American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-02-06
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From the Concordia ,La.) Tntelligenccr.l
HON. H'Y. CLAY-A CAPITAL STORY
While Mr.. Clay and the crowd of friends
who had accompanied him to the landing at
Natchez, to show respect to his departure on
Saturday last, were waiting on the bank until
the beautiful "Princess" prepared to receive
her distinguished guest, all of a sudden, their
conversation was interrupted by the loud, free,
and seemingly fearless voice of somc one
breaking his way through the outer crust of
the party.
"Whar is he' eli! Whar is he? which is old
Glorious"
The language, and the style and the vehem-
once of the speaker, who was tall, powerful
acld healthy looking countryman, and who was
, hewing passage Tor himself to the centre of
she crowd, as he spoke drew all eyes towards
him. AS well as others, Colonel -, who
was close along side of Mg, Clay at the time,
was instantly tickled with the mans counter
ance, as he usually is with the appearance Of
any thing trom which SyoH may be extracted.
'Htltoa my old Stltd!" (sung out the Colonel
IS the man approachod) what do goa want to
enter yourself forf''
'Nnar is he3" an xiousIy cried the stranger,
cooking around him.
''Who?n enquireJ tho Colonel.
"Who? the Devil Gushing the Colonel
a5ide) who should 1t be? why, the old boss him
self, meaH.
At this instant he faced and at once recog.
Missed Mr.. Clay " HON he bad never seen Gc-
fore. Starting back suddenly, aud recovering
from Eoulentary embarrassment, lie eXclain.-
cd, "By the holly, l. S,--yes, snipes and tur-
kies! it is old Harry Iis-seli;' then rushing for
ward, almest frantic with Joy and Selling hold
Il, |. i
after him some half dozen times, Jumping,
stamping, singing and halooing as he wlldly
scattered TIE circle of friends near them, and
made thonl "cear the track" for both him and
'old Kentucky" This whirliDg salutation
was done and over in twnkling. AS con as
it was over, without giving the ndivi ual a
bout whom he was so eGthuStd, time to breathe,
The stranger went on,--
'H0oh laur ah bet We stand It nicely, old
gentleman. thought the last pop nd laid ye
low, but By the powers Of mud, eff ye had ano-
ther fair game OF Potter to pay, o'lieve ye'd
take the pot yet. Ye'd took it last time, Of
yed only net showed yer hand. But, sink POI
litics. WeH, ye see, know as there's nothin
but yOE car tell sonlathin about; all but guc,l
shing, an about that ye know nothin.''--
Here he raade a halt to catch breath, and Mr..
Clay who WAS both amazed and amused with
his new friend, contentod himself with smiling.
"Thar's wan thing | say We dsnt know no.
thin about, Che contnued) an that US swampeTa
across tharia Louisiana is a long ways ahead
of your boys up in Kentucky in some things an
we're fast ketch hin IN wi ye in others. An wan
thing is sure, that swamp hogs is now ahead
of all ether hogs, ID take the odds how we
drive the anir:a; an thar a par OF the primest
hogs that ever was Elttened that I've raised
over in the swamp yunder an eff yell only say
yell take then: and put them on yer great old
farm I've heerd SO much Of up in Kamtuck-
I'm partially satisfied. It's all ask; Jest sey if
yell take the critters along; that's what | want
10 be at"
Mr.. Clay, sill smiling, nodded assent.
Enough said, old Standby" screamed out
the swamper, Who was SO cverioyed with Mr..
Clay's acceptance Of his present almost to
shake his arms Of, 'enough said MIR. Clay the
hogsil travel. Thur yourn by the first boat
and yo never seed nothin so Prime in the hog
nne, promise ye; farwell, God bless ye. Lock
out for the hogs" (maklng his way out of the
crowd "the raal grit, sir,--genune swamp
scrougors, but they'll speak for ourselves
when ye get them along. GOD bless We again;
I'm off"
By til time nc had got th.oagh with all
this, he lId worked his way out OF the crowd
iildI HdU DecH gazing upon nun iof some Tune.
In an nstant more nc was on his horse and
away.
Mr.. Clay and his friends laughed heartily at
the idea O! the hogs speaking for themselves,
but the earuestness and warmth Of friendship
shown by the stranger brought kindly glow
over the hearts of al! present.
And we'll it might That mans manner and
conversation, rough, unrestrained and defiant
though they seemed no one could help seeing,
were tie manifestations of an honest, guileless,
whole-souled and disi1NereSt6& friend of the
great man the sight Of whom bad so overjoyed
him. He had all his lie viewed Mr.. Clay
with the same feelings of wild enthusiasm that
SO many thousands entertained for Gen. Jack.
son. during his lifetime. He had staked and
lost
this pie on old Kentucky"
and would do it again thousand times, il the
occasion offered. He had allowed himself to
believe that MIR. Clay was "the greatest man
ahve;" and when he found himself for the first
time in his presence, hls joy ard excitement
fairly oveithrew him, and he could have laid
down his life for him on the spot, with feel
i,y Of triumph. How refreshing must the