Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-10-09
Fro" the Lynehburg Virginian, Sept. IS.
RECEPTION OF Ma. CI.Ay

- queens OF tbs place friendly 10 the
demonstration apprized Of Mr.. Claws intention
70 pass through this town on his return 10 the
r,,Hr ue general government, determined, in
"Ses'ng, 10 pay him such houors as be
80 p&'e'o', VINO has been most fouily SLAM
literally carved out his own des,;rv r. -
no inheritance but indulgence and ;gnorsr.a ),
Jus elastic and buoyant mind preserved nm
rom tue ooscuFity which too often s,tends s,ch
su1eise fortunes, and has at length conducted
1T W an eminence which renders him the oh.
!Seeoi malignant envy TO some. and of deadly
oste 10 Others. The English language. fru;,6,I
as ~ Is w terms of op2robrium aud denuncia,;on.
contalns no word of reproach and abuse which
we or vulgar minds have not long since apnlied
to h'm. When such things were coun,en,ncsJ
by men whose ignorance of MIR. Claw. h,stor,
was some excuse for their ereduh,y, h, should
nave been regarded with the compassion WHICH
must always be extended to foijy. In, !, should
no longer be tolerated amidst a community who
nave seen IN Mr.. Clay a plain, uuos,entatious
'rahS, candid gentleman, carrying "his heart
upon ms sleeve We appeal 10 all Who had
the pleasure OF seeing and conversing with him.
whether he bears the mark of knavery on his
open brown But we forbear: Our business. a,
present, Is narrative, not eulogy.
As soon as the rumor reached this place of
Mr.. Clay's intended route, the citizens friendly
10 the administration, appointed a committee to
wait on him, and invite him to partake OF a pub
hc dinner. Learning that Mr.. c.. would leave
ten miles distant} at an early
nour iast SUNDAY, the committee determined to
meet nm at that place. They were. however,
paruaiiy disappointed, Mr.. c. not arriving there
until late IN the afternoon. In a few moments
afterwards, the following note was presented ,o
him by the committees:
September 2ist, 1928.
Sra: We have been delegated by that norton
OF our fellow citizens of Lynchburg who are
poItcaily friendly to you, to welcome YOU to
their town land to invite you 10 partake of a
public dinner, with them, on any day best suited
to your convenience.
THIS circumstance, alone, we hope, would be
sufficiently demonstrative of the estimation IN
which our constituents hold your public charac
ter; but We should not do justice to their feel.
logs, or our owD, were we not to avail our selves
OF this occasion, to assure you, without adula
ton, that We anticipate warmly, in those sympa-
thies which have been excited by your persecu.
tions-and which have been eyinced by your
friends, whenever, and wherever, they have had
an opportunity of doing so.
We are too well acquainted with the essential
attributes of the American character, and bsve
Witnessed, too often, the ~salutBrv issue OF tenn
porary distractions of public opinion, to doubt
the tina. result OF the contest which is now CO.
ing on in the country. Nor do We fear but that
at no distant day. when tuIl reflection has clear.
ed truth of the clouds which has dimmed it in
many minds, and has thus allied to us all the
hearty friends of good order, YOU will no longer
he reg atdPh &C q Cnuan,rnnna Va rnhar &c onn ~
two almost balanced parties-but, as a favourite
leader of that great Catholic ''rarty, that loves
its country But, eventuate as this crisis may,
you have one consolation that no 'scombination'
on earth can deprive you of-that your best eff
forts have been devoted to the good of your
country.
Wishing you a speedy restoration Of health
We have the honor to be,
Your friends and ob't servants.
F. SYDNOR,
ALBION MCDANIEL.
C. ANTHONY,
JNO. Nj OTEY,
J. WILLS,
j. 3. HARRISON,
J. w. PEGRAN,
F.. FLETCHER,
JNO. NJ. WARWICK.
PATRICK FL. CABELL,
THOS. A. HOLCONBE,
II. MONTGOMERIE,
RICHARD H. TOLER.
TIE Hen. Henry Clay.
To which MIR. C. returned the subjoined re
ply.
Lyneh6urg, 22d Sept. 1928.
GENrxsMEN-lha have the honor to acknowl.
edge the receipt of your note of yesterday,
conveying the welcome of my political friends
of this city, and an invitation to a public dinner
on this first occasion Of my arrival among them.
On my departure from Washington, in June last,
I adopted the resolution to decline attending q.
ny public entertainment, should any be tender
ed me, during my contemplated excursion. l
have hitherto conformed to that resolution. To
the considerations which induced its adoption,
and which continue to operate, I have now to
add that of my desire to return, without any a.
voidable delay, 30 the seat of the general 60