Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-12-19
MIR. CLAY THE KENTUCKY ELECTORS.

The Presidential Electors of Kentucky having
discharged the duty entrusted to them bv the
people. they determined, before separating, &c
wait upon Mr.. CLAY in body, and tender him
In person declaration OF their high regard and
esteem Tor him as private citizen, and their un.
diminished confidence in his exalted patriotism
and superior statesnapship.
They accordingly left Frankfort together, and
reached Lexington on the 9th instant. by an extra
train OF cars, accompanied by his Excellency,
irrcHCR. AT the rail road depot they were me,
oy the Ashland Artillery, Capt. PosTLEwAIr, and
. escorted to Brennan's Hotel. At two O'Clock,
under the escort of the Artillery and large num-
Der Of citizens, they proceeded to Ashland.
No public notice had been given of their inten-
tion to visit Ashland, and Mr.. CLAY himself was
not made acquainted with it until few hours
before their arrival. On arriving at Ashland, the
visters were met at the door by Mr.. CLAY, when
Judge UNDERwooD, on behalf of the Electors, ad
dressed him in brief, chase and eloquent speech,
to which MIR. CLAY responded.
The Lexington Observer, from which we derive
these facts, says:-
The scene was at once painful and interesting,
and no description that we can give of il can
@convey any thing like an adequate idea of the re-
atty. Surrounded by his neighbors and friends
who had proved their attachment and devotion to
him, and the principles embodied in his life and
charac'er-by the representatives of the great
body OF Kentucky freemen, who had just announ-
ced to him that they had finished the will of their
copstituents--his fellow citizens of kentucky
by recording their unanimous vote for him as
President of the United States; and who had
come TO protier him expressions Of their contn-
ued and increased regard and admiration, it was
not strange that he should exhibit evidences OF
the deep emotions which such scene was we'll
calculated to awaken in his noble and generous
breast.
While he was expressing his grateful regard
for his friends, who had stood up to shield him
from the malignant calumnies of his enemies,
and the patriotic hope that the result Of the cleo
ticn, in the hands Of an al-wise Providence
might be overru!ed for good to the country, every
eye was suffused with manly tears.-rhe old
men who had known him i'm his earlier career,
and had watched his eagle flight amid the harm
less arrows of calumny and detraction, which
had been unsparlngly aimed al him, and the I'M
ceasing, though purlle efforts which had been
made to arrest his progress, and the young men,
who had been taught in infancy to lisp his name,
and to revere him his counry's benefactor-
wept together.
During Mr.. Clay's remarks we occupied po-
rasi;ion Immediately in front Of him, and as we
watched his expressive countenance, and saw the
deep emotion, which at times, almost overpoweT-
ed him, and well nigh choaked his uterance, as
he gave expression to the sentiments which have
ever filed his bosom 10 the exclusion of every sell
fish feeling, We felt conviction of his greatness,
which with all our former admiration of the man
we had never before realized.
The Electors remained awhile at Ashland, and
partook of the hospitality of Mr.. Clay's house.
The address of the Electors and Mr.. CLAWS
response are TO be written out and published.