Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . National Ovation on theGrandest Scale.—Cities, States, Legislatures and Governors, Vie in Their Demonstrations of Kespcct.—The Venerable Patriot Enters the Tomb and Stands Beside the Remains
Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . National Ovation on theGrandest Scale.—Cities, States, Legislatures and Governors, Vie in Their Demonstrations of Kespcct.—The Venerable Patriot Enters the Tomb and Stands Beside the Remains of His Great DepartedFriend, Washington. — Noble Qualities of the Marquis. — A Favorite of Louis XVI. — Hearsof the Battle of Bunker Hill.—Pleads the Cause of the Americans.—Kesolves to Join TheirArmy.—Freely Consecrates His Vast Wealth.—Equips a Vessel and Embarks.—Introduced toGeneral Washington.—Admiration of Him by the Chieflain.—One of Washingtons MilitaryFamily.—A Major-General in His Nineteenth Year.—Heroic Fidelity During the War.—Subse-qiitiil Vil?^^itlllk?s in France —.KTii;is lUnrt-lVIi Sympathy.—He Leaves Havre for New York.— Enthusiasm Excit-ed by His Pres-ence. — Incidents,Interviews, Fetes.— Greetings withOld Comrades. ——Memories, Joys,and Tears. — De-parts In the UnitedStates Ship Lafay-ette. — His Deathin 1834.— Fortunntp. fortunntf man Ii-QV(.D .nw tit to nrilnin tliat~ ,.„- ...I. IUitnc •)>nrk ot liticrtv• f f*) ^>^ It ^lioulil hf * , !• 1 .ur»y• s-- those of Washington and No two names are, down to the present day, more fresh in the love and gratitude of the American people,and, until time shall be no more, a test of the fidelity with which tliat jieojile hold totlie principles of republican wisdom and virtue that gave them birth, will be theiradmiration of the names of those patriots and heroes. To understand, therefore,the significance of th
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