New-York daily tribune., 1844-08-02
D-,,,.,tn III. District of Columbia.
Correspondence of The Tribune ,.

WAsulssrns. July 81, 1874
On Monday evening the Wings OF Washing
ton. than whom none have been more .aiioiu'
amidst al the trials snd treachcry with which
the p.rty has been visited and though sarround-
ed hv all the temptations OF Office, have ever
proved true to their principles, and un"aveihs
in their political fidelity, mat 10 dedicate iheiF
Club House. The building. winch is eapscious
euourh 10 accommodate one thousand persons
with comfort, s=s tiled IN every part, and at
least two thousand more were collected outside-
There being no other means cf accommodation
The meeting was opened by an animated and
eloquent address from that gallant and chlVal!!c
Wing. Hen. WILLIS Green OF ksntlcAy' II was
veil worthy of tie occasion. OF the :i.:.e, and OF
the man. t.st his sterling Patriot, whose high
and generous character IS 80 iGvore5y known 10
the Coun,ry-whose sacrificing devotion to the
Whig cause. and whose mary noble and manly
ATTRIBUTES, have been the thene OF admiration
with the honorable and distinguished OF all Paf-
lies. should have been s-lec;cd for this service
VINO could better speak CT :tc great Qualities ana
private virtues of oar Leader. than one who had
known hm GRSm borhood en-"ho had atten-
tively marked his career in exalted stations and
N the walks of domestic ll'c-who had mingled
with the companions Of his iTcside-sho tad
seen him Identified with al the glory q !iis own
State, and oil the honor and prosperity OF his
Country? Who filter for such duty than
such :; man-who better able 10 pronounce
the euioey OF HENRY CLAY than one en-
dowcd with many OF his nob!cst charac;eFlstics,
and whose life has been q scene ot service as
constant ana devoted TO The Wing cause MI
Green was erected throughout with encouraging
and cordial applause, and retired iFonl the s'ano
very much against the wishes OF the large au-
dicaca that he had gratified and instructed.
Hoa Mr. CAusIv, OF Maryland, was next IN
,roduced, and ent,..aled attention for an hour IN
/, speech Of remarkable merit and brillancy. Ills
c1ordium was very appropriately addressed to
the ladies', who had assembled in great numbers
TO honor The occasion by their presence, ard vas
distinguished By refined and classic sentlment.-
In discussing the grave and important questions
Of the times, he gave evidence of vast labor and
research and in exemplifying their pracuca! op-
Grafton upon the various interests OF society, he
adopted a method OF reasoning, seconded by
simplicity and force, and bcautllied by elegant
and pleasing analogy. Maryland has good rea
son to be proud OF her young and promising
statesman and he need rot hesitate IN aspiring TO
any position within the bounds Of laudablc and
honorable ambition.
The meeting was closed with spirited appeal
from Mr.. MuDD, OF lows, after havirg been IN
tcrspcrsed with grateful and cheering music
from The Glee Clubs of Alexandria and George
town. Such ara the proceedings Of an en!ight-
ened and numerous asscmblage at the Metropolis
Of the Nation, within stones throw Of the Cap
itol, where more than thirty-iye years Of HENRY
CLAY's public life had been spent, and in The pre-
sence OF men to whom ne was personally known
N every feature Of the private intercourse of So
cieiy. Here, as at his own homestead, which III
al the dark times and in all the cloudy prospects,
has ever stood as the Gibraltar of the Wing par
ty. not to be approached without defeat, and not
10 be surrendered without Life. And every where
else that he has associated, the foul ISLANDERS and
enormous fasehoods that are manufactured and
circulated 10 prejudice the public mind, dare not
De uttered they would not alone fall harmless at
nis feet, but, electrified with justice and truth
they would rccoI on the heads of tl.osc who have
been base enough 10 call in the worst passions to
serve political cause, and TO sacrifice at the
shrine of partisan idolatry every motive of cor
rect principle and every notion OF honor and pro-
priety, to accomplish political triumph.