Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-07-05

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smneIo 10 himself 10 the assemblies OF the people at The
pup - ,b senate every within the circle OF his per-
sunai presence, nc assumed anu '-'"''" :" ''S'
pre- emihence ~, r. (, Marty leader was not his
nv nor his highest lille to renown That te IS 70 Ge
in he purely patriotic spirit which, on stea.
Nv ~ ipnnol;y1d his conduct We have had no Statesman
wh in periods of real and imminent public pef iia
Cd more genuine and enlarged patriotism man ESKI
Whenever question presented itselt acuhy . 10 na
h ,nnre of the Union, Mr. CLAY rising above me pa;
.ions Of The hour always eXercd his powers 10 SOW. y
naacsfn,,v and honorably Although more Liable hah M
men from his impenouH and arden. " f, ~ h.
hs n,ssions common all was his rare !acui'y ~,
Ill 70 snhdue them in crisis and 10 hold towards al
SECTIONS of The conlederacy The language Oh
Brotherhood 90 ..oor 30 ,,,e !. morican heart
- 1cn,emhrr the grea, occasions when Mr. CLAY hes o
nlayed Sublime patriotism; when Tue i.emper ehse.
~ ;ras and the miserable jeal0us!es OF the day seee
~ hocn driven from his BOSOM by the expussive power
If nober feelings when every hroh q MS hea was w
n bs country every effort OF his intellect o-dca'eu ~ m
WHO does not remember the three periods wheh '"
,yren, d government exposed to It's scverest
trials and who know that when history ah
the struggles which preceded me GANGS Which of s39
and The Adjustment Of 1880 The same pages WIZ RECORD UT
unnus the eouuencc and the patriotism OF HENRY ELAf
Nor was il 10 Mr. Clay nature 70 lag othlnu unf
sures of adjustment matut.G and then come io.""u
IN sw. majority On the contrary, like bold ana rel'
satesmnn ne was ever tho first 10 meet inc peru
and hazard his fame upon The remedy II IL fresh IN i
of s all that when lately the fury OF sectional os
cord threatened the conedeacy MI CLAf, loue
withdrawn from public life and oppressed oy he ouroen :"
wears came back 10 the Senate the theatre oi MS g any
devoted the remnant Of his strength TO lie saciea auy "
preserving the Union OF The States .-..,.,.
With Characteristic courage he LOOK Tue aaa III TO-
,ume the responsibility of proposing pan be dd not WIN
pct,y ambition insist upon its adoption 20 s u
other nudes but taking his own as sIaung pont o ~.
cmson and practical action he noby abored with ms COM
nnors 10 change and mprovet in such form as 10 ma
il an acceptable adjustment. Throughout the long ana ar
duous struggle The love OF country expelled from MS ooso
the spirit OF seshneas and Mr. Clay proved ior me tn
me that though he ambitious and loved glory ne mao
no ambition fame on the confusion ui MS couh'
try And this conviction is lodged In the hearts Oh Ee peo
pe: the party measures and the party passions OF former
times have not for several years inerPoSed between m
CLAY and the of his countrymen Alter i9oo no
seemed feel that his mission was accomplished ana u!'s
the same period Tie regards and affections oi the american
people have been attached to him in renarEahc degee
For MANY months the feelings the deepest anSie
ties of ali parties centred upon the diving statesman, nc
glory OF his great actions shed mellow ustre on MS ue-
cning years and fill the measure OF his iac MS couh'
rymen weaving for him the laurel wreath, WIN common
hands did bind about his venerable brows ana seha nm
/ crowned 10 history. e.L,
The life of M Clay sir is striking example OF Inc aol,
ding fame which surely awaits the direct anu candlu states
man The entire absence OF cqulvocaiOn disguise IN an
his acts was his maserkey the popular heart or "ne
the people will forgive the errors Of no,a anu ,b
lie sine past forgiveness who deliberately dcce'eS es
Hence Mr. CLAY though often Debated In MS measures VI
policy always secured tho respect OF MS oipohe,s
losing the confidence of his friends He never patefed IN
double The country never was IN donnt as -
opinions his purposes In all the contests OF hts ti m
position great public questions was as clear az inc sun IN
The coudless sky Sir standing by the grave OF ms great
man and considering these things how contemplate does
appear The cgerdeman Of politics what tepfoach
Is his life that false policy which would tnne WIN se
and upripht pcople If write his ePaph, "oha
nscbe az the highest euogy the stone which small mar
his resting place. "Herc lies man who was IN he pupc
for fifty years, and never attempted 10 deceive MS
countrymen'
Whs tho youth Of America should initiate his noble qnal.
tiles they may courage from his career ana hoe me
high proof affords that, under our equal institutions inc
| az In
force of his genius unaded by power paltonaSe OF
wealth Al an age whca our young men are usually no.
yanccd 10 the higher schools of learning provided only Win
the rudimens of English education he turned ms Steps
TO the West and amidst the rude collisions OF oofdfr me-
matured character whose highest exhibitions we're destined
10 mark in his countys history Beginning on the IRON
tiers Of American civilization, tho orphan boy, supported
only by the cOnsccniouaaces OF his own powers ana D!
the confidence Of the people, surnoincd all me CURRIERS' y"
adverse fortune and won glorious in the annals OF
his country Let the generous yoHh, ffeu WIN nhol"oe
ambition remember that the American system ot govern
ment offers on every hand bouutes To merit IL IKE LAY
orDhanoac obscuv poverty shall Cypress him. yet IT, Ike
CLAY he feels the Pomethcan spark within, let MN rce-
her that his country like generous mother exteis cr
arms TO welcome and cherish every ono Of her charen
whose genius and worth naY promote her prosperity VI III
crease her rcnown. ,
voice announce that another great has fallen Our con-
ISOLATION s that Inc taken in the vIgor OF manhood
bu sunk The grave at tho close OF long and lusros
career The great who have hiled Inc la.css
space in the public eye by are passing away W
the three great leaders of the Senne one alone REMAINS ana
| he
ecua struggles in the American forum but the monument
of their genius will be cherished as the common properly Of
tho people, and their names will continue 10 confer dignity
| and rcnown upon their country
Not css lustrious than the greatest OF these ~" De the
ri CLhv-a name pfononncei win prde ny amen,
cans in every quarter Of The globe 10 ne remembered
while history shall record The struggles of modern Greece
for Freedom the spirit oibcrty burns in the South Anefi
cnn DC spm living and immoa,a nnnri name that wouId
descend 10 poseriiy without the aid D letters borne by ira
dtion from generation to generation Every memorial o'
such man will possess meaning and value to his coun
trymcn. His tomb will be hall"wct spot Great memo
RIGS will cluster and his coanrymen as they v'slt IT,
may well exclaln--
such graves a, ,is are piisEimss' s1ri"-'
The MsccIs OF ths mind !"
Mr. CASKfE Of Virginia said: Mr.. Speaker, nnwelI az
nn must Try oy single aurellelf IN that open cot
fin which already gaanded BY the eloquent tributes Ia
The usrrous Departed which have heard in this
solemn hail. for COME sir from the district Of his birth
represent this floor that old hunoger proud OF her
Hsnye-her Patrick Henry and her HESav CLAs. speak
for pc0pc among whom has always had carne5! and
devoted friends were ever the grace and glory OF pa"
and statesman. ,
shall attempt no sketch Of his life That you have had
from other and ADLER hands than mine Till yesterday that
life was Of his own Tree gift the property OF his country
to-day it belongs to her history 1t s known to n and
will he forgotten. Constant opponent OF his p"-
ica school has been nv Stale, say fer her mat no
where this broad land his great qualities admired
his death more mourned than in Virginia ell may ms
be so, for she is his mother and he "as her son.
Mr. Speaker when remember The parry stfics in "hich
he much mingled and through which We MI more
less have passed, and cn survey n!s sCec hhu lA
how far the lightning has borne the news that he s gone
hanlased flags Dropping and church bells are tong
and sorrowing can but feel that il Is good for man
TO die For when Death cntera Oh how the unkndnesses
ana ieaousies and rvaes Of life do vanish and how Ike
incense from altar do peace and friendship and all Inc
charities nature rise around The corpse which
was And Of truth, Dir. Speaker, never was
more vcahc noble manhood cascd in morta mould than
was found in him whose memory this brief and humble
hat and heartfelt ribuleis paid Bnt his eloquent voice
is hnshed bis high heart is slIed Like shock OF corn
fully ripe he has been gathered his fathers" With more
than tcc-scoe years and upon him, and honors cus
tored thick about him. in The full possession OF uncouded
intellect and all the consultations Of Christianity, ne has
the fate which evitbe by Lamented by al M
countrymcn, his is bright fames immortal roll
He ha. finished his course, and he has his crown What
more frui, life bcari What it give that HENRI
CLAY has not gained!
Then Mr Speaker around his tomb should he heard not
only the drgc that walls his loss. but the uhnn anthem
which sounds that the worlds baei field another victory
has been on-anoher nc0rtestdue greantss achieved
Mr.. BAYLY, of Virginia Mr.. Speaker although have
been all my life party opponent MI CLar yet from my
boyhood have been upon terms OF personal friendship
with him. More than twenty years ago was introduced
10 him by my father, who his personal friend From
that time This there has existed between s as great per-
sona intimacy the disparity of our years and our poit
cal difference woni justify Aher became member OF