Washington telegraph., 1847-09-22
MI. CLAY ArCAPE MAY.

'he Hoi' 1uhn NJ, Clayton, lie VIII return
to Kentucky. During his stay at Cape
Island scarcely a day passed in which he
DID mol receive oua or mnIo delegations,
sent 10 invite him IL visit their respective
eilies. On Friday COMMITTEES OF gentle
men from New York, attended by about
uni hundred Of tier townsmen ol both
/ parties. aflised Al the Gaps, anl waited on
/ hr CAY With IN invitation lo VISIT tue
gfeai commercial Emporium. Al noon ul
that day, be received tbs ilepRaliun, a.
well a. others hum Philadelphia. Trenton
aud New Haven. The scene Is described
as having been indesefbably touching,
when Mr. Cay, IN iaIlefing tours alInirl
10 his sun. Nearly every eye IN iheepal
ed assembly aas drowned IN leats,
We copy The address u Mr.. Dean, ol
the New iofk committee, aud also that
portion Of hlf Gays reply, which relates
10 The purposes u his visit To the North.
NielgIas baan, Esq, then eams lot
ward, aud ilipssel Mr. Clay as ll.laas.
through tie uasz zfealsl hiainess q. nl
friends ! An IN haaafel mslnnaaH uI
expressing iu Yau. st. hf.aily, sentiments
which ATE common In al ol Us.
W arr surrounded hY lay Of ya4f ial
low e.stens IIun h. - ui ~ lna F
not tue Iss#llI q Pali 81 4stagia .al nai
tho uilsfiiug nj ply afazaIlaliul. Ia.i Nlp
hal Individually I=afaed tfom lar Flhle
pres ib-l ~ aFts zaIuafuIug IA ihrffi.
clnIiy. aud WH1 b uua simultaneous iu.
pulse ihraW larm,niYes on boani a sAil
menHs ii raIaaaniraiiuu, sud hasfru"I
here Ia gfasIi - b1 Tie NAM, al uil#r 0"
you the homage al larl waHu sl.ualIsas.
lseai aPR.aass.
but, sif. Ne haTn aupihsr aud nioIa ia
Polianl duty Ia fsiiafmi se come ~ the
name Of i11.o01 Per=ans Huss asaia To rs.
1t ouf mslfapaii. limmeuse appahtl-
once ag4.q n perm, Is hilhin tie eiplr al
our n"n esfppfals Iitas ln express ia tul
onf Jeep appreciation af the enibsnl ser
wees naIsa IN Though a lnng sffias 1
yeats htfe rendered, hot 10 us ouyi bIt TO
our whole country limneDse applause )-
once again 10 furnish Us the opportunity uI
expressing pyui nur unl.miu.shri cInil.
drngc, aHl lie rslccin, iAa love, the Tsv.
canre with which wa regard you. Zap.
plau.c.
These. ,iE are no ordinary sentiments,
nor are they lr.i IN any ordinary drgree.-
They are warm ami heauy expression, ul
gruefou, and gtatrigl splnL Sultr
them not To be chilled by deir5rpd hope, ur
IA sny degfro rspirssed by pnrseai d,sap.
pJinmrui, Permit us, we pray y0u, $40,
10 announce ~ JJr e1peo'anl iTicUIs. with
the speed ol'.igAnGg, that HENRY CLAY .
WILL CONE TO THEM. (Loll aud
prolonged cheering J
i hundred thousand tongues are wait
Ing 10 sprai ,he CAD intelligence, AMI lhr .
gfcai Aggregated hraIl pf our entire ci'y 10 .
lhJobhug ly hil yu4 "clcJur- -'hrnc vel. /.
come To 10 Lospla.i'irs. (Cheers.l
Nr. Clay, who eviuced much rm,'ion |
during the Ia,irey Of this speech, replied I
IA NEATLY hc l1,.uH.ug tlrm':
"iriluN crilns, tlo eloqueni address .
which has lusi been delivered, has had lhc I
cll,c, almost 'g induce lne luaIlpi the Ian. T.
guage which wa, used on a most solemn .
occasion, Thou almost petsuadcst no 10 |
20 to New York. But in all that up /
ri.l'ncss OF my nature which | have ever
enIeayOfcd to Practice, | must tell ,ouihc /
object and motives which have brought me- .
to lie shurrs Of the Atlantic. returned /
lp my residence aIlcr passing The winter
at NeW Ofieans, on the 23l 81 2ilh oi
March last, ani day or two aierward I
melancholy intelligence came to mo.
have been nervous ever since, aud was ia
ducel 10 take this journey, for ! aou,d not
look upon the palmer o! my sorows With.
out experiencing deeper anguish.
here hr. Clay was completely over.
come with his feelings, aud covering his
face with his hand, remained silent several
minutes. At length he conlinued:- -
Every thing about Ashland was o'soeI.
alrd with the memory ot the lost onc--Ihc
very trees which his hands had assisiedm me
10 plant serve to rrnInd me ol his loss
Had the stroke come alone, | could have
horne il, with His assistance, and susialn'
cd by the kindness If my friends and Tel
Iow clzcns. with merkn IS and rcslsna'
run-but Of eleven children four only re-
main--ol six lovely and alleciIonaIc dalgh.
lcrs not one is left Finding myself IN
hat theatre Of sadness, thought would
ny to the mountain top, aud descend to
tie ocean wave, and by meeting the sym
lpa,hy OF friends, obtain some reIlel 10 The
sadness which ancompassed me-
81 cane for private purposes ana rom
nriyate motives alone. ! have not desired
l,bese public mauile5aliuns--ha,e la,neI
desired to escape from them, Ny '"enI
land travelling companion, De- Mercer w'n WV
.IteIl you that in Virginia, "a every section 10,
III ,Ge State Of my bw'h,l have been I'M
loiorcd to remain, il only lor a few hours
-Iiaeyrhanse congratulations wI'h,my lr'e"-'
.IGn, / Invariably refused, aud o9'y remain.
IL. .o,h nince sullieitntG long ~ eA'