The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-03

clamations of the multitude, he was
 borne in triumphal procession to thu { residence of Governor Hancock.
 After four days In camp he proceeded
 to Philadelphia to confer with congress
 where he expressed his desire that tho : whole army should be properly clothed
 and stated his plan for effecting it
 guaranteeing ten thousand complete
 uniforms. This gave new life to tho
 army and the people. Volunteers came
 from every section; wealthy merchants
 formed associations to aid the finances
 of the country; and banks offered sub.
 stantial loans. He was in personal con
 ference with our own Governor Trum.
 bull, and together they did much to as
 sist Washington in carrying out the
 measures thus suggested.
 An incident in connection with La
 fayette and Benedict Arnold is perhaps
 of sufficient interest to be related
 Washington and Lafayette, returning
 from Hartford, where they had been
 in consultation, took the road for Fish
 kill, intending to visit West Point. On
 their way towards the headquarters of
 General Arnold on the east side of the river, Washington was diverted in look ing over some Notifications, and Lafay-
 cite, being disposed to press forward.
 was jokingly taunted by Washington on
 his anxiety to breakfast with Mrs. Ar
 hold, who was very charming woman.
 It was at this breakfast, with Lafayette | seated at the table, that Arnold received the letter announcing the capture of l Andre and his own imminent peril. With singular self-command, Arnold concealed his emotions and left the room, leaving word for, General Wash ington that urgent business had called
 him suddenly to West Point. Arnolds | treason, however, was not discovered
 until two days afterwards.
 1 In the campaign in Virginia, by singular coincidence, Lafayette was l brought into immediate conflict with the British officer before whom his father had fallen twenty-three years before.
 The siege of Yorktown soon followed, and in this closing and decisive scene of Americas revolution Lafayette acted most prominent and conspicu- ous part Although opposed by superior numbers and by one of the ablest and most experienced generals in the Brit ish service, he succeeded in out-man- ouvering them, partly driving and part ly turing them into corner where they were compelled at length to lay down their arms.
 His career of glory in America was now in a measure finished. His ser vices, his fortune, and his influence, di- rect and indirect, had won the gratitude and love of America. Swords were turned into blow shares, the voice of re- joicing and thanksgiving went up from every dwelling in the land and Lafay- ette was accorded the satisfaction of oc- cupying the highest position in the hearts of the American people next to the immortal Washington.
 Returning to Paris his talents, his energies and his influence were devoted to advancing the interests of the United States, and procuring commercial treaties which would put this country on as favorable a footing as possible with other nations. Through his infiu- ence the ports of Marseilles. Bayonne LOrient and Dunkirk were thrown open to exports of merchandise from the United States, which, with the excep- tion of tobacco, were admitted free of duty.
 I Having arranged matters of this char acter as favorably as possible, he was impressed with a strong desire to once more meet his comrades of the Conti- | mental army, and, urged by Washing 1 ton and other friends upon a cordial in- Wtation being extended to him and | Madame Lafayette, he visited America. He proceeded to Washington, and it is recorded that he embraced his beloved | general. For twelve days they devoted | themselves to each other.
 The circumstances and conditions of | the meeting of these two men upon this l were remarkable One a ven | erabe patriarch father of his country, | laden with the honors of a grateful peo- | pie and the homage of the world; the | other in the prime of life and the | of his manhood, like son by | the side of his father Each had as- sisted in achieving the fortune and | fame of the other. Their work accom- plished, their triumph achieved, each | was emphatically the man of the age.
 Lafayette was everywhere welcomed by the people as the hero who had ICuBnt Inelr DdtlleS. accompanied by Washington, he traversed the scenes of the recent war, and visited the Conti- mental congress then in session at Tren- ton, where he received the most distin- guiShed marks of attention, and an honorable and complimentary welcome from the president. The last sentence of his reply was as follows:
 May this immense Temple of Free 1om ever stand as lesson to oppress- prs, an example to the oppressed, and ] sanctuary of the rights of mankind; and may these happy United States at- tain that complete splendor and pros- perity which will illustrate the bless ngsJ of their government"
 He left New York on Christmas day, .7S4. One of the last incidents of his presence here was the interest which he took in q young man who had re- ,ently started a newspaper known as he Volunteer Journal loaning him 400 for the enterprise, which was the foundation of fortune for Matthew Casey.
 Again in France, he became exceed ngly popular with the common people. lnd much respected by the royalty in of his great influence. his biity and his fairness Personally. louis XVI and Marie Antoinette could ,nt endorse and were not in svp,no tl,,,