The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-07-26


Lexington Kentucky. The Hon. GEORGE Ron
EErsoN pres.dsd--and made un Address highly
complimentary to Sfr Clay, which lie closed with
tine tDlfowins priment
HENRY CLAY Farnuer Of .4sh5and, Patrfot 3,
PhtiaRthrnPtst- AMERIcAN Slatesman and nm
rsraited Orat0y IF me Arc-fIustrious ahrnad be-
bowed AZ home lin bong career OF eminent public
serviee often ce -Tistldes. he breasted the raging
storm of passion and aeIaSioa, ard by Offering him
self sarriGee, saved the Republic and iike
CtacinHatus unrt Washington, having Voluntarily (
ratIred 70 thetranqnil walks Of private lie, The
grarsfwl hearts ofnis eonnuymen will DO him ann
pie I,isnre but come what NAV KsHtucfy 11iH
stand dY h1HE, and will continue cherish and do
faud, as her own, the fame Of who has en-
blaznnsd her Esentchenn with immortal reuawn.
sTr CrAv and spoke as follows
Ma PREsEDESr, LAprRs AVID GEsrEEMKx:
IL was given country franklin, to bring
down the lightning from Heaven 10 enable me
10 be heard by this Ims,ense muirItude I should
have 70 invoke 10 my aid and throw into my VOICE,
the loudsst thunders. As cannot do that, hope
shall be excused for siIch OF nay lungs
practicable and not Inconsistent with the preserva
riou Of my health And feel that III is our FIRST
DUTY TO express oHr obIiganan a kind and bountI
full Providence, for the eopous and genial showers
with which he has Ptst blessed Iand-a refresh
ment OF which IT stocd much in need. For one, n
offer To him my humble and dutfuI thanks.-I
The Inconvenience 10 Us, on ths festive occasion
IS very slight, while the sum Of good which these
timely rains viii produce is very grsar and encour
aging
Fellow Citizens, find myself now IN situation
sume~hat like one i'm WHICH placed few
wears ago when travelling through the State of In
diana. from which my friend (AIr Rariden.) nenr
me Gomez stopped at village containing
four FIVE hundred inhabitants, and had scarce
" alighted before found myself surrounded in
The bar by every adult male resident in the
pIace. After a " lille, observed a group consu-
ting together in corner OF the room, and short
W after was difidentiy approached by OF
them, tail, Ian&, iean bat sedate and sober look
ing person, with a long face and high check bones.
who addressing me, said he commissioned hy
his ueghhors 10 request me IN say few words to
them. Why my good friend, should be very
happy 10 do anything gratifying Yourself 81 your
neigh hut arr. very much frtIgued and hungry
aud thirsty. and I do not think the occasion exact
" -snitalss fnr speech, and wish you would ex
cn@c TO ynur friends. Wen. says he Mr. Clay.
thotght mv~eIl, especially we have wine
70 offer you 70 drink
Now. if the worthy ciiizan Of Indiana was right
in surprising thHt gass of WINE "a necessary
preliminary aud pree dear condition to the deliv
ary Of a speaeh VOC have no right to expect one
frwnr Tins time; FIR during the snmp3uouS re
past from which have Iasr risen, you have offer
ed nae npEhing drink bat rsld water-excellent
water n II rue rafs1 tass cias@fc fsurafa III our
Iameuted friend Mr. Maxwell, which has ofien
rpgas on celebrations 0f Our great anuiv ersarY
Ftfreat aughter.I
protest against any Inference Of my being iuim
zeal 20 rhe Cause Of Temperance. On the Contra
nv, ! think il admirable that has done
great good, and will continue do good as long
"a legal coercion is not employed, and IT. rests
exrinstvely upon Persuasion and lis own intrinsic
have great AMI growing repugnance to speak
ing IN rhe open To large assemblage. Bat
W blist the tnculiy of speech remains me, | can
never feel that rePugnance. never feel other than
grateful sensations, IN making NV ackuowsdge-
under such circumstances those which
have brnughr together Not that { pre-
samptuaus To heIievs thar hive been the
sion sntrlv ofroflectinr rhis multrtude Among
rhe Inducements, cannot help thinking tha, the
cat white virgin heIfer of my friend Mr B-rryman
that cost $500, which has lIs- been served up, and
the other good things which have been literally
spread before u, exerted some Influence IN swell
tt1g dis uhpGecadently large meeting. [Great
laughtarI
cannnt but feel. Mr. President. in Offering nv
respectful acknowledgements for the honor done
me-, in the elaqurnt address which YOU have just
delivered, and in the sentiment with which you
have concluded ". that your warm 2artiaiIty, and
the fsrvent friendship which has tong existed
between and the kindness Of my neighbors and
friends around me- have prompted exageraed !
description in too glowing col0rs, of my public ser
and Ty poor abilities.
seize the opportunity present my heartfelt
thanks to the w hnle people of Kentucky for all the
high houors and distinguished frvors which have 4
e during long Residences with them mt their
hands for The Iiberai patronage WHICH receiu ed
from them in NV professional pursuit; for the erni
uent pieces IN which thew have pat me, or enabled
me to reach for the generous and unbounded n
6dencs which thew have bestowed upon me, at all
times; for the gailanr aud answering fidelity and
attach ment with which they stood hy me- Though H
att the trials and vicsitudes Of eventfIf and
arduous life and, above ALL for the scorDfn mdTg
uarion with which they repealed an infamous cal
nmny directed against nv name and tame Mt a mo-
mentous period OF my public career. In recalling
memory the circumstances OF that period,
one hut be filed with establishment at the
indetatgahility with which the cal1tnnY was Dropa
gated and the zeaIous partisan use to which II was
applied, not only without evidence, but the face
Of full and completes refntatieu. Under whatever
deception, dei,Ision fguorance, 1t was received
else w here, wirh you,my friends and neghbors, and
with the good people Of kenfucky,I IL received mo-
cnuntenauce but in proFortior to the masevo-
lence of its circulation the vIgor ana the
with which WIS generously supper
ted. Upheld by consciousness OF the injustice of
the charged should have borne myself with becam
ing fortitude, if had been abandoned by YOU as
was by so urge portion of my couutrymen but
In have beeH sustained and vindcated as ] was by
he people of my State. by Won who know me
best and whom had so many reasons TO lowe and
esteem, greatly cheered and encouraged me in my
,uward pYugress Eternal gratitlIde and thanks are