Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-14

CiZcns, prevented these disasters, but the heart
cheering news of glorious peace, negotiated aud
c"nc'ntcd ut Ghcnt, by Ga.latin, Dayard, Adams,
Russell and CLAY!
ORLEANS saved, and peace conciuLry--Peacc
signed in the arms of victory"
The war closed IN blaze OF Glory. from the North
to the South. and placed the namrs al Jackson Ma
comb, and host ut heroes, the one hand aud
able nrrNtators on the other, upon the highest ci-
nencc OF fume. We have done justice 10 feelings
celebrating the events U The and IN bCstowipp
public honors our distinguished and mertorinus
countrymcn, on many occasions: and we have now
assembled TO testify orr gratitude and our cstecm to-
wards one of the able ucgo;atnrs of the treaty of
Client. That treaty, hoTorably concluded, which
put an end to tho horrors of wSr, stopped the cHi
sion OF blood, and lett beloved country free. indie
pendent. secure, ard honored among the nations
Gcntlrmcn: announce to YOU the following toast;
8th OCR DISTINGUISHED GUE3r-The firm and
patriotic Stascmun-thc grandeur and usefulness of
his political views only bc surpassed by his elo-
qHc,ee and ability m advocating them.
The sentiment excited H. strongest emotions in
the company: there was Simultaneous risirg u all,
Aud sounds ri Joyous import
Ran Though the grateful thoug.
Sirlnsns nom hearts the l,T,Ei made faithful"
Mr.. Clay now rose and addressed the company
.Nr. President and kciio,c- Citi-ens:-I not only
rise III gratitude for the favorable opinions you enter
tain for me- bn. 70 avail myself of an opportunity to
acknowledge my sense OF the honnrg conferred upon
me by my fellow Citizens Of M;ssissrpi did indeed
expect to receive from them such kind attentions as
they arc celebrated for extending to every stranger
ndVlIl9 me SltSfIctlon 10 them; but
pri'e to acknowledge that those pad to me have ir
very far exceeded my expect atoms to have received
and not acknowledge how sensible am OF them
would seem an aiiectation OF concooling e, lngs
which ought TO rejoice IN possessing, and which
justice 20 myself, wei! tn those who bssow this
kindness, requires Of me 10 avow.
Ere landed OH your shores, your welcome and
congratulations came TO meet mc-and they came,
too, the more welcome. becausc I saw cunminrlinr
around me, citizens who, though at variance poll
tlca Suhec do suffer their differences To inter
icrc With tho claims winch friends aud ms country
men, they have on each o'hc'; and il have dine
ought deserving their appreciation rs vol! cs tncrr
ccnsurc believe NC in all that have dorc, acted
having ~ view the interest and happiness OF our ccm-
mon country.
There is nothing ID ':i3 sail 81. C!qv h,'c 50 de-
iiSatlu! 20 tho heard, to know, that notwtstanG-
ing al the cou.tcs that ars4 among mn vct tbcr,
comes time WhEa their PASSIONS ana prcjuliccs shall
sunderland that the stranger guest shall be cheer
cd in seeing, that whatever d.:.cnccs may .ris,
among thcui, yet there arc moments when ih.y rllu
cease from troubling, and VII al that .; ifh,,cnt
and distrustfUl among them, shall be sacrificed TO
generous ana social dictates nj their nature; aud
would be In n of great satisfaction 70 thin
that recollection OF the present would act a. rnri
ator, and soften the aspcrics of your divisions ns
circumstances and events may renew them!
The gentleman who sits the head of this festive
board. and near whose person your kind consiirra-
ton ana courtesy has placed me- was tho cc.loanion
al my early days and neither time nor distance have
weakened III him the feelings which beran with our
youth-the strong and bright evidences of which are
shown IL the narration nc has riy,n Of rnv nuhI;c
services. Pit fear that he has r., her conceived
me TO DC what his wishes would h:vc me; and tha,
% thesc more man 10 my OWN dcfc!vags, must at
tribute his flatlcring notice ofm
lie then auvcr,cd 20 that part cc Iudu- Turna-.s
address which spoke OF NJ Ciav is the dscidab -,
voc1ic OF the late war. We cannot aitenn, m drpy
even the outlines OF his observations or 10 nourtrov
the feelings he discovered willie depicting the part
which Kentucky acted in the war Of the volunteers
she sent forth 70 battle, of the deprvations she suffer
cd, of the money expended. and Of The blood tia,
lowcd from her so3s IN supporting tho nation in tbe
defence Of her rights and Independence. Yet WIN,
Mr. Clay snid, no ono can properly appreciate even
though We could give his words, except those
who heard him speak. Tie expression of HE cvc
ms attitude and gestures, cvinced how deeply The
subject affected hIm-lhc people Of Ken,uckv be
SAID, acted nob!y throughout the whole contest: and
whether IN defeat or IN victory, ghe still showed tho
determination TO sustain the American character and
10 MAINTAIN American lndepcndencc-a and it would
be only to repeat what 4 common Observation
among the people of his State to say that Their
counITymen Of Mississippi acted with spirit dur,no
the war worthy the best days Of the Revolution
IN speaking OF The invasion Of Louisiana, and Of
the battle Of New Orleans his feelings and his voice
seemed TO rise with the subject We had situation
close TO, and nearly in front OF him; We fixed orr
eyes steadily upon hlm-thcre WIS n moral orapdeny
III his looks and his manners and the encoo,iu,, h.
passed upon the hero who had achieved the victory.
though said IN a few words, were such as mioht no
expected from a statesman gIoat IN honor and so
exalted IN patriotism as Mr.. Clay. IIo concluded
tnlS part OF ms speech by saying, that although by
the negotiations Ghcnt, none Of the objects for
which the nation went to war guaranteed by tho
treaty of peace, yet they were secured 10 rs nv
power much stronger than any treaty stipuatiops
could givc-the influence of our arms the resources
and power OF the republic, brought, forth and shown
in the contest
He now spoke Of the apprehensions entertained bv
many that the Union would DO dissolved; but he con
sidcred oil approximations Of this kind az arsing or
from our fears that such misfortune should visit tho
country, than from any substantial reason IN Justify
thom' Runors he said, had gone abroad ever since
the adoption Of tho present constitution that Tho
public would be dsmembcrcd. Whenever any inn
portant question arose IN which the passions and
preudiccs OF party, rather than the reason of the
people, was brought to bear on the discuEsion tho
cry would be heard, that the Union would fall in tho
connc' to-day the Opposition to separate would be
charged on the West; tomorrow, against the North
or the East and then would be returned back rain
TO- the South but as long as have lived, said Mr.
CIHy' amid the agitation and commissions Of different
tunes, have seen nothing 10 give me any serious
fears that such evil could befal u.s. Fret the nsa