Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-04-17

| shipped any false Gods. stand now.Mr Pres
| ident, where have ever stood,and where mean
| 10 stand MS long a- shall stand at all am an
old ia shioned old school, Henry. Clay. Heaven
descended and consecraied Wig Great Laugh.
! Ter
believe, Mr.. President continued Mr.. Jones,
you had better take the toast back. fLaughter.)
| | know that il is not suited to tn. occasion, |
! know that it is not suited 10 the politics of the
country but | choose an American 10 declare
| nv own opinions and to ask no favors ofany one.
| lCheers.) The only thing that astonlshed me
| in this W hole affair IL. that you found out the
right arm Of the administration first. tMr. Cush-
| ing then the gentleman from South Carolina.
| Mr. Butler,) then the gentleman from Penrsyl-
Yania, (Mr. Cndwaadet.) then the Senator from
Kentucky, (Mr Crit,enden,) and lastly. the 'it-
tie giant" from Illinois. loud laughter.) Why
did you not call on me firstl am the only disin-
tefested man among them all. There IL not
single gentleman who has addressed you who is
not distinguished for his great powers of intel
leet and statesmanlike qualities but they are all
gentlemen of aspirations. Each and every one
of them expect to hive office, and some indeed
The Presidency. loud and prolonged laughter,
in which the distinguished gentlemen heartily
joined
did not come here to make speech but
merely to talk and pay my respects to the mem
that truly" said Mr. Bolts. | stood by him in
all his fortunes and when the storm was lower
ing and thunders were heard, and when the
lightnings were seen stood by him. | stood
by him when the sunshine of prosperity was
around him, humbly thanking God for it, |
stood by him and closed his eyes in death. |
stand by his grave, and am ready to die by IT.
What more can sayl To love him was my
pride, to serve him was my ambition. to have
far hov hapn oil
ry. Great applause He sleeps the long,
last sleep-no thunders shall disturb his grave.
Oh, that had the power to invoke blessing
from Heaven on his country and ON his name
| should but carry out the last dying pulsation
of the heart of that man that loved nothing bet
ter than his country, and feared nothing but
dishohor. prolonged applause.
The President next gave
Pennsy vania-As she goes, goes the
Union.
Senator BIGLER of Pennsylvania called
on, and responded very briefly, as the hour was
late aud the company about 10 dispense. He
after acknowledging the compliment to his State
that if it be true that "aS goes Pennsylvania so
gaes lie Union then this Union will 90 on. II
eW 20 on foreuer (irent cheering) In no
state IN the Union, he continued. the people
more devoted to that Constitution from which the
Union emannteJ than the people of PennSylva
nih.
| represent, in part, the Senate of the United
States. the State where Independence Hall stood,
where the declaration of Independence was adop
/ ted, aud where The Constitution WAS formed. |
conn proudly to The spot where Henry Clay WAS
/ born Henry Clny, whose whole career was de-
voted to the maintenance of that Constii ution.--
/ Fellow citizens, the Union and the Constitution
! arr inseparuble.
The Union is hui the offspring OF the Consti
i tuition. We nrn bound to maintain every feature
Of Its letter and its spirit must he maintain
| ed. Those who would discard feature, dis
cnid the Whole. II cannot he maintained in
p3rt il must be maintained rs whole; and thus
maintained, the Union will he safe. (Great
eiee,ing) | regret, fellow citizens. that have
not time to ulluda in detail to the career of the
,lln,irluu~ dead, whose memory we would com
memorntc this occasion. Thera are to be
drawn rrtn that career lessons of wisdom, pa
niot-n,, aud true devotion, which at this day
mly not be- studied in vain. But | shall not at
tempt that to night. Allow 10 say that like
thu mountain rivuet that travels along until it be-
comes embodied in the deep sea, Cay's ca
reer, from the Mill Boy OF the Slashes to the
Speaker of the House Of Representatives., and
! thence becoming more and more endeared to his
3nunrymrn, by his dsnterested zeal and pa
trio'i,ni until he acquired degree of popular
ity aud esteem which few enjoyed, he became
the great pacieato,, aad we tntlsjhat the Inst
compromise measnre- which at that time rastor-
ed quiet and harmony TO hjs distracted country.
lit was then his career was tlu--1t then hi
greatness was lost in the innlensty Of his pat
roti>m. (Grrat chrering)
The President then gave,
The state Of Iirginia-Wheneyer Il draft is
made upon her Cor scholar, II statesman. and
bove all Ter gentleman, the draft will be pro-
tested unless James NJ Mason is taken for pay
nent.
Senator Mason of course compelled to come
forward after such toa~t, and highly ap-
pltulrd We can only give brief synopsis of
hi sentiments. Alter abiding TO the objects
aud the >ocill character of the occasion, he said
they had come there to my upon tie altar of that
mans memory, without regard to party disinc-
tion, common offering, and it was we'll don -
His friend from South Carolina had beautifully
illustrated the times through which he in conpa-
ny with other illustrious senators. first of whom
was the distinguished individual whose memory
they had met there 10 commemorate, passed. II,
hadthe honor to participate in some of the trials so
admirably portrayed by the distinguished gentle
man ftnm South Carolina, and he too was enabled
from n brief association with the illustrous Clay
10 bear testimony 10 his eminent services. 1t
in fact Clay that led the and he eau
tlouslv and cheerfnly followed at least 90 far as
the preservation of the Constitution and of the
Union demanded his cooperation. 1t was his
misfortune to ditf-r from that distinguished ndi-
yidual in matters of opinion upon abstract ques.
tons of public policy, yet as he MR. N.Y. knew
tibet Mr.. Clay did justice to his purposes, Mr..
Clay knew that he mir. N.Y. did justice to his
patriotism. Mr.. Mason then concluded with IL
toas, to the prosperity of Ashland.
The President announced the following toast ::
io,ca Young in the Council, of The Nation ::
Her delegation will he able 10 cope with the
Richards and Saadins of the land.
To this toast Senator jones, from the young
St1tn IL I1,,rn r.s,,1,,1lul I'M, -