Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-12-17

| ' ~ PottEh VIC vs. - R@'f''P' 81" U4.
another vacancy to ell from that state. The
papers give aceuants of Two tisast fs,is ship.
wrecks. by Which many lives we're loHt. a
man named Matthew wAs efushed 70 DEAN
last Tuesday in New Orleans, BY a cart, The
wheel Of which passed over his head. Mfr
| IIabefshan, member Of congress frpifi ia, ~
dead. The Dhia river is very low and tuH ~
ice; frozen up by this time, dotbflessly' ne
wings pf Cafahnnla have crHanizad . tlaF
Club. On The gd inst. n coach was tapsizrd
near Ttnesyille, Ohio, containing a tuiitber
uF passennnfr, several IF whom were %lnlured.
The message Of the President 81 TEXAS has
hnen received in Dew Orleans II is spoken
Of % a fl nisy afni T..
] NJ Field is about IN rntlrn to Few VI
1eanE glad 'n lrar II Pork - selling IN
! Cincinnati at 81 - per cwt. Ten Scott IL
IN Blitimofa. The culture Of wheat is gain
ing grouad IN Miss sipptr~ The rlre farmers
at The north are feapihg Their harvest The
crop will he abundant this year. They are
doing The same Louisville, where there were
but ) fent wa'er IN The canal on The 3D.. At =
fair In tolu nhi,, Il. e, recently. a lady EXIT
! bilea n %hean'.ilnl silk shawl, oil her own ma
n1fartnre. Flour II selling in New York ~
81 - a So per Dbl. in BOSTON at ei5 = III ~.
T. hathaway has been appointed Ivy the Pro
=idcn'. cUnshI iut The port Of Hobart Town,
Van Denan's Land. Hneil,en's Advertiser
IL n"flnct but sutne hazardous gentleman
in Nav Orleans is trying to raise from It's
ashes y new Tyler paper, tn be called the Re.
publican it viii support jain Tyler for the
Presidency in 1914, " subject 10 the decision
Of q democratic convention y
: IIfsHY CiAY@'ThtR gentleman made his
descent oi Louisiana last "Wednesday. He
left Natehfz m Tuesday and arrived 1T The
dwelling Of Judge Cliinn IN West Ration Rouge
the next ,norning before daylight. Dating
| the day II beratnp known in Tho .tIeig,lurtlnod
that "tl,e great q a'or" had "lrur ped ia on
his way down, aud sete,al genlleme i, aux
jous to greet 4 man whaln The universe p oud-
" claims fr p znt,, lost no time il tegnttinu
Ia the residence of the 1uI 70, OHinL 10
some unrartnint 70 hat prevailed respecting his
. arrival, East Haten Rouge vas +, presented
but by TWO persons, !. W. F--,t,aG.. aud my.
self We reached The plantatlno aa mt three
o'clock, p. NJ, while the family. and s 81,
visitors as had not alrcai, dulpA. Ncfe At table.
We were nrhrrnh into y beautiful pafiu.
in which n highly respectable run) any ven
Reatei. and on the ceatra-tahla II whtrh. stood
a fine bust Of Henry Clay. ! l,ad9 ryer sen
tfs man. aud though htta'a aud liflionrapl'ie
lkrnesspa Of him wrfa aR intnrtinr tn NY
mind M " hnuFn hold euda," | examined this
more ~intcntlv than | had over examined one
before. y Is soon to hook upon The original.
and telt m nAk,ui5 curiosity Rs ~ how lar
Art had been just IN Nature. The rctfl1ata.
Fnn was not long delayed IN n few minutes =
side.duor opened. enl he tnan of Nature Et,uA
before The man ni Art. He came forward and
waa presented III the company individually,
taking each by the hand and exchanging q
fnw familiar words viii, That easy grace for
which he has been ever remarkable. My
eyes irvolnn'ar,lY reverted to The bust. and
then hgain to lAa oririaaL. Time had not
teeu idla with tie latter. The former had
remained voung--had stood still while years
rolled on; The latter had been the companion
Of years, IN their progress 10 Eternity and
s~ilverY hairs and furrowed cheeks and brow
the attenuatcd frame and gently stopping ver-
tebrae, gave n'elanthoIy proof Of The ruthless
ravages Of Time. who
"cnly treads OF flowers"
Tho likenesscs Of Mr.. Cay are IN gene.
raj sufficiently striking 10 enable any one 10
recognise The man, even in n throng but
they afford, notwlthsta nd'ng an untalthful,
and somewhat exaggerated picture Of his
real appearance. THE, however, ia the
common frailty Of Art but for this, she
might attain perfection in her works. Mr.
Clay's head is smaller than | had supposed.
and bis grey cyes, bound round closely by
their fiIloments ofskin and fibre, peer forth
less vo'uminously than phrenoIcgtst~ would
lead us 10 expect in one possessing such
eminent control Of Language. His nose
is sttaight-hls upper lip iong-ne,thcr
feature Mt all rt%marknblc, according TO
the theories Of Lavatcr and Gall. His
mouth, of generous width, straight when
sil mt and cutving slightly upwards at the
CORNERS as he speaks or smiles, il both grace.
FIJI and beautiful, and indicates more for.
chilly than any other feature, the elastic
play of his mind. His under jaw is light,
and his chin short, with an almost imper-
ceptibIe cmve. At the temples, his head
is sunken, besraying. according some phre.
biologists. n signal ltlapt'tude for the rtcol.
lection Of names aSd yet | think, Mr..
CLAY is not oftcn embarrassed on this point.
| am no. certain, however. From his
temples up, The volume orh,s head increases
with poetic grace. The frontal and from
tai paGi, tal bon $ are full and beautifully
moulded, and every linement of the up.
per and occipital regions of tho head is
dawn with Il light and easy balance.
which, ~rIcases, though il may not strongly
impress the observer.
The familiar conversation with which
tho evening was so agreabIy whiled away,
commenced between Mr.. Flynn, a veto.
ran planter Of West Frlic,ana, and Mr.
Clay. The former spoke of his long re
sldcnce in the Florida parishes, and of the
lnsurrcction that wrestcd them from The
span sh dotnirion. Yes | e~coIlcct, said
Mr., Clay. ~ was in Congress then. and
had to defend you. and experienced ne
small labor in making YOU Out a good cause.
They called ne n republican then, but now
they say I'm n federalist," said he with u
good .natured smile" Some remark fol.
lowed respecting party spirit, lis sirnlence
and variations, when Mr.. Clay obsrtv d
-" In this little town above hcre--fayou
Sara, | believe It's calIed--thcre seems t.
he quite n variety of political sentiment
Yes party spirl, becomes very warm
there at times
II should imagine So" he replied;
for last night While our boat land; d
there during a few minutes. II large aam.
Der were aSscn blcd on the shore. some hbr-
raining for Clay-sone for Van Buren,,
&c, &c, and at leng'h one good, s'ento.
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