Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-17
BATON ROUGE, SATURDAY, JULY 1852

No man wa. ever blessed bpfis Crea
tor with faculties Of higher order thai
these given to Mr.. Clay. In the qnicknes
Of his perceptions, and the rapidity will
which his conclusions were formed. he hat
few equals, and no superior. He was emf
nently endowed with nice discriminating
taste for order, symmetry, and beauty. Id
detected in q moment everything out o
place or deficient in his room, upon mi
farm, In his own or the dress of others
he was d skillful Judge Of the form ant
qualities of the domestic animals, which
lie delighted to raise on his farm. conlt
give You instances Of the quickness ant
minuteness Of his keen faculty Of observa
ton, which never overlooked anything. A
want Of neatness and order was offensive
to him. He was particular and neat in hi
handwriting and his apparel A slovenl,
blot, or negligence Of any sort, met hi'
condemnation. While he was so orga
nized that he attended 10 and arrnnged
little things to please and crafty his natu
raj love for peatness, order, and beauty
his great intellectual faculties grasped al
the subjects Of Jurisprudence and polite:
with facility amounting almost 10 'intni
ton. As lawyer, he stood at the head
Of his profession. Az statesman, his stand
at the head Of the republican whig party
for nearly half a century, establishes bis
title TO pre-eminence among his illustrious
q associates. IHps1 eIG isuiE 3seaj stti u 4H
z Mr.. Clay was deeply versed in all the
springs Of human action. He had read
aud studied biography and history. Short.
ly after I left college,, ! had occasion to
call on him in Frankfort, and well re-
memberto have found him with Putarcl,'s
Lives in his hands. No one better than
he knew how to avail himself OF human
motives, and ell the circumstances which
surrounded subject, or could present
them with more force and skill TO accom-.
plish the object ofan argument. aaq
Mr.. Clay, throughout his public career,
was influenced by the loftiest patriotism.
Confident in the truth Of his convictions
and the purity Of his purposes. he was ar
dent, sometimes inpetuons, in the pursuit
OF objects which ne believed essential 70
the general welfare. Those who stood IN
his way were thrown aside without fear
orsceremony. He never affected conr.
tiers deierence TO men or Opinions winch
he thought hostile to the best interests OF
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4 MUS look down on tiss hate Of those below. !!
Thcngh far above the sun Of glory glow,
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ccnssndins ssmpes.s On Iis naked head. -
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Calumny and detraction emptied their
vials upon him. But how glorious the
change. He outlived malice and envy
He lived long enough to prove to the
world that his ambition was no more than
holy aspiration to make his country the
greatest, most powerful and best govern
nnent Oh earth. Ifhe desired its highest
office, It was because the greater power
and influence resulting from such elevation
wonld enable him to do more than he
otherwise could for the progress and ad-
vancement-first OF his own countrymen,
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