Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-07-23
The Henry CLAW Monument.


The corner stone Of the monument TO
HENRY Clay was laid at Lexington on the
4th of July, with imposing ceremonies, in
the presence Of vast aSsamblage. The
Governor of Kentucky, Senator CRIrrEx-
DEN, Vice President BREcKENRIDGE, JAMES
GUTHRIE, and an unnumberei throng of IT,
tied gentlemen, were ON the ground. The
Rev. }. Il. BREcKENRIDGE was the orator
of the occasion, and barbecue formed a
part of the festivities. We quote from the
report Of the Cincinnati CONNER, ia.:
The corner stone was laid by Theo. y
Wise Of Covington, Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of Masons Of Kentucky, with
the grand honors and ceremonies ofthe Or
der, to whom the stone was delivered by
Henry Duncan, Esq, in behalf Of the
Monument association. The stone was
duly examined, In Masonic style, and pro-
nouncei, "iIr the name of God Almighty
and this assembled craft" to be trusty-a
little wheat and sweet oil and native ca
tawba wine poured upon the rock-thc
horn Of plenty, the vine of rcfreShment,
and the oil ~ ladness-apl with three light
taps OF little wooden hammer, the work
was done, and there was an adjournment
to the Fair grounds, to give proper attcn-
ton to the oraiIon and barbecue
Mention mu.t be made Of the military
There were half dozen crack military COM
panios. Respondent among which marched
tn Guthrie Greys. Altogether. the mil
itary display was very fine. but many of
the companies invited failed to attend, and
the Knight Tcmplars, the Masons and
Fircmen, with their gorgeous regalia,
eclipsed the show. sof plumes, brass but
tons and bayonets. The civic outshonc
the military show, as was fit upon an o..
casion in honor of one rot partial to mil
litary chieftains. :.
The peculiar feature and particular at
traction Of the day, was Henry Clay'S old
family carriage, presented 70 him in 1888
| b. the citizens of Newark, New Jersey. 1t
is somewhat after the manner Of old stage
coaches, and in its day evidently was ele-
giant. The decorations of this relic were,
to say the least, in singular taste. 1t was
surmounted by lofty white plumeS, such as
are used on hearses, and was decorated
with evergreen and oak leaf Garands, while
a marble bust of 1Ir. Clay was fastened on
the back seat, the neck and head only APP
pearing through strip of canvass. In
front, inside of the carriage, was recent
engraving of Henry Clay 'in his old age,
represented as in one of his lofty flights of
Passionate eloquencc. Upon the front
seat facing the pallid bust. was the old,
| long tried and faithful servant Of Henry
Clay, old Aaron Dupce, who served Clay
for near forty years, and was with him
when he died. Dupee is an intelligent old
negro, with very honest face, and hair a.
white as wool He was the observed of
all observers. and received marked attcn-
ton from all who saw him. His was the
place of honor in the procession, being
in advance of the Clay family themselves
The ovation which he received would, had
it Occurred under any possible crcumstan-
ceo in the North, have been regarded by the
lirc-eatcrs of the South as signal and UNI
pardonable incident of "nigger worship
ping" Mr.. Clay gave his old servant lib
erty, but he prefers TO live with and under
the protection Of the family whose distin-
Suished head he served so long, to seeking
his fortune elsewhere In this he is SEN
siblc, for in the North he would be treated
in far different style from that with which
he is greeted by his old neighbors, who
know him as the stea,lfast companion of
his master.