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ADDRESS Of Ambrose Baber, to General Lafayette, in behalf of the Masons of Macon Lodge, No. 43.Brother anrl Gen. Lafayette,In our Immhlo capacity ns Brothers of the mystic Union, we welcome you to our infuttt village. No triumphal arch, no tinsel show of earthly grandeur, greeted your entry: We oflfer you a triumph more lusting and noble; the triumph of gratitude.Admonished by that resplendent luminary which rules and governs the day. and imparts an equal lustre on all mankind twice in every year, tlmt we have all once 1‘fienaiid must ugain be upon n level, wc have ventured to bail your arrival among us, and to offer you n welcome in uffal-loyed gratitude, the spontaneous effusion of jaur hearts.Illustrious benefactor of mankind \ What nsplendid train of associations docs thy eventful life excite ! Companion and associate of our immortal Washington! Thine efficient arm hath prostrnjed oppressive tyranny—succored and jclieved distressed and agonized humanity, and established a nntion in the full enjoyment of freedom. The glittering offering of princes-could not dissuade, nor the uppnl-jing frowns of. Royalty dctey you from u life of benevolent usefulness: The assassins of sanguinary demagogues, nor the loathsome cells’of the dungeon mar or destroy your feelings of Philanthropy. Unaltered und unchanged didst thou re--imiin amidst the calamitous vicissitudes wl tch harassed thine own distracted country.Behold thy compensation ! The gratitude of ten millions of freemen, the ap plause and admiration of the enlightened of every nation: Even -the wilderness smiles witli^byand the savage i6 gladden ed at thy presence. • . ,
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Savannah Republican
Savannah, Georgia, US
Sat, Apr 09, 1825
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