Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-09-23
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO Mr.. CLAY.

Washington, September i9.-The short stay OF
NJ Clay taIs city, which lac left last evcaiug,
prevented S participation OF public entertain
.ncnt, TO whch the items It Washington were lie
iro1s 10 have invited hisn. At the request of nun
t,r OF citizens, desrous that some respect should
h. sewn TO hin, the Mayor convened the City
@ .unen, who adopted unanimously the following re-
solves
ReeoIDcd BIZ The Board of.1iiermen and
Board IF Common Council Of the City of
Washington, That the services rendered
to the nation by the negociators of the
Treaty of Peace, entitle them to the res
pect and gratitude of their country.
RcSolDcd, That a committee be appoint
ed, to consist of one member from each
Board, jointly with the Mayor, to express
to the Hon. HENRY CLAY, now in this city,
their sentiments in this respect, and also
the pleasure with which they aud their con-
stituents greet his return to that country,
whose rights and character he has, during
his absence, 81 eminently contributed TO
maintain and establish.
II. {. WEIGHTMAN,
President ofthe board of Commoa Council.
10. GALES, Jr.
President of the Board of Aldermen.
.lhhTVped,
JAMES II. BLAKE, Mayor,
.dftest, WIN. HEwIrT, Register.
The above resolves presented to Mr.. Clay
by tie committee, accompanied by the following
bref note
&c The undersigned, the Mayor and
Members of the Corporation of the city of
Washington deputed for that purpose, have
the honor to present to YOU the enclosed re
solutions, expressive of the sense entertain
cd by them and their fellow citizens, OF the
distinguished services you nave rendered TO
your country during your late official en-
ploymeat in Europe. They avail them
selves with much pleasure of this oppor
tunity to assure you of the high Considera-
zion and personal respect with which they
are, &c"
To this note Mr.. Clay returned the following an
Genhemen-I have received your oblig-
ing letter of this day, communicating Ger
tain resolutions of the board of Aldermen
and the board of Common Council of the
City of Washington, and in behalf of my
colleagues and myself, beg you to present
to the Corporation my thanks for the fiat
tcring manner i'll which they have been
pleased to notice our services in the nego-
ciation at Client. In asserting that the is
sue of that negotiation was owing to the de-
terGlined spirit OF resistance manifested by
tins country, and the brilliant achievements
oI our miiitary anu naval forces, am sure
OF the concurrence of my colleagues. A
great object OF the war has been attained
"a the firm establishment or the national
character.
The pleasure l experienced from the
hearty aud cordial welcome with which
have been 50 kindly received in this city,
and wherever have been since nay return
is attended with the melancholy reflection
that one of my colleagues unhappily can no
longer participate in the congratulations of
our country.
thank you, gentlemen, for the senti-
ments you have obligingly expressed con-
Corning me, and am with great respect,
Your obedient servant,
H. CLAY.
James II. BLAKE, Esq.
J. GALES, Jr. & r. &. WEIGHrMAN. Esqs
Washington, 1874 September 1915.