The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-05-30

the men. Then sch a rumpuss! the can
non kept firm away as fast as it could-the
people shouted-the wimmin talked-the
children squalled, and the crowd come rush
in in TO the yard like a mill-tail. People on
foot and on horses, and in stages, and all
sorts of ways, come rushin in, till they raised
SIGH a dust that | could hardly see the liber-
ty pole not morein fifty yards of. The peo-
pie all got up on the seats with their feet,
and every body's neck was stretched out to
see Mr.. Clay. Bimeby, sure enough; here
he come in open carriage, with his hat of,
and bowin 10 the people. Then thar
was a shout that almost made my heart
jumpou of mouth, and lots of people looked
Hike they was gwine to cry for Joy, when.
they saw the glorious old "HARRY OFTIE
WEST" walked up the steps of the porch
with the same bold, strate up and down.
manly stride which has carried him through
his long and glorious public life.
The committee, was all around him with
their blue ribbons in their button holes, and
looked like they thought it was s'glory
enough for one to wait on such a chief.
They tuck him into the house TO give him
IA chance so git a little breath, and to brush
the dust off his clothes, and then they bro't
him out on the steps to receive the welcome
of the people. Col, Cummin made a speech
to him that was jest the very thing. He didn't
put nothin in itthat didn't sound we'll to. say
to a mans face, but he brung in all the great
acts of Mr.. Clay's life, and pinted out their
%efect upon the prosperity of the country, in
such a way as todeaye no doubt on his mind
as 10 the opinion entertained of his course by
the people Of Georgia. | kept my eye on
1.-the old Teller while he was bowin under the
compliments and praises that was heaped up
on him in that speech, and watched the
faces of the people, covered with smiles and
beaming with gratitude and love to The
man whose life had been spent in her SER
vice, and | couldn't help but think what a
bomnable shame it is that SIGH a fame and
popularity as his can never be gained til a
man gets SO old he can't enjoy it. What pi-
ty it is that statesmen can't adopt the cash
system, like the newspapers, and gettheir
pay in advance, fore they git so old they
hant got no use for it. But that's the way
CRATE men must give 'emselves, hart and
soul, to their country, to be cussed and per-
secuted by their enemies all their lives, only
10 have justice done'em in the evenin of
ther days, or when they're in their graves
I'd rather live on the plantation with Mary
and take care of my children and raise pigs
and chickens than be the biggest public
man that the sun ever shined upon.
When Col. Cummin was done, Mr.. Clay
answered his speech. He spoke about an
over and a half, and reckon you mought
have heard a grasshoper sneeze in any part
of the yard-the people was quiet. Every
eye was looking at him, and every ear and
mouth was open to drink in his words. II
would take the whole "AIiscellany' 10 hold
his speech, but its impossible for me 10 begin
TO tell you what he sed.-But whar's the
use of my trying to describe Mr.. Clay's
speech? Every body knows the sun amt to
be beat for brightness. when it shines, and
eyeFy body in this country knows that Hen
ry Clay as an orator, is jest as much a sim.
mon over common men,, as the sun is the
little stars that wrinkles in the heavens
Bless you, Colonel, he pleases every body
lokyfokys and all and don't believe there
was a person in that yard, with sense enough
t TO understand and honesty enough to ac-
knowledge the truth, who didn't after hear
) ing him 60 over his political life, and give
/ his opinions, on all the important political
/ subjects now before the country-go home
satisfied that he was the greatest, honestes
5 and best patriot in the country.
After the speech Mr.. Clay went to BIZ
4 lodgings, and L tuck astroll through til,
4 city to try to find a tavern. Broad street, as
they call If, was full of people, all talkin
i about Mr.. Clay-every one was prism hin
and talkin' about his speech. 1 made GU
d TO git in at the Globe Hotel, and put m,
name on the book at the bar. In a few
p minutes after, a teller came up TO me ant
SEES he:
81 presume thisis Major Joseph Jones o
Pineville?n Sill
: EYES, ses I, "that is my name.n
e "My name s.Paleg," ses he, holdin' GU
his hand. "T'm very glad to see you, Ma
e jor, how's your family and the badyG!"
( @All well, | thank you SIR ses F-"Tht
| same to you.n But | spose he had no fami
5 ly, for he said nothing. Bimeby in come
some more %fellers, and Mfr. Paleg introdu
d ced them all 10 me, and SIGH another 10
Il of Palegs / never heard of before they
more plenty in Augusty, than the Thomp
| sons in Madison. There was John Pale.
and Samuel Paleg, James Paleg and Pete
Paleg and Seth PaIeg, and the Lord onl
e knows how many; nearly every other MAJ
D [ got acquainted with was a Paleg.
After supper, | went down to the Blood.
il Six Hundred Club meeting, at the Cit.
Hall t tell Won what now. Colonel. them,