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! C .'HiecHiztn f Je!TeronTUIe,DiMa
" V' "rxhibi; udi'i tentSmenUI of their r
, H pv-1 fof th dirtintiishej patriot, trK
( v received tte vote m IndnoA for the pre
' ii' identil chair, unpoifktcd acotbnittM
r a A k. m a filial m f f aw ivJ a
Till vn mm hi inyfiiiTli
, t, L6aivillc, , with an loTitatioa to a
jjiublkdinBer, which th 0nerl, on c
. coant of the indUpoaitioo of tome of hi
ftmilj, felt porapelled' to decline; but
Eve an asiurancthit he would em
ce p'delopportonitj, previoaa1 to his
ttdeparl "C, to paj hit reapects tn the in
rf .Labitants. , AgreeaWt to this intimation,
.on JMondaj evening laat, he crossed the
'vmer, In company with Judge Call, of
rTincenhe,r several citaena of Louis-
ille,an4 Judge Beach ami William
I jV V lawman, esq, i committee in behalf ol
V ?4he citizens of JefTeruonTille. He was
tuns, from a field piece stationed on
Cr;ne bankbeIonging to Capu Booties
L ,rartilteixcqinpanTc lOh landing, Ite was
-,"': met it the vaterf edge hj a immber of
eentlemen, and ? scorted to Mr, Fuller's
, inn; ; ' the entranceof which, he was
1 " addressed by J tl.Farnham, esq. in be-
. -fialf of the town,, in th6 fuUowip'g inan-
' V? tieqend The citizens of JeflersonvIUe
j '' hail ju with a cordial velcomrf to their jiU
4-gei d It is with pecu!ir satisfaction, that
i i set' as the organ of .their feelings on this oc
s i .iciQn.y .Thojr are proud of embracing ererr
r , ' Annnhntfit tn aSwriiKil thwll S)i1itiiMiAM AJl
i I lgntUud, for the favorite soldier id patriot
i w of America. If the wishes of Indiana have not
5 .(j.beefi realised, her citizens have at least dis
. .) tinctly indicated dir preference, and wheth-
v crowned with the insignia of office, or en
'i 'Joying the sacred retimuent of domestic Jifei
S5f the Hero f New Orieans wiii ever claim and
j r possess their warmest aflections. i t Gene-
la', the recolfcction of .your eminent services
J and sacriljces,' In thi) cause of our country,
15 f '"' eer ,'e JFTr in ,u? njemories, and our
: ;V children's children be taught to lip, with de-
v fight, tb name of JACKSOM" ,
; To. whicli the General made the fol
" 5' lowing jestempraneU9 reply:
jS, J -if 8r f receivet with peculiar senSilfility,
. i the aoorobution of mv oiiblic conduct, which
yon have o flattering expressed, in behalf
5 S'Oi trie itizcft ot JettersonviUe. The servi-yjte-S,
every citizert belong to hiA country.
I, ever its rights sad independence are in
i-. tianger.- Mine-weir renuereii unaer me most
t ; sacred feeling of dutyt and, while I feel
'-. (.."'.traterull fqrthe "kind judgment of my fellow
euizer.j upon ttu rn, 1 am onry tesrtui that they
i ais1 have valued them too highly, i .:
. " Unsolicited . by me; my name was brought
f. , "'Wore the, people; .for the, highest office in
' e.'their gift., Whilst tle canvass Was brfore
. v them, pursuing the course' which I had point-A-
ed nut for, myself, when I first entered into
ruhlie hfe;' forebore from any interference
' or nse of mr IniTucnce in any- way. with those
Who were by the constitution, the proper
Vi(lA..:.. i fin '.u
, r individuals, Who can he.presented for that
i ;f;i 6ffioe,. 'Vt am, therefore,' proud of the support
rrrwliich I have obtained from the people." My
' ij no Other voice but theirs, would 1 have been
j 'brought Into jfifcf -v.-x '
" Although the wishes of the people of In
; diant have not been realized, 1 feet more plea.
' Sure in living In retirement on- my peaceful
f farm, than to be seated in the Presidential
'j. thair, in any other way, than by the free will
;-f . of the people, or their constituted authority."
a ' T11ie General-wai then condac tul tq a
"jlU provided with , refreshments; and
, 'iutrod5.Ced'to i laqje. number of citi
i . . zens; convene J to pay him their res
1 pects.X.- Here apeat a couple of hnqra
of Affable arid fa'mtiiaf intercourse, lear
f S as usuavon tne minds pi naip pre
4?n,f deepiinpressidhof liis politenr as,
AliiaKfjammity and tfennine republican
tl VV : 1 a h V ii Atu id-; ti? ruTJti rXT
' Saturday la9t, being the day on' which
r Gen; Jackson was invited,' by hi fellow,
ri citizens, tn, participate with them in the
f Aocial festivities ;e( the table, prbara
' tions were ,arlyt'made f to iJjgive,him" A
tordiar receptiorJ.'; About elmn A.
' W't' 'arS conConre of people,', on
. .'; horseback, might be aeeft-throngine the
Itoad in flie direction of hisexpectej p-
i jette ri3e corps," kad tw6 companies
I cavalry wete designated to )rm hia
; " ; and under the direction ' of the
lf the day, Gen White 'and
' i'arrish, asu mcd the posititma re
- ptctively assigned t'm,' :'lTt cavalrjr,
, v a'andetf by Ca; is Campbell and
ii V','! Alinton. halted about four miles from
' ' " 5 n' anl awaited the approach of the
! r Jpntrl the citizens alignit'" ' t'-e
' left ot the cavalry. In a Vi 1 1' i i'.
" r- i ii. .1 ' ; j - lj -t-t-ii'i i in L i i ll.: '-''-
General was seen ad undo am the rwad
th cavalry received hia wills military
salutation ht doffew sua hat. bo win
rracefully as h passed alonj the tine.
The njli af the caralry, wheeling ia
wardly. by files, nmtl iu ted the front of
the escort, the citizeaa following in the
rear. About a nil and a half from
town, were posted the two volunteer
companies of infantry , commanded bv
Captains Armstrong & Marshall, which
joined the procesiioa ", As soon as the
i . i . .i . . . .
unwu.wHj u vsj i tut cavalcade
appeared in light, he was greeted with
a national salute from a field piece,
posted oa College Hill... Oa arriving
before the door of the coqrVhonse, the
following address and reply were inter
changed between the Hon. John (Her-
ton and the General. The address of
fhe former, particularly that part of it
in. which he testifies to the eicil Qualifi
cations of Gen. Jackson, is entitled U
great weight. He has been acquainted
with the Ueneral for thirty years prac
tised . with, him at the bar; and before
him, while he was yet a judge. ;
Gs int. -In the name and in behalf of this
numerous assemblage of your fellow citizens,
i welcome your return, we, in common
with all the citizens of the United feel
grateful for the signal services you bki-e ren
dered oar country, .
tyim uve seen, you, by yoor energy and
till, expel from our borders s savare toe.
whose cruel node of warfare spared neither
age nor sex, - At s period wben the Ameri
can military character was depressed and
sunk by the misfortunes of our arms, von
called into action the patriotism of your neigh-
oots sua ineoas you lea mem through
scene of privation and hardships, and, uni
ting them with the brave militia of the neigh
boring states, youTnet and vanquished an
army of superior numbers, distinguished for
its victories in Europe, and reputed invinci-
i or uese acjuevemenis, ail give you
praise. APer your country was safe, ami
danger had passed by, you gained a still
greater victory a victury over yonrself; you
submitted to the empire of the laws, whicli
had called in question the very acts that en
abled you to save the Emporium of the West
from sapine and plunder) thereby giving' a
practical illustration of the supremacy of the
civil over the military authorities of our count
try. r .
, We have additional.motives for gratitude to
you. There are many, now present, who
stood and fought by your side in the hour of
peril snd of danger, f bey saw, not only with
what a fearless spirit you met Si encountered
the enemy; but with what care and assiduity
you watched over the safety and lives of those.
entrusted to your charge they have seen
you visiting your sick and wounded admin-
istering aid and comfort, and witching over
mem with an the solicitude or a parent
they have seen you distributing your hut mor
sel of bread to your furnishing soldiers; and
bearing an equal share in the common stiff or.
ing. Yes, General, we have seen you in ma
ny situations At the Bar, you were the able
and zealous advocate: on the Bench, the firm
and inflexible Judges and, in the Councils of
our state, you displayed political talents, which
demonstrated that you were qualified for a
ny station you might be called upon to oc
cupy. - :.
For your private virtues you possess our
frespect and affection:'' ": iness, friendship,
hospitality, and ch;tsity, u-ongly characterize
youf--conduct These things, endear you to
. For your great and splendid actions .let,
ail tne nation (to you equal honon but for
your social 'and private' virtue's tue claiin tlie
riirht to admire and love you most, because
we best know them have seen and felfheir
influence. '..'.- -i-t
In the late transactions at Washington" We
are proud to learn you punned that indepen
dent, upright, and dignified course which had
marked you., previous conduct. ymi were
presented to the consideration of the Ameri'
can people, by the legislature of your own
state, without any agency, direction or inter
ference on your part. Neither to seek nor
decline publio office" has been-your maxim.
fou never made your success an object of per
sonsl ambition; and, although you have not
been elected - to- that Digit Ofhce, -which
th JPEOPJ.E by their sufl'rages, strongly in
dicated a willingnuns to bestow, your name
has not suffered in the conflict.--Sir. 'your
fame forms a rich portion of our country's
treasure it must and' will be preserved un
hurt. 1 -V ; ' '
To which the General replied as fol
lows:
Si a: I have not language strong enough
to etpress my thanks to you, snd tftse of
my tellowcitizens. in whose Vlf you have
sx'lressed me, for the verj tiivti ering manner
wru which you" havo pi-i'-enteU another
token of their unabated regard for my pub
lie, as welt at private character. ,-- . ; .
; A few years after the Hevolufionary war
had closed, but before the blessings it had
diffused along the Atlantic borders were ex
tended to Jhis remote section of the Union, 1
came among you.- We clung together un
til every difficulty and danger .were ' sur.
mounted, and after Our territory was secured
against the ruthless and savage attacks of In
dian hordes w grew strong, and claimed
the. privileges of a free -and independent
state. ' Many of those whom we remember
as benefactors! at that period, now sleep With
their fathers. - Others have sprung up, who,
both in civil and Jn military life, have ren
dered important Servicest particularly in the
last war, whew .rallying under the. eagles of;
their eoantry, in delence of our common ;
rights, they, by their patriotisni and undaun
ted spirit, contributed to raiss) their Coun
try's glory to an eminence from which if can
survey, with pity, the boasted intwndbiUty of
tyrants. . ; v i '; 1
When Isee, sh, nterspersed through this
assembly, mimy wbtf hve borae . a part
in tliose scenes an assembly, I , may aay,
composed entirely of men who have been as
-i . i.iUdwith me either as Dartic'iDStOrs. or
nesaes, ot whatever agency, public orj
vate, it,has plea' .i providence 1 slKiti!(jl ,' JJvVlr. Uinciumn,
have ks them, what 1agtiag cm cosrrey the
(cp. uupired by Uus addttioiwl evklewce
of the kindness and regant. which Is Bow
reaooted to rae thrantw vm! The annro.
bauoai of thasw vU t becw wwaessti of
yeonduct, Uitwugh all t&e varying accswa
Ut, b te sne, awn. to an aarHvinr omw
scWwea, the sweetest seward this worU eaa
bestow. . , , . iv.1 , .,
it is true.- sir. t'jat withuul Sue kmn
whatever ow wry prt, I wa brougtA fur.
want by the Lrrisiahire of TcaaMe as a
cawdidate for tlx Presidency, - This, the
ntcwbm of that bodv well b-bowi maA
tioalariy, the Horn, Frbx Grundy, who, I have
aiaee beew inforwted. wss the'saeoabct who
drafted the Rsntutioia that were ktroJu
oed and adopted ess the occaai. Whea
the broaght heor the people, the canvass
was csMMncted Witnout any mterrersjna of
mine- nor did I, when the clectioa devolved
upon the House of Kepresesrtatie, attempt,
iaaay manner.tftiaOaeoce its decision. - The
rYcatdeniia! chair I have always viewed as a
situation toe responsible to be sought after,
by any Individual, however grest his talents,
or eminent hia sen ices. It is oe ; which the
immortal Washington approached with awful
forebodings, conncious that the destiny of s
free peepie of unborn millions, were com
mitted te his charget that wi'hout the
smiles of Providence, and the confiding, and
indulgent support of the people themselves.
bis ezertioiis would be unequal to the task, j
won stica autnonty to support the maxim
which I tiare endeavored to bllow through
Kfe " NeKherto seek, nor decline public
favor," 1 offer my past conduct aa a proof of
my sincerity.
The General was then conducted to
f he NathviH , ami lit the continual
roar of artillery, where, at half past
three o clock, a numerous company of
genuemea sat dnwn to a sumptuous
dinner prpared by Cnpt. Kingpleyi.in
his best style. O. IV, Campbell, Ksq.
!resided, assisted by Maj. . M. ftut
edge, J, Somervite, & Col. ' Ifyiet.
At the upper end of the roont was j4
ced a full length portrait of Gen. J ick
snn.by Mr. Elarl, surnvMinted bv; an
arch, beneath whose curve were insert
bed, in large capitals, the nainen of the
seven states who stood firm to the
cause of the people in the H. of R. with
several other hyerogliphical allusions
to the late election, of which, we te
gret to State, our limits will not penult
us to give a detailed account.
After dinner, the following toast",
sttcteeded by appropriate airs from an
excellent band of musivwere drank.
The Union, It will only perish when po
litical' virtue is no more,'
: The Const itution of the United States
Let the progress of constructive powers be
Checked upon the borders of State right. . -
Washington. Each passing year tells how
great be was and how much we owe him.
.Thomas Jefici-aoir.l lis wisdom brought
as back to true republican ! principles- fet, u
go no morea.tray.v ,'V ii. ;'.:
. The cresidentof the' United States.' .'vi.
Andrew Jacksen.---Tito pride of Tennes
see, the glory of .America, and the sinan of
the people 'w,v- Jsgt. ;:'':''''
General Lafnyeite, our .-expected. 'Guest.
He wiil find us busily employed ,ia the lm
pi'Oveinent of tUe estate, his valor and tleyo
tionto Liberty eonttibtited. so essentially to
win. '' "H ;'; '
. The Militia of the Ualtes Virtuous citi
zens in peacedauntless soldiers in war.'
. Penns)1vBiii:i. Great, tirtuouS and ' inde
pendent: a model of republican states. ,
Virginia -Unshaken in her principles, she
idm.ts no compromise in detieat. '
Te wtUrof the People.- More powerful
than the Fiat of Kings; sooner or later it must
be accomplished. ' : . '
The right of imtraction An indispensable
article ofour political creed. ' -s'.-.i-
Governor arroll The adopted . son of
Tennessee whom she is proud to ackM wItdirt
V' . " '"""VOLUNTEERS. J .f.
; By G. W. Campbell The Sth of January
1615 distinguished in the annuls of fame, as
that On which the American Eagle took his
boldest flight,, while the sons ot Freedom,
guided by the Hero of the West, triumphed
over the chamDons oftvraiinv. ''
B v Gen. Jickson The late ach'everacnts of
the South Americans on the field of Ayacucho
May they be to the history of Liberty, ano
ther Yorktown. - ' '; ' "
By Andre w Hinea The friends of Internal
Improvement they sre the benefactors of
their country," . ' ' - ' . ' v "
By, John Bummetv'dlejThe eonpensation
made by the last Congress to the gallant La-fayette--.it
aas an act of common justice,' due
to him for his pecuniary sacrifices in our Strug
gle for freedom it has our warmest approbations-
Vi !';... -:, 4v.. ;( !.'; "
By Tl'' A. Ditncan-WhUe with 'grateful ac
clamations we had a" Nation's Guest'Vlet us
embalm the memory of the virtuous snd gal
lant Kosciusko, who was also our nation's
friend.: " '
By B. E. W. Earie The rest 1829 A-
m erica exnects every man to dolus duty,
-. ' By B. F. Curry Our absent friend, Bamu-
. . . . t ' t . '.I.. . . .
ei Houston 'tie. oeaxs on uu nrui'irm a
weighty emblem of patriotic virtue, in his bo
son the true sentiments, of a faithful repre
sentative; the people nave been with nun in
six trials, in the seventh they wg) not desert
bim. . v ... . -;!,
By James Harden Henry Clay, to bis own
people and to his own good conscience, we
leave bim.'.' .,; ;.'-'-.'-' -vj"; :.
By Maj,' Campbell Gen. , Jaekson-HU
neighbors and scquaintances who know him
best, best appreciate his. Merits and his vir,
tues. fi'i i.f-?X rf. C .' ' '
By Jho: W.ireTton-.The Hero of Orleans;
like the star' which, led the wise men of the
East, in search of our redeemer, be has risen
in the west, directing us to the second saviour
of out country, V-,2 W::f' ' ' '. '-
By A. Latame General Ca'; i'.e aid and
companion of Jackson. ", -".JV ' '
By Salomon Clark Centcii . ! tt-' tee
long groans at parUii ? "
ii'ua .4i;-ci.
i'lvnfrom Feon-
svrvaniaWTks (Ua mt
' tfcetr tVsrietiwsv aeroie U tLcir n.
eavsta. Uy saent the ssuiont eown-
dence aarf tbe nation's thanks.
By A. rwtee Gav A ad. Jackson The
saaa wwdehghttw bono ss srirh wa
' Tbriee wwlcwnse is tees this day ' t"
Evinced by cheerful faces, , '' -V
Who never bribes, nor would bo hrib'd
- ' For pensiows, or fur places. ,
Hy Mr. Uotr4stMk-Oiir sWceeeol feuW cir
oaen, ssaj. AOram Manry-we reinssabef him
se one of the Csibers efeur lnst.tntionaw
By J. Parriah WWUfTci Moore, Henry,
J. T. (not Frank) Johnson Honest men.
An article a Use isat number ot the North A
snerioan Review, eontains a soocinothnrory
of the principal ovenU in the LI of this it
histriooS Individual. .The Reviewer hav.
big had access to amp la and nuthentie
sources of information, full trust atar be re
posed in the accuracy and irapart.a!tty pf
Jiis interesting narrative fronv which ws
propose, in tins and succeeding numbers of
tne AiK-npan, to make copious estreats
using care to dtvioe them, for tne conve
nience or tne reaaeis aovording to the me
- m arable epochs tn the lifl 'Lnuvettew It
wilt b Seen, that amid the mast fearful po-
V . ' ft . . 1 . . .
uucau uMiruiuii protracted persona su
ferings nnd the strong temptations which
' beset the path of a popular idol4 he re
mained the consistent, inflexible, k fearless
champion of regulated freedom fa social tr-
v'The family of general Lafayette has long
been distinguished in the Jtistory of Frano.
Aa early as I4-LJ, the sisrshal dc Lafayette do,
feated and killed the duke of Clarence at
Beange, and thus saved his country from fall
ing entirely Into tlve power of Uenry 5th, of
England. : Another of h!S ancestors, Madame
de Lafayette, the intimate friend and corres
pondent of Madame de Sevigne, and one of
the most brilliant ornaments of the court of
boms x.1 v. wss. the nrst person wtia ever
wrote a romance, relyinr for its success on
domestic diameter, and thus became the foun
der of the most popular department in mod.
ern literature. His father f..ll in the battle of
Rossbach, on the 5th of Vovember, 1757, and
tntffTiift survived the birth of his' son ouly
two months. These, with many more memo
rials ot nm family, scattered inrougu tne Oil
ferent portions of French hintory Tor1, nearly
live: Centuries, are titles to distinction, which
it is partipu tarty pleasant to recollect, when
they tall, as they now do, on one se amgujarty
fitted to rei eive snd increase tbera. ' ,
t Gen. Liiiiiyette himself was born in Au-
vergne, in the south of Prance, on the 6th of
September, 1757. When quite young, be
wss sent tp tne college ot lauis te urano, at
Pans, where he received that classical educa
tion, of which, when recently at Cambridge
he' twice nae remarkable proof, in uncoin-
irtonty happy, qunlations from. Cicero, suited
to cirrumwances that could not bve been
foreseen. 'Somewhat later, he was placed at
court, first we believe, as page to die queen,
and aferwards aa an othcer in one of the
small bodies of guards of Jionor where rank
marks a very high distinction, '. It hen only se'
Iveiiu-t ;i, lie was married to the daughter of
the d.ise d'Ayen, son oftlie duke ue Moaillesi
anrl thus his condition in lite seemed to b
suicd to him among the most splendid and
t .vcrtnl m Uie eiflinre. - Itis roriuiie, winch
iiad bceu accumulating daring a long iumori
tv, was as i his rank was w.tlt tin- lirat in Eu
rope) connexions broCight biui the support
- .t. .t.:-f ... i.'rft...n.. i,;. ...J. j
vidual etiaracter, the warm, optii, anil sincere
manners, winch bnvedistuiguislied hbu ever
since, and given mm such .nguiar control o
vcr the minds of menvntade him powerful in
the confidence of society wherever he went
It seemed, indeed, as if life bad nothing lur
ther to offer him, than he could surely obtain
ny walking in tnepMU urn was so ongnt o
It Was at this period, however, that bis
thoughts snd fiClmgs were hrst turned, to
wards these thirteen colonies, then in the
darkest and . most deubrtul pass - ' ' cir
struggle for independency. ,Ue i Jf
acquainted -fwitl-tur gcnts-xat fanu, and
learnt from them the state of .our-a'f airs.
Nothing ,coukl be less tempting to hiui; Whc
tlier.he sOugbt mil.tary seputauon'or military
iiistniotion, for our army at that moincnt re
treating through New Jersey, and leaving its
traceam blood from the naked aodtorp feft
of the soldiery a it hastened onward,' ws iu a
sta.e too bumbled to oWcr itiier.,.' Our cred
it, tooi in Europe was entirely: gone, so that
the commissioners, as they were vailed, with
out havng any coimntiSibn, te whom Lsfay.
elte Still persisted in otiering Jiis services,
were obliged,' at last; to acknowledge that
they could not even give him decent means
fo his conveyance, . Then (said he) shall
purchase and fit out a vessel for myself." He
did so, v Tt vessel was prepared, we believe,
at Bordeaux and sent round, to one of the
nearest ports in Spain, in order to be beyond
the bower of the French Lovernmerit. Atter
he was determined to come to this country
and before he embarked, he made a Tit
ol a .tew weeks, in England: the only lime
be was ever there, and ,was much sought,
in Eiurlisb i society. . On Uhis,. Ktnrh to
France he still kept hi purposes in relation
to America partly Of entirely secret and U,
wat not until he had already .left Pans i or
der to embark, that his romantic undertaking
was generally nown.--wjy...?'-:
jThe effect oroduced in the capital and at
court, trv its Dublicatien. vu greater than we
Should now, perhaps, imagine. . Lord slop
mont, the English ambassador, compelled the
French ministry to despatch an order for hu
srrest, not onJi te Bordeaux, put to tne y rancn
nand commanded on ths Amertcan staton.
His family, too. sent: or were, understood, to
send, m put an it of him, and society at Fans, ac
cord ng to Madame dufeflsnd's account ot it.
was in no common, swe excitement ou me
occasion. Something of the wine sort happen
ed in London. M We Ulkvchicfly (says Gibbon
in a letter dated Aprd 12, 1777) ot the UarquiS
de'Lt!' vette, who was here a few weeks sb.
fit te be angry w-H h, a H-,e , I
rept all pursuit, whether Kito.i ii-.
letvied. and arrived saidy ai Char'.tiu, I t ,
Oonthelithof April. 1777 - '
Tfis MBaation prodoeod bv b i srr ctnca
si&t owubktt wna of eoorse. moca f-rnrr
than ths't prwditoxt in Cure pa by Bus kut
mre.j s wanna rovta aa one vt irsvos
prominent and' tsaportnnt eeruri-' ii
our revolutiooary cswteatt and, has b- ,.
sail ovone vo oore ae avll rrt m , t -t.
stk and snaeeea, Mono hut tho lo . '
then alive, can hclievs) what aa impotsa -gave
te the hope of a popular nation ' tvx
dnheartened by a Imp aeries of d a rrv
Add wellit mi)rh for U taticrhi us. t...t i i fiw i
tint, rank of th first aobiliiy in Euop;, nits
could still be round, wbo not Only t)k n
Interest m our straggle, hot Wem w.ig tor ,.'
snare in eur sunenngai that awvobacure ami
nm uwpttw.TM conioaaior freedom m s re
-
mote rjuarts of the world, Could ret fin-i sup '
porters among thoea, who were t)e mL tnatrw s '
oral and powerful allies of a epl. '.,4 4fporf
tisnn that we were the oblea oi a rmrA s'
interest thrworhewt the werhl, .which wooKL
addtosMrr own reaoues sufficient strrngalt
Jo carry ws aaSHv through to f aal sueorsa, .'
-immeaiacsiy after bis arrival. I Faj ett .
received the offer nf eowmian 1 ouf S
trv. Dot declined H. trvlr! . rv-. ,
whoteof his service with ua. ha awm I
sirom td Show, by his conduct, that he ha4
come oniy to renuver Oitinterested assistance -' -to
our Cause. . He began, therefo ; by clo. V .
thing and equipping a body of asen at Char' esrf
ton at his own expe aei and tksn entered a r " , , ' J
n vomnreer wiinoui pay, into our servioo. " i -f
fie lived In the family of the cotomamlerjo.' y .
ohief, and wen his full affection and con ft- ' ' V
dence He wis appointed n msjmrener4 t C"
m our service, by a rote of eortgeasn tha '
Jlst of July, J7r7, and ifl September of the. w V1 "
same year, wis wounded at Brandywine. He.' L"
Was employed in 177S both Wt Pennsylvania - r .
and Rhode-Island, and al ter having receive! ' "
the thanks of the country for his important -
services, embarked at Boston.ln January, ,
7T9, for France, thinking he could assist u
more effectually, for 4 time; la urnc than,
in America, A '.w' vi .r"' ' ' '-''
. He arrived at Versailles, then' the regular ' ;j
residence of the French court, on the 12ih oTv: v
Febmarj- and the-same day had a onff .
c onference with one of the minister. , IU
did, not See the. king: and In a letter writ. '' "'
ten at court the next day, we are t 1. that he 4 ,
received an order to visit none hut t s rela. -fionv
as a form of censure for Asn t left V t a
order that fell verv Cgbtly upon him, for h
was connected by birth or marrisge with ab
most every body at court, and every body,'
uirunjjeu wi aeo aipi' at jiis own notel,'
The treaty, which was concluded otweeor
America and France at just about the samsr
period, and was publicly known a little later,
whs, 07 ua arercca persons! exertions, mad -efleetiveinourfsyour,LAssoOn
as this was , , "
dont,or as soon is he had ascertained that ho '
should he speedily followed by a French fleet . , '
for our sssittance, he embarked to return, and '
on the 11th of May ewmmunlcated the inteU )' , ;
hgence cimfldentudly,' to the conmande-in' ' .
chief, at' head quarters, having been absen
from the amy hardlv five hionUia.; i r ,v ' -A ' t
iiiiiiicuiaiqiy on 111s return, oe enterM infsy
our service with the d.sinte'rci.ted r.c .1
he had shown on his fii rival, lie reo-iv . t 4
ed thbsepsrate command cf a body ofinf.in v
try consulting of -about two thoniaT.J men,",
and Clothed and equipped it partly at Ins owa '" -expense,
rendering it by unwesried exertionv
constant saerifices. .nnd wise diaeinlin. ii .. " -
best corps In the army. . WK-l ha. did f.m ' : .
. .. " . . . - ' - -
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He is about ter
ty tiiouan 1 1
NOSllieS, V ' . ,
bouiriit tn ..e
.-, witu a bandred and ttiu
i a year, the nephew of
i.umador heic.-'Ue hus
.; LiiHiston,i vucitt, and L
goua tO'w'i t;i5 Am''nc!iS, e court up
us, while at the head of this division, is known.
to aii, wno nave read the h storv of theie.
Country. His force marched to, Virginia, iiv
December 1730, rasing two thousand guinea " . '
at Baltimore, on bis pwn credif,to supply tho , '
pressing wants of lila troopsj his rescue aft..-'
Itichmonit which but for bis grest exertion,
must Jiave fallen Into the enemy's hands) ii
long trial of generalsliip with Cornwall s, uha, .
vuiibmi; wuwciipwHun;cpieaieier''inas, A
the boy .eould not fsoapehlm"nd fiiiallf '
the siege of Torktosn, the storming of. th. '.'
redoubt, and the surrender of the. place i..
October -"are proofs 0f 'talenUt a mili. '
(aryeommander.and devetloftto the welfara
of .these states, fpr which he aever has been
repaktanrL in some: respects, never can he. '
lie was, however, desioua o maks yet '
greater exertions in r r favo and announced - ,
bis project of revi- , France for this puN.'V
uusrn k wiieixh uaa aireaay repeareilly MC
koowledged his merits and services in foritml
votes They now acknowledged them more
fbrnthlly than ever by a resolution of J ' "i -ber56,
trj which, besides all other exr
f spprobntjoni they desire the 1'nrec -
icrs fa wif government to conic t- w i
their negotiations eonceniing our
mark of respect and deference, o:
know noother example. -i
Jvln Fraaos; a'brillia'tt ..yepu'tati.m l.ud pre
ceoea turn ine cause ot America wat fthrrv
dy popular there, and bis exertions and s r
nces ut it, which from the hrst, haU s
chivalrous and romantic, now enme
if 'p.
"f.v - ,
WW
v Hi
V-
SaV.
hack upon bim in the strong light ol pi,
enthusiasm. tist not remarkable, the-'
so', i
hie.
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wrai aucna auu aw icciing, wriilt i
still absent trom the country, that, on 1
turn, be wss followed by crowds rot!
lie streets wnerever ne wentt and tut. in a
journey he made to one of his estates in the
south of France, the towns through which tu 1 -passed,
recto d him With processionu ud, w -civic
honoui and that ia, the city ot Oihsna .
he was detained nearly a wetk bv the festiv - '
ties they ha prepared for him. , 4 'J
He (114 not, however, forget our intermits
amidst the popular admiration with which ho , ' .
was-surrouwled. , Ou the contra , thoiKh -
thenegociatioito for'a ptac wi i e U i c n
he was eoiistandy urging i u i ti.e 1 ienu r ' '
government the policy of mi m
troops to this eounu-y,as the sm.t w.,,. or
bringing that wa to a speedy snd fav 1 ' ,, v
termination.'. He at kst succeeded; an l t
d'Estamg was ordered to held h'Oioeli in rea ;
dines tu sad foe thauf nited Slates, as soon J ' ' i'
asli 1'uvttte should toll ! n.' ' When, there ' '- "4
fore, Ue nived at Cai!., i e f nd 49 sinpa
and 30.0UU men ready to ' l.'mj and ihcyt
would hare been on o " early in t
spring, t peace had not u I ! t ,er et.
eitioiis unnecessary; t'li's i . . t c-ei.t vas
first ' - nmce J te cor c j, Ly a it: . r tram