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Vol. VI.
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NATIONAL FEELING.
■The incidents of the last few days,
■c been such, as will probably ne
gagaiu be witnessed by the people
■America — such as were never be
gb witnessed bv any nation underhea-
B. History cannot produce the re-
Bi if an event, to parallel t at which
B awakened this univetsal burst of
Basure—-this simultaneous shout of
Biobation that echoes through our
Be extendedempite.
Bite multitudes we see are not as-
Bbied to talk over their private
Bfs —to indulge in querulous com-
Bn<s—to mingle their murmurs of
Bonient—to pour foith tales of eal
gmagioary wrongs—to give utter
■c to political recriminations. The
■iw essence of faction seems, sot ihe t
■mem to be settled—the collision
Bisordant interests to subside—and
■tied is the c lamor of controversy
■ere is nothing portentious of dan-,
■ to the commonwealth in this gen- j
■I awakening of ‘ he high and the low, i
■ rich and the poor, the old and the
Bug—this “impulsive atdour” which
Bvadcstbe palace of wealth and the
Brel of poverty, dec if pit age and
Bir.g infancy, virgin loveliness and
Borous manhood. No hereditary
Buarch graciously exhibits hi * august
■son o ibe gaze of vutgat subjects.
B> onquciiiig tyrant comes in his
luTnpiiui cat decorated with the
B. its of vanquished na'ims, and fol
■terl bv captive princes, matching to
B music ol their chains. No proud
Bd hipociitical hieiai'ch; playing
Bnitastic airs before nigh heaven,”
■acts his solemn mot keries, to deceive
B souls of men, and secure for him-
Blfihe honour of an apotheosis. The
Bouts, which announce the approach
Bacniehain, ale unmingied with any
Btcofsotrow. No lov e-lorn maiden’s
Bii touc hes his eat: no groan born a
Biidless farihet speaks reproach; no
■dow’s curse is uiteied in the bilter-
Bss of soul, upon the destroyer of her
Bpe; no orphan’s tear falls upon his
■kid to tainish its brightness. The
Be> lac ie now exhibited to the world is
B toe- purest and noblest character—a
Be> tacle which man may admire and
Bxl approve—an assembled nation,
Bftiing'the spontaneous homage of a
Bunn’s gratitude to a nation’s benefac-
Br.
BWiiat more delightful theme canoe-
Bipv out thoughts or animate our souls
Ban rl,a : which this occasions inspires:
■ is in vain that we attempt to put sue the
Bdinaiy cut tent of eveiy cLv employ-
Bent. Fruitless and unavailing , are
m die imrusiot sos personal affairs and
|.: I. concei ns. The power of assoei-
Bion is too strong to allow us to rest
Bpon \iie present. We are irresistibly
fc tied back to the day of our fathers
Bid imagination is busy in calling up
Bie forms of departed warriors and
Pg‘ s, clothing them again in their gar-
Bn nts rolled in blood, and delineating
Bis scenes where heroes “met and met
B> die.”
1 Noi half a centtuy lias yet elapsed
■net* these independent tvaiei- were
B ittsli colonics. What changes have
le< n wrought, in that short peiiud!
hen the thirteen slates could muster,
ni a handful of men, and those few
u 7 coultl wih difficulty teed and
l°the, and still more poorly aim foi
defence of the country. Now the
umber ol oui independent states is
hiiosi doubled, our population in
''eased beyoncl all.precedent our mi
ha armed and equipped for any eme’ -
nc y, and our navy bearing our flag
humphant over evety sea. Then we
’ l ‘ re oppressed grid feeble; now free
,l( l unconquerable. Then we were
°"fined to a narrow strip of land bor-
e ntig on the Atlantic ocean; no.v the
dde.rness which hemmed us in has !
ec 'i converted to tlie abodes of plenty j
“r" r peace. Then w e were scarcely ]
titherous enough to beat back the in-1
‘ l( lcr irom the shore, and han no bond
hhioti but that common one which,
lllUes the feeble, against the strong; i
DARIEN GAZETTE.
DARIEN, (geokgia,) equal anii €jract Nuance. TUESDAY, OCTOBKUI2, 18^4.
now we are seeking new regions in
which to plant cities, and sending
fourth our thousands and tens of thous
and to diffuse the blessing of arts, lit
erature and civilization —
blest use of power —
Which o’er new worlds makes heaven’s in
;/ dulgence shine,
And ranges myriades under laws divine.
Then even our poverty was the prey of
a foreign tax-gatherer, and we were in
debted to foreign merchants for loans
to carry on a defensive warfare; now
our citizens are bestowing a portion of
,he wealth upon nations struggling for
independence—
Fearless our merchant now persues his gain;
And roams securely o’er the boundless main;
Now o’er his head the polar bear he spies,
And freezing spangles of the Lapland skies;
Now swells his canvass to the sultry line,
With glittering spoils where Indian grottoes
shine;
Where fumes of incense glad the southern
seas,
And wafted citron scents the balmy breeze.
*****
There is probably no man living
whose history partakes so largely of
the spirit of romance and chivalry, as
that of the individual who is now em
phatically the guest of the people.—
At the age of nineteen years, he left his i
country,and espoused the cause of the j
American colonies. His motive for j
this conduct must have been one ot the !
noblest that ever actuated the heart of
man. He was in possession of large
estates; allied ‘o the highest orde< of
French nobility; surrounded by friends
and relatives; with prospects of future
distinction and favour as fair as ever
opened to the ardent view of aspiring
and ambitious youth. He was just
married to a lady of great worth
and respectability, and it would seem
that nothing was wanting that could add
to a life of affluence and ease* Yet La
Fayette left his friends, his wealth, his
bis country prospects of distinction, his
wife, all the sources of domestic bliss, to
assist foreign nation in its struggle for
freedom, and at a time, too, when the
prospects of that country’s success
were daik, desperate and almost hope
less. He fought for that country, he
fed and clothed her armies,he imparted
of his wealth to her poor. He saw
her purposes accomplished, and her
government established on principles of
liberty He refused ali compensation
for his services. He returned to his
native land and engaged incontests for |
liberty there. He was imprisiunpd by j
a foreign government, suffered every
indignity and every cruelty that could
be inflicted, and lived, after iiis release
almost an exile on the spot where he
was born. More than lory years after
he fit st embai ked in the cause of A
merican liberty, he returns to see once
mote bis few suivivingcotnpani< ns in
a> ms, and is met by the grateful saluta
tions of the whole nation. It is not pos
sible to ttflect on these facts without
feeling our admit at ion excited to a de
gree that almost holders on reverence.
Sober history it is hoped will do jus
tice to the name of Lafayette. It is not
in the power of fi< lion to embellish his
character or his life.
* * * *
Illustrious Patriot, undaunted cham
pion of the rights of man,- —known tn
us by a still dearer title, —friend and
companion of Washington! receive
the congratulations of the people you
assisted tosave. Our fathers who fought
and conquered by yout side who min
gled their sacred blood with yours in
the dreadful conflict—our fathers—
where are they? But few of them,
alas! remain, to witness the honouts
which their childien pay to their bene
factor. Most of them have gone to
teceive in othei woi Ids, the tewatd of
faithful servants. Where are Gates,
and Putman, and Lee and Green?—
Ye lion-hearted heroes, ye should have
lived to meet once more your brave
to have welcomed him to
this redeemed and happy country.—
Where is he, the biavest among the
brave—he, whose pure name
f v
A stain eternal brings
On vulgar chieftains, raised by crimes to
kings—
Pillor of State, and bulwark of th ejield,
A host h\s presence, and his arm a shield
He, too. sleeps in death* The pray
ers of ransomed millions could not
save even him from the decree of mo
rality. The silent shades of Vernon
those holy heights, to whiefl he loved
to retreat to view the world he hpd im
ptoved and blessed, are the sacred de
pository of his his relics. Although no
mat bie column, piercing the clouds
with its spiry crest, points out to the
traveller the spot where the hero sleeps
—although ho sculptured monument
preserves the name, no inscription re
cords the achievmentsof “the sole heir
of unrebuked applause,” yet is the spot
dearer to the souls of the free, more
familliar to the steps of the grateful
than all that Egypt, or Cartilage, or
Greece or Rome can boast. The
path is trodden by hermit feet; th? hum
ble slab spat kies with the pear! distilled
from affection’s eye, the record of his
virtue is indelibly impressed on the
hearts of his country; while patriotism
lingers around the hallowed piace and
guards the sleeping tenant. Friend
and companion ot Washington ap
proach and view the sepulchre of the
man you loved. No massive gates
shall bar your entrance; you will pass
no dark and gloomy, and low browed
arches of stone, pregnant with unwhole
some dew and deadly atmosphere, and
crowded with disgusting veiics o! mor
tality. Like him, who, ascended Pis
gah’s top to view the land of promise,
your friend our hero, hath his sepul
chre alone in the sacred mountain, its
roof is the azure vault eiene lighted
by the never dying fires of heaven that
glttipr in eternal beauty upon his ashes
whilst viewless choristers are ‘forever
murmuring Jits dirge in the deep-ton
ed melodies of nature.
Our fathers, honouied ft lend are
noi here but in their places stand their
sons and daughters, a numerous pro
geny of happy and grateful beings, to
weicome'you once more to this land of
freedom, the scene of your earliest ex
ploits the fields made immortal by your
deeds of chivalry. We have been
taught to be grateful for your kind
ness, to revere your vinures, to imi
tate your noble dating, to weep over
your delivetance. Many a lime in
childhood have our delighted ears
drank in the story ol your voluntary
exile ft om your home and your family
to avenge our wrongs, and your sacri
fices of health, and wealth, and blood
to assist uur feebleness, and protect
oui helplessness; man, a lime have
our young hearts thiobbed in ecstacy
to bear of Brandywine, ot Monmouth
and Yotkiown —and though o;tans
have rolled between.us, many a time
have we wept over the >aoi,y of i'ie
dreadful realities of Olmutz. Think
not that your name and die memory ot
yout deeds will perish with ns. Oar
children who ask the meaning of the
ooinp and splendor of this day, will
carry to their graves the remembrance
of the man to whom these honout s are
paid; and the babe who is this day
taught to pron mice the name of La
Fayette, will fotever associate it with
the sweetest recollections of infancy
* We welcome you to this asylum foi
the sufferer —this resting-place, for the
exile this home of the fiiendless and
foi iorn this land of law and liberty—or
dained, as we believe, to be the chosen
seat of intelligence, of literature, of
atts, of sc ienc e, and of all the comfotts,
and refinements, and privileges that
give c alue to life, and render its pos
session a blessing. We welcome you
to a country rich in physical, moral, and
intellectual resoui ces—a country of
equal rights and immunities, whose ru
lets are subject to its laws; and under
Whose laws the citizens is secure of
property, liberty and life. We wel
come you to a nation wheie there are
no standing armies to protect the totter
ing throne of a hereditary despot, no
princes borne with a sc eptre in theii
hands, no insolent arid'upstart courtiers
10 trample on the people for the amuse
ment of their patrons, —but a country
Where“virtue is nobility; peisonal mer
it, useful, generous benevolent exer
tion, the only honorable distinction”—a
nation whose safety is in the intelligence
and good sense of the people; whose
honour and integrity are the stars and
garters which impart dignity and claim
respect, where sincerity is the only cor
onet and Once more we repeat our
salutations, and honesty the unerring
indication of the handy work of the Al
mighty.
May your anticipations of delight in
this visit to our country be realized,
and your cup of joy be filled to the
brim. Returning to your native land
may you be able to say, with sincerity
to the nations, ot Europe, that repub
lics are not, always, ungrateful. En
circled once mot e by yout children and
your children’s children, tell them that
Americans know how to value their
friends, and how to reward their bene
factors. And when the closing scene
of a life well spent shall approach,
So bright the prospect, still the grave defy
Trust future ages, and contented die.
Seek the loved spirit that h ive gone before,
Till bliss shall join, nor death shall part ye
more, ■* j
Spirits of our fatheis! Shades of
the mighty dead! If aught on earth
can draw ye from your celestial abodes
suspend for a moment your blessed em
ployment, come down and behold ns
.your offsprings doing homage to the
virtue and goodness.that ye knew and
loved. If aught on earth can augment
the joy of the just marie perfect, be it
to behold the tide of sympathy, that
now gushes from the bosoms of ten
millions of freemen. If ye can be con
cious of aught that passes in these re- ;
gions ye once inhabited, be witness, u
our vows of gtaiilude to your surviving j
friend, and bear up before the throne
of eternal justice the incense of our
love, and inscribe on its pillars the re
cord of our affection.
From the JVeiv- York Evening Post, 16.'/i uh.
FETE AT CASTLE GARDEN.
After several postponements, on ac
count of the weather, the splendid fete j
given to General La Fayette took place ,
last evening, the delay having given
time for extensive preparations. WV
hazard nothing in saying, that it was the
the most magnificent fete given under
cover in the world.
To give an adequate description, at
any time, would be impossible, did, at
present, a very feeble sketch indeed
must serve to convey an idea of a festi
val; which realizes .dl that we read of
in the Persian Tales or Arabian Nights,
which dazzled the eye and bewildered
the imagination, and which produced
so many powerful combinations, by
magnificent preperations, as to set des
cription almost at defiance.
Originally, Casrie Garden was noi
genetally approved, or considered a
suitable place for the fesiival. Jutting
into the sea, at some distance bom th
line of th< Battery, and cotiuei u and with
tiie shore by a long bridge, it vvas sup
posed that the bleak at. Iron: the “a
ter, finding its way through me embta
zures of the B i. would have cliilt
edthegalax. i b utv\expected at tile
festival, and i< • n u the whole dull
and i he approach also
of a dark night, was consideied inaus
pif ions if not dangerous. But all tnese
imaginary disadvantages faded at the
touch of the magic wand which direct
ed ihe whole arrangements.
The managers having obt fined per
mission from the Cos pm a ion to have
entire command of the Battery for he
occasion, ordered a long corridor foi
carriages to be built leading from
Grenwich street, and another leading
to Bridge-street for foot passengers
which enabled each to teach the grand
portal of the Castle without the’leasi
delay or confusion; the crowd necessa
rily assembled on the occasion being
out side of the Fences, and having a full
view of the company entering and de
parting. Lamps were placed on the
cot t idor at equ fi distances, affording a
clear, full light to ail, and in front of
the Castle a triangle of great heighth
was’ elected, filled with colored lamps
and having a brilliant star on top ‘Fite
bridge which was roofed with canvas
and carpeted, ornamented with bran
ches of Cyprus and cedai, uid well lit
up, served as a pleasant promenade.
On the top several flags were displayed,
the large white one of France floating
proudly cn the breeze. On each side
the massive entrance of lire Castle- were
two neat houses furnished for the ac
commodation of ladies and gentlemen,
and a place of deposit for hats, shawls,
Arriving in the centre of the Cas
tie, the blaze of beauty arid ornament
which niet the eye on every side, tians
fixed the beholder with wonder and ad
miration. The area of the Castle had
been floored for the occasion. In ad
dition to the broad circular walk on
the parapet or terrace, a kind of hang
ing gallery was erected, having seats
with light pallisades at the extremity.
; These were filled with brilliantly dress
ed females, and the con/i d’oeil on e-
Ueririg was strikingly magnificent. In
the centre a heavy column vvas erected,
to which was attached the dords of the
canvasss covering the whole ofthe Cas
; tie. No part of the canvass was seen,
being lined with flags of every nation,
| and various colored bunting. Thirteen
large illuminated pillars, composed of
colored linen with conical tops, were
placed at equal distances, reaching
from the base of the gallery to the sum
mit, and producing a beautifni and al-
most magical effect; between each
there weie nu daliions bearing inso ip
tions and flags of every State in the
Union File retitie pillar oi staff
which supposed tlu- highly ornament
ed rooty was tastefully decorated -A ith
flags, and a circlet from winch was sus
pended a-number of b>ii tiamlv •"t
chandeliers. At the top of the illumij
nated pillars, were clusters of biass
lamps and beautiful glass lamp?, with
painted landscapes, were iirterspecsed
throughout the Castle; the whole blaze
consisting ol about five thousand tigiits,
being al once fuli. dazzling and fl’ec
tive. Opposite the gianci entiaiice,
was a supetb Maiquee elected for the
General and suiig, composed of whne
and blue muslin, ornamented and em
bellished with g eat taste; tt was le
gantly furnished and det orated with
paintings, busts, &c. &r. On each side
vvas a piece of brass artillery* lammers,
sponges, . A substantial biiek
building had been e. ected over the por
tal, having rooms for refreshments, Sec.
A large painting was exhibited i.ver
the entrance, representing emblems of
Liberty, See. but after the General had
entered, it was rolled up, and behind it
was exhibited a trnspan nee repre dic
ing the Castle ol Ac f ’runge, in France,
underneath vvas vlinen his home. The
effect of this well timed and delicate
memento, was very pleasing; in the
midst of his national family, it remt ti
ed him of his native land and those in
timates who shared in his pleasures by
anticipation. A range of summer
houses iooied by the air through the
embrasures ran undei the w alls of die
Castie; the music was in a gaileiv over
the entrance, and thesupeiior baud
from W est Point, played theii bes pie
ces between each cotillion. ‘The danc
ing commenced at an ea ly hou , a >d
although the numbe” present wn, • un
sirietable. we should say between 6 and
7000, there vvas mil abundant room
foi the display ot taste and skni in
those who ‘tipp'd it on the “fig ffiv
tasfic toe ” W enevoi saw iaditsnii te
f)tiliiantlv dressed—evety thing ,hat
fashion and eit gau, c- could civ vise, *.* < . e
used on ihc oc i asiom llnir he and dres
ses wei e pi in> tpaily of fl ovt-i s u i b or
nsniemed < omhsanc: s* me with ptumes
of O-iiich ftatlieis. Whi e and bia: k
lave dresses weie mostly > urn o'.ei sa-
Hn, w ith a pi (.fusion ofst< et ornaments
and neck chains of goto and si i vet:, sus
pended to which were beautiful gold
and silver badge medals, b, at ing a cor
ed likeness of La Fayette, manufac
tured for the oceasioii. The gentle
men had suspended horn tin button
hole of their coats, a simiiai iikeress,
and, with the ladies, had the same
stamped on their gloves. A belt o*
sash with a likeness ofthe Geneial a>n
entwined with a chaplet of roses, aiso
fnimed a pan ofthe dress of me ladies
The General and suit entered about 1U
o’clock, and were re. eived with accla
mations. He marched around the spa
cious area paying his resnei is to the
ladies and ex< hanging congratulations’
on the occasion, and appearing to be
highly delighted and gratified.
Refteshmen's throughout the even
ing wet e handed about in ample quanti
ties by a numerous ittinur o’ seive.nts
in livery; uo noise; no confusion; no dis
order; every thing was tranquil and re
spectable.
We are sensible tha* description fails
siioit of reality. It demands the pen
cil of the painter and the talents of tie
poet to convey an adequate idea of this
truly magnificent festival, besides all
the technicalities of w hich the original
designers and inventors of the decora
tions alone are masters.
London boasts of us Vauxhall—Par
is of its C lham/i d’elyeesez —Naples of
San Carlos: Foreign gintlemen pre
sent admitted that they had never seen
any thing to equal this F'ete in the Se
veral commies to which they respec
tively belong. The blaze of light and
of beauty—the decorations of the mili
tary officers present—the combination
of rich colots which met the eye at
every glance—the biilliant circle of
beauty and fashion in the galieiies—•
every thing in the t ange of sight being
inexpressibly beautiful,and doing great
credit and honor to the matugers and
all engaged in this novel spectacle.
The General with his suit reared
1 about 2 o’clock and went on board the
steam-boat James Kent, which imme
diately sailed for West Point. The
dancing was kept up about an hour
longer, when the company gt a dually
J retired, highly delighted with the en
tertainment.
Ao. 39.