The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-15
Henry Clay Dlnnsr At New York.

q The Man ,oItose birth makes this day glorious:
"He has outlived detraction, and disturbed by
no dreams of ambition-removed from the Etorm
OF political confict-animated by no desire but the
good of his country--he still survives, the noble
Embodiment OF Democratic Wing principles"
owe might hail thee as President with happier
But. oh! could we love thee more deeply than
now.'
IMusrc-"Htrs's to you, Harry Olay''
g. Our Country:
eve know no North, no South,
mo East, no West,
Nothing but Our Country
"Thc hottest spot a smiling sun
Fer shed his genial rays upon,
IL that which gave Washington
The dropping world to cheer"
[MusIc-"Haii Columbia"
4, Wa,hington.
"Heirs of an immortal sire,
May his words our hearts inspire"
[MusIc-'. Dirgs."
s. The President Of the United S1aies.
[Music--" Prssidsnts March,"
~. Our Aanual O0tring- The Violet and the c.
.The frat flower of spring, and the chan geless
leaf that defies the frosts and storms of winter
emblems of HOPE and FAIrH-they whisper, For
get me NOT"
1--WE gather a wreath from our garden bowers;
And tell the truth OF our hearts in howers.'
Music" Should auld acquaintance"
To the second and third regular toasts ex-
Governor JAMES G. JONES responded in
speech, of which we find in the Herald the
following report:
81 thank you most sincerely for the privilege
which enjoy Of being present on this very inter
csting occasion. 1t always affords me pleasure
TO meet with my countrymen in every part of this
widespread Union of ours; but there 10 some
thing-and scarcely know what it s-which rem
dcrs the present occasion of peculiar interest to
me. II is, certainly, one Of the most interesting
occasions Of my hie Sir, it is circumstance Of
the most pleasing kind; and yet that pleasure lie
mingled with melancholy shade This is the
first time it hns been my fortune-yea, sir, my
good fortune-to meet you as an association
have before met you in person, and yet ]
have ever been with you in heart. Applause ] In
looking over the vast assembly, though have
never seen your faces before, feel that you are
not only my friends, my countrymen, Ameri-
ireemen; but more than that--you are my
brothers. tGreat applause.1 Have we not fought
together? Have not bled together? And have
not been willing and ready to die togethers
Vehement applause. You have assembled here,
and for WHAT To pay honor to the namo and
60 the character Of American citizen. In
all ages Of tho world-in every enlightened
age of the world-in every Christian nation, it
bas been the habit and custom to commemorate
great and important events connected with tho
was intending to celebrate thcsc events You, in
your judgment, in your wisdom. in your patriot
Ism, and pcrhsps in your partialitics, have cho-
scn to associate yourselves together for the purpose
OF commcmorating the birthday Of American
citizen. And who is he. and what is her "Thc
MiIl-boy of the Slashes" Loud cheers.1 Sir,
what brighter commentary (hcre the orator point
I'd to one Of tho banners representing the young
Clay departing from his humble home) can be
written on the character and the genius Of Aneri-
can institutions than to be found in that illus
fraton, and in this vast multitude? A boy, start
ing from the utmost obscurity Of lfc-a poor mill
boy-and multitudes, and States, and empires
aye, and worlds u they wcre-to do homage to his
name Overwhelming applause, which lasted
several minutes, the company standing, waving
their handkerchief, and cheering vociieroosly
81 know turning and quoting from the banner
suspended behind hm) no North, no South, no
East, no West-nothng bot my country" And
- there not enough in the history, which may be
traced from the statc Of the humble mill boy to the
proud and glorious height which none bot angels
may dare to trcad-is there not enough in that,
say. to call forth the true and glorious heartfelt
devotion OF every American freeman of this coun
try, which he says he knows alone, without North
South, East or West? Loud cheers Is
there not enough in this country to fill the lar gcst
desires OF patriotic ambition come not here, sir,
Tor the purpose of eulogizing Henry Clay. He
needs no euIogy. The history of his country for
hall century IL one intermnable, undy ing eulogy
oi Henry Clay. GGrcnt applause Tell me Of the
historian, and honor him; but why should he Mt
tempt 10 write the history Of Henry Clayi X is
wriucn on every American heart. 1t has a Riori-
oos tradition. Ii needs no types it shall descend
hom heart To heart, and from generation TO gene
ration, till time shall I've more. IApplause.l I
Why, sirs, let the schoolboy pick up the record of
his country for fifty years, and scarcely will he
Ind solitary page on that record in which the
name OF Henry Clay does no, stand out in bold
licf, like some proud mountain amongst the mere
hills which surround it But cir. the majesty Of his
genius the brightness Of bis character the fearless
mesa oil his henrt-what are they, raised and emo
bling aud terrible as they arr Oh, they sink into
bitterness when compared TO TINT selfsacrifcing
devotion TO his country which has marked his
whole political career. fApplnuse.1 And, sir, II
,nere were pen bold enough TO attempt faithfully
to sketch his charactcrif there faithful pic
turc painted Of him. will stand out on the ca vas
brighter. purer, higher. hoer than all the rest
the man who dared ever TO be free; to be will
ing to sacrifice himself and all bis interests for his
country and his counry's honor. IGrcat sp-
plauscl Where, sir, ia the man, since the days of
the godhke and immortal Washing top who could
dare say, when the pride and allurements Of Office
power, eplendor, and place we're presented TO him
where IL the man, cay, since the days Of Wash
ington, who could say, and did say, and did feel.
- would rather be right than be President"
loud cheers Well, cir, IL IL the self sacrihcing
devotion OF the man. They cay he il ambitious.
Aud who IL not ambitious> None but the craven
slaves whom the gods dcspise. IChcers Ambi-
uous, lie is ambitious, and should not love him
II he were not ambitious. tCbcersl But where is
the man with the record that chow that his
ambition ever outsrippcd his love Of country He
is ambitious, md every true man, and every noble
man, has right TO be ambitious; and dcspiso the
man who ie not ambitious Tell Inc a man with
out ambition, and 10 have gcnius, and heart, and
scul, and spirit. and Immortality Tell me, cir, Of
devil intended for the courts nbovel II Henry Clay
had been ambitious, ifhc had desired honors powo
place, staten, command, authority-if he had de-
sired thtse nj the sacrifice Of bis cfrespcct and
integrity who does not know thai he could have been
President years and years agci [Aye,ayc, and
loud cheers ] Sir, instead OF yclding to tho sug
gestons Of moderate ambition, he has loved bis
country, he has servci his country, and nothing
but his country has been the polar star by which he
has been guided. And cir, when the storms and
the tempest and the clouds have lowered around
this country, and when other hearts were falling
and trembling. where did you find this man Of
bitionf Ever true TO bimself ever faithful TO the
great vital and cardinal principles which he pro-
fesscd, standing TO HE country through good and
through ev'l report fApplsuse And, sirs, in
the dsrkest hour OF our country's history, when
other hearts were quailing and trembling. and
when freedom itself stood in onsterns zion, not
knowing what the result might be, where did you
md Henry Claw DO pbor