Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1833-11-07

mong the young men OF the COUNTY,
and every wherein your brilliant ell
forts for the welfare ofyour fellow-cit-
liens at home, and in your bold and
generous policy towards your fellow
men, struggling for freedom abroad
they have found multiplied sources OF
national pride, as well as of personal
respect. Sir, am, on this occasion,
the organ Of no political party.
should violate my duty did | dwell
upon any topic which might interrupt
the harmony Of our welcome. But
can we live in the metropolis of that
portion of the country, which has been
one of the great and successful trial
grounds of the system of domestic in
( dustry, and forget who was the author
of that system? The noise of the water
fall and the hum of the spindle are al
most audible where we stand, sir, and
we cannot but remember Uho gave the
earliest effective impetus to their mo-
ton. Welcome, sir, to scenes of pros
perity which you have done so much
to promote. Welcome to the respect
and friendship ola free, intelligent, and
grateful People.
Mr.. CLAY replied-That he beg
ged the Young Men of Boston to be-
lieve, that he was truly grateful for
this mark of their respect and friend
ship. That he begged them also to
believe, that his journey had no poll
teal relation whatever, past, present,
or to come. That on his former visit
to Boston, many years ago, he had
experienced much hospitality, and that
he could not but expect, in visiting 1t
again, to meet with something of the
same reception. But that he had no.
ped to have passed along privately,
and mingled in the society of Boston,
simply as their fellow citizen. But,
says he, since crossed the mountains,
my liberty has been taken away from
me. have been taken into custody,
made captive OF, but placed withal in
such delightful bondage, that | could
find no strength and no desire to break
away from it. He proceeded to say
that 1t was matter of pleasure and
! pride to him that on almost all great
public quest ons, he had acted in har-
mony with what he believed to be the
views of the People of Boston. But,
that aside from politics, there were as
soclations connected with our city, his
torical, revolutionary, and local, which
could not but awaken strong interest
in the mind of visiter. After allu-
ding to the latter point in his well
known felicitous manner, he concluded
by again expressing his sincere graft
tude for the kindness and cordially
with which the Young Mer had recei-
we'd him, and took each one of the
Committee, in succession, by the hand.
The folding doors Of the room were
then opened, which communicated to
a room, in which were the senior com.
mlttee of our citizens. Mr.. WILLIAM
SULLIVAN then addressed him in an
appropriate manner, calculated to ell
cit the admiration of all present.
Mr.. Clay appeared to be in excel
lent health and spirits, and he was
sensibly affected by the spontaneous
and heartfelt demonstrations ofrcspec,
on the part of the citizens of Boston.
OCTOBER 30.
The weather Of yesterday was as
lnclement as that of the day before.
Last evening Mr.. Clay was visited by
many of his particular friends at his
lodgings. Yesterday forenoon, he Wis.
tied the Ex-President at Quincy, and
returned to the city soon after, at ID
o'clock. His Honor the Mayor and
Aldermen proceeded in body, in the
afternoon, to pay their respects to Mr..
Clay, and to welcome his presence in
the city. He has been invited to 90
to Faneull Hall this day at noon, and
such OF our citizens as wish to be intro.
duced to him, will have an excellent
opportunity to take him by the hand.
OCTOBER "a.
Yesterday morning the Common
Council waited upon Mr.. Clay at his
lodgings. At II o'clock, he repaired
to Faneull Hall, which was crowded
with citizens, and was there received
by the Committee of citizens, and ad.
dressed in their behalf in a brief and
appropriate manner, by the Hon. VIII
LIAM SULLIVAN, Chairman of the Com
mittee of Arrangements, to which he
responded in a few happy remarks,
which were received with enthusiams.
by the multitude who filled the spaci.
Gus Hall and its galleries.
Our citizens were then introduced to
HIM individually, and took him by the
hand. Mr.. Webster was foremost TO
take his friend and coadjutor, by the
hand, and at this moment there was
universal bursts of enthusiastic an.