The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-15
DINNER TO MR.. cIAv

- hh-'ni LILA nov ON a yis,, ~
Tins city, to dinner al the West.r,, 'isil IL
Between eighty aud ninety g.r,l.s,, iio'ei.
took OF The entertainment. wt,i,b - Pdl-
ed up at O'Clock in the aftrrna,..a 81 ~.
was III every respect, worthy OF tba ,.a "''a
SION. Among Tue guests, we're In :. NC
iehey the munster from Mexleo a,J N'eis
cretdry oil legation, his excellence IL. 10 Sc
lster from Brazil, and the hoi.or,lla ~, nm
mas J. Rogers, one of the renr.sn .'e IL,
oil this state N Congress. Mathew C s,'.'
Esg. presided, assisted by the hona eafry'
Joseph Hcmphill aud Samuel MINI o'' ~
as wee presidents. The utmost bar, 'S9.
and h'larlty prevailed and the f1I,a"N'!
foasts were drunk, interspersea with ing
]. The President Of the United S. S..
2. The Union-Perpetuity Ia il
8. The memory Of Washington. F.,
lin, and the other heroes and statesr,a ."'A,
the revolution. ot
cheers. t1"'te
5. Agriculture, the Mechanic Ars IN
nuiactures and Commerce, the fonr ali
OF national prosperity All entitled r. r," ,1
fostering care government. fSix cbeo' 'aS
q. The identity of the interests nr o.
north and the south, the east and tbo ~. ''e
Nay the real interests of one section If ~
union never be sacrificed to the f,nc;,l '''e
terests of another. ''-
7. Expanded views To our nationall.,;
lature, commensurate with the m,g,.,oI'
of our territory and tue high destinies ,o
which we are called,
8. Internal mproyemtnt-The s.r...
means Of national prosperity.
.. The illustrious patriots of Greece 49,.
spaln--Ensaged in glorious struggle ror
the imprescriptible rights of human na,nra
may heaven crown their efforts with enc
cess. Nine cheers.
10. The Judiciary of the United Statao
IL. The ExPresidents of the u. Statas
More illustrous in retirement than mo-
narchs on their thrones. Six cheers.l
II. Our distinguished guest, Henry CLAW.
Twelve cheers.
Mr.. CLAY rose to return thanks IN III.
meeting. lie should feed, he said that he
was perfectly inexcusable TO the state Of
winch he was an humble and unworthy ci-
tlzen, if he did not, even at the hazard If
trespassng on their own precious usages.
publicly make hrs most respectful ackDow-
Judgments for the distinguished notice
which they had taken of it, in one of III.
toasts recently drank, ard in his own p.r-
son. AS for himself if he were made of
stone, he could not be iBs nstle to the ye-
ry fattering circumstances in which he
found himself to the unexpected and un-
mented but highly distinguished honor
winch fbaU had h...,, al. "A g., T.
ON him. For them all, he could offer only
his sincerest thanks, and the ASSURANCE Of
lasting and grateful recollection. Whilst
am up, continued Mr.. Clay, with your
permission, VIII take the liberty of propo-
lug sentiment, on which am quite sure
all American hearts VIII be cordially uni
ted. 1t will be a subject on which YOU
have just expressed the most lively and
enthusiastic interest. | might, indeed,
without going beyond the Atlantic, derive a
tit topic, represent 10 your consideration,
from the established and notorious patriot
ism OF the state of Pennsylvania from
this city, its well known science, lis n9u.
rlshing literary institutions, its munlficent
patronage OF the arts, its rich commerce.
its rising and interesting manufacture
But, in the selection of that which mean
to submit to you, feel perfectly persnla-
ed that shall find full justification in
your magnanl,nous sympathes and your
generous philanthropy More than ten
years past have the people ofthe u. States
felt and manifested the deepest interest in
the success of the struggles of Spanish A
merica throughout all its fortunes and Vi
cissitudes, These honorable feelings were
excited by their adherence of a TO
reign domination, by their love of liberty.
and by their high and just estimate of thu,
'nestlmabie privilege ofself government
Tie encouraging progress of that great
cause is such as to lead irresistibly TO tho
speedy c0nsummation Of the independence.
OF all the Spanish provinces. 1t is ID most
remarkable dispensation of Providence that
Spain herself is now called upon to MAIN
tam, on her own fair fields, the very prin-
ciples which she cOmbatted on the Grim
soned plains of Venezuela and to sustain
IN her own behalf, against presumptuous
foreign dictation, that right OF self-govern-
ment which she would have denied to her
provinces. The same principles which
interested our wishes and hopes, on the
side OF the colonies, must not urge us TO
cherish solcitude for the success of the
parent country. And how has the Spanish
government brought down upon the deyo-
ted peninsula the vengeance of France p
Has it menaced France with invasion p
Has it sought to propagate in the bosom of
France free principles, to disturb there the
quiet rule of the Bourbons Has it set up
new and alarming principles in the inter-
national law Has it aimed to aggrandise
spain at the expense of her neighbors p
No No ! No What then is the offence of
Spain Her institutions wanted reforma-
ton she was swimming in corruption
Sensible of the disadvantages Of her politi-
cal condition, she has sought to correct
them tn nu1ifu her 1rnrn-n r,nnt g. ndn nj II