The Nevada journal., 1852-08-14

I.'"SNesHk buSm Wltu uuihulhnblne
aims Of answering fidelity. As n
hster, generous to a fault, careful Of
9 health and comfort, according such
ivileges as were proper, freely supply.
8 wants, moderate in exactions, dis.
pet in discipline; and these con stitute
tithe of the endowments which
ciety possessed in Henry Clay. He is
ne! ! admit. my inability to portray
relations to society. Language fails
describe the void created BY his
ath. Here too society may find n
a contribution, an oasis in the desert
Al a son, father, Husband, friend,
hster, he filled the measure of his
|ry, met the expectations of the most
acting and scrupulous of mankind,
4 left society the path Of duty, bril-.
nt rs n meteor and strewed with gar-
DDS of bliss. Advance thy standard
the elevation, and humanity will
ke cause to bless you.
hitanthrophy! II has been your lot
share tho fate Of society, patriotism.
herever the hand Of oppression was
sed in the nineteenth century, the
90 Of Henry Clay, with its magic
yer and potent spells, was loud, long
incessant in its denunciation. Nei.
r distance. cline, nor nation presented
arrier. An indomitable spirit, con-
pus of the bcnignity Of your tcnets,
|sed not in their promulgation, falter.
not in t}eir development. Sages,
riots. in oil ages have commended
# attributes, and peerless among
m all was Kentucky's favored son.
iron heel Of tyrany trod on on op.
ssed people without q scathing cas-
lticn, and where the germs Of free-
were dim and scarcely discernible,
y have been fostered, cherished, and
dc TO bloom in pristine purity, BY the
Auencs and logic of Clay. In the
rodden paths Of the future, philan.
Ppists will mourn his loss, while they
exalt in the deep pathos and truth
JIG maxims.
md now that have family ske tched
calamity that has befallen Repub-
our Nation, Patriotism, Humanity,
lanthropy and Society, in the death
he illustrious deceased now, my
ow citizens, shall single to your
teful hearts bis pre-. eminent worth
ore shall begin in opening to your
a character throughout sublime
you 20 with me to his carly histo.
to "the school house OF the slashes,"
ere, under the guidance Of Peter
icon, the young mind was first train
in the ruiiments Of education there
approving smilo was his-to his en-.
ice on q commercial apprenticeship
Richmond--his removal to a clerk
in n public ofice-in each tho affec-
of his employer, gained MS an am
ensis to Chancellor Wythe, expecta-
more than realized as a student
aw, rejecting honor on his patrons,
the and Brooks; as a professional
b, his career has been marked with u
n perception Of the subtle distinc-
sof the "black letter." on questions
Constitutional law, the broad princi-
of universal justice, and correct
|wledge Of the origin, rise, and prog
of nations, eminently adapted his
hd TO grasp with force and vigor the
ments, and elucidate to conviction
lson, logic, justice, the weapons used;
mo less degree in civil and criminal
n, his career succe ssful, his arguments
d briefs in the volumes of reports, are
,res Of reason, incalculable in value to
Q profession the defence of Wick.
70, Phelps, attest fountains charged
ht streams Of burning eloqucnce and
ep pathos, emitting their contents in
rvid tones but to overwhelm, convince,
move all doubts, and dissipate all con.
.tures.
In his domestic relations, ns q husband
ther, friend, neighbor, citizen, master,
gentle, amiable, satisfying every wish,
seting every desirc-well may they
press the depth of their lament
"'Tis our fatc
have all feeling save the one decay,
ID every passi on Into one dilate,
rapid rivers into ocenn pour,
It ours 10 falhomlsss, and no shore"
} a public man, politician, statesman,
plomatist, at once envied as we'll rs
ICED his public career of over forty
'ars is rcplete with genius to originate,
rength to devclope, and wisdom to ex-
ute. His eloquence has ever been
stinctive characteristic of his powers,
beyond q voice of great melo-
!, felicity of manners, purity of diotion,
ith in his own convictions, and clear
ID lucid reasoning; these attributes
We elsewhere been elegantly traced
ID commented on His person, tall,
ect commanding, his ountenance, as
sll rs his voice, capable of expressing
cry feeling and passion Of the human
IL, pleasure or pain, sa'isfac tion or dis
ntent, hope or fear, desire or aversion,
mplacency or contempt, love or ba-
ID. joy or grief, ecstasy or anguish,
lor or cowardice, kindness or cruelty,
ty or revenge, resolution or despair
] large mouth and swollen upper lip,
,rking quietly or in agony, as occasions
quire; his eye resting in calmness or
aiming with lively emotion, or flashing
tn high passion, like the thunderbolts
Al.