Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-07-02
FRIDAY MORNING.. july :, 1852.


= huNORS TO i:!E MEMORY OF HENRY CLAY.
~ !H34g:ru. The cay Yesterday, ny oiIer Gov. j"ns'
he SAFE tell tc;td every p!Gue guns fred by Capt
Ninnos ar;ey company regular intervals o. scTen and
half minutes AMI tho @ The Capitol gl1oniy sus.rn-
CD al haii1s 81 order o the Mayer uo, bells Of
Ihe city tocd each minute; The and places Of bu
raily closed : several houses !acd
& in "ouEung The .,.s the hotels and ohcr public
places hun. hal!.nas'. There solemn csso
in the l. cy sTecis and in The un, raj OF The artillery
:.an! The p. ains bells.
81 Every where the sad has been soenus
GRATED the intelligence received by telegraph
parties and oil classes have united in doing honor the
memory the great Senator ard Statesmen and power.
& nl orator csry Clay in regard whom fad the fol-
Is; owing in tho Baltimore Sun:
s. Henry Clay has Just closed his seveniyffh Year. having
* hccn lp:, the l2Ih April H. Hanover county
Va. He aiiy cnsra;c 10 Kentucky ard alter ret1 n
~ a:r hc hrs! elected United Stairs
tnae Nu"2iaeT - 1896 ty the Legislature 10 piae # John
ha signed BIZ ,Ie.l associate BnaknCf Thusion.
i:"h"n Ii" !""sc ~ncccctcd by legislative an ointment On
!: :Iaaaty 1910 There I,na oDIy
Ii in the Union. Gcnrcc Clinton fcC President
Eol lie United Sties; Samuel Smith OF Mar! Land prcsiirn
Ii pro Of 81. StGaie, ANA Saionrl Il Otis :" Mas.r
ssetis Secretary. O' all distinguished BODY
posed the Senate m iGc Henry Clay has been lu sot
!; lime the only i:iac representatives
y Oi the cuucnr"Taty statesmen and nher Jefferson ,cn
President: Nirnnnl Macon Speaker ,hc lnnsn nl Rep
C!ei Justice Marsil JUICES Chase Of Mary
tn, M,sir"nu ol Frglna Johnson u. South Carclira;
8 livingston III Nc:Y iDiE; Gushing OF Massachusetts, ut
b ESnprcnI" Cuu James Nad7n; then Stc:c'HTy n Sta;
q: Albert Gatu OF c l''"-urr 'rnry Dsarbn!n nt War;
< arub tUwninshicd ,a Navy; Gideon Gangc. P0smas
ii;c- General, Attorney Gera:i HfrcGrn'dge
mrins Ard uo~ We are cals: upon 10 ecnTd ihr 1ea;
;u last ui brilliant galaxy uf talent; He has
patss a!ne tine oi three and ten, and his
E:iGs place open - receive lin.
eDEATH or HENRY CLAT-PuRLIC HONORS TO
Z HIS MEMO;f-FtNEHAL CEhEMONlALS-RE. .
a MOVAL OF THE EOUf TO KENTUCKY. &c.
y WAsnxGreS Jrxg % Al II past Il pciock. This
mnrnnG lie venerable patriot ani statesman, lirnry cay
If kctucSy, brcn'hed his ast, at The aonAi H", III this
ci;v. he had three DAY past cHtciir los
!. scarcely all. wh his y! his pastor the
81 Rev Dr. Butler but further VISIBLE change p53er"ci
E;in his cua!un uat few ru,i,nis 1t fe lis Hl-
s siciln Dr.. all .hcn umn'hned. hnt before hc az
Srved a. His cdsG he brcathcd Ills last 10 one being pre-
The lime except his SON. Thomas H. Clay GOVERNOR
IS Jones Tenn and Mr Calvert the proprietor of the Hn
c who, witt, Ills family, have been unfemng IN their
E!ienaauce.
His las, moments were calm and quiet md hc seemed nl
s3fu possession Of all his faculties apParea,sH sirri"g o
EsrIy He did speak for several hours before his rai
Etbul his countcnance indicated happy csisna and l
xknowlrcrc his condition. lie had long since mace every
for DEATH and given his full instructions as
to Tie selencn, Of his worldly al" and The disposition
!4h- body uitcr c.aih.
days since and will probably be nsde public by lew ds'in-
aislcd friends that Sent alter S remains lave been
Corsgncd 10 The tomb. II Will be looked i'r WIN h'ch III
g tercst. . -
the whole he stores
H the Eomscs in the principal streets draed in mourning
e Bnh Houses OF Congrcss, immfdateiy on hearing he
announcement adjourned and the departments ana a
lie office, were Instantly closed by order ol The President
d The Cabinet held meeting this afternoon, and resolved
upon suspension Of all public business until utter the tu
sanera. ,
7i,o on Thursday after which remains viii b. conveyed
ID The ears removal - Kentucky according u the dI-
+ rectinns of the deceased, by way ." ii" Erie Ralroad
q Minute guns fired by Captain BucSinghains ArIc
y Company and also The Navy Yard and Arsenal during
The afternoon Al sundown the bells OF the city were oc
r. and the firing OF minute guns continued.
= Mayor Maury has summoned The councils 70 hsseh0e IN
= the mnfrng make arrangements, in conjunction with :
lcomrnrtrc be appointed By Congress, Tor participation
I; in the funeral.
g '''' : 70 70 i; rAss THRoEGH n:sLTIMoI;E:
con!errnce win Gov Jones in relation 10 the ara"gc
smens Ter the funeral Of r Clay; bur a. lhc Senate com
Z rner docs msr mil 'o-'noiro" morning. nothing de-
finite rGn Ic scr:tan"d Tonight except that The nneta
3 will take :acc Thursday II is also pretty certain that
Son that afternoon the remains OF the deceased accompanies
ity an escort ui friends here, passing through Bal
imU.c for the Ec Railroad over witch they viii
Shc taken 10 Ashland hEHcrRv.
Il tCorrcsionience Of the Baltimore sun
4 WAsHscr"S Jesse %, 1852
ttMr Cays Death The errnts Of his Last HonrS-H:s
u Funeral &c.
8 The ;ns,rious Henry Clay calmly ressned his spirit int'
the ants Of is Maker, n nearly lsatPast IL clock ms
r,mornlnr.
i There was nothing very remarkable rccari in III last
moments Of tc dyin. PnEio Yesterday afternoon th"r
jsren
his ind nppcafci 10 wander and he spoke calmly =" hs
"A wife his and other relGiivcS.
This r,orninn lie short .imc before his o.
Fpatlurc asked ;c wac~. which hc generally too"
ihrouah silver u. On removing from his mouth Mr.
j Clay experienced li,i! difficulty Than he had pre-
yuusly done anu then desired his not 10 leave him
y few mnlacn;s subsequently he rcmlked win perfect
conpIacency and resignation II am eoing, and soon after
fsas it were, fell asleep
! muny and Dl!ng b,ls announced the nountui incl
S ocnce through the length ard breadth Of The Metropolis
81 Tie Government Departments are oil closed ana wiz ~"
deeply lesocncd in the hahimrn's OF npaInng anti ai'e;
Tic funeral obsrquics The court also instantly adjourn
and BY general consent all business suspend d. The
olci< engine and many Of the houses on Penns{
Avanl sron+ed in mourning II Is Generany
thou.h funeral will take pnce day after TO- morrow
q The Democratic festival which was to have taken place a
b the Navy Yard Tonight and The Whig ratification urstIng
lat Alexandria, ore also postponed mfaccRf'
s believe the Inst Of Henry Clay addressed 10
< his Clergyman said lie felt that he dying, and beg
eyed him stay with him I'LL lis Death He was calm re-.
t5s;cucd and collected throughout, and dst model n
fsCGtiatiaa, Statesman and Pat'ioi. =:
= Mr. Webster has been invited by members OF Congress 10
public dinner In mis- rc2ly, yesterday liz ALLUDED I" n
u nniu which might occur, and, therefore" decline.
ISing The time for his accean.e o tue coEP'n'e' l'
81 THE HoLD-BACK PARTY.
u The Cincinnati Enquirer calls the Wings 'thc hold back
party gives string Of facts 10 sustain the designation
q j, tried hold the Democratic party back from pn'
T. chasing Louisiana By which purchase the United States
arquircd region Of most fertile land out OF which Sc Sc
been cary vcd and are now stars III m
Ibght galaxy Of the American Lhinn
III Ii tried - n"d the Democratic party blcH from declaring
wal IL 1872 when The tano Of the country required !ndc"
riun by arms n! war had been entered Gon ihri
r;cd hold m government eacE ifHE Iii enerGr'; ana W.
q porous prnsecu'icn Of ir sane
H II ,rici "a hui the Denccrac party back som The rea
E3aexalipn OF Texas
. Il rcd after the coun;ry had become engage. IN war
& w;h Mexico hold back the Administration at washington
lr couqucring peace By re'nsnc 10 vote apcs 10 car
-, h, war fcrby creayo ihe army into q
& ,surnce ui retreat submission 10 the enemy.
Il 1t clea Hold ck the Derioc'1c pnTY from ac-
ssnuiripr New Mexico and California as Indemnity Tor '
sxpenes Of forced upon The United States h the ac
4nt Mexico. r,,i
81 Ard il i: nrw cGng 10 trv oli back the De"crh'
q eary from placing Gen FRASE PinscE in ;hc ffopas
nse Il Washington Oh the 4lh Of March next but y
= might as well hold back the current ol the might! "
o ,hat or the Mississippi as hold back the rrca
4 Drmocrac current that is ms,on bearing PIERCE
81 ard kiSo s bosom.
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q LETTER OF HON. DANIEL STURGEON.
"a The Norfolk News publishes the snboinea letter. VINO"
has been handed publcaon fom this dstnyIshe'