The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-11

subject. But for his sublime displays--hi
Roman vehenenee. the war of igl2 might
neither have been declared At a time, nor
prosecuted with a zeal, anspirious n the
sweep uf our arm by bud. and the ride ol
" The spr-spnugled baaner' Over The proud
realms at Brlalns glory. What. tno, hi
the same reSlsless strata, tempered by
gepte wisdom, upheld aud waved the re
puhlir ~ tht must n1ful disiractiug mo
,nent of the Missouri sfraggl 10 subdae
thu .totn aad sin d the tar temple III
nations plcty from IS vortex, thu master
spirit was srrn towering from earth To
heascb. grappled for weeks aud mauihs
with al the terrific elements that wer. IN
commotlon, The fury of the tempest
yielded Ia The power of iutolary Intellect,
aud tie sacred interests at stake, in The
vital task of balancing the evils of negro
u very between the North and south. were
happily compromised by the ethereal gcnlus
Of single patriot.
Many long opposing years did Henry
Clay also lbnur IN the representative
CHAMBER To obtain for the patriots Of the
south the seal nf Independence, aud rank
| in the commonwealth of nations The
! qnalms of neutral policy, and an abstract
insenslbdity 10 the cause of general free
dom, were the iron barrier which interccp.
ted The high effort Bat with The aids of
an overriding providence and enlightened
! philanthropy, every obstacle was smoothcd
away from the interpreting arm of our
councils. Thu cheering slsnaI passed aud
! this government gave ils heart Ia the arms
/ its sanction To the political regeneration
ri ntlghhoflng continent In This con
ummate work of international lnstlce. Nj.
! Cay acted a part saered To eloqucnee and
| the rights of man. From his own native
republic he has rxiorlcd more than scnp
turcd homage or the culosy Of breaking
marb.c.n The world itself bows TO the
ma csty Of his triumph. But IT IN amoog
the southern patriots, aud IN the land 81
Bolivar. that the grandcgt tribute awaits
that triumph. The gratitude Of these Ell
fianchiscd people will expand with thu
felicity of their new condtlon, aud the tide
of tine roll on hui Ia enbalm the name al
Clay with thai of TIE Lberatot, of . pacz
and Sucrr, IN the hearts of successive
millions Of their postrnty
Yea, az the temples of religion and liber
lty rise up logctner IN the southern hemls
phrre, It's lrceb1rn SONS will laud their
foreign henclactor IN every yotise opplralluu
To heaven, ~ every feslal Offering 10 ia,
memory Of thelr drll,e,ers. Behold, then
the works Of Il. Clay, rs an orator, devoted
not toa local monopoly, bat an universe
distribution among nations Of the blessing,
of free government. What contrast he
tween his acluating impulse and that ever
a a. ~
that stern scnator was, that Chrthag,
must be rahed TO it, foundaiions.n IN,
motto Of the American phllaulhroplsi eve
las been, " am a man, and what concern
The human race IL dear To my heart -
The old Roman looked with a acOrnfll
hostile eye upon states and communities
that paid mol tribute to his own naughty
capital O1r c0untryman Is The friend, lb,
r,deemrr Of all people Joulueyng through
the valley aud shadow Of revolution. His
spirit per,adrs the globe and clings with
equal rapture and soIicliudc Ia. the eagles
of liberty in thor glorious transit, from
- the Alpine heights N The Pacific, 10 the
! Iall0Wrd shores of the Mediterranean
1t tarrieo fora moment by the way, 10
/ mourn over The wastes Of" III faled Africa"
I hli > vi VIII is i'HS WV gum lnflf
shoe in Nitlil luXuriinr thu gld d ns the
wilderness and perfumes the skies.
The above may be Gguatlisr, but is
nevertheless an uneXaggerated picture OF
whaf II. Claysha. dour for America by his
orn'oricll powers. lis equals have lived.
They may live again.-i,u in the carcrr ol
grandeur aud utility, hc strides alolt over
/ the BrouBhams, Mclntosh's, the Wllibrrfor
res of the age.--fhe artillery Of Olympir
Jove is his, anu he but speeds the thunder
holt or grasps e" the lightning fiery wing
TO couiound his living rivals on both sides
the Atlantic, by the facility with which be
Is able TO purify the moral atmosphere, OF
nations Judging from The actual tIiimphs
Of the ceGncncr here described, il were not
too much to say, 1t would have " qnrllcd
the fierce democracy, shook the arsenal
aud fulmlncd over Greece 10 AItaxrrxcs'
tn one. 1t bad worked miracles at Rome
in the proud meridian If Tully himself
when the dnin ART fell short only Of dl
vine perircfion.-,Th same eloqucnrc has
the impress ola sacred model lnr il glows
with an electric ellngcnce evolved from
the allar Of 7G. The orators Of our reyO
lalion are gathered home and their richest
mantle has fallen upon II Clay of Ken
J lucky, by natures mprescriptlblrliw of in
neil'ancr with the assent Of the goddess of
! liberty. CoNON.
! LeaksriPr, IN .Ha,ch 1925.
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