The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-23

sERENApE TO HON. J. CLANCY JONES


Hon j. CLANCY Jones recently appointed minister 10
Austria arrived IN this city hast evening and
proceeded 10 the residence of his friend VIM Finn esq
navy agent whose uet he is to be during his stay in this
city The news Of his arrival soon spread among his
numerous friends and with The Marine Band they inn
meIiateIy called upon him in body and gave him ser
enac la addition the large number of Pennsyly,,
mans present we noticed among the eompauy Hon John
Appleton Assistant Secretary of State Gen Lane of Orr.
gon, Gov Stevens of Washington Territory and Mayer
Berret The baud having played several airs Daniel
Radcliffe, ESQ., came out ON the balcony and intro.
duced Hon. Mr. Jones to the audience Mr.. II.
remarked that the people of Washington having
learned that Mr. Jones was about to visit this cty prior
to leaving the country they could not let the occasion
pass without expressing their high appreciation Of his
political and personal character and this was manifest
ed by the immense crowd which had assembled on the
spur of the moment The democrats of Washington had
sympazed with him In the reverse which the national
democracy hal recently sustained in his district and
although the people, influenced by peculiar frenzy
that sometimes public mind had determined to
dispense with political services yet TINT had been the
fate Of Of the best men, in different ages who had
ever lived Ancient history furnished most illustrous
example of the fact in the case of Arises but the So
Der second thought convinced the Athenans of the wrong
that they had done not only to their distinguished law
new his public services And while regrettiag the ne
oessity that sent Me- Jones for time to foreign shore
vet they felt proud that the sagacty of the President had
selected such man 10 uphold the honor of this countrv
at a European court
Mr. JOINS being greeted with enthusiastic cheers re-
Turned his thanks to his fellow of the CITY Of
Washington for the unexpected honor that they had con-
ferre,l upon him Il would not be proper nor was il ex
pecteJ de remarked) that he should make speeoh ON
this occasion and were he to attempt H. he soud Mt
erly fail for want Of language 10 express the deem feel
;o of his heart and his gratitude for the commitment
bey had Maid him in calling upon him TO congr,tplae
him ,pon the honor recently rendered him Inv the Pfei
dent Of the United States For the last eight wears he
had soent about half of his time here and that was
among the manifest periods of his life Coming amony
t,e ,eonle of Washington as n stranoer ne,rI, ;ht
vars aoo II hal been his Measure 10 meet them IN
social intercourse to minale with them IN his NH
lie and nriyatc relations and to cultivate those ami
c,blo felnes which conribute so .npcb 10 The bonn;
49,. orI onioynent of liz. He fan thi. 70 Ia ~ 49,,
t t,,,nb If his life that after having snent So nno,
fine here he had been deemed worth Of sucl nm on
tie reoepon as this by those who knew him hest He had
simply to saw that whether at home or abroad whether
in the domestic or foreign relations of our
he should remember the perio Of his ossoc;ato viii
the citizens Of Washington to the last days Of his c
He then closed by repcatpr his Iedppents and
thanking them for the compliment they had maid him
After three hearty cheers had been given for Mr. Jones
Gen LANE of Oregon was loudly called for and maI,
few remarks He sa,, he did not come there to mako
sncecb Int to tender that welcome to Mr. Homes tb,t
had brought SO many of his hearers to the SPOT 1t had
been his fortune to serve with Mr. ] for almost epbt
wears in the House OF Representatives and he was wit
ness TO the fidelity and honesty with which he had thee
DISCHARGED his dties HIS devotion 10 the cop,rv tho