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MIR. Clay at Charleston,
South Carolina.


noon. which thus notices Mr. CIay's ar
rival and reception in hat CITY;
Mr.. Clay arrived here about o.
clock to day. Preparations were made
for his reception in a manoer becoming
his public character. In King. from
George 10 Wentworth streets, several
beautiful arches formed Of evergreens
Rnd flowers were thrown across King
street with embIematical devices. Mr.
Clay was received al Tho upper Depos-
iIory by the Whig COMMITTEE of Ar.
TsngEments, where he entered hand
some Barouche, drawn by four splendid
horses, and procession heiDg formed OF
persons in carriages end on horseback it
proceeded down King to Broad down
Broad TO Meeting, and up Meeting street
10 the New Theatre, where Mr.. Clay
was received By the Committee Of Ro
Cepton, the Chairman Of which, the
venerable Revolutionary soldier, Dr..
William Read addressed him in eloquent
terms, welcoming his arrival end tender
ing 10 him tho hospllalites OF the city
Mr. Clay replied al some length, as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Clay began with a graceful and
happy allusion to the manner Of his re-
Cepton-io the grateful and honorary
welcome accorded him, without dislinc.
tion Of party and attributed it not to
any personal merit OF his own, or per-
sonal favor towards him, but rather 10
the courtesy and hospitality for which
our ancient city has been always distin,
guished. He returned his thanks 10 the
various committees, 10 the throng Of cit.
izens, and especially to the Rsssmblage
OF fair ladies', who had united to greet
him. His qualification al his recO prion
was greatly enhanced by the organ se-
lected 10 express the general feeling
the venerable and gallant soldier of the
revolution who had just and so eloquent.
ly addressed him, and who had bestow-
ed on him q need so far beyond his mer
its, In relation 10 the Missouri cues
ton, he had hesn greatly assisted by
others in It's happy adjustment--and by
none more efficiently than by his per-
BonaI friend, the lamented William
Lowndes, whose known wisdom, bland
amable manners, and spoIIeB virtue
did wonders in the work OF Cancellation
aud peace-and he declared that in the
long course Of his own public service. oil
all the statesmen wuh whom he had
ming led in the counseIs of The country he
had found that ilustrious and departed
worthy TO be "lhe wisest, the purest, the
best" So 100 in reference 10 the tariff
compromise OF 1888, there were others
largely entitled 10 share in whatever
credit it conferred on lis authors; bu,
this he would say that on both occasions
he was actuated only by The desire to
harmonic and perpeIuate our political
union, without which our liberty, our
prosperity, and our greatness would be
inevitably destroyed Mr. Clay then
alluded to the occasion and the motives
Of his present tour. He knew that he
was accused, by the selfish and ungen
p'OuS1 VI WI VlUIllOuOuIluR luui
but he at once denied and despised the
imputation. He had V.ted the city o.
New Orleans purely on a matter Of bus
ineess: and his return home furnished
him, he thought, favorable opporlunl
ly TO visit the four Southern States o.
tho conlederacy, Alabama, Georgia
South Carolina and North Carolina, iu
neither OF which with The exception o.
aVislt TO Mobile. last year, had he eve
been before, and which IN the ordoary
course of nature and afairs, no was new
er likely 10 see again. On his progress
hitherto, in every city, town, vilsgs
hamlet and cross road on his route, hG
had been generously and Hospitality we
coined, without discrimination OF party
Under such circumstances, he though
he might Venlure without harm to Visi
the land o! Marion, Of Sumter and o
Plckens-;haI ne might without blame
come to the home Of The Rulledges, thC
Pickneys and the Middetons-and sur
vey or reconnoiOre, as far as his oppor-
iunilirs would allow him, The ground auC
the scenes where the venerable and ga
laut Chairman oflhe committee and hi,
compariots had foughlthe battles Of Iht
revolution. It was said that he was I
candidate for the Presidency. He coulC
not deny that from the 81. Johns to tht
banks Of the Sabine, spontaneous dem
onslra'Ions, unsough, and unprompter
by him. had been made in his favor; bu
he had never vet consented or declared
10 anv one that he was n candidate 70
the Presidency at present he was
plain farmer, earning his bread by IN,
sweat Of his brow, or rather by III,
;o;,t awaot o( hinsaIf and tbosa a. hn Ia