The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-07-31

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bepe6cently employed. ID both instances, Be
- isiumphed ovsr shs pcslsntoas agitation, -
/ -. Ss,r institutions were psoserved 1heir in.
| teerity, and the new domain, acqui1 b. our
| srIus. which, for time. threatens 1isunion,
became a pledge Of more intim4fD ffaternai
| relations.
IIiustrious man! thy victories 10 defence Of
thy country's institutions, and thy cOntribu-
tions TO her renown, shall shine as lights in
our armament, tracing the way to iiberty's
heights, and cheering the discouraged patriot
| in bis struggles 10 reach them. .sszA.
| His eloquence was original. marked, sepa-
| rate from every thing common and CURRENT
| Ii was not the product Of the schools, nor
| are the schools able to produce It. Ii was
practical, direct, designed for an immediate
end, and suited TO the purpose, by an energy
| IS commanding as may be claimed for the hui
| man voice. The outburst Of intense convic-
| tons: robcd in simple and emphatic language,
his eloquence seemed as the visible form OF
spirit, trusting alone for acceptance TO its sim
| pie majesty and truth. And this explains his
success and power as speaker. Men cannot,
ifthey would, escape the influence of vigor-
Gus mind, inspired by deep and passionate
emotion. Whether he would enforced the
conclusions of laborious and comprehensive
induction, or insist upon some grave State
duty, or expose an act of official delinquency,
no matter what was the occasion, the style OF
his oratory was the reflex of powerful in
tellect, proud in the purity of its aims. and
intensely concerned for the cause Of right and
truth. He was not without taste for rhetorical
embellishments; and when the argument might
be thereby advanced, could and did abound
in richness of alluson, application, and il
| Illustration. The power Of sarcasm and invec-
| tive, belonged to q nature as resolute and in.
dependent as his, and fell, when exerted, with
| terrific force upon the unhappy victim. YET,
| the feature which gave to his el0quence its
| individuality, was its earnestness; that element
| Of my sterious power, called action, by the IA
| Their of orators. z-sH
The Athenian orator gave to his eloquence
harder polish. He had to deal with rheto-
ricians, and with people whose delight was
in the theatre, and who required in eloquence,
| as in the other arts, the severest perfection.-
| But taking into the account the difference
| in the auditory, there is no Grafton Of Demos
| themes, for which parallel might not be found
| in he speeches of MIR. CLAY.
| The prominent features OF his character be-
longed not more to his identity, than to the
| fashion OF his public life. As the world knew
| him, he was. Those manifestations of char
acter, which attracted applause, were no far
| ther the offspring ofpolitcal station, than as it
| furnished the occasion for their display. His
| nature was too intense, his principles too
much part of his being, his self-respect too
stern monitor. his courage too near IAN ap-
| petite for DANGER" to permit him to yield to
other counsel than his sense of right. 81
would rather be right than President" ex-
pressed in part only his insincble repugnance
| to everyform Of base and unworthy compliance.
| But stern as he was on points of duty, yet was
| he most attractive for his simplicity, the
charms of his conversation, and his flowing
| and obliging humanity
ia pubic liie severe,
To virtue still inexorably firm,
But when, beneath bis low, illustrious roof,
Sweet peace and happy wisdom smooth d his brow,
Not friendship softer Was, norlove more kind"
| He did not escape the fortune which attends un.
finchng energies, uninerruptedly devoted to great
| objects Never was it borne with more unsubdued
conteHce IN the certainty of ultimate vindicaton.
| He had giants strength, and would, sometimes,
use it a giant Ii his motives were not always
understood, and his acte sometimes unsparingiy
crcised-if disrust and suspicion breaking out at
nterv ais in bitterness and scots did not torbear to
assail his life, he bore it, strong 10 his up
| rightness, disdalning to seek protection in un-
worthy compances. Just ten years ago, when he
retired from the Senate he said of hinself-I have
wished the good opinion OF the world but defy
| the most malignant Of my enemies to show, that
| have attempted to gain it by any low groveing
arts, by any mean unworthy sacrifices by VIC.
9f,n nj aTv Ht ia n1 ri tlpn N NV
| breach of any duties which l owed to my coun.
| try"
The universal voice has set its seal to the undeyia
| ting and lofty proprety of the lamented dead That
justice to his memory, which will be paid by the
sure judgmen of poserity, We hear already, in the
| irrepres sible soicitude to do him reverence
The memory of Mr. CLAY, Tor itself, needed no
eulogy. He was one of the few, even OF great men,
| who stand SO prominently out on the records of
their time, that mis- fame must endure until they
perish. His recorded and enduring acts are his
best aud only faithful memorial. But in grateful
remembrance OF his sacrifices and tolls, and that
our love OF country may be quickened and purified
| we do and will delight to dwell upon him. We
feel that 1t is Cause tor grateful acknowledgment
| that we have seen AMI heard, and known him. AS
| we mediate upon his illuslrious life, uur faith in
the reality OF public virtue, and in the certainty of
Christian truth, grows stronger. Of the one his
| lie was glorious example, and of the other his
death an Impressive and sure witness. The states
man OF honors and triumphs receied not at the hu
mlEty OF the cross but meekly sought his best and
| trueat solace in Christian faith. The darkness
which envelope our nature dispelled by lie ht
| from beyond the grave, aud the venerab states
men, as he descended to his rest was sustained by
| visions OF u blssful lmmoftaiity
The Voice OF the dead ever more potent than the
voice OF the living, Is now crying unto u.s. "to fulfil
onr duties, according To our consciences faithfully
and to the last. dis marble ST ttue, from classic
iana' THANKS to the patriotic enthusiasm of our Ia.
dies, Is designed as an ornament for our city NAV
IL ENJOY that higher distinction of cherishing hi,
| civil and religious virtues.
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