Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-07-11
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Saying orthc Cor"er-sionc Of the Gin, Monu-
l. meat AT Lexington.
l. The Cincinnati papers are filled with details 81
the proceedings at Lexington. Ky, on Saturday
From the letter ot the correspondent of the Ga.
zeite we extract the following passages:
Ia the procession. and the only one admitted
into the cemetery grounds, was the carriage
still in good keeping that was presented TO the
Hon. Henry Clay by the city Of Newark, y. j.
November, 23d, 1888. 1t was oruamenied by
four waving white funeral pIumes Mt the corners.
and in the rear seat was placed bust Of Clay:
ase the engraving of Clny's leave. taking from
the Senate Of the United States. Within sat the
old coachman OF Mr. Cny, u venerable. but hnle
looking gray haired negro. aaron Dupce.7 who
had been bred and born at the "Slashes." in Old
Hanover Va. He travelled with him, he said
when there was no turnpike in Portugal or in
England. Tie commenced service with him when
Jefferson going out Of the Presidency, md
had been his faithful servant until the decea~e of
hi. much beloved master.
The sidewalks were iammcd. aud the windows
and housetops wore GROVE ed with men. Women
and children. gns ug upon the pageant. that wns
for two hours passing through the avenue, which
was colnrcl with waving flags and pendent hnn
ners, and which Numbered with the explosion If
artillery, tho rattle of drums, and the mn,lc Of
brHzcn thruated instruments.
" lew u1''u UfU were pIFsfHl, "hp bhu hHo"l
the sage as the young hurry "f Ashland, who
heard him in person dcnounco the Interference
Of Government in personal liberty, and that Of
the press, rs early as the alien and sedltlon laws.
Some had heard his bold advocacy of the war of
1872 Of internal improvements and Of the Amer
lean systom--his commencement and close of
1T" ms n statesman.
Political followers and antagonists now di-
armed, were here to testify to tho sincerity II
e AZ
pericnce, md youth who had ,eod and heard of
hiS gallant deeds, trooped into Fayelte coun
" sontand on the early hours of the Fourth. Lex.
ington was filled with people from all tho adj
cent counties.
A stand had been erected at a convenient dis
lance, ON which n camera had been placed. and
photograph plate was taken of the interesting
grouping Of this august ceremony, at point OF
greatest interest The procession reformed and
Ia heightened file proceeded to tho far grounds,
in distant part of the city,to hear the eulogy on
iI'nry Clay, by Brrckinrdge.
Time will not permit to picture the imposing
scene forming the coup d oeH from the speakers
stand. when circulating around the vast alnphl
theatre were secuted thousands of the beauty aud
chvully "l the commonwealth aud pnraded III
the area were the military from baltimore, st
Louis. Louisville, Cincinnati and lndlann. lie
Knight Tcmpar~, in black ant with bnnners
mounted on cnpur,oncd -ired-; the Masons.in
hiuc md brilliant regalia: the Fire Companies.
with decorated apparatus; the Chief Marshal nnd
Assistants on horseback, tremendously airing
ed awaiting the introduction 10 the orator, who
was cmlnrntly the man to speak Of Henry Clay.
Rev. Rnht j. breckenridge, himself proud
representative of Kentucky in talents mud line
nge stepped forward and addressed Cor nearly
two hours the vast and attentive auditory Our
conjecture us to the style aud production Of the
Grafton had been in fault. had expected 10
have witnessed II bold and daring launch out from
written language to the unprecedented aud gl-h
ing c"qucHcc that di- tingui,hcd him that WAS
speaking, aud him # whom he epokr, when
youthful fires glowod into their earnest souls
But was agrrcaby Disappointed. ! saw step
forth n solid, scri"n, man, who bore in form aud
face the tracngs that time had dwelt long and
we'll ON the character Of Clay. and had the
good tn-tr +" honor him and himself by no vivid
orhiorcaI rhapsody, but hike an earnest chri.'inn
philosopher, presented calm, warm heated
common sense view of the personal character,
public services and distinguished characteristics
of the man. the imtrican, and kentuckdR, whom
the auditory all So we'll knew.
Amrug the many distinguished gentlemen pre-
sent were J. &. BreckufIdgr, Vice President of
United States: Rev. Robt, j. l,reekinridge,
TOR 1T the day, and his five sons senator JnhnJ
trlttrudrn; Hon. james Gulhtie; ex-Goyernor
Trimblr, of Ohio GOV. Mlorchral. OF Kentucky
Chief Justices Robertson aud Marshall; Hon
Garret Davis. and J. Il. Huston. speaker of the
Kentucky House Of Representatives.