[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. Res. 298 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 298

 Commending the City of Fayetteville, North Carolina, for holding a 3-
day celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of the Marquis de 
Lafayette, and recognizing that the City of Fayetteville is where North 
     Carolina celebrates the birthday of the Marquis de Lafayette.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 2, 2007

     Mrs. Dole (for herself and Mr. Burr) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Commending the City of Fayetteville, North Carolina, for holding a 3-
day celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of the Marquis de 
Lafayette, and recognizing that the City of Fayetteville is where North 
     Carolina celebrates the birthday of the Marquis de Lafayette.

Whereas the Marquis de Lafayette, born on September 6, 1757, is considered a 
        national hero in both France and the United States for his participation 
        in the American and French revolutions, and is 1 of only 6 Honorary 
        Citizens of the United States;
Whereas the Marquis de Lafayette served heroically and with distinction during 
        the American Revolution, both as a general and as a diplomat, offering 
        his services as an unpaid volunteer;
Whereas the first battle the Marquis de Lafayette fought in the American 
        Revolution was at Brandywine, where he fought courageously and was 
        wounded;
Whereas the Marquis de Lafayette also served with distinction in various other 
        engagements, including the surrender of the British army at Yorktown;
Whereas, in 1783, the 2 colonial villages of Cross Creek and Campbellton were 
        merged by the legislature of North Carolina and named Fayetteville, 
        North Carolina;
Whereas Fayetteville, North Carolina, was the first city in the United States 
        named for the Marquis de Lafayette, and the only city named for him that 
        he actually visited;
Whereas, in 1789, the General Assembly and constitutional convention met in 
        Fayetteville, North Carolina, where delegates ratified the United States 
        Constitution, chartered the University of North Carolina, and ceded the 
        western lands of the State to form the State of Tennessee;
Whereas during the tour of the United States taken by the Marquis de Lafayette 
        as ``The Guest of the Nation,'' the Marquis was entertained in 
        Fayetteville on March 4 and 5, 1825, by leading citizens of the State 
        and community of Fayetteville, including Governor Hutchins G. Burton;
Whereas, on the death of the Marquis de Lafayette in 1834, the City of 
        Fayetteville held a large memorial service with an eloquent eulogium on 
        his character and services;
Whereas, in 1983, on the bicentennial of the naming of Fayetteville, the 
        Lafayette Society and the great-great grandson of the Marquis de 
        Lafayette, Count Rene de Chambrun, unveiled a statue of General 
        Lafayette in the Downtown Historic District; and
Whereas the city of Fayetteville, North Carolina, will hold 3 days of 
        celebration from September 6 through 8, 2007 to honor the 250th 
        anniversary of the birth of the Marquis de Lafayette: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) commends the City of Fayetteville, North Carolina, for 
        holding a 3-day celebration of the 250th anniversary of the 
        birth of the Marquis de Lafayette; and
            (2) recognizes that the great City of Fayetteville is where 
        North Carolina celebrates the birthday of the Marquis de 
        Lafayette.
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