguished who awake in me
so many reco!loctions of attachment. Of craft
tude, and vi respect, and among whom am
pleased tc meet our heroes of the burricade.
invited by the magistrates of the capital TO
Tins patriotic banquet | feel'that they have
attended 10 give to theNationa, G uard of Paris
a testimony OF affection in the person Of n
chlet, whose constant sentiment has been
that ofa respectful subordnation TO the civ.
ii authority; but how can | expIess to all and
to each the emotions OF my heart ? shall
conilne myself to proposing the following
TOAST - me Glorious Partisan Population. Z"
Attic words, g. the glorious Partisan Pop.
uiauon, the acclamations of the company
burst forth with increased viyacity. The
orchestra played patriotic airs Cen. Lafay.
cite rising, indicated that the banquet was
concluded, and the company again assembled
In the saloons.
great many women took an active part
IN the combats in Paris, and several distin-
guished themselves by feuts Of extraordinary
courage. a young and pretty girl, 10 years
OF age, who, during the three days appeared
in front of the com batanLs armed will, mus