Washington telegraph., 1847-04-21

Inc ioiloNlllb neaptitui "hu "ueH
allusion to the death Of Col. Henry Clay
OH tho battle field ol Buena Vista, Is made
by the philadelpha North Amerlean'-
With tho illuslrious statesman, and win
others whose gallant suns have fallen on
tho same bloody field, the country will
deeply sympahize:
THE DEATH OF col. II. CLAY.
The recent victory al our army, brilliant
as ii is. has been won by the expenditure
of fearful amount of human life. How
dearly is glory purchased How many
gallan, hearts have been sliled--how many
noble beings snalched away from the
country Of their pride, from the homes
which their presence Frightened and their
death renders desplale. The nation will
mourn them all with an affection, which
like the death that has claimed them,
knows no rank; and turning lulhe anhor
aflhis war aud lis nillielian-, will ask
Where are they
Among those who have been offered NJ.
there is no one whose death aiiexeiIe deep.
er and more universal sensibiity. than that
ofyoung Clay. We know thai each death
sundered ties that bleed in the parting, and
that thousands of parents weep for their
children and will not be comfored, for they
are not. But The death oi Clay is no fee
grief due to single heart the sorrow and
sympathy Of whole people will be pour.
ed lorlh--not only 10 him whose death
is glory, but for the bereaved and slrick.
On patliot aud parent of Ashland.
Amid all the clustering honofs Of his ele.
waited career, Henry Clay has been a man
of SORROWS. The affections of his homr
have been great As his own heart, aud have
yearned over his children with an inten
sily of love which only noble natures know.
But
aAillelion seemed eaanoffd Of bis parts,'
death has been bns, aboul his heath stone;
aud one by one he has seen many Of those
who So proudly claimed him as father or
grandsire, taken ifom him. Their hcfi.
tage Of love devolved upon the survivors;
and his son, who bore his name aud shared
his viriues was the pfiIe and glory oi his
honored old age. But his country deman.
dei that snn. The struggle Of the fathers
heart must have been mighty one, hu'
be devoted him-as be hal devoted bis own
illustfians lile-ta bis country. The hero
Ism a! Gal. Cay rendered II eefan that
his eaieer would be brilliant. but probable
that il wua.d also b. bfiei. Mr.. Cia,
seemed 10 ieel elapafenal pfeseniimeni that
such wnnii be the fact. IL recently left
New Orleans on his return 10 Ashland,
aal Is represented a lab5rins under az
oYershadaNins dssfnnleney in relation To
the fate If the army and hs sou. We re.
joice TIM, the uahappy tidines found him a,
home aud among bis kinlIcd, Though all
the land Is his home. ahi every heart hi,
kindrndl where his ieafs can minge with
those Of the stricken partner of his allie
iions. We dare not, even in Imagination,
hiiudc upon tho scene made sacred by
sorrow; yet we know enough Of the hero.
statesman TO believe that oven ia his hour
Of dcso'a'ion, the pride Of the patriot and
The parent may a!I6rd some solaee, aud
that the sentiment Oi Cato over his sacri.
fee, will arise from bis heart.
"lm satisfied
Thanks % the Gods my son has done biz duly.
Ilsw branlilnl Is death when rafnrd by yuuo.
Who would moi he that yon'Ii' What pts 10 Il
That We eau die but onoe 10 serve our country"