Show La 1121 fade aYette in abrica congress learning unit that general Lifa yetto had expressed in ili anxious flux ions desire to visit this Ms coun country tile the independence ind d e J e lice of which his valor blood blond an atif I 1 a aure were an instrumental in i ing requested the fresl lie daiil 1 it or of t alio llio he united states to bacer tal lalit the lie line lime when it would be moat agreeable a gree able for him to perform this visit anil and wit that lie ha offer to tile the gatier butr of aa conveyance to this athla country in one of our national ships generah lafayette declined this offer of a public still ile he balled from havre lit in the lie packet aldo call cad inus accompanied by his sot son george washington La lafayette rayette and arrived arrive 1 I lit at now new york on tho the of august 1824 his 1113 reception in tha jim city wits waa ull till that hut ilia alii heart could lit so goon 0 cpr proceeded ee I 1 d on i is tour through uli ill the al us united 1 led shit everywhere lie he was w received and honored honor si ai tile national guest for moru than it a year his journey va aloo ti As he passed p eissed through ilia hie country every city village anti hamlet poured out its ita sit en musse masse to meet him ila he visited sill nil tho the states then composing ahe he uni oni 0 n when the time of his hid departure draw near IA now frigate tile bran ily wine ed lit in honor of tho the gal lant exi exploits hofts ot outgeneral General lafayette at ihu battle or of brandywine was wu pro VI by y coutress Cou gress to convey him film to V franca 1 it was deemed appropriate ihu lie should take final leave of the hiilton ht at ilia seat of government in president Preal dent adams in biked him to puts pats A few weeks in tile HIB art during ills his oJ kurn itt at the capital lie he visited ex P ddn la Je jefferson frIerson and ai I 1 r 4 al their he ir several places of r e I 1 d e r e JI A c paid life ills respects to the venerated rated sages the nations ir u irest prepared prepare ii to take taka lila his final de po f t u from the of loftt it grateful artful rt ful lie V the ath september 1825 aia ahe J a dy day appointed for taking leave at twelve tho the officers of u I 1 lliel general eti nral civil and naval together lier with I 1 lie authorities of analil washington nylon G n and u 1 alexandria with n alade Jl ade baci t 1 do and strangers str angera 1 I in I 1 tho the Preil Pred dents house bellr itier addressed addres jed hloi hipa in 1 slim aej 0 speech I 1 copy a le byots you have traversed the twenty aubr batea of the great confederacy adu hava been received with rap curua turua by bi tile survivors or of gilr oil r earil feirt eat IlC lii abdun hulled as aa a I 1 lonn g ats I 1 py aim R wo a men of tile the present oue ase and a ruluff 9 aeration arai 1 1 0 n I 1 be chope hope olta of future ture time an ro b r the whole of that day when you to at the ilia hond bond and by the side Bide 0 their forefathers fore fathera ibave vied with trie ike scanty remnants of tha thour of t anat it a IQ in ait at t elioud lilt the he face of him eliom choul they feel I 1 id he be the common benefactor 01 of all you u have heard the in mingled I 1 angled voices 6 61 bil llie ich past the he present and I 1 lie he fu lure iid t age aate joining Jolo lul 0 in the universal of delight at 1 your approach abd the shouts of U unbidden ubi dd en alious which greeted your landing on 1 thoroll 0 soil of freedom have full followed owed 6 1 way and still to ra a baund and like the rushing rabing or of many wa tora from fram every corner of our land it closed general Lafay ettes reply y closed w with th glieco words I 1 I 1 god bless you sir and all who a 6 around us god bless the angieri cart people each of their mates and the federal government accept this patriotic farewell efad overflow lag heart such will bit bolls its last throb when it ceases ceased to beat the arrivee ar ak rivel rived and having once more pressed the hand of mr adams he entered the barouche barou baro ucho clie accompanied by Secretaries the of state of he treasury ond and of lot the navy and pursed from tile the capital cupl tal an lin im neenaa process lou him tb the he banks of the ibe potomac where the steamboat mount vernon awalt ed to carry him down the be river to the ati frigate brandywine wine the next morning thlu i boat anchored lo in s gaiety bety dear the brandywine here L lifey ibay otto ette took leave or of the of state the treasury aral navy and the 00 guests who accompanied hlin film froan Washl neton together alth many military and naval officers and eminent citizens who hail had assembled sein blud in barlous crafts neur near tile the frigate to bid him farewell rowell cor courier journal |