The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-10-12

~ EN@AANFMA 50 ~ ire AMiAE sUaft OI
ihIs eounuy. lhsa uEsSr Car. For
mrre han ihnis yrsIs Ne hss slo0d b. lars
fhs natinn ~ ~ erstH. unFis allrd; n o
sla'esmsn. q Extraordinary sagselis lnFs-
rssi. and rassgs; asa man. Or rmlnss li@-
lrnis. generous. h'gh-subl.d senIimsLls.
lile slrlcicsl hoLor ard integrity. and ne
ciiiEsiInus friend of unissrsal freedom.
HIS name has bseome lamll.ar 20 The liEs
ol lbs American people . a. hoBsehnld
.ssds." Lis policy ldenli6.d snh ll,rir
property. snd l.is fame tie Ps.p,rly "
the nation.
Hanover County. Virginia. has lie no.
nor &c being ihs Ilses pf his LanvIly,
where be "a. bora % he l2lh OF Amll,
l777. By The dsa,h 81 be l4lhrr. Bap-
lisi elerg, msa, 10 1891, lie "a. lsll 40
orpLsl-eOy;p poverty his only inheritance.
Providence he project sld guide. He
was. lowsver. blessed anh . nInlLsr xho
combined . sound understanding with
kind aud sniabls feelings. 81 knew her
we'll" said . distinguished gentleman,
no~ IN the Ssnsir Of lie Unned S.sss.
Il knew her well. shen boy. and used
10 love 10 90 10 Der houssi sle wss On cx-
csllenI woman: so Kind, so indulgfnl. and
alasys t"ok such q moihsily interest in
the lads Of her sequsint,nce; noihlng she
had was too good Tor Us. and there was no
stint "a her measurement" Much 40 We
admire Henry Clay he Orator. Henry
Clay The Statesmen. Henry Clay The d,s-
,ingUirhed and commanding Speaker Of
the House Il Rspresen'a ives. Henry Clay
the Minister Plrnipo,entisty, Henry Clay
the Secretary Of State, Henry Clay tie
grave end able Sensar, Henry Clsy the
isyour.le oi The people, yei 10 ~e love lar
more - dwell uron - The orphan boy " lal-
loving The plough in The slsshes Of Hsno-
yer, and occa.ionslly ,rudg'Dg his say.
With . a,is, Of corn, 10 distant mill. 10
provide bread for widow ed mother aud
younger brothers end sisters.
IL 10 an evidence Of The goodness Of HE
heart that, in The privacy OF the domesnc
circle, surrounded by those 20 whom be
can ubbo,o hims,lf, nothing 30 delights
hun as TO rscur 10 The scenes. the lsbour.,
the incidents. and The enjoyneEis OF his
boy hood; anscictes Of which he often u-
lalrs With minute humour and zcsi. This
feeling eushes Firth 10 his speech al Han
over. on The 10Th ofJuly. 1910. which lie
then visned for the itst time al,er scms
ior,y three years absence. On that in.
,eresting occssi n. surrounded by nearly
the whole population Of The county. Who
had assembled 10 welcome one &c whom
they had heard so much. and vas 50 proud
az naive of their own county. Mr.. clay
said have come here to the county
Of my nativity. in the spirit Of a pilgrim,
10 meet. perhaps for the lat time, the
companions end the descendants OF tic
mparions OF my youth. Wherever We
roam, in whatever climate or land we are
cast by the accidents Of hnman lie, be-
yond the mountains or hey oud the &C, an,
in The legislative halls Of the capitl. or
ia the retreats and shades of pri,sts life,
our heats turn with an irresistible in
siinc, (, The cherished spni which usher
ed US into exisierce. Aud we dwell with
Delighted associations on The recollection
Of the streams in which. durlng our boy.
ish days. we ba'hed, and the fountains at
which we drank; The pine fields. the hills
aud the valleys where We sporlcd, and
The friends who shared The enjoymen,s
with us. Alas! too many oil these Iriends,
Of mine have gone whittier We must al
shortly GO, and The presence h. re Of the
small remnsn. leii behind siiest- both our
loss aud our early attachment would
greatly prefer. rny friend, to employ The
time which this visit az ,rds in friendly
and familiar CONVEX. atiun on The virtues
Of our departed companions, and on the
scenes and adventures "four younger days;
i but tine. expectation which prevails. aud
The state Of our beloved country, impose
on me the nbl'ga,lou Of touching ON topics
less congental viii The feelings OF my
heart, bu. possessing higher public lnle-
rect"
The fam which hal belonged 10 lis
! iather VS. small. and It's cultivation,
which sss continued by his no. her wuh
young Hsrry's assistance, Tor several
years. afforded the family scsnry sub
sistcnre. BIT the labour performed on
TIA, p'ece OF lsDf, sterile as II Was, nm
doubtedly lad the foundation Of that
strong aud vigorous constitution which
has enabled Mr.. Clay to Ptrturm such
extraordinary lsb"ur through long life
&c professional and public service, aud to
preserve unimps,r,d his mental and phys.
ical v'gaur. | ,lso gave him knowl>
edge al form,ng operations and taste Tor
rural "ccupshons, which have grown wuh
his growth aud s,reng hened with his
years. "There 10 no." said a gen.
,leman To me. who Tor many years has
betn hts neighbour and friend, ",here Is
not better farmer in the western coun-
Try. than Mr.. Clay; aud there 10 no beuer
Judge Of cattle, horses, and stock general
la MIR is thora n man IN E,,.t..L, .yho