The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-06-19
Scene in Annapolis.

'a' e'fcens ol this anclen, metropolis, un,,l al
length entered tho State House. whore
iou d 'he doors OF the Senate chamber throw.
oprn. walked io, and 6adlng the chambri
'ensn'ie.s and profound silence rei,pinp.
TOOK seat and began 10 ruinlnaie rpon lie
many soul stirring scenes which had here "a
ken place. Busy ,eifo,pec,ien carried nt
back 10 tho early days Of our beloved ccun
try. TWAS here the gtea, AID good Wash.
'ng'op, having s'oriou,ly achieved t;. coun
'r, : freedom, Surrendered his commission a.
Cumnlnder.ln- Chief Of The American stmic,
-snd IN the mds, Of the unbtoken silence.
could no, bul feel The sacred mflaence of his
puie aud pa,tia,Ic spirit.
Ally que. reyelie was startled by the dis
charge Of heavy artillery. and turning from
the pas, sprang to m Fee, suddenly awak
ened TO sense of The ptCsen'. The sound tf
many voices incrcased ny surprise. F." The, re
coming" was rrprahd y exclaimed, and Sc.
vefal persons hurried into the chamber. Ad.
dressing myself to one of The fureuos', SAID,
" Who are coming -" Who" replied The
person address d, aho-llen,y Clay, of
k-n'uety, NJ. FIo'e, Of Mss s.ipp', Mr..
Dickinson Of Nes York, ,ir. D4uson o. Ga.
Senator Piai, and The Mayor; ard before
could suy more, the room was crosdcd With
peop'r. The distinguished individuals named
s,aCd NJ 10 tie midst OF them. This, TO me,
vas new and unexpected scene. ! had 10,
heard o. the Senator'S bein. ia Annapolis, aod
10 see them, Under The circumstances, and iu
the particular place n sh ch they we're nov
si'nlins. was 10 me a most agreeable surprise
Tie occasion Of Ihelr ,isi' and appearance a,
the Senate chamtcr may bes: he coll cied
from What iook place, 10 describing which
shall e'vc you, as faithfully as | can. the lan
guigc Of some Of these individuals.
F,om the niid,, Of circle OF gentlemen
Immediately N front uf The chair OF the Pes.
.deat Of the Sena'e, gracefully stepped forth
&, young man. was told II was Dr. Claude.
lie appeared to be somewhat aeils,ed, but
said. with a very proper and eenIlemanly
manner. Addressing himself to Mr.. Clay:
"Sr, am unaccusiomsd to srobking in pub.
iic, sud, therefore, find II d iiicult 10 express
/, ha, frel-ahst know is felt BY those IN
u hose behalf | address you. am here, SIR,
as the Ma,ar Of tins city, and 10 behalf Of ,s
c,tzens, most CO daily to tender TO YOU ard
our dlslin u,shed associates, the heartfelt
selcone Of the lc'ple Of Anraqo'is and the
klndesi ard watmcst hospitahles. P,rsonal.
~, this Is 10 me mot, pleasing duty, and It
"a rendered tho moro so, fion knowing that
Irrespective of all party considerations, the
dp,y am COW peifurmins is an homage PAID
10 American patriotism and virtue, molly ex.
ercscd IN relation to the All ,s'ment of q es.
ton inscparatiy connected with the perpeiu
ny mud glory OF The Union. a.ainsay, YOU
aud your associates are mes, Leatthy welcome
10 tie c,ry OF Annapolis"
forth ffan the audience, at the cessinr uf
Which Mr., Clay, IN his fac, decp.toned voice,
mos, gracefully sad:
"Mr. Mayor- Neither nyself nor nv as
socia'es could have anticipated the hi.h hon
ur nov conferred upon us. This public re.
cepIlon is entiicly unexpccted--a much Ia.
nenled occurrence occasioned an adjourn
menl Of the Seuair, snd myself and compan
ons awaiting ourselves Of the k,ud iuv,allon
ot Gov. Psat, your Senator, whose guests We
are, de,ermnnd on visiting these scenes, hal.
osed by many Interesting rec9lleciIons and
sacred historical associations. We are az
you arc aware, flesh ttoln busy scene-Crom
, iirrcnt theatre one requiring activity,
'nergy, and totbearance and IN coming here
I'D no, come under the impression that an
,ccssion fnr sugh, Ike speech.mak ing could
possibly arise--We find ourselves, however.
u this chamber, ccnsecra,ed by the glorious
,as', surrounded by the good people Of thus
lncient city, aud you their Mayor, pubhcl,
endeting 10 US, iu the krdesl manner,
,esnielt welcome and the ries OF hospitality
Ill DPCulHrN 'HtfelUIe, W say now weep
y sensible feel tho profered kindness and
he manner 10 which 1t has been rendered
as you have thought proper to as.
'ocia'e It with the discharge Of duties Which
'ou deem pfesetva'Ive OF our glorious Union
have said, sir, that We are not here for the
purpose OF making speeches-bu, in the md.,
If this cene,-here, where the venerated
w asbingron brealhed upon the Union of
sh,ch you have spoken, tho pure spin, which
II all times characterized his devotion to his
,oun,ry--,hat spirit was no. breathed in vain
ii, exists and is fel, in every part of our be.
owed country, and under ITS influence the Un.
on, unbroken and Nithou, d,shonor, shall be
'erpeiua,fd TO the remolost rosleriiy, Ure.
nenduous cheering and applause.) And, sir,
| atijrds me pleasure to say, tina, in the good