Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-12-12
Henry Clay.

Many Of our readers will look with mingled
feelings Of admiration and regret, upon the sub
joined sketch of the Appearance Of the noble,
gallant, truc-heartcd American. Henry CLtY.
Which we cut from letter Of Col SCnoULER
to the Boston Atas,-adniration Of the indom-
table patriotism of the glorious old time honor
el LEADER of the Wing Party Of the Union,
whose highest earthly honor will always be that
he "woULD RATHER BIZ RIGHT THAN Br PRE-
sIpENr," and of regret for the failure Of those
physical energies that have so long enabled him
to be the great and eloquent CoNuoNfR whose
voice and whose sentiments have been the
watch words Of Eepu0icanism for long years.
in both hemisphcres We read Col. SCuovL-
Frs hastily written bu. kind hearted description
with sadness that we cannot describe. IirH-
Ry CLAY -" nomcB c'arum i rencralde -
whose trumpet tones and genial ana generous
spirit have inspired and influenced the legis,a-
ton and the public policy of this great Repuh-
lie for nearly half century Alas, that such
mans life should be fallen into the sere, the
yellow leaf" But
That which should accompany old age,
As honor, love, obedeoc', TT ops Of friends
the venerable Patriot and Statesman assureJiy
has!
The following is the paragraph from the let
ter alluded to-
There are about one hundred and forty new
members in the House. ami ! feel somewhat
at loss among so many strange faces to know
where | am. onSplcuous among the old land
marks Of by gone Congresses, is the old Senator
from Kentucky-tlENRy CLAY. ! was in the
Senate chamber yesterday, when be came in,
and was grleycd to see the ravares which time
had made upon his venerable frame. He has
sadly decayed since the last session. and ! fear
that his days on earth are brief. The sands Of
/ lie are fast falling. and in few months will
be run out, and the great orator Of Kentucky.
/ the long loved idol OF the Whir party will be
/ gathered to his fathers. Ga taking his seat.
Senators focked round him to shake him by the
hand. and offer the congratulations Of the Sni-
son but could see IN their faces a sort ofsaI
| expression, as if they were talking with one
whose footsteps were totterlur on the grave
/ Yet the old mans eve would lrht up and his
/ face would show that bland, hearty smile, which
+ IN the O!den tle drew 10 nun the hearts OF -
many Of our countrymcn. Surc ucycrual had
so many devoted friend as Henry Clay. AMI
taking his life through, no man ever better de-
served to have friends. understand that lie
aware OF his feeble state Of health, it was with
difficulty that he made his Journey over the
mountains 10 the seat OF Government; and |
! hlve no doubt that he desires 70 meet death up
on the field of his fame and glory-the Sen tie
I Climber of the United States. The old mln
glanced his eve around the galleries yesterday,
AMI appeared to derive an inward abstraction,
upon seeing the Glza OF the crowded seats all
bent upon him. Several years ago, after taking
his final leave of the Senate. as b. then suppos-
Ell, he was met by his friends and nelghhors in
Lexington, and public dinner was endercI to
him, on which occasion he made one oftne hes,
speeches he ever delivered, | recoIIect por-
ton of it. in which he said she was like the
wounded stag that, pursued by the hunters in a
long chase, wounded BY their spears and wor-
ricd by the hounds, yet at length escaped only
to drag his wounded AMI muil'oI body to his
lair to lie down and de" This plsstre o,-
Cured torcibly to me yesterday, rs with feeble
lettering steps the figure ottae venerable Sen
a,or entered the Senate Chamber, and adylnc
cd to his seat.