The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-06-09
From the N. Y. Express.

hEaRy CLAY AND DR.. JACKSON, OF
PatLsDgLPHIA.-We had The pleasure of
hall an hours conversation with this emf
neni physician and friend ~ Mr.. Clay. on
Sunday. al Philadelphia. IN reference In
the character of ihe disease Of his disiin-
guishcd patient. DIR. jackson kas rpen,
many lays with Nh. Clay al Washmeieu
recently. and has taken thai deep in,etf(
in his case which springs NOT only frou 4
high desoiio0 to his profession. hut from
a sincere love and regard for Mr.. Clay.
lie tells us that The exefiions which Mf.
Cl,y made in l6i9-50 in trlsalf of The
passage Of The Cmnrromise Measures. IN
which Ne naiaiissled such Intense feeling
and islrsrs,. precipif0fed hisljc fen gears
ct feast. and thar he Is nav, in cnnse.
quenre of such over exeriions, which en-
ployed him night and day, and which oc.
cnpicd all his thoughts as we'll as al his
'lme,--wbeIe he would have been in the
onlina'y course Of nature, without such
an fiat, al iIie age Of eighty FIVE years.
The exciIemen whsle IL has esl kept hisa
'aliss, ban busaly. ,leeay sossl k,a,wrS. an
III anu ilsere b aai snllici. NJ physival Vi
ialitv !" pio.asg hfe. 4mlnger nrn with
'gonh constitutions have rreiperative
power srIii,len, To- enable them To- master
such physical rl.saisosi. bui al z5 nr one
ran expect so 10 ., erdD and 81 In r,~,srr
nature. .s
Mr.. t'lay frrls th~' truth ~ an ,l,is, and
does moi ,Rn,rn al what hls been ,Inne.
nor repine al lhe prospect brf.re him.
lie knnws thai death is MOI Gar of. and i
prepared CIR The summons. rome when il
'mav. lie felt sad lor awhile tint the
plcas,sr af reading was denIctl him, md
'b'ps MOI reiaiss sa large an Interest," in pub.
affairs as alAn ish i,esirr Bralih, ikouyh
he 'snnw read To every day by his son.
'fie wnr.d. he says, Is aaiWailv heaam.
ing mnrc AMI more contracted hahis view
and as ,lav afirv day passes AWAY ), the vi
sions of life gradually rcre.le and open
prospect of The better wnrld bevonsl the
grave. ! ne occasional glHl,sss of r4sIo.
ralon. q Stranger pulse ar aqnie,er Hsr AZ
nghi.-.exci . no hope or wrsh to pro-
lung has life, and on several orrasi,rs. he
has ,eld his physirians that lie has mo- de.
size ia, hve.
Ills prosiraTinn of holy has moi touched
his nllsls aeni ane feature Of his feeble.
ness is that he eais,at supporl himself
alone. and is soi aissswe,I to walk even
with the support ofotIsers. DR.. Jackson
told him recently tllaa if he sinnd ercrt he
would I;siw .a,rt tIas il he sllouIiI fam, he
would he atIe no more. . WHY is this ~
asked Nh. Clay. "Because there is no,
enough of vitality in the heart Ia give cir
culstio9 70 the hlnml." . Has il lien !
come to,iiss."' said Mr.. Clay. aaa for |
moment ssirr"wlaIIv. And speing.ihe me-
cesshy.a he hrs suffered bhnselI; To be
horne like a,rlliIf to- and from his. f,r,l. |
Mr.. Clay. iI,roaghous. his studied, hjs,.i.
ease 10 disease. il be. critically, tl,nuui,r.
fully and evea physically. PIE has watch.
eihihe gradual WASHING away of life nnsill
there is. hui The fain,esi pnIsa,inn lrr, ia
,rlfhin iliai the spirit still survives with.
H. lis cinariateds tenement Of flesh. lie
Will die calmly and beautifully as he his
liseas and his spirit viii ifepar, fall OF the !
Christian, hdpe hf a glorious immortality. |
That unhol,ghl grace OF life.-,he good
mans hnpe in Gnd.-sshich; inrsrts so
fuurlr dignity to,leaih, will.make Tie sun
sci oflife as tranquil twilight mergingialo
The darkness of the evening. There are |
bright stars above tolighl up such dark
ness as this, and further on, als dawning |