Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-08-09
Eors the Cincinnati Ga-stte.
Mr.. CLAY.

posed of the office holders and office hunters, the
''hirelings" and those begging to be hired should
be annoyed at the attentions paid to Mr.. Clay
Had they ordinary wisdom, they would devour
their vexati0n in silence. \ man who is so af-
ilicted with the spleen that he cannot refrain
from venting it on all around him, is a fruitful
subject Of mirth to his equals, and great bore
to his prudent associates. Our friends who edit
and endite for the Jackson press of the city, are
much disturbed at the :. signs of the times" All
they can do is to expose their bad humor and
their impotence The day is passed for calling a
meeting of the citizens to enquire, by achat au-
thOrity Mr.. Clay is invited to receive attentions
amongst us. | have no thought of throwing away
advice upon these gentlemen. ltcannot be amiss,
however, TO remark that the friends of Mr.. Clay
enjoy the fumings of the Jackson Press full as
much as those for whom they are intended.
Mr.. CLAW is expected here this afternoon; and
it is not to be denied that number of lndepend-
ent citizens, friends to the policy of making roads
and canals and of protecting our own industry,
have determined 10 meet him, on the way, and
escort him into the city. This is, to be sure, high
offence against the'' Couc,tS mons gers and driN;er
geaafs: ard. if they bad the power. they would,
no doubt, lay their refo upon It. This reto pow
er they do not now possess. All they can do is
to proclaim that by thus proceeding. the offenders
"brare public '.opinion," aud call upon those
who follow them. 't0 crash at once and for
eper," all their hopes of Office from the citizens
of Hamilton county. The misfortune is that the
offenders, in this case, are not of the office HIM
ting fraiernitY, and cannot be reached in this
way" To - crush" the budding hopes Of an un-
fledged. or even Of a hacknied aspirer to public
office, is grevious enough. But where these hopes
are not cherished, and an g enraged politician"
has no means Of gratifying his anger, except to
crush hopes not entertained, the exhibition OF his
wrath, in exhortng to the attempt, is erquiSiteiy
ridiculous
Ii is not TO be denied. either that Mr.. Clay has
regularly, every dav, eat has ,oay through the
State. His servant and his horses have also eat
This is favorable to the industry of the country.
He has paid for all their eating; and | learn that
he obtained the means of making payment from
recent sale of mules, not shares, made at \. Or
leans, which m,deS were foaled and raised up
on his farm near Lexington. hope the detail of
these Interesting particulars can have no tendency
to irritate the excited sensibiIies of cur caucus
mougers and their drill sergeants. 1t is plain
enough they require no excitement.
There is another thing that cannot be denied.
In respect to this eating business with which our
friends from the highly veritabe editor Walsh.
are 50 much dissatisfied, the reople on the waters
Of the Ssioto and the Miamies have manifestcda
strong disposition to eat with Mr.. Clay. They
required neither ''cAUcUs MoNGERs NOR DRILL
sEaGEAxTs' tabring them to the measure: on
the contrary. yigorou efforts were made by Mr..
Clay himself, and by those whom the cntc,s mon
gers might probably, denominate partrZans or
leaders, to prevent any eating display. But the
psoDie the real peope the tcorkies Of the country
not the POLITICAL but the real Workies, took it up,
and would not say nay.
On Saturday evening last Mr.. Clay reached
the Yellow Springs. On Monday and on Tues
day the place was crowded. Men with sunburnt
faces, and with hard hands, came round him TO
see and 10 converse with him. Not your silken
and embroidered gentlemen, folding glove and
dangling cane, with their chns stuck IN their
cravats and their eyes slancing at the jewels on
their fingers, but the substantial laboring men of
the vicinity On Tuesday 1t was under stood a
dinner would be prepared for as many as chose
to partake. Mr.. Mills taxed all his extensive
means About one hundred and fifty plates
were set. and when the tables were filled. the
number out of doors scarcely appeared to be di-
minished. Mr.. Clay protested against the intro
duct0n of formal set of toasts, and especially
against any thing like call upon him for speech
But when this was made known to the people,
they became imperative, and it was out OF the
question to resist their ,requistiOn. Some Z. or
toasts were prepared of general character
The one to Mr.. Clay was thus expressed: ''HES-
RY Clay. Honest, capable. faithful to the Con-
st.t,tt,oa." Mr.. Clay addressed the company,
in very happy manner. for about fifteen min
utes, and after the ladies and principal number
of those who dined retired, some remained and
drank a few volunteers. Mr. Clay mixed and
conversed with the company out of doors, among
whom much satisfaction was expressed. He
proceeded on Wednesday morning to Dayton.
contemplated spending yesterday in Hamilton
and is expected in our city this afternoon. Al
though no public dinneris to be given either Day
ton or Hamilton. the citizens of the different vi
entities will, no doubt many of them. seek to cult
vate his personal acquaintance. Wherever he
has vent. he has made favorable impression up
on those whose prejudices permitted them to see
and converse with him. Hence the eriefs aand
wailings Of the Caucus mongers. His reception
among the people, himself a mere private citi-