Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-10-11
AMERICANS AND ENGLlsllMEN fETED IN
pARIS

PARIS.
The great congregation Of six hundred Anglo-SaNons,
brought together in the French m%etop,lIs in the lrsl
week Of he month by tho Peace Congress, produced
quite a sensation. They were snmptnousIy entertained
recognised by the Government, invited 10 a gfdnd solree
hy De Tocqncyille. the Minister Of Foreign Affairs, aud
became the observed Of all observers. The leading pe,-
Pile vied with each utbrr in showing them attentions. and
Ill public rla"es were thrown open IL them. \ Pans let
ter Of the h 10 he New York Observer, thus describes
The splendid sci &c
Tho party at NJ de Tnrqueyillc's was n most bril-
liani ahair. Al least SIX hundred hnglp-SaXons were
present. many Of whom were Qnnkers. And ii was a
strange sight L, beholl these plain peaceful men wan
d. ring through the gofgeols salnuns II n FORMER military
tOtaltv. and now ofa military republic, and mingling in
sncial harmony with officers IN ciIlzcns' dress, and with
The starred and tinleied ambassadors Of kingdoms,
whose weapons ii war nc even INV freshly stained with
The BIO Il Of lheit antagonists.
The cfic Of Paris were present. and doubtless were a
mnrl, entertained by HE appearance of The Enllish aud
Americans, aS The Eng sli and Americans were surptis
ed aud delighted with he maanlfieeuce Of Ilch lapestted
unus, illuminated gardens, AID splendid music. Ehhu
BluriH WIS there. lie had been the main Instrument
IN rowing the work 81 peace N Europe. lie had caused
his great nee iHg Naturally mndest, aud almost llmid
the thought of where he was, by whom he was surround
ed. and The Importance thai he work had assumed.
completely oyenaue him. folnd hun in the saloon Of
reception, near Madame de Iucqucville aud n company
If Partisan ladies. lie wasdiscngagcl. spike In him.
N"' ~ 7NNlFH NV ~ ~ w hn'N Nll Nlil Nv WIS sly
ing. Just at lint mamcnt a largo orchestra, which I'll
led a sptcnns hall. commenced II mach ct the lnnsl stir
ring character. | spoke 10 him again, aud he seemed
scarcely ablo 10 reply. he was 81 filed with emotion.
liot after The soirro vas fnishel | saw him again, and he
was Ehlm Bn,tiH. in full possession Vi his bland and =
Sy conversation.
Tn" soirrc was necessarily upon Saturday evening,
hut before II O'clock arrived HE Epgli.h and Amen
cans babe adiea To Mr.. ard Nadine de- Tucqoeville.
and retired from the palace where they had been kindly
s"mpinously enlfrtained lhus setting an example To the
Parislons Of a respect ft the day which was soon 10 fol
Tn Sunday th're was preaching in Enclish three
times by ministers connected with the Peace Congress,
and IN the evening The friends had a meeting in ST Cecil
has liall, where the Congress held lis SESSIONS.
one speaker snid ave should bn thankful that we had
had an English Sabbath IN The French mctropolis.'
A FEAST AT VERSAILLES.
TN Monday the Arglo Saxons proceeded in a special
tram 10 Versailles. 1t would take n large volume IL give
q iall renort Of the proceedings ii. that day. The FUN
'nins 'i Versailles have not played before upon Il ,reek
dfHJor slriceh gears, The laree fountains only play
hour lines u year, aud then npm The Sabbath. Earh time
hey ave put into operation it costs from , In to ten thou
sand francs, Then the people assemble from all parts
ana the day bee mes n grand ~hnlydaY. The palace Is
devoted = 10 all The gioies Of France" lis extensive
suites "' r"bns are filed with paintings. can convey
no idet Of the splendor IF It's interior, its rich apestties,
us ehofm MS mrrors. and It's gorgeous couches.
HE parks aud gatdens If Versailles must not be indgs 4
by New York Parks or Boston Commons nor by Mount
Auburn or Greenwood. We can only compare them In
western forests. The little IA k"is twelve miles in
circumference. The trees, most horse-cheslnut. oxcept
whete The walks ate Gu through them. are "A dense AS
hose ol an American forest. They are trimmed 10 the
height oi iory feet, 50 square that they present the ap
poarance of a wall. Above thai height they are trimmed
so iha' the tops meet and form n complete gothic arch.-
And here tot miles you may wander through these "lonp
drawn aislrs" in "a dim religious light" under ma
'nral arches that wrnld crafty the c,nnoisseur nf medic
val architecture. ar excite the aesthetic feelings Of tn,
most deyout Cath lie.
At one o'cl OK the Americans and English assembled
IN the celebrated Tennis Court Of Louis XIV. Tn,
party. consisting of 500 ladies and gentlemen. sat dow,
to a s%nmpuous collation.. The Americans were enter
t,lntd by their English brethren free Of charge. Hon
Richard c blen, =. NJ :. the distinguished free-lrade or
a'or, presided. Alter the dinner he addressed The meet
my and referred 10 the place where we were-an as
~selnblage of citizen Anglo SaXons in the Court of Yer
sailies, IN Il building rcplete with hist irical rrcnlleciions
W were in tho Tennis Court Of Louis XIV the yer,
pace Wheto were gathered The representatives Of III
H'a'es GENERAL. and where was taken that oath whicl
was he signal Of the old French revolution.
lie seated that the Enallshmcn of the Congress wish
ed to pies ut ihrlr .iwericm brethren something as
token oil ii'lr esteem; land II WAS not known what cntll
he more suitable than 10 preseni At with a cnny of III
New Testament II is the best peace-iract ever publish
ed Ne. To each American was then handed a npa
copy "t the New Testament in French, in which wa
inscribed the following
Presented 10 the American delegation by their Brit
ts+ r7---,s ues. al a meeting convened at Versailles. III,
21lh "i August, 1919, for the purpose ufex pressingt hei
respect lor The zeal manifested by their brethren in cross
ing the Atlantic t., attend The great Peace Congress n
rams. On behalf of the metting.
WCHD. Golden, Chairman
Appropriate replies were made by several Americans
ut The last, a most happy anl dlgnliel speech, was mad
by FIthn Burnt. IA which he stated that it was a mos
hitting place ffr john and Junaihan t, moe, together il
The presence 1i France aud t. shake hands over he event
u The pasl. aud remember them M more. lie conclude,
by stating that next year the Congress hoped to assemble
n some city nion The banks of the beautiful Rhine. an,
there Ia continue their labor Of love.
The fnuniai"s were then witnessed and The American
ana English Were as great a curiosity 10 the thousands q
J iehchmen present, as were the pyramids eaux' them
selves. W hen the tuniain Of Neptune, with its on
hundred jets dean. (nOt one smaller than the Park fo,oi
E tam ihiew up the sparkling water. The scene brcnnr
; description. To say nothing Of The delegation, thet
were present at least 5000 Frenchmen Of every ella,
q ana aye. " hen the fountain ceased ,thesr went IN fro,
me delegalirn such lree-iimes-lhrre hearty Enulish hu,
, fahsas never before rang through The palaces and garde,
of Versailles.
We then departed to st. Cloud. lie residence al n
prt'ent q Louis Napoleon. The gardens there ave mir
: miles ~ circumference. and mnre in the STYLE Of Enpll,
% "~landscapn gardening" When the ni,ht came an, II
celebrated cascade aud fiun;aius were illuminated n,
u the trees hung with vatieg ittd 'tnreIns. 4 la1r, BIN
ioi music joineJ its full round strains 10 the merry moi