OyUJU^-' Class ^^ 6 7 Book iM. 3 ^ / or TO THK LAFAYETTE FEMALE ACADEMY, IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, MAY 16, 1825, AND THn IN HONOUR OF iCftc JLation'jgi Ccwri^t: TOGETHER WITH A CATALOGUE Of the Instxucters, Visiters, and Pupils, op the A<:ademy, LEXINGTON, KY: PRINTED BY JOHN BRADFORD, MAY, 1825. ) p L =■■ j'-v-r^/^ /7 OLlDEll OF EXERCISES. I. GRAND MARCH ON THE PIANO. II. ^mrvC^lS In/-'- ""^**" Of the Principal of the AcADtBiy to Gen. Lafatetti;. GEiVKRAL, Wc bid you welcome! As the fn end of ourconntry, us "the guest of the nation," as the fiiend and favourite of our once beloved, but now sainted VVasuignton; as tlic fiiend, tJie ad- vocate, the liberator of universal man, we bid you welcome! in the name of these respectable Fathers and Visiters of the Leering- ton Female Academy, we bid you a most cordial welcome, within these humble walls, devoted to the cultivation of the female mikd. Pardon, Sir, the eager gaze, with which our eyes are fixed up- on you. In your venerable features we read the history of half a century; a half-century distinguished by the most sj>lcu?lid, the most tremendous, the most astonishing events to be found in the annals of the world ; events, exhibiting the grand march of hu- man intellect, attended with consequences the most interesting and benefjcial to man: and, with what propriety might you add, in the language of /Eneas, "ei! quomm pars magna fui?'' les. Sir, you have lived in an eventful era. You have witness- ed the disniptioD of social order, the mighty sliaking of nations, the agonizing struggles of the oppressed against the oppressor. Nor have you been an idle spectator. No, Sir, you read the signs of the times and foresaw the rising tempest. You stood undismay- ed on the crater of the bursting volcano; and, like Curtius, for the good ol3^ourcuuntry, you plunged into theguit! Vou have i-eeu ihrones demolished, sceptres broken, and crowns und diadems trod- den underfoot. And, Sir, you have lived to witness a temporary retrograde movement of the revolutionary w heel ; to see an unholy alliance among the monarchs of Europe, against the rights of man, and chains agam rivetfed on the friends of freedom. But for your- .self, illustrious Sir, you still remain unchanged; the same undcvi- ating friend of rational liberty and the sacred rights of man. 'i'iius, in your native land, you stood alone, like the venerably oak, that has braved the fury of a thousand storms, in silent ma- jesty amid surrounding ruins. How naturally then must your eye have turned to America, the theatre of your earliest toils, and of your brightest glory. You rqsolved at once to cross the At- iantick, to visit the garden you had planted; — and it was done. You have visited our Eastern, and Southern, and Western borders. You have found a land literally Jlowing ■with milk and honey. You have visited Boston, the cradle, as you well know, Sir, of A.merican Independence; and New York, the grand emporium of our wealth and commerce; and Washington, the growing capi- tal of our rising empire. You every where behold the astonish- ing changes, whether moral, social, or political, which a lapse of forty years has produced. You witness every where the march of improvement, the progi'ess of civilization, the cultivation of science, literature, and the arts. You behold, in successful ope- ration, the freest, and at the same time, the lirmest and the best government on earth. You fmd a productive system of permanent national revenue established; great and efficient plans of internal improvement eagerly adopted; and, in short, you every where be- hold an infant empire, rising with gigantick strength, like Hercules 4Vom his cradle, on the broad foundatioh of equal rights and equal laws;— a foandation, the grand coiner stone of which you yourself Sir, so essentially contributed to lay. Most of your fellow labour- ers in the tield of our revolutionary glory are, indeed, gone down to the dugt! But some few still remain; some few of those, who fought and bled at your side, are still tottering on the verge of the tomb, and now grasping your hand in tears c. transport and deli«-ht, ready tp exclaim, in the language and spiiit of good Sim- EON of old, "Lord, noxv lettcst thou tny servant depart in peacOy for mine eyes have seeri''' our country's saviour! Nor is this all: you are recoprnised by their posterity. As our political Father, after forty years' absence, you now revisit your children, a nation of twelve millions of people, and not one of them proves recreant or ungrateful. You ever}'- where find, from Maine to Orleans, from the Mississippi to the Atlantick, one common burst of feeling, the voluntary homage of the heart! It is a triumph, which no hu- man being ever before enjoyed; a triumph, as honourable to hu- man riaturc, as it is glorious to its object; a triumph, which no Alexander, or Cjesar, or Napoleon, could ever command. The moral grandeur of such a triumph may indeed he felt j—^hut hu- man language is too poor to express it. But, Sir, you are now, literally, in a new issorld. When you were achieving our National Independence, the spot, where you now sit, was the abode of the Indian- Savage beasts and more savage men then constituted the inhabitants of this garden of the west. What a surprising change is now presented to youreycs! Thewilderness already budding and blossoming like the rose ! You now find some of the finest states in the Union on this side of the Alleghany^; and your name, Sir, has travelled, with the march of our empire, beyond the vale of the Mississippi. You every where find the same love of liberty, the sam?. republican spirit, the same pa- triotick devotion, and the same gratitude to the Fathers of our glo- rious revolution. And, if you do not find us equally advanced in the walks of science, literature, and taste, with some of our older sister states, you find us as zealous, at least, m the cause, and moving forward, with a step equally firm and sure. Tran- sylvania University has this day presented to your view a splen did monument of the munificence of Kentucky, as well as the most honourable testimonials of the talents of her sons, and of the Genius, which inspires and directs that growing Institution. Nor is the cultivation of the female intellect deemed so unimpor- tant, as to be overlooked. No, Sir; the infiuence of woman is deep- ly felt; it is appreciated; it is respected. We know, that virtuous, enlightened, and patriotick Mothers, give us a virtuous, enlighten- ed, and patriotick community. With such an impression has this lit- 6 tie Seminary been planted, and nurtured, and so liberaHy patronis- ed; and with such a view has the honoui of your personal atten- dance this day been respectfully solicited; — because, Sir, wherever you appear, a new ardour is enkindled ; a new impulse is given, as well to our literary, as to our political institutions. Thie Pupils of this Academy will study your private, as well asyour publick his- tory; and they will find portrayed, in your family circle, whether* amid the regal splendour of the gayest court in Europe, or in the dark, damp dungeons of Obmitz, or in your rural retreat at La Gra}ige,the most perfect models of filial piety, of conjugal love, and of religious devotion. These models, they will, in their various relations, endeavour to imitate; and the result will be an exhibition, in their future lives, of alt the virtues, which constitute FEMALK KXCELLENCE. Venerable Sir, this infant Establishment is greatly hontJured by your visit this day. We shall commemorate it, by styling it, in future, the LAFAYETTE FERIALE ACADEMY; and the mem bers now present, will, with exultation and pride, tell to j.osterity yet unborn, ^^ I have seen La/ay cite P'' while not a pra\ er to Heav en will escape their lips, without a cordial Vive Lafavettk! — toujovrs — VivF, Lafayette! * III. STRIKE THE CYMBAL; As adapted to the reception of Lafayette, 5y Mas. Holley, and S,u,ng by the Pcpils, accompanied with the Piano by Miss HAw.MO?iB. Weecome, welcome, LAFAYETTE ! Let the shouts of myriads sound! With us uniting. For Frkedom fighting, Our arms with victory were crowned. Never nation, Since creation. Hailed a Hero like to THEE! Spread your banners, Shout hosannas, Tis Columbia's Jubilee! See advances, With songs and dancei?, Kentucky's band of patriot daughters! Catch the sound, ye hills and waters ! Spread your banners, Shout hosannas, Tw Columbia's Jubilee! Cannon's thunder Rent asunder Britain's host and Britain's claiuT, When our nation Took her station Proudly on the roll of fame. Thee we hail, our patron, friend! Chieftain, noble, good, and great! Let joyful notes the welkin rend. With WELCOME, welcome, LAFAYETTE '. 0/ thePvPu.s of the Lafayette Female Academij TO GENERAL LAFAYETTE. Illustrious Sir: — We, a Committee, in behalf of the Pupils ofthe LAFAYETTE FEMALE ACADEMY, gratefully acknow- ledge the honour done us, by your visit to this our Institution. It is an honour we have dared to Avish for, yet hardly dared to ex- pect; and one too, of which we shall ever be proud. We regard this day, as the happiest of our existence. We behold the "Na- tion's Guest," our country's Friend; we see LAFAYETTE: and never shall time eflUce from our memory the recollection of this 8 day. We ne'^'er shall, wc never can fcrget it . If the reccpltoii given you here is not so splendid, as those you have met else- where, think not, Noble Warriour, think not, it is less sincere. If our feeble pens, or our timid accents, permit us not to express our sentiments in that style of eloquence, with all those glowing figure? of rhetorick, to which you have been accustomed, attribute it not to our feeling less, on this interesting occasion. Believe us, as <)ur Father, we love you; as our bountiful Benefactor, we honour you; and as the bosom friend ofourimmortal Washington, we shall ever revere you. We arc conscious, Noble Sir, that it will be but useless to tell you, after your witnessing this day-s rejoicings, that, by all the sons and daughters of Kentucky, your visit to this state, and particularly to this town, is hailed with joy the most sincere, with gratitude the most pure, and with feelings of pleas- ure, which words cannot express. Here, we have daily read ac- counts of your reception, wherever you have visited on our Atian- tick and Southern borders; and cur young hearts have palpitated with delight, to behold our country so justly rewarding the val- our, the patriotism, and the generosity o^ onv nohle friend. Such are our feelings; such are the feelings of all, even of the youngest bosom, that throbs within the walls of curAcADEMr. For even the youngest, Gallant Warriour, know you; even the youngest have been taught to lisp your name, and to tell of your glorious deeds; — and they love, whilst offering up their prayers for their country's welfare, to the God who created them, to re- member, at the same time, their country's Friend, the ^'■JVaiion's Guest.'"' When you return, to your native land, when you once more join your family circle at La Grange, should your thoughts sometimes wander across the Atlantick, to retrace the scenes you have witnessed in America, may we fondly flatter ourselves, thnt they will sometime*^ fall, for" one moment, upon the La- faijetie Female Academy. As for yourself. Sir, you can never be for- gotten. Your name is too indelibly engraven on our hearts, and will be remembered and repeated with pleasure, as long as our vi- tal spark remains, or Liberty sheds her beams on this favoured land. And should our countrymen ever be inclined, (God grant 9 fhey never may) tosaciiike, atthe shrine of tyranny, ambition, of lutrigne, that freedom, which our Fathers bought with their blood ; should they, for a moment, forget our Washington and his brave Companions in arms, we will % to them, even in the field of bat- tle, and cry out, with our latest breath, '^Remember Lafayette P^ Then shall your name have a charm to awaken their feelings, to arouse their patriotism, and to urge them on to deeds of glory and renown. Friend of our country ! Veteran Warriour I we bid you ivelcome! In the name of our Instructers, in the name of the whole School, we bid yow welcome! Here,. let us repeat, here will you find grateful hearts, bosoms throbbing with delight, and eyes, which can never be weaty, while gazing on your venera- ble features. And if you must leave us, if all that your children in America can do, cannot detain you from your native Gallia, even there our prayers shall attend you! Upon whatever spot of the earth you may be, America will bless you! Should misfortune again visit your now peaceful country, fly, aged Warriour, fly again to us; fly to this asylum of the oppressed, which your own hand has so liberally aided to erect, and we shall always exclaim, as we BOW do, WELCOME! WELCOME! LAFAYETTE! MARY M'lNTOSH, For the Committee. Mary M'Lntosh, of Georgia, Piety L. Umith., of J\lississippi, IvEziA G. Campbell, of Alahuma, Emza p. Bain, \ Mar. Harper, f .yj^,^^, f,„, Anne E. GATEwooDr •' ° JANECoOrER, 3 Committee. V. twm *"^uxn airns i^tiwe/' Composed, and sung by the Pupils, accompanied by Miss Nephe^' on the Piano, with the '^ Variations ." [Omitted.] We hail thee. Chief of former time! Who now, in life's decline, B 10 Hast left thy genial native clime, For scenes of auld lang syne. CHORUS. Our Friend of auld lang syne has comej Our fathers' friend lang syne; We welcome him to Freedom's home. Our friend in auld tang syne. Our Fathers oft to us have said, 'Twas Heaven's wise design Moved thee to give them needful aid, Jn days of auld lang syne. Our friend S^-c. They've told us oft, when Freedom's foes Did 'gainst their rights combine, And they to brave resistance rose, In days of auld lang syne; Our friend fyc. That Thou didst swear, that Freedom's cause hi every land was thine; Then fought and bled for Freedom's laws. With them in auld lang syne. Our friend ifC. And thou hast come again to be, While waning life is thine, Where once thy blood, for liberty, Did flow in auld lang syne.' Our friend SfC. Sure it must grieve' a manly heart, A FEELING HEART, like thiuB, To find so few, who took a part With thee, in scenes lang syne. Our friend 4'C, But WE, THEIR Daughters, ne'er forget, While laurel wreaths we twine, 11 Tq twine the fairest for FAYETTfey Who fought for us lang syne. Our friend ^c. Then welcome to our happy land! Our blessings shall be thine, Since purchased by thy generous hand. In days of auld lang syne. Our friend of auld lang syne has cotm^ Our Fathers' friend lang syne; We welcome him tofreedorn's home. Our Friend of auld lang synr» VI. mntu m Written by one of the Assistants and Spoken by t/Uiss Sarah A. H.Prentiss. Hail the Hero, Patriot, Sage! Freedom's champion. Friend of man! Who, with tyrants, war to w^age. To the thickest conflict ran . When our Fathers, half-despairing, Faintly clung to patriot arms, He, with noble, generous daring, Sought the battle-field's alarms. There, like rock against the wave, He 'gainst fin'/aiw's legions stood; With the bravest of the brave. There he poured his youthful blood. Such deliberate self-devotion, Freemen never will forget; While their hearts can feel emotion, Or— their tongues pronounce, Fayette! 12 *No\v he comes again, in age, Not our Freedom to defend ; JVo : but History's brightest page Tells, he tt-as .OUR Fathers' Friend*, Read in Fame'^s immortal story Bright with golden letters set, High upon the scroll of Glory, ^'WASHINGTON and LAFAYETTE!' Hail him, then, with acclamatimi, Partner of our Fathers' fame ; Show the world a grateful nation, Bearing a Republic's name. VII. mtitfi in :ffvmtK t/iddressed to General h AT AY KTTE, and to have been spoken hy Miss Kephesv. [Omitted.] A^'oila ce Herds, le Nestor de la France! Qui, guide parl'honneur, vint affranchir des fers Ua peuple vertueux, dent il prit la defense, Et qpi, par ses exploits, etonna I'Univers ! Toi, qui contribuas au eucces de nos arraes, Digne emule de WASHINGTON! Sensible ami, que nous estimons ! Ah! ne noije causes plus d'alarmes! Denotre sort rends ton pais jaloux; A de nouveaux dangers n'expose point ta rLel Lafayette! vis avec nous; Et nos coeurs seront ta .patrie. D'une nation, qui te cherit, Recois ici le juste hommage; 1^ Et nos descendants, d'age en age, Bans leurs coeurs graveront I'image, Dn GuEKRiEBj qui les defendit. By Miss Nephew, Behold this HEBO, the A'estor of Frame! Who, guided by honour, came to free from chain^ A virtuous people, whose defence he undertook, And whose exploits astonished the Universe ! Thou, who didst contribute to the success of our arms' Worthy rival of WASHINGTON! Feeling Friend, whom we esteem I — Ah, do not cause us more alarm^! Of our [happy] lot render thy country jealous ^ To new dangers do not expose thy lite: LAFAYETTE ! live with us. And OUR HEARTS shall be thy Country? Of a Nation, which loves thee, Receive here the just homage ; And our descendants, from age to age, In their HEARTS, will engrave the image ()f the WARRIOUR, WHO defended them! VIII. STolttntrev Etrljrrsi!^ To Gen. Lafayette, by Miss Maria Brown Duncan. Placed in a situation so new and so deeply enrbarrassing, and under circumstances so peculiarly interesting, no tongue can ex- press, no language define, no eloquence portray, the emotion, that 14 agitates m^ bosom. ■ We sojnstly appreciate the honour done u? iiy yonr visit to this our Institution, that I feel n:iyself incompe- tent to the pleasing and delightful task assigned me, of offering you an expression of the feeling*;, which now heave in every bo- som. There have been times and circum-stances, and such may probably occur again; when oiir affections have been ai'ous- ecl, our sympathies excited, and our feelings agitated; but the Sime has never before occurred, nor do I think it ever will again, when those feelings will be so signally and so po^verfully awaken- ed, as they liave been, by your arrival and your anticipated de- parture. This is not the language of deception, or insincerity, hat the assurance of grateful and ajfcctionate hearts; of hearts, Shat have been, since the earliest period of their recollection, til- led with a sense of gratitude, for the important aad distinguished services, which you have rendered our now happy country. But a kxv hours since. Noble Siu, we hailed your arrival with the most enthiistai-ifick sentiments of pleasure; viewing, in the waA'eless and Kficlouded mirror of our Country "'s Indjependence, and its present (dignified and exulted station, amongst the nations of the earth, one of the carlibst and m^stenergetick opposersof that oppression, ivhich cur unnatural parents uisbedto eoforceupon us. The period on' ihe American Revolution must, v.'hile the fire of Indkpekdekck .ind LiBEKTv iliumiuesthe hearts of the virtuous and b^ave,ever ie recollected with the most delightful emotions, as constituting one of thq most brilliant and glorious epochs of our world; v/hen X^cifpeiiiWi was made to tremble on its throne, and Freedom to shout the triumph of victory. When our memory reverts to the jicn'od, wlien you left a home, .endeared to you by every tender coas-ideration, to embark in the cause of Lrierj'y, we are filled v/iih astonishment, in witnessing so mucii philanthropy of spirit, iivA such unparallelled devotion to the rights of mankind. Not- %vit!:standin'T: retrospection presents us with a painful array of circumstances, which occurred during our long and arduous strug- gle for liberty, yet they are gilded and adorned with such happy eveats, as to produce the most delightful associations. They tlecply impress our irsinds with veneration and love for thcgreajt 15 projectors and accnmplishers of the most glorious work, thjvt.evef was wroug'ht by man ; and our hearts glow with the luost unfeigncir thanks, to the Superintending PoTvcr, who sanctioned and .sea!-' ed the undertaking. In the wilds of America, the Goddess of Liberty planted her standard. It was here, when she was driven from Greece, and from Rome, an^ found no asylum in the old Con- tinent, that she toojc up her abode. Mcthinks I see her roaming; from land to land, finding no pco-ple, that would bend at her shrine, until, melancholy'' and dejected, she sought Columbia. She then found a people, whose souls had never been subje'ct to a monarch^:* nod; but who were ready to bow at her altar, and to worship in her temple. And when starn necessity made them take arms S.o defend and maint:iin their privileges, it was then, that the God- dess aroused in your bosom the latent spark, that glowed with sc* much briiliancy, and emitted a light, which still continues to blaze, and which will shine %vith increasing splendour , while Liberty ha<> a friend, or Independence a champion. O gallant LafayettcUve feel foryou all, that gratitude and love can inspire. Although iiv capacitated from engaging in the active concerns of goveiTimeiit, we are deeply impressed with the value of yoarsei'vices, and the? intrinsick worth of your character. And, let me assure yoo, as ". member of the Lafayette Female Academv, that, while our hearts are warmed by the current of life, and reason maintai«.5 her empire, you, Brave WARRioi'a! shall ever have our fcnenf prayers, for your health and happiness; — and oar most ardent wishes, that the evening of your life may be as ^jcac^'/i/t and happ^j^ as (he morning was useful a.nd< glorious. RI AR IA BR O \V N D UNC A^^ . .Co Gcncrat Lafayette, hij Miss Caroluve Ci.iffokd Ni;p5ii:v». All hail, gallant Warriour, and Friend of our nation! All hail i'<^ the Chioftain. so valinntand wise' 16 t>h, Welcome, thrice welcome, to Freedom's bright station! Long, long may thy praises resound to the skies! For the day hus arrived, we have long hoped to see, The proud day, LAFAYETTE! now devoted to thee. We will hail thee, our Father, our Patriot, and Friend; We will strew, in thy pathway, the flowers of delight; We will crown thee with roses, where laurels shall blend. Not a thorn shall appear in the wreath we unite. For Thou wilt not rieiv, with a cold look of scorn, What Macedon's Hero with pride might have worn. Our land all its beauties for thee shall unfold, Ourskies in their brightest of blue shalt thou see; Thy deeds, throdgh our clime, shall in story be told ; Not a bosom, but throbs a glad welcome to thee. For long years have flown, thy compatriots have fled, And we greet thee, returned, as a Saint from the dead. Oh, yes; every heart hath long treasured thy story, Every bosom beat high, at thy hallowed name; Every Freeman rejoiced, in thy well-deserved glory. And cherished, with ardour, warm Gratitude's flame. Then perish the wretch, who could ever forget, The godlike achievements of gallant Fayette! Oh, yes; for when Tyranny's legions invaded, And War's iron tempest loud howled on our strand; When naught but Despair every bosom pervaded, And deep was the gloom, that o'ershadowed our land; Then, then, like the Sun from the darkness of night, Thou didst burst from the cloud— a /air a/t^-e/ of light! Thou DIDST come! And, though hopeless the prospect before thee, Thy blade was unsheathed, and hov/ bright was Its flame ! The smiles of fair Freedom, like s-unbeams, played o'er thee. To illumine thy pathway to glory and fame: By WASHINGTON honoured, by Freemen adored, Thy name was our bulwark. — our triumph, thy sword. Tf Avj^l ho'.v bright was tliy Soul, 'mid Adversity's glootii, A soul still uncoiiquered, undaunted, and free; For tliougli Despots enchained tlice, thouorh Dungeons thy- doom, Yet ne'er didst thou bend to a Tyrant thy kneel Oil! how high, at thy Farm*, o'er NAPOLEOJN' LE GRAND, Thoug-h a crown graced his head, and a sceptre his hand. And now, when the winter of age is upon thee, When Tyrants have reft thee, and fortune depressed; There is yet a Free People with love looking on thee, There is yet a whole nation, by whom thou art blest. Though our Sires are no more, yet their children will glory, Through life, and for ages, to tell thy proud story. And now, in their arms, with what welcome they greet thee, What prayers, tears, and blessings, upon thee are shedt Our patriots, our statesmen, with gratitude meet thee, While WE twine a wreath to encircle thy head; Accept, V^aliant Chief, the pqor homage we pay; — Our love cannot fade, though these leaves may decay. No diadenis, sceptres, have we to bestow, But our hearts, Gallant Sir, are devoted to thee; Hearts, that love, and will bless thee, where'er thou mays* go. A meed worthy u country thy valour made free. 'Tis a triumph, that greets thee, fi'om Orleans to Maine; It is ALL thou tanst ask, and no less ca.nst thou gain. Such a triumph! — Proud raonarchs may envy thy glory. And wish fair Columbia their own native clime; Each Despot may feel his throne shake at thy story, For young Liberty'^s march is still on-^ard \i-ith Time. At thy name, unborn ages, with transport shall start. And hurl, witli defiance, at tyrants the dart. "■ *1ja GJlA^GE, c 18 And now, must tliou leave this bright land oi" thine ounC' — Tis decreed; — but thy godlike example remains: Thou hast taught uS; hozo poor is the pride of a throne, Thou hast witnessed, /ioa; great is a land without chainfF. Oh! leave us thy mantle of virtue and truth. Of our senates the shield, and the guide of cur youth'. And Oh! when again, on old Ocean's green billow, Columbia's blue mountains in distance shall die, Then soft be the surges, that break round thy pillow. And fair the light breeze, and serene be the sky ! May the ties of Affection still round thee entwine, With the souPs purest sunshine on earPh,- — till GLonY in Hea VEw BE Thine! As Siung by Miss Nephew, ichile presenting the WRE.-iTK, attended bi a group of Utile Girls, and accompanied by Miss Hammo?i'd on the Piano. We'll pull a bunch of buds and flowers, And tie a ribband round them; ]f you'll but think, in your lonely hours. Of the s-'jDeet little Girls that bound ihcm^ We'll cull the earliest that put forth, And those that last the longest, And the bud that boasts the fairest birth. Shall cling to the stem the strongest. We've run about the garden walks. And searched among the dew, Sir, These fragrant flowers, these tender stalks^ JVeh^e plucked them all for \'0V, Sir, ID pray, lake this bunch of buds and f lgwek^. Pray, lake the ribband round them; And sometimes think, in your lonely hours, Of the swKET LITTLE GiRLS, that bouud them. XL ^riitra! ^Mmjttt'n UmMtt TO THE Principal of the Academy. Amidst the eminent testimonies of national blessings, and ac- <:omplished improvements^, which are to be admired, on this beau- tiful and happy spot, no instance of them can be more gratifying to the eye and to the heart, than to be introduced to this Female AcADRMv, where you have been pLeased to welcome me, in terms, which claim my liveliest gratitude. Your observations are so correct, with respect to the happy result oC Republican Liberty, and so flattering, in the expression of your kindness to me, that I shall only add the tribute of my sympathies, in the fon-uier part of them, — of my acknowledgements for those that are personal, — still more feelingly on account of your afTev^tingy<.jmi7^ allusions; and my grateful sense of the honour conferred upon me, by the association of My name with this 50 7;e>'v interesiiug Acacemy. XII. Mi TO Miss MlNTOSIl'S Address. I want words to express to you, how much 1 am delighted, witii your kind welcome, and the amiable testimonies of your kindness, TO theFrie::d of yourForefatiikp.s. They will never be erased from my heart; they will be daily shared, by my family, at La Grange. Well may this heart, old, but warm in its feelings, palpitate, at the youud of your patriotioJt and affectionate ac- cents. 20 Hbegyour charming CommiUec, your Liitniciers, nnfi au. pt tov, Young Ladies, to accept my tender acknowledgement?; and, you have authorized me to add, mv paternal blessing/ ^jij'The alo'je Jlni-i:ers t;cre given in ZKritin^. KMiiri Theiollowing concise account of the manner^ in which oijrdis tinguished GUEST was received, at the Fe.'.jale Agasemy, may perhaps gratify the friends of the Institniion residing at a distance, Jt is taken from the '■'■Kentucky Reporter"' of May 29th. LAFAYETTE'S VISIT TO THE FEMALE ACADEMY. At 4 o'clock P.M. the General's arrival was announced.] He ;vas tittended by a military escort, and a numerous retinue of distinguish- ed individuals, among whom was the Goveruour of the State, Gover- jiour Carrol of Tennessee, Col. G. W. Lafayette, M. Le Vasseur,. the General's Secretary, &c. &c. He wae received by Col. Dun- Dam, the Pji/tct^aZ, under a beautil'ul Arch erected in front of his house, on which was inscribed, "Lafai'ette in America, at home with ins Children." '■'WelcOiiie. Lafayctti'l t'lve Lnjaycttc.'' The General was then conducted into the Academical A partmeM, ■where upwards of a hundred Pupils were handsomely arrarged to re- reive lam, and where a brilliant circle of LADIES had previously assembled to witness the scene. Alter being" introduced, an Address was delivered by the Principal, to which the General made a feeling and appropriate reply. An original Ode for the occasion was then sung oy tlie young Ladies, accompanied by ?»Iiss Hammond on the Piano, to the air of' Strike the C'2jmha I." Miss M'Intosh then deliv- ered the Committee's Address in behr.lfof the School, in a style of pathos and eloquence, which could not easily be surpassed. The Re- ply wa.5 no less feeling and eloquent. Miss S. Prentiss then re- cited an Original Ode, and Miss M. B. Duncan an Address, in a neat and chaste style, with peculiar effect, to both of which the General very feelingly replied. Miss C. C. Nephew's Ode then followed; af the close of which she sung, in the most charming manner, '■'Buds ami F/ouers." as a sequel to the pde, and at the same time presented a wreath. The e feet was electrical, and almost every eye wax in tears. We doubt, whether the General has any where witnessed a more inter- esting-scene, or expressed higher gratification. He then took earJ; 21 .V'upil atfectioija-itly hytlic liacd, as he did every oae present, eacji beinj^ introduced .ridividually by name. Ho was then .conducted into Mrs. Dunham's Apartments, where refreshments ofcake, wine, and punch, were liherally distribcte^ to the whole company. The decorations of the Academy were peculiarly ■appropriate ar«J striking-, and calculated to do great credit to the genius and pencil of Mrs. Addelsterrcn, one of tli€ Assistants, indeed, we nLderstand no one has contributed more to the efiortp. which all hr.ve made, to honour tuc "INatiop's Guest.'' than tliis Lady. Some gnjod paintings by the pupils were exhibited jn the room, and amongtiicm fine views of the Mansion at Moumt Vernon, and the Tomb of VVashingto.i. From the pencil of Mrs. Addelsterrcn were two very fine Portraits of Wa-fhington and Ijifaijcttc. Between them, and directly in front of the Ge^neral, was a bcautiUil Transparency, representing Fame inscri- .bing the nan.'e of LafnycUc \a (he records of the Institution, and over it a scroll, with the words ^'Lafayiile Female Acadfwy." We will only add, that M'hilewe aresojustly proud o{ TranfiylvarAu University, ye e have equal reason to felicitate ourselves, on having a Semiaaky no less creditable to the town, for Female Education." T he EpiTOr> of the "I{cpcrter,'' after giving a very handsome account of the Exercises of Travnjhania lJni-ccrsi1y,\\\\'\c\\coxi- sigted of Adphesses, Ode:s, and Poews, in English, French nntl Latin, and .which, for their sentiment, purit^', and elegance, \voiild certainly have done honoyr to our oldest Universities, further says— "Such aliterarv reception has not, as far as we remember, been given to LAFAYE'I'TF. in any of the colleges of our country. This, and the admirablecxhibition at Col. DvjNHAm's Female Academy, liighly interesting to all, and eminently honourable to the Institution and its Principal, unquestionably gave to the old Hetio a higher idea of the real advancement of our state ofsociety in the West, than the extrinsick show, or any thing else, which he has witnessed." In noticing the personal civilities paid to the General in Lex- ington, the Editor further adds — "Amoiigother delicate marks of attention to Ihe'feelirgs and com- fort of the amiable and gallant old tSoldier. we took notice of two beautiful baskets of ripe fresh Oranges and Lemons, tastefiiliy adorn- ed with rosesand honey suckles in full f.ower and fragrance, sent b;y Mrs. HoLi.EY and Wrs.PvMi.AM, as specimens of thedcgree ofpcr- fection, to which Iheexolick fruit of the South may be carried, in cur climate, under careful cultivation. '1 hey proved to be highly ac- ceptable, and received tlie kindest notice afleiw aids, in the acknow- ledgements which were returned." The Visit was thus noticed by J. Bradford EsQ.thc vencrahle Editor of the '■'■Ktntvcky Gazette.''' "It bein"- understood, that the Genehai. would leave Lc\irg1cn the next morning, and havii.g engaged to vis/t the Lcxii ^ton Female ^o Jiccidemy that ait^ruoon,a3soonas the dinner was over, he was escort- ed to towu and coadiicted to that Institution. It was here tliat as s}trces.«/iti an effort was made to gratify our Visiter, as has been attempted, in any quarter of the Union, 'i'he address of Col. Duk- »AiM was delivered with much feeling; in the course of which he in- formed the Geaiival, that in consequence of tlie honour dene the In- stitution by his visit, its name had that day been ctianged from the "Lcxiiigton," to the "Lafayette" Academy. Jn liis reply, the Gen- eral alluded, in a very handsome manner, to the compliment paid to him, and to tlie great importance of such institutions in general. As soon as Ihs reply of the General ended, an Ode wassung by several of the young Ladies, accompanied by the I'jano. An addre-,sin prose by Miss M'Iktosh, a poetick piece by Miss Prkntiss, and an address in prose by Miss Duncan, were deliver- ed in a manner, U'hich brouglit tears and applause from all. Ge^erat, LAFAYiiTTE was so gratified, as to acknowledge, that his heart was not "too old" to palpitate at such an exiiibition of female talent, worth, and beauty. In one of his replies to the charming female addresses, he alluded to his gratification at the retlection, Uizt ke had/onght hi Jiig youth for a country, which was thus honouring him, from the lips of its agod and youthful citizens; that he was proud of the reflection, that his history should be so well known to those, whom he adjjrcssed; and acknov.'l'^dged and thanked the Principal of the Institution , for the honour conferred ou him, in Jiaving named the Institution after The exercises conclude(l with ai) original Ooe by Miss Kephe-w, and a Song, (accompanied by Miss ILiMriioKn on the Piano) at the close of which, she presented the General with a bunch ofilowers tied with a white ribband, in a graceful and most pathetick manner. The GEiNEUAr,, in conclusion, gave his paternal blessing to all the young females of the School. THE FOLLOWING CONCLUDING REMARKS, in the GeneraPs oxi-nhand xtriti'^g, i^rc nou' in tlie possession oftherniN- CIPAL. To each of the Jiddrcsscs and Poems, General La- fayette expressed his delighted feelings and affec- tionate acknowledgements; and, after the last of them had been delivered, by Miss Nkphew, he said, that the more he had seen and heard, in the Lex- ington Female Academy, the njore sensible he was of the honour conferred upon hin-; and offered his thanks, wishes, and blessings, to the interesting In- etitution, which he 7cas proud of the rigid io name. ^^l^HE LAFAYETTE FEMALE ACADEMY/? INSTRUCTERS, VISITERS AND PUPILS, OF THE LEXmOTOjY, KENTUCKY, JUXE, im:P. INSTRUCTERS. JOSIAH DUNHAM, A. M. Principal, and Teacher in Grannuar, Mhetorick, Logick, Astronomi , Jfatural and Moral Philosophy , Languages, Composiiioii and Criticism; Mk. JULIUS CLARK, Teaciierin Arithmetick , Geography , Histo' ry^ and the variovs branches 0/ jUathematicks ; MISS MARY B. REED, Preceptress in the Preparatory Deparl- ment; ' MISS ABBY VAN HOLT HAMMOND, Teacher on the Piano; MRS. LOUISA ADDELbTERREN, Teacher in Dra-wing and Painting; MISS ANNE M. D. WILSON, Assistant Teacher in the- English Departmcrd: Du. \y. B. POWELL, Teacher of Chirography; ROBEliT BEST, A. M. Occasional Lecturer, in Chemistry and Botany; P. RATEL, Teacher in Dancijv^. YISilERS. Hon. HENRY CLAY, r,. l. d. Revd. PRES. HOLLEY, l. r. r-. Hon. W. T. BARRY, l. l. v. Revd. Dr. CHAPMAN Hon. JAMES HAGGIN, Revd. Dk. FISHBACK, JOHN BRADFORD, ) Dr. CHS. CALDWELL ) Jfed ROBT. WICKLIFFE, f „ Dr W. H. RICH ARDSON, < Pr^r CHARLES WH.KINS,^^*'?^*Dr. ELISHA WARFIELD CHS. HUMPHREYS, ) Col. LESLIE COMBS. PUPILS. In AMES. ■■Caroline O'Sullivan Addicks, Elizabeth Arnold, Elizabeth Ashby, F.lizabeth Patterson Bain, Emily Austin Barbge, America Barbee, 2'erilda Barbee, Anne Barnes, Cornelia Matilda Bedford, Amanda Best, Mary Ann Bishop, Mary Lane Blanchard, Elizabeth Oliver Boggs, Frances Miscill Bohannonj §arah Ann Bowman, Mary E. Bowman, Julia Matilda Bradford, Eliza Hay Brand, Frances Brcckenridge, Elizabeth Langhorn Brent, Ruth Anne Brown, Ally Ann Cahill, Kezia G. €-ampbell, Charlotte Augusta Chapmati, Georgiana Chapman, Julia Ann Chipley» Eloisa Chipley, Charlotte Colbert, Amelia Compton, p. Compton, Anne Jane Cooper, Julia Ann Cooper, Mary Elvina Cooper, Georgiana Cooper, Harriet Baldwin CovingloQ, Priscilla Spring Crabb, Mary Juda Crittenden, Priscilla Webb Downing, Li. Downing, Eliza Drake, Tvlaria Brown Duncan, Eliza Jane Farrar, Mary Farrar, Jane Bright Fleming, Susan Fleming, Mary Jane Foster, .i^meiia Green Foster, RESIDENCE JVew Orleans, Paris, Richmund: Lexington, Lov Kv Port Gibson, Miss. Florence, Ala. Lciington, Ky. Oiford, Ohio Lexington, Ky. n a Versailles, (C Fayette Co. «: Shcpherdsville, iC Lexington, .- Ky. Ky. Ky. Jlisf!. ivy. tsr. 9 14 158 Of ALL, who /i(ii;e heen Pupils of the Academy, since its Com- inenceiaent, July 1st 1821, uotetsurnerutcd above. NA]Vl£S. RESIDENCE. Maria Aldridge, Lancaster, Ky.- 27 NAMES. Melloda Ayres, Susan Ayres, Serena Banton, Sarah Barees, St SAN Bakrv, §usAN Bates, Mary Ann Bell, Catharine Bell, Elizabeth Bell, Catharine Bishop, Frances A. Bibb, Anna Thaxtcr Blake, Jane Bledsoe, Sarah Bledsoe, Ann Isabella Bodley, Ann Maria Boswell, Davidella Boswell, Isabella Bowman, Ann Bradford, Mary Brand, Rebecca Brashear, Caroline Brashear, Mary L. Brennan, Julia Brigjs, Mary Brooks, Mary T. Brooking, EmelineJane Broiigbton, Henrietta Broughton, Elizabeth Bryan, Elizabeth Bryant, Louisiana Bryson, Margaret Biiford, Ann M. Buford, Sarah Ann Bull, Elizabeth Buruu.s, Adeline Frances Butler, Minerva Campbell, Elizabeth Curr, Jane Carr, ^Elizabeth Challen, Adeline Stout Chipley, Amanda Bell Chipley, Elizabeth Childs, Roan Chiles, Ann Clay, Lucretia Clay, * Eliza Clay, Mary Jane Clifford, Eliza M. Coleman, Harriet Collins, Susan Corlis, Harriet Corlis, FraucesE. Corlis, RESIDENCE. Lexington, Ky. Christian Co. «; JDaiiville, '' Lexingion, cc Louisville a Woodford Co. iC Fayette Co, (( Oxford, Ohio^ Frankfort, Ky. Louisville, • ( Lexingion, i( Jltlacapas, Fayette Co. Clarke Co. Lexin^^on, Cynihianxt, Cincinnati, Bourbon Co. Lou. Cinci/mati, Lexington Ohiq: Ky. Clark Co. Concordia, La. Fayette Co. Woodjord Co. Cincinnati, Woodford Co Ky. Ohio. Ky.' Louisville, Iluntsville Louisville Richmond, Lexington, Ala. Ky. , Ethalinda Keen, Matilda Keen, Sarah Keen, Eleonora K'^en, Margaret Leavy, Eliza Preston Light, Mary Jane Le Grand, Nancy O. Martin, Patsey Martin, Eliza Martin, Mary E. M. Mason* Elizabetii Dickinson McConnell, Maria McNitt, Eliza Warren McNitt, Mary Elvina McCoun, Mary T. McDowell, Betsey Ann McDovtcIIj Mary A. Megowan, Jane Megowan, Eliza Miller, Nancy Moore, Sarah Lloyd Moore, Mary Morton, Mary Ana Miirdock, Sarah Murdock, Sally Noel, Julia Norton, Maria Norton, Mary Overstreet, Eliza Ann Offutt,* Elizabeth Ann Oliver, Susan M. Overton, Amelia Owsley, Almira Owsley Jane Park, Eliza Parish, Georgian a Peck, Catharine Pilkington,* Camilla Picquet, _ Ellen Picquet, Matilda Picquet, Matilda Postlethwaite, Frances Postlethwaite, Mary Scott Postlethwaite, Florida Louisiana Georgia Pope, Frances Prevost, Elizabeth Potter, Kuthy Potter, F.ESIDENCE. Lexington, Kj. (C Lcxivgion, Fayette Co. Gcorgetotvn, Lexington, Ohio. Lexington, Jlerccr Co. Danville, ^ Lexington,