The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-01

FY1 Republic, and the other the greatest Des- potisnl of modern times.
 When Lafayette found himself at liberty, he reDa;red to small town in the territo- ries of tiolstein, where bo lived in seelu-
 sion and retirement for the term of two
 years-stiIl anxiously watching the affairs Fof Trance; and it was not until after the revolution of '99, when the government
 seemed in some degree settled, that he could venture to return to his native coun- l try.
 But. sir. France had changed. The iron
 grasn of Napoleon had prostrate6 all Inter- nal dissensions, and concentrated the affec-
 tlons, the power, and inc law of the French neople in himself It was at this period
 that his character for constancy and patf-
 otism shone forth in its brightest cotors.-- l He stretched forth his hand and raised his
 voice to stay the impending despotlsm that
 Bonapayte was fastening on France t
 was at this period, when men were crazed
 in admiration of NaPeleon's genins and
 success, when Europe trenbled before hls power. and France bowed before him as
 god, that Lafayette sternly rejected his
 oyertures, and plainly said to him by his re- strictiye vote ii iS62, ts though l cannot
 stay yonr career, yet 1 never will assist III
 fastening your chains on my country. -
 From ihis day the rupture between Latay-
 cite and Napoleon may be dated. He re-
 tired to his beautiful estate, where he lived
 buried in the bosom of his interesting tam- ] fly, during the despotism of Bonaparte, oc-
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 eupied in the pursuits of literature and sci
 ence, and the improvements of agriculture.
 Nor did he again appear in the arena of po-
 Iitics, until after the return (. Napoleon 1 from Flba. lie met this man on the open
 ing Of the Chamber of Deputies, with the
 same cold and distrustful air that marked
 his treatment towards him in the meridian
 Of bis glory, and as member of the Cham Der of Deputies, he exhibited himself the
 same pure, unaitered and ineorruptible con
 stitationalist of I789. He voted for all the
 measures necessary to carry on the war, on
 the ground that France was invaded, and
 when the disastrous defeat at Waterloo had
 sealed the fate of Napoleon, he was the first to mount the tribune, and save his coun-
 try from the further efusion of blood.
 l shall now pass over an interesting pe-
 riod of his history, spent ln retirement at
 his fayorite retreat, as 1 fear, sir, have de-
 tained you too long already. The next re-
 markable era in his life. which l shall now
 notice, was his visit to our country, after an
 absence of near forty one years. The his
 tory of the world does not show a parallel
 event. He came among Us plain citizen
 of France: he wore no dignity of his birth- right, no title but that which had been con-
 ferred cn him by our Government; and the
 singular spectacle was presented, of na- ton arising en aaSse, without dissenting voice, and hailng his arrival from every quarter of our extensive republic, with an enthusiasm approaching 10 lrenZy--the sire rtie idfner, The mother. tl}e son, anG the daughter, rushed, as 1t were, to catch 8 ? glimpse, CT shake of the hand, or 10 offer q hospitality, which they considered due to 3 the benefactor of the nation. After making : tour through the United States, he en- 9 parked for France, with feelings as grateful . for his reception, as 1t was honorable 10 ouI f nation. It would now seem, sir, that La d fayetie had arrived at that period of life h winch admonishes man to retire from the d caBs and troubles of this world; but, sir, ii !, wa' his lot to take conspicuous part in l. thereyolution of the three days in July. d winch eventuated in the dethromng of 5- Chrles the 10th, and the elevation of Lou Is is lhilippe to the throne of the Bourbons. ts It to hoped by the friends of France, n tha she may enjoy long peace, and pfos- r. pe@dder his reign, 10 compensate her in le in oIne degree for the blood that has been IS spil 6Y the fury of party and the ambition of of tet leaders.
 le ut, sir, Lafayette, the patriot the last of ' oulisevolutionary Generals, IS gone-he r. hapaid the debt that has been paid by y, mlons. He has left behind him his last C. obgation on us to mourn his death in a be- nt colng manner, and reverence his memo S. Ty1S the man who assisted in giving us = otliberties, and founding for us the wisest IT, rhappiest Government on Earth.
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 ye Fe believe there were never so many of It. olnational vessels at one navy yard, as = the are at the present moment at Charles he to Here are no less than four 74's, three ris trRtes, and two sloops of war. The Yer e- mt and Virginia seventy-fours together to VI the Cumberland frigate under cover on al- thstocks the Columbus and Indepen-
 dee seyenty-fours, together with the Bos- .e. tosloop ot war; under cover at the wharf .ro on the stream; the Potomac frigate, re- is- cdy arrived, dismantling and about to be on tan into dock; Old Ironsides just out of se, ds, rebuilt and refitting; and the Erie sloop In- oar, Capt. Perciyal, preparing for a cruise cd anearly ready for sea, in the stream.- ne, Ithree vessels have been upon the stocks he fh eight and ten to dozen years, one of