Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-05-17


Ma. CLAY IN PHILADELPHIA. The ap-
pearance OF Mr.. Clay in Philadelphia, has
called forth tho abuse Of Stephen Simpson tho
editor Of the Mercury, and formerly Of the
Columbian Observer. In his paper of May TO-.
Mr.. Simpson has offered one Of his most vo-
lent articles, rcmarka able for its scurlity, in
vcctive and scandalous abuse. Having. OH Il
former occasion, succeeded in attracting the
notice Of Mr.. Clay, he now INDUCES hope
that he viii prove equally successful, and thus
clavate himself in tho estimation Of the swarm
ers of Kensington and Race Street, The ar
ticlcro which we now refer, is laid down in
the following words and figures
"Sincc rennins rcmnk touching Mr. Clay arrival in
this cy, second PAGE have seen Mr. Clay aud
far the .y iul-c convinced, that physiea, he
not sick III. ,0u!uct exactly Spond, h, concuion
TO have Lin in the street nn W.dncdiy, his most npa
stoned aimiicr NUT have conf, e that Mr.. Clay did
like "S srrttmar," a. lac sn.ensy called Mr. Crawford,
IL 1891. We saw him with oeor two oi curious folks at
hi, heels, t, day. The hour half past oae-the time when
chant, ID eongrega-" the zenith OF the da."the
honr when the hun OF business mixes with the buz Of pleasure
and beauty adj hi. ighn,. the sun beams lie Just
entering n,n the Of Mother Gary Noah call, the bl
weherof the ,c,o-rier Ills dporncni aud ,i'age mani
tested strong hca.h-a little thinner than u,ua, as BiHns
ys-hui that's al. In hi' eye the big ambition and rest
,,. phit Of cr,ar On his mouth crlel the smile OF the
Ac entering the book siore he turned round.
order permit the rabbd" to behold the majesty OF
conn'cnance h, lie Gains wou have sancd his be-
inr, u for ,ae brand We thought Of aron Burr and the
fallen angels. There the ,cathe OF pride and owe ing
tion upon h brow such AS Milton pictures upon Luciler.
lie gazel upon the crowd. The serpent dill Ere II
the soze o lecheou' AMI on Aud then he slowly retired
hut from the view of the dear rabjle Within
et o the door stands shoutdbie, and on th, occasion
seemed if pupocy constructed for tabte orator and
twice, thought could see the bees begin to
absm hi. nou,h hut thinking oi Cicero, and
Ca,ane who stood before were, IN fancy located in
ith.ns, aud rcco,ecns ID, nohtnss, AMI H. meus and
here ooi-ii'GiiiS with hi, sword upiaed againt n
country lie at down at this Jo.r-iaje. anl turnel his
cirH ce toward, the that the peopie might the den
agogc who had stricken the poisni Of Distraction TO the
hn Of The ,crond Washington o his country because in
he had saved the repabi ad the IF scos was obscure
ed and oa sight Of ia tc glare Of the glory Of The # ea;
whose .lo1uence in his Ssoo,in whose patriotism
f.-Caane AM BUR like, he H. lie had the assurance TO
turn hi, face toward. the penpe-ani smile fs-smile As
f in triumph Of the eSnguihmen Of their right, aud the
rrotation Of their sovereignty Such smile g'eamed over
the foe Of Cfar when he hid mounted the rorun of the
CAPITOL for the r.i time, after the battle Of Pharsaia 1t
, smile of min gcd triumph, defiance and contempt!
We ga,ei upon Mr. CLAY long snI could in him
high em"lon-no sublime troc' of greain-'-no 'edeemns
eonyuon, Of virtue There seemed marital bronze upon
hi. bow-a Burr-lkr dofnoe of n law liberty, and virtue
and boa .hone in solitary state, the ', of his eounie-
nance.
Tired Of Iookin, on SPOT sterile on heath blasting
ursed away and b'g reflect UPON the man, the
The wo and all its vanhc. Il, grandeur anil il. virtue. And
when thought of ptn,, we thought Of Jaot'on he " as
he sa,stance found in company with the shadow
Harmless indeed, are the shafts Of such an
archer as Stephen Simpson, and if the jack
son people had but two or three such tools in
their employment, they would PROSTATE their
cause. Simpson, like the fabed reptile Of Su-
matra, in his fits Of desperation bites himself,
and in tho end, will produce bis own dcsiruc-
ton, by the application Of bis own venom.
Mr. Clay, visited Philadelphia, with the hope
Of restoring constitution. almost broken down.
by repeated attacks Of discass-he visited his
old friend Matthew Carey, and fatigued with
walking fiom his lodgings. he took seat in
the streets, near a show table, like any other
plain republican, to refresh himself, and for
doing this he is denounced as Catalinc, COM
pared to Alcibiadcs. and associated with
Aaron Burr! "A Tempest in teapot Ac-