Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-07-15

In the last great subject which
sprang up in our country between
the North and the South, in which
! all felt deep solicitude, he acted
conspicuous part in bringing about a
compromise Yes, when the silken
chord which binds US together in one
common brotherhood was about to
be severed forever, when the cry of
disunion was heard from Maine to
Louisiana, and from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, and line Of demarka-
ton drawn between the Mort h and
the South, the deep-toned cadence of
the voice of Henry Clay, ass, and
Others, could have been hea I'd ech-
ding and reyerberating through the
Halls of Congress, commanding the
bent ear Of listening Senate rs, cry
ing out, Union, Union, the Union for
overland in the language of our
beloved Washington, "United we
stand, divided We full" This great
mental labor upon the part Of Mr.
Clay, at that important crisis, was
one cause Of his rapid decline Of
health, and sowed the seeds that pro-
duced his lamented dissolution. /
would rather have the maine of this
great man to-day, and enjoy his yir-
tuous fame, than to occupy the
pro udest throne in Europe--than to
rale as King in any nation, and wear
the glittering crown that wreaths
their brows.
1 Was he christian, and did he give
evidence OF a hope beyond the grave?
!, Hear what the Rev. Theodore Clapp,
of New Orleans, says Of him, Il had
a private interview with the Hon
Henry Clay, and had the pleasure Of
listening to his sentiments on the
most interesting of all subjects, re-
, ligion. He said, l believe in the
truth Of christianity. / trust in God
! and Jesus, and hope for immortality.
t | have not for years retired without
| prayer for the blessings of Heaven
: on my country, and that in His in
+ finite mercy He would be pleased to
prepare me for the joys of Mother
nd better world. | have tried the
r We rid and found it emptiness; it can
not fill and satisfy the human mind.
/; Here is man prosperous and pow
erful, great in genius and achieve
: ments, whom the whole nation had
idolized for near half a century,
whose name has hoated across oceans
, and reached the utmost boundaries
: of the civilized world, who solemnly
| assures US that all terrestrial glories
r to him appeared less than nothing in
comparison with hope in the mer-
! cy which Jesus Christ has revealed
} But, fellow-citizens, the subject Of
this concise address, and whose deeds
| inIpublic life We have merely limited
at imperlectly, is gone; his voice is
t still in death; the grim monster has
t claimed his victim; his voice has
: been heard for the last time in our
Legislative Halls Why do we see
our village clad in mourning, and ST.
| lence prevailing in every branch of
business2 The monrnful respo nse
: comes up, Henry Clay is dead
| America 5 bright star has fallen :
The envenomed shafts of calumny
, and detraction have been hurled at
; him with vengeance, but they have
: been powerless; falling harmless at his
} feet. He has risen above them all
: like the mighty water-spout above
the ocean. He holds a place in the
affections of bis country, from which
he could look down on the crowned
heads Of Europe, as occupying sta
ton far beneath his dignity. All
, no ", of every party, are willing to
, pay him a tribute of respect--to ac-
knowledge they owe hima debt of
gratitude for the faithful service he
has done his country. The infant on
, the maternal lap will be taught to
lisp his'name with praise. Rest on,
thou great patriot; thy name will be
! held in fond recollection as long as
ardent patriotism, fearless courage,
and unsullied honesty shall find
place in the human BIZ east. Ameri-
ca feels thy loss; the nj ournful aspect
of her cities and Villages speaks that
thou vert loved in life and wilt be re-
membered in death.
! GREAT SCHEME. We see il STA