Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-28
Mn. cLAYToN's RuLoGy.
FROM TIE NORTH AMERICAN.

] FROM TIE NORTH AMERICAN.
very large sssemblase, made brilliant by the fair Urs.
Of number Of ladies' filled to overlooking the spacious
Hall Of the Odd Fellows Wilmington, Delaware ON
day evening, l7h listen to Grafton delivered BY the Hon
JoHs NJ CLArros, the life character, and service, !,
the late Commodore JAcos JosEs.
We need hardly say the eulogy all that the subject d.
served and that the great talent Of the orator promised Il
would be- Il sketched briefly. but fully and eIoquenv thu
biography Of Commodore IoHxs, from early life TO the date
OF bis DEATH and Interpreted with number Of anec
do.es which portrayed 10 vivid colo the characteristic v
tues which distinguished him in every relation whether pub.
lie or private 10 those passages 10 which Mr. CIArror "a
fsred 10 bis own recoecons Of the deceased durn. the
course Of long and intimate personal intercourse be .ooL
with much feeling Of the noble and generous traits az head
and heart which adorned and illustrated the character Of he
friend.
After reviewing the prominent events Of his lie. M,
CLAIroH paid glowing tribute that patriotic spirit which
formed, he said, the leading trait Of Commodore Jorxs
From this portion Of the suosy quote s nearly as We
can remember ~ the following eloquent paragraph:
could not bestow better eulogium upon the character
Of Jacob Jones than to add do with perfect truth
that the love Of his country his ruling passion He was
the associate Of the revolutionary patriots Of Delaware and
was reared in school whose devotion the Union knew no
limits Al all periods Of his life be manifested the mos, bro
found Difference 10 the laws and constitution OF his
Indeed it ID suSec Of sincere congatuaton that no true
Of Delaware has proved hless to the obeaon
she assumed when she led her sister States and carried sway
the honor Of being the first 70 adopt the American consi,u
ton and at this moment do not know citizen born within
her limits who does not regard the Union a. the Jews regard
ed the Ark Of the Covenant which could desecate and
live. The affection for il among grows stronger with lie
increasing age and the name Of lis immortal founder, the
Father Of his Country, becomes every year moro endesed
the flight Of Time covers II with the shadows Of an
tquty.
Crescit occulto, velut srbor .vo'
Tvhol cf - iii 4
men, but Of their wives and daughters who are ever
prompted by their instincts whom obedien. the dictates
Of patriotism and is here among the earliest essons taught
by the mother to her offspring disunionist from Della
ware would be spectacle which my eyes have witness
ed Should the day when other Americans for
geu Of their honor and allegiance shall divide and destroy
the republic, little State may be desolaed by the battles
OF contsndng sections and her streams may be red with the
blood Of her citizens, but still true the principles Of
her who, like Jacob Jones' have illustrated BY their he
oism her patriotism ancouage, she, the least powerful and
most unpreendng among her sister States will prefer to pc
sh in defence Of the integrity Of the Union rather than sur
vive its ruin"