[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 22697]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   SENATE RESOLUTION 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

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

                              S. Res. 298

       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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