Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-04-22
H-We extract the following just tribute

Hwe extract the following just tribute
TO the character of Henry Clay from the remarks
If the Hon, JOhniJ. Crittendon, made at Slash
Cottage Hanover county, Va, Eon the 18th of
April. 1856, the anniversary of the birth OF Hen
y Clay. In the course of his remarks he said:
Tknew Henry Clay well, in public life and
private and stand here to bear the dislnteres-
led testimony of witness who did know. i
,eyer knew-I can say it before God and man
Fueyer knew more -intrepid vindicatur of the
peoples rights than Henry Clay. never knew
gentleman of more holiness and patriotic DIS
interestedness and Independence IN Al ms acts.
He intended nothing but right, and IN pursuit
IF that he feared nothing. know what his
:eading principles were, what he has said and
written to me- politicians said he, do not
nut confidence enough in the intelligence OF the
oeople-put confidence in them. Mr.. Clay did
put confidence in their intelligence, and when
Z he did right therefore, he felt that ne mad inc
Z people with him. Hewas most complete and
faithful representative, as he was presented
TO my mind, of our Republican government.
Take him altogether, with all his faults, and he
Twas the most faithful representative of our Re
publican government Of any human being
/ hive ever known. Great chccring) he had
/ his foiblcs and his freaks, so has your govern
! ment its freaks and foibles; but there was a
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redeemed all these faults and hid them IN the
sunshine of their splendor.
! Mr.. CLAY was man who had always stood
4 forward in his place and maintained the rights
| of the people, as he understood them, with a
courage that none could daunt- In the midst OF
clamor and Of strife. he stood up in all the maj
eSty of his form, to niaintair1 what he believed
to I've truth, convinced that truth is mighty aud
will prevail THAT said he, is my confidence
ismy hope, and thereon am willing to stand,
sink OF SWIM.
Upon the same occasion Judge Douglas of
Illinois made the following remarks, which will
be read with pleasure by NIL:
4 appear here to day for the purpose of uniting
with you in paying just tribute of respect to
the memory of Kentucky's great statesman
saw, Kentucky's great statesman-fo although
his was born in the Old Dominion, cannot con-
ceal from you the fact that his having removed
to Kentucky in her infant days; and his tanltl-
arity with the scenes of frontier life, had much
to do in moulding that stern character, that IN
ldividual independence which is peculiar to new
settlements believe that although Virginia, OF
all places on earth, was the soil on which to learn
4 the true the DRY of our Constitution, the complex
Isysten'of our government and the peculiar work
ing oft would be better seen amidst eXcltementS,
Exposures and the daring scenes of the forests
than in the old States where all has been firmly
settled and fixed by the trainers of the Constitu.
ton themselves. We have come here to day
linen of all parties, of all shades of opinion; or
rather men of all parties of all shades of opinion,
tchO Geliere that the C0nstituti0n IS thesupyeMle
lrlc Of the hnd, have come here to-day for the
purpose of contributing our testimony of respect
and generation for the character and public ser
vices of Henry Clay. am sure that there is no
American, who is an AmericHn at hcIrt, whcth-
Ter from the North or the South, from the East
or the West who does not feel proud of the fame
andreputation of Henry prolonged cheers
and if he wishes that pride to be swcl!cd and
excited into wild enthusiasm, let him cross the
waters and mingle with the lovers of freedom III
the Old World, and there he will find the name
of Henry Clay more dear than even in his own
native country. Applause. ] remember well,
That when once standing and looking at the few
solitary monuments in the Temple OF Jupiter,
and seeing PROSTATE monument there, the
Imost eloquent of modern Grecian statesmen, and
prominent Legislators of Grccian Parliament
lapproacllcd ME and said, that that column fell
from its position on the very daythatthe news OF
the death of Kenny Clay reached Athens. No
traveller passes from Mount Hymctus to the ru-
ins of the Acropois, WHO'S not led bya Cicerone to
the very rock and informed that the very instant
that the news of Henry Clay death arrived there
that very column fell from its placed The Cicc-
rome that took me to the Senate Chamber, show
cd me the resolutions that were adopted and en-
tered upon the record of the GrcCian Parliament,
there to stand as long as their constitution and
government exist, as a token of gratitude to Hen
Try Clay, for the services which he had rendered
in favor OF the independence of Greece, when she
Twas struggling against the ALnsselman for ma.
tonaI existence. Go where you will, through
tout any portion the civilized world, wherever
constitutional government exist, and there the
lnamc of Henry Clay is first and dearest in the
fhcart of every devotcc of freedom. prolonged
iapplausc.l
North and South, and from the East and the
West, without reference to party distinctiOnland
past party diHerenccS-why should not all men
who believe in the integrity of the Constitution,
and THAT Tue UNION MUST DE PRESERVED
THROUGH THE CONSTITUTION, great APP
plause,) come here to pay tribute of respect to
/ the memory of that great statesman, who constl-
4 tutcS the admiration ofour countrymen, and who
was loved by all men who knew him personally:
Whatever difference of opinion might have eXis-
ted between him and the majority of his country
linen on certain points of constitutional construc-
tion, and certain other points of expedicncy ;
upon particular measures, the man does not live,
and never did live, who doubted his patriotism
or his LOYALTY to his country whenever that coun-
try needed his services. Prolonged and vocl-
ferrous cheerx) If you look to the time when
we were engaged in foreign war, you will lind,
as has been well said, that Clay and Calhounled
the patriotic forces, sustaining Virginia PresI-
dent in maintaining American honor. TAP
Again, when in the midst of domestic strife,
divisions had been inculcated into the minds ola
portion of the American people, growing out OF
expediency OF Unconstitutional construction, Henry
Clay stepped forward always as the man to quiz
ct and calm the passions and restore peace and
concord to distracted country; aud although he
has been called the great compromises, allow me
to say that "Pacifcatorr better becomes his mis-
sion. He did compromise matters of expedien-
cy; but never, never, in his whole history did he
compromise the rights of his country or the con
stitution ofhis country. [Applauscl In mere
mere matters of expediency only, he was ready
tiers involving the integrity ofthe constitution
national honor, he. never, yielded, never compro-
missed one iota. (Cheers.)
Approaching as lido the life and services Of