The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-01

ALI but his country, and that country endangered
He returns TO the scenes OF bis llsbors ana his
fame, which he had thought TO have ieh forever-y
sa scene, that American Senate Chamber, clothed
in gorgeous drapery 10 dazzle be eye OF fancy
zshrouded in no superstitious awe or ancientreve
frcnce for hereditary power, but TO rejecting
American mind more full OF interest. OF dignity,
of grandeur than any spot on this broad EARTH
not made holy BY religions conseorating seal See3
him as he enters there tremblingly, but hopefully
Eupon the last, most momcntous, perhaps most
sdoubful conflict OF his life. Sir, many gay tour
pament has been more dazzling TO the eye OF fam
Asa more gorgeous and impSss2F the display o.
8trumpets, in the grand arr princeiy beauty
&and Of royal pride. Many Il lie field has trcm-
blcd beneath a more ostentac parade OF human
Apower, and it's conquerors nd been crowned With
Elaurels, honored with triuml and apotheosised|
Eamid the demigods Of history sut to the thought
9fu hopeful, pbilanthropic ent of the annals Of
@his race, never was there Hhict In which suchI
sdangers were threatened, sud hopes imperilled orr
z the hero Of which deserved warmer gratitude, a.
Snobler triumph, or proudcr monument.
n Sir, from that long, anxious, and exhausting
#confict he never reganed his mortal strength. In
q that last battle for his countrys honor and his
Hcountry's safety he received the mortal wound
which laid him low; and we mourn the DEATH
q of n martyred patriot
But never, in all the grand drama which the
story of his life arrays, never has he presented al
sublimer more touching spectacle than in
! those last days of his decline and death. Broken
with the storms OF State, wounded and scathed in
&many fiery conflict, that aged, worn, and de \
&cayed body, in such mournfpl contrast with the
Hneverdyng strength OF his CLINT spirit, he seemed
la proud and sacred though acrumbling monument
Gof glory past. Standing amongst US, like some
ancient colossal ruin amidst, the degenerate and
Nmore diminutive structures OF modern times, its
vast proportions magnified by the contrast, he re-
minded us Of those days when there were giants
in the land, and we remembered that even then
there was none whose prowesscoud Withstand his
farm. To watch him in that slow decline, yielding
with dignity, and it were inch by inch to that
Hast enemy, a hero yields 10 a conquering foe.
1.-THE glorious light or his intellect blazing et in nil
Tits wonted brilliancy, and setting at defiance the
clouds that vainly attempted 10 OBSCURE it, he was
morefu of interest than in the day Of his glory
land his power. There are some men whose bright
esE intellectual emanatons riso little superior to
the instincts of the animal, that are led fearful
by to doubt that cherished truth OF the soul's i'm !
mortality, which, even in despair, men press to
their doubling hearts. But isis in the death of
such man as he that we are treasured by the con-
tempation Of kindred though superior spirit of a
soul which, immortal, like his fame, knows old
age, no decay, death.
Al The wondrous light Of his unmatched intellect
|3may have zzcd world; the eloqucnce of that
3inspired tongue may have enchanted millions but
there are few who have sounded the depths Of that
noble heart. To him in sickness and in
8health, in joy and in sadness in the silent watches
2of the night and in the busy daytime-this it
was to know and love him. To see the impetuous
: torrent of that resistless will; the hurricane of
Il those passions hushed in peace breathe calm
land gently as u summer zephyr; TO feel the
&gene pressure of that hand in the grasp of friend
ship which, in the rage Of fiery conflict, could hurl
scorn and defiance ut his foe; to see that eagle
eye which oft would burn with patriotic ardor or
Hash with the lightning OF his anger, beam with
the kindliest expressions Of tenderness and afIec-
tion--then it was, and then alone, could learn
: to know and feel that that heart was warmed by
t. the came eacred fire from Above which enkindled
the light of his respcndent intellect. In the death
8of such a man even patriotism itself might pause
and for a moment stand aloof while friendship shed
Ia tear OF sorrow upon his bier " His life was
flo md he ants iYeHi in hat
ture might stand up and say to all the world, this
was mani"
81 But who can estimate his country loss, What
8tongue portray the desoaton which in this hour
8 throughout this broad land hangs gloomy pail
10 over his griefsl countrymen! How poorly
can words like mine translate the eloquence of a
Hwhoe peoples grief for patriots death? For a
nations loss let a nation mourn For that stupen.
dous calamity to our country and mankind, be the
heavens hung with black; let the wailing elements
chant his dirge, and the universal heart Of man
gush.
Mr.. GENTRY said: do not risc to pronounce a
euogy the life and character and public services
3of the iliustrious orator and statesman whose
death the nation deDlorcs. Suitably to perform
that Office higher cloqucnco than possess is
quired. The gushing tears of the nation, the deep
grief which pierces the hearts of more than twenty
millions of people constitute a more eloquent cuo-
GUM on the life and character and patriotic ser.
vices of HsNRI CLAY than the power of language
can express. In no part of the country was that
character more admired those public services
more appreciated than in the State which have
the honor in part to represent. claim for the
people of that State full participation in the gen.
eral wo which the sad announcement Of to- da y
will everywhere inspire. -
Fl Messrs. CAsKIR, CHAsDLEn, BAytv Of Virginia
VENABLE, HAVEN, BRooKs, FAULKNER, PARKER OF
Indiana, and Bowie, severally addressed the House
but for want Of room are reluctantly com
Upellcd to omit their remarks until to morrow.
The resolutions submitted by Mr. BRRox TNRDaE
we're unanimously adopted
"a And the House then ad ourned.