Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-08-13

70 hope and expect Oh Dts return from Quebec 10
Montreal Dee met with such ahastof comnttrrs from
most Of the large towns in Vermont. New York.
New Jersey, and even from Philadelphia. ,ha, he
found II impossible to crauJ Ls fellow ,itizcae hy
attempting to travel out of hs way 20 Doe springs.
WHITTIER he mcaiiaioi 20 To,um hy such O. tune
Hence be only visited burlington, ia this State.
where, It wui he seen hy the account bcloa, hc was
received with great Enthusiasm
Mr.. Clay Is now at Saratoga Spunc., whore hc
arrived 90 FRIDAY lasi.-D Mr. Van Buren, having
lcha few hours before his arrival n His reception
Of the Springs, we arc informed by a gentleman
present, was exceedingly A%atteuug: and the i'm.
mensc mass Of folks assembled To greet him could
IN no wise be conprohcndei a- 20 numbcrs-and
the enthusiasm with which ho was received was
without q parallel. so far, pa the country.
Mn. CLAY's yIsIr.-The reception of Mr..
Clay on Tuesday evening was one of the
pIcasantest affairs VIC have ever witnessed.
There was nothing set, staid, or formal
about II; but it was Just ono of those UNI
bought, unbuyablc ouigushings Of public
feeling, which occasionally come to cheer
the truly good man on, and requite him for
a life of toll in his country's service.
For more than an hour previous to the ar
rival Of the boat, the wharf was literally
thronged with one dense mass of people
including between one and two hundred
young men from this and the %neighboring
towns, mounted on horscs-each stretching
his eager gaze TO catch a first glimpse Of
hum who, on that day, most surely was
"frst in the hearts of his countrymen.'-
AT length the boat arrived, and as Mr..
Clay stepped ashore he was greeted by nine
spontaneous hearty cheers from the multi
tude, and welcomed by an appropriate air
from the band. After some delay,
MIR. Clay was conducted to a carriage. and
Col. Thomas, assisted 10y the mounted men,
succeeded in iormingth the very large process
sion which escorted him to the square.
We cannot pretend TO estimate the num-
Der presents; but it was large beyond com
parison, and the procession, fanked on Ell
ther side by a line of mounted young men,
presented a most imposing and beautiful
display-one that would have done honor
TO any place or occasion. On arriving at
Towards, MIR. Clay took his position on the
piazza, where he was introduced generally
to an assemblage which filed the whole a
rea in font-and here again and again he
was greeted with the most enthusiastic
cheering. To which Mr.. G. replied in a
few very happy remarks, thanking his coun-
trymen for their kind manifestations, and
expressing the satisfaction with which he
now, for the first time visited the land oI
Allen and Warner After remaining an
hour or two at Howard's and being intro
duced formally 10 a vast number of persons
he was escorted to his lodgings at MIR. ilor-
ace Loomls's where he was entertained in
the most hospitablc manner. During the
morning Mr.. Clay received calls at his quar-
tiers, at ten joined the procession and at
tended the commencement exercises du'
ring the day-dining with the corporation
at Mr.. Towards. In the evening he atten-
ded Mr.. Hickok's, levee, where he was in.
troduced TO Il large assemblage of ladies
and gentlemen, who with their honored
guest appeared to enjoy the interview.
The house was brilliantly Illuminated fol
the occasion, and while a transparency sur
mounting the gateway announced to those
without the illustrious visitor. who hOnorec
the occasion, his name ingeniously wrought
with flowers upon the wall within; pro
claimed that the virtues oflIenry Clay were
not forgotten at the fireside.
At ten O'Clock he embarked on boarC
inc Burlington, luF inc SOutu, CsCoIktu SOM
ten miles out by a party on board th'
Winooski. The Shelburn shore, near Judg,
Meech's, was handsomely lighted up will
bonires, and as the boats came nearly op
posite, they were greeted by a salute Of ar
tillery, fireworks &c, which went off witt
fine effect. After bidding our guest a last
farewell, we gave our Shclbnrn friends
three hearty cheers, and turned our face;
homeward-whithcr we arrived about
twelve.
Mr.. Claws visit, upon the whole, has beer
highly neutrality-suspicious. TO the pub
, lie, and, we have reason to believe satisla C
tory to himself. During his shor. stop witt
s us, a large number, Of all classes, and nj
5 parties, ayaiIed themselves of the opportu
e NIFTY to take him by the hand, and nom
more so than the old soldiers. Sir SAT-
one Of La Fayett's old sergeants, "you know
Washington was first with Us MIR. Clay, bu
he is gone; then there was La Faycttc, W.
r honored him, but he has gone TO his rewar