Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-09-03
FOURTH OF JULY AT PARIS

me hhy'seVenh anniversary OF American Inde
Pendehce was celebrated usual at Paris bv .u,nn
"ous dinner, at which were present nearly am hnnd y,
hmeiicah'' George w Erving, Esq OF Boston lae Min
amd U' "e United states to the Court Of adrd presided
anu was assisted by +. Carnes, Esq OF New Yo,k. Dr
,ecker' oil Philadelphia, and J. w S,orrow ir ESQ ~
wee Presidents. Among the distinguished ynss,s -,
f,v.,. mes'rs' Geo W. Lafayette and O,csr La
~. Bradford Esq U. y. Consul at Paris aJ in,.ri
zen: Bernard, David Baie arden, Esd member Of ,h
and Gen. Devereux ~ ~ = ans
me me regular 'oa''s were appropriate
laced his toast follows: WV P'e'
teWmsn-ferm me TO introduce toast by few
Iemmks when we look back to the period so in,ere,
ng 70 h'nencans which Immediately followed the DecI
a"o OF our independence, find among the u,os, s
"ngushsd actors ia it, whose career would o,acs a.,
pages OF romance. We behold a youth Of n;n.,ssn 80,
H. ~ ,, Wy nature and fortune, descendant Of long
" noo'es ne avorite OF the brilliant court and
greatest monarch in the world We see Ih. no,,s ,,
9ohg The bosom OF his family and the Injuries bv
'oun"eo, Drawing the absolute prohibition of his
SEh' anu escaping TO miserable sarque, in which
ne crosses The ocean, and from which he AT ~
remote part OF our coast He makes hi. wsy to the door
o' Congress and there noby offers his sword and ~; e.
tune, to that band Of patriots ~ no were .Lna III; -, 1
their eountrys liberty. will not dwell on b on dao
oh 70 our cause nor need tell you how well he ouh,
engrsven on your hearts " ' '"''' are
We afterwards this disinte rested p,to, i,do. =
VIC 'uoie cause oil liberty in is hi. native land bu, bs
Iea' anu devotion tempered with so much consis,encv
ueTHnon anu humanity, to render him ob,n
aIa
uussmagogues and WadmeD by whom he wa, .urro,ndaI
crdeu'ously escapes with the loss Of bs for,,,ne .d
aud the signs which arose from the dungeons
W Uu,Z met responses from every Anerie an ho.o,5
afterwards see him tempted hy the ,vrani ~ .ni,
l., -, a oaer oy every indncemeni that would be like
TO the noble cause 80 '"""'pB sauheh
Finally three years since, we saw him ysnsr,,s ,vu
e weight Of years, making his way among bsrricaJss
nu outlets uncertain prescription or death nigh, moi h.
80, ,o reward Of ms di'intetested enthusiasm I'm
me,ah ,o. e''cn we pages OF history, we find innu.
h grea men, endowed with every talent and yi,t,,s
ism. ~ F''' "'"'eies'e" patriot
one OF these unique models Of di.in,cre s,ed,sss
1ur Auored Washington; the other Thank CoJ H., go
v0s US WIN his presence at this moment FIJI there
o' your gasses TO the brim, and drink IN The hss 81
rh M vS model 9rdi,in,ere.tsd patriotism, "
us TOAST was drank with sn,bus.,,c and Ian, ..,,
nued cheering. '"u 'ong CONT
zen, "sn' Lafayette rose to offer his scknowIedon.,,
Il, ~ sho" Tor the 9Th time" said he ntbs, /, Re- 49,
Ecu me 70 hail our glorious anniversary of Tic a. f,
VIZ ered era OF the doctrine Of the ti0b,s of 49, ~
pn.'. var o. universal freedom. But how can end ,ds.
5op,u"s 49,. express my gratitude Tor the 80 very Narm
Ppo's hs has greeted the last toast and The 90, 49,
'' ""Prsceiedh' Wh'n such tesilnonis, Of