The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-09-26
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on read ng The conclusion Il speech de-
hsered dy the lion. John N. Clayton, Of
De.assrs. formerly in ne U. s. Ssrasel
before sms.s meeting 81 saaeas,er. Psnn.
sylsaais. last seek. II is % slsqsent
peronti ~ 70 . mesl able .spesch. AID ss,
Just 40 Il /. eloquent Il gises 9 bioRrs-
phicsl PaIuaI OF Henry Clay. Hear
EIhs CITED aad Ps:riome orator:
So9ork Herald.
The ollie Il President Of The United
Sistss-Of The Great Republic. ~ men
hare already learned 10 call Il. AID Upon
which ihs aa'isns begin I, gaze ri h in-
iefesl wscAiag 10 mighty progress and
snt cipSrRg ia 1ondrous dssunIes-is 100
high aud aob!e to The filed by any oDe
Who hss by he islfnss aud public virtues
rsisej hiaseiI sboye the common lsg~lef
mankind. Ia Henry Clay. Of Kentucky.
&c behold = nxa who BY his slequsnce.
would hass ea.t o liilionsl lsslre On The
shafscsrr Of The Parliament Of England
fet exaltsd talent. IL The tesi, day sol her
Bnrkss and Der Sassidans. and even 10
Hose Of hfr Csstham himsslE II will
dsrogsie nothing from he character Of any
American statesman whose history Ihsre
rudred, 10 ssy. ihs, sf,er mors ihsn ih'T
" years Of pablie srr.ies, Mr. Clay hs.
Iornd reason % eksnge his opinion Les,
| frequently lhsn ant other, and has excel
led al Who have hbnorsd The counells Of
our country, BY The extraordinary uaifor-
nity and csasisseney Of his pubic con.
duet. Tie has twice saved the Union Of
these Sisles. when all men admitted that
In vss,iU immineni perl While 1 knew
him in the Sen ,isIof ths United STATES. he
Iva acknowledged BY men Of all parties
in The Senate. 10 be The pescemaker oil
thai body; aad - sueh he wa. pe,sonsily
beloved by asn Of all parties in the Sc.
nais, win scarcely . solitary exception.
HIS charsc CT f,f ehisslrous aud manly
sentiment gained fIr him al influence
which WA slvsys used to ailsy, but ne.
yer to excite, unkind feelings smoussl
Others. have studied him closely, and
must say that ntvsrmtt with than man
whose mora, courage exceeded his. The
msxim shssh was e:ernslly on his lips
10 the ~ors, Of nmes, was. never 70 de-.
EsPAis " tse Republic. All the tendencies
Of bis nature ssemed 10 be conservative 10
their Character. Hs nncessing efforts
seemed 10 be dlssetsd to strengthen the
| works Of the filters Of ,hs Republic. or 10
build such Of thsif no5lest insu,uuons as
had fsIleI bsnea,h the DESTRUCTIVE hands
Of Others. lis ambition never led hin
no tear down OF demUlish the inst tut,ons
hn country. lie was men OF or tir.
Lug industry in the discharge of his pub.
flic doins: and he could Ierform more in.
tlellectusl labor ~iEh,n The came period uI
time. than any nan | ever knew. A. hs
! loved IT, mske "ths,shapfy. while in his
society, hrs rffrrts 10 please them we're
xhe more successful. because they evident.
1y sptuae from the nstiss goodness Of his
heart. lis bitse1st enemy never dared
to iapearh his int gritty in g pscunisry
mater: and although he has encountered
al different peiiod Of HE 'if", all The Vi
tissituIes and temptations, both Il rover
~ and sf'lIeac-, there wss 10 business
Transaction u that hfs. an oh ever left a
stain up1rhs fame. Always obedient ~
the dictates Of public duty, he festIes,ly
babe c-nseqvences- trke care Of them.
fsiges. VIE ever The interests o. hoi or Of
his country required psrs.'nsl sacrifice.
of himself. Il was upon snch'oHcs,ion,,
f,hai ls.chsrsctsr displayed itself with the
most brilliant lusire. Then i, VS. thsi
ihis ps,rio,ism burned sish al intens "
Ines,npsssad by that Of the ancient Run IN
Who devoted h,ms'if to the iAf'ra.l
G ID, 10 insure vi'ior3 10 the Republic.
Then IL wxs ira. reckless alike oil The
shaft Of per.onal aud parry mslice. he bar.
ed his o sn basom 10 the st I'm, and dar.
ed every hing Cor hi, country. Then it
Was that The atrIws oil calnmny flow
;hickrst sround ham and that noble bn.
som was EoreJ with many wound In
n c,ed by The fslon blows OF his assail-