The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-01-31
RELICS OF THE REVOLUTION,

Resolution presented by Mr.. Clay Wednesday,
authorizing the Joint Committee on the Library to
purchase the original manuscript of Washington
Farewell Address being under consideration, Mr..
Clay eloquently addressed the Senate in support of
the Resolutions, referring to the universal love for
the memory OF Washington, and the interest which
every American feels in contemplating anything that
ever belonged to him, or which had emanated from
his hand. ltstated that the manuscript was now in
the hands OF the descendants of Mr.. Caypoole the
editor OF the Daily Advertiser paper formerly pub
llshed In Philadelphia, which was selected by Cen
eral Washington to publish his FarweIl Address 1t
has been advertised for sale recently at public auc
ton, and not being willing that this document which
was, and always would be, so venerated by the
American people, should be lost to the country
perhaps be transported to grace the paror of some
European nobleman-he had thought proper to make
tins effort to rescue it for the Library of Congress-
In the course OF his remarks he stated that he had
IN his parlor, at Ashland, broken goblet which was
used by Washington In camp, during the revolution
airy war, and he would say, that no other object in
ms possession was SO much valued and none which
was looked on with so much interest by those who
visited him.
Mr.. Webster rose to advocate the adoption Of the
Resolution. 1t proposed an object which would be
gratifying to the whole people Mr. Clay had said
that the goblet used by Washington during the Rev
outon was IN his possession and proved an object of
interest to all who beheld it; he would state cir
cumsance also in illustration cf that feeling of ven
GRAFTON and respect, with which Americans beheld
objects which once belonged to the Father of his
Country. would be remembered that the Continent
nal Congress voted several medals to Washington.
Morgan, Green, and Other Generals in the Revolu
tionary War, in token of appreciation of their SER
vices General Washington during his life time col
iected number of these medals, together with 9TH
eis of Doctor Franklin, which he placed in a little
casket with his own medal in the centre surrounded
by twelve others. At his death, this casket passed
to his executors, and about IS years ago. it seemed
expedient to the person who held it. to offer for
SALE. 1t was brought to Washington and an appro-
pration for its purchase introduced in Congress
by gentemanirom Massachusetts, buta Constitution
alquesion arose. whether Congress had the power to
appropriate money for such purpose as the purchase
OF those medals daughter. After debate oftwo
or three days, upon this Constitutional question, by
the vote OF those who believed it unconstitutional.
the proposition was laid on the table He at once
sent and purchased the casket-the medals were now
IN his library, amid numerous apis of Wash
lnston, and when friends, or strangers, did him the
honor to visit him at home, if they were acquainted
with the circumstance to which he had alluded, the
first objects which they requested to be shown are
these relies of Washington.