New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-29

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should oner to Soun OF republics tte nen.
Of fel,o wsnip OF the greatest tLOns con''1u0'
applause. ., -. !
To r-t all the French Alliance is TO remember po'n VII"
romance and Tue reality OF thu Revolution. fra"oo o'
ma mop.v and sem us ships and soldiers a"d
proysrbia garety French geni"s t up tne g'oo
Of WAT The French camp Newport Is one OF the most
CHARMING traditions of the time inc memoirs Vi '"o
Frencn Officers like tue memories OF mo"erh Amero'
ow with troute, social delights OF the sand anu
IN. Young uoulcs surrounded Count Roebam"eau
found among Gu ,ker bellies OF Rhodc Island syiphs
a. fair And tnchant NJ hose that shone ike lesser
lights srouni Marie Anthn-tte at Versailles
Msris Anloinctts whom Edmund Burke saw anu
remembered aud imnorialized gpttefine ike
the morning star full OF and -pendof and ioy Tie
Frenchmen who bad danced mrrriiv with the Yankee
girls Newnor. fought bravrly SHOULDER to SHOULDER
with tho Yankee boys on the battlefield aud France,
which twenty two before upon tue 81 La"roneo
hope OF American ascendancy disappear
Joining ter baud the Yankee baud II Yorktown low
srrs tue 6ag do the Ceionies for
over beho tn, Iong cone European control OF the
Continent ended. and America at last surrendered I"
the Americans tApplause
THE MOS, ROMANTIC FIGURE or THE WAR;
But tho OF the Revolution cuinhat'u III 'ne
career ro.uantc figure of the war; Inc con-
suipmate flower all historic race. one Of whose
ant estors had ousn tor France ny tho SIDE OF tho
Maid Of Orleans I'D the friend OF Madame de
S-veue. mad gwen nnwoniot griro 10 inc SUI cru
Court Louis the Fourteenth the nero OF hoery lho
good geoins Frcucu uons. the young nooie
man whose life d Respondent Illustration Of The
provrrb his naive tongue, notesss oohge Gllocrt
Mot,ar do Lafayette fGre,t applause. In giving HIM
to France uncohsciously gave ner oest. Ills
family protes si HIS King ;r sde Bat his heart and
us him aad tho popslAr voice OF France
whispered bon r'yage!
What could fr loss We lent her Franklin to
sbow her how conplste aud scco nps ud "an the
trad ions OF liberty coli produce in returning u
La ayete she lr,ved 70 us t,"t hdrit liberty may
withstand the utmost Establishments OF RANK anu
privilege and ohr gave 10 tne colonies ,r.ins
TO "eo"me roii"Do "na Jl i,s u.l T., ~ me "
roll. iou love. .t'eua oa c"rt Int aud VINO hea
at -evrntynve alter life luminous Win tue spShdor Vi
iiyer,e was tile very of fortune. and he de-
served ner SMILE Europe aai l'visnei upon MN every
gift grace Of her ".d AID opucnt siviz ton blt
America, gfou "f remO'r colonies OF obscure "nIhis
mo, vat "A natio, desI u,e Gleo in desperately sruS-
wh,cb M Golden Fierce no blue ga ter ooud rival
lie, ond III. aui I'm ircs-sni she gave
u Lafayette distinction unique In hlstory Ia that
vas sqared ~ no oiuer man ruero Hamiiton.
aud AID scnuyler, Knox al Lincoln and lu,-
49,. his conn AIDES u Coz ne'lois whom lie khe" wen,
resi- ectsd wa ly AID rated completely, inrn wn3se
Ii .mes are consrcrated with his ~ our grateful
but 10 noi" VI them ana 's hear oPen :" 10
Lafayette. That lofiy ad Seehe ana reserved hat.rn
Washington wrois TO ayetie tnat WA. tie man he
l"ved II not cords to express" nus affection,
was tIr b.,t - la It was friend
Sip basel ~ Oh tine s @ r .fa 'n SnoT
frrn 'slip of tue gre" wil,ao ~ Oran-e ana
sir fhnr 81 nry. sdIe' wa tic eSpecIancy nn lose
OF EIza6rn's Cour Ike Lafayette brilliant child OF
fortnnr but IKE ia'av"lt" ar" inc 7o le ~ 'oer s
The irena Of republicans Ana ~ h'i y9ae was iDver
by Washiu- ton. WA sidney u, william Ii thelr
CORES ondrnce the gravs William calls hm ION n.y.
-Phn my master" A. lax tuese men OF
di rent and tunes. tue young En- lShnlan ana
tie aust~re Hul ander oi tne sxe,nth cehtury-Ine
Young Frencman AMI the Greatest OF Americans IN the
t~eutn, recall the prophetic words OF IN" f'isls1
scholar Above ali natons Is humanity lAppI'use'l
WASHING ross INFLUENCE OVER LAFAYETTE
Douhtless the Influences W ,shineton np,n Lafayette
was vital and decisive II was Washington, the linear
nation repnbc liberty. morr rhan all Others whom
Itay ete SAW. tue WIS om OF the Continental
Congrsss more than vaor of tue Continental Army
wocn scaled the fidelity Of the young frenchmaa 10
that tremendous controversy wnoover was weak
Washington WAS strong wnirver faitered Washington
WAS hrm; whoever despsre.l Wsshn tton was re.
will not say tht without The french army which the
resis less persuasion OF Lafayette induced his Coy ern
mrnt TO SEMI. persuasion 70 SO u. live that DE
Maarepas. French Cnef M1iSrr. al tnst II Lfay-
beloved Au,eFraus II wO"l all DO seut over VIII
nSt nave SAY yr ias' Bn' we may Vel cali washington
his Count v for "ithonL Nun wh3 sna daIe 70
say that country know II W uid nave been
His aud p.tcnt republican sreatnnAs Islheu 10
the ardent L,fayet1 his fitn aud his hope Lafayette
that American indt pen ence as represeh,ei oy
WasL ineton not miracle, snDversion. violent
inter, uI historic soqurtce 0d Continuous ue
velopmrnt OF Britt II treetOm on another conilrent anu
under othet conditions. fhe American Republic was
| n u b own rose OF rhs r nn tis hui la Washin tlon
Lafayette Americ. as we see ,onder statue ID le
IrtT siai,Iin. on TIE Western shore lifting
ligbI IA glorious AS tner ow H. D-cau-e heraing
sn psarsTn s eraton Of the wor ID an home
teach revolutionary France 10 snl nor orcu a. quo
imex guisuabr tires Of constitutional loe'ty; lGrra
ar panse. Tns at lasi his native Land has done ana
Republican France to-day is the potesi enid OF WASH
nston aud the dreu OF Lafayette fulfilled ana as Tue
glory or Republican liberty more ani more chIlShtrn
the world 1t Is glory Ia Shcb the name OF Laiay elle
Will be nseparahe from that OF Washington Long
continued applause aud cheering.I
GENERAL PELIISsIKR's REPLY.
General Pelisser. speaking In French expressed the
pleasure 1t him and his felow-voyagers 10 WISH
land which the simplicity. prudence and
courage OF such man Washington had founded and
IN which the Lafayette. Rochambeau and DE-
Crasse Dad ped produce such glorious results AS
| they had all seen around them since their arrival.
France and America had frateruzed on the
field of battle, and that determination was empha-
sized and celebrated unvring OF NJ. Barthodfs
wonderful work OF art tAppanse In tho future as In
the past hsse would oe nvincibo de end
OF Inc grand spin. o as%Se.s'y the ,9r w wnch
Mutual sympathy would CONTINUE "a bind them together,
an example Of the independence.
Tbis warm welcome OF whom they bad oren Witnesses
the display wuIch had signslzed their reception.
was but another example OF the warmth OF heart which
QUE free peop felt Toward snu % tne er
lean military AMI marine forces aud the loug duration
OF liberty. (Loud app aus-
Letters from Governor Hill and Mayor Grace
having been read. chairman read the next toast,
Barthold-Jupiter one day had ssevere headache;
| Vulcan opened head with axe; Minerva came
| forth fully armed"
NJ. BARTHOIDI HEARTILY WELCOMED.
| NJ. Barthoidi received fervent and enthusiastic
welcome. company rising thor feet and waving
their and cheering until they hoarse
| Tue demonstration having subsidized ~ BArthold re-
| spendsd to the toast as follows:
Gentlemen you will me II make mistakes in
| my English. As Mr.. COudert told has
| history maie As for myself at the mercy Of my
! tongue Laughter | will attempt 10 speak toyou IN
your own language. but while have confidence in
| nv power 10 speak French pretty well am
not quite sumo that 70 ror,,., have gn,d the
! see in OF this toast that Jupiter was
fortunate enough 10 give birth u Minerva with plain
| little headache. Laughter Obliged TO con-
| Tess that headache has been somewhat
| long Laughter and applause IL, Taso had n nov,