Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-08-30
rae RKsULr IN Kss.UcxY.

The rrsalt 10 Kentseky, (av. IN. R.h,,o,,
Azsriesz majority eoahlsd BY ,e6r,. Of ,Aaa.
sands iO' that psuiO, and polit,s.l fo.,,,.
brother Of Henry CLAY, Gsnsrsi Ie,ii, co,nh.
Is an event not TO De received BY the f,,ns, ,hs
Union with other than q mo.t ipt,h.. i,.ii,. =,
graukeatiop. II falls upon hose south,rn ,ol,,;.
Clans who have VebtBrsd 10 ialk Of di,stio. 81
secession a. probable aRd even dssifsbl. 80,
like a thBHtsrbol from a elgus,s,,,sv IA Ia.
hrs, loud crash Of The sJor.a which Il, e, aew,
upon the heads Of BE demssosu,, and ei,auisn..
hs Let hen rush 70 Jhe Uhtou ARK Tor shelter.
OF hey Wih 5000 he sIyibg 10 The rocks and
mou'lsies TO fall On ,ksn snd cover tAtm.
With righteous and almost poeiieai reiribu-
lion aud sigbiheahes this uunpst-blast OF Vietory
snd unioo comes iIom Kentucky, s5d eau,. so
strong add skrili std heart stirring, se eould al
mos, believe tha, Henry Clay lives again. or. Al
least, that his spirit has GENE ioIih .sd ores NOR.
yak, tbs sAfSh asd marsAais The yie,oriou.
legion' that are hshunE under the Gag Of that
UsiOn for which h. lived and died. n suxht
could recall III. illusriops dead fte hi. grand re-
pose u m'gai we'll be an nt,sDP; 10 draw the Iand
OF b" sdopiios and his love, The ihsaire Of his
snpgsls' sbe bis iTiumphs. The ssCulehrs In uhish
his body lies, into the VORTEX Of Treason srd dis
nnioa Henry Clay could not sleep IN peace out
"ee The Unioo. The Waller Of the oAio and
M'''''.'PPi 10 the sheet anchor Of ks Usioa Of the
sts1e'' and " tAs Ssesdsn and Disunios ISIS did
not know 1t heiors, ihsy Lsov 1t so-, and tA.y
VII knov 1t eeuer s,ill uhen Ihsy hear from fen
ne''es and other States whose Interest,", Or. idsn,i.
ned with the PressrIan0s Of The present Govern
menI
we ieel peculiar plss'srs IN hi, ,alate 10 N.
unioa haS from the people Of KentseEy. h.e.u,,
Il Vindies'e' the UbiOn shd the memory o, Henri
Gay ahd a. The same time utter, aeoAd,Ep.,ion
/ oi those Poii'iesl chan geiins, nouhere nor,
usrou' ihsh 10 The u,ighhofhood q A.hl,.s
rhe'e summerssuls have been % ssori.hi,,Iy
RAPID that, Ia The language of n. late Ear %,
shshtseGry, II 1, slmost impossible 10 tell tb.i,
ersIea faces from thtr Nood,n post,rioTs" w.
ha's 20 'ympsisy uih turncoat.. uiih men who
h,Es arrived a. year, Of disereIicn and eh.r,,
rom he vssE 70 the strong I'D. IN politics Win
80 litle ceremony Or compensation a. tA.v weuid
eh'nEs eoaL We deIiEAlto zee zach iasili,, q,
fraeip!s shc greed Of popularity and pou.ra.sr.
80 elsariF mshiissi 10 most u ihese POLITICAL ter,
gtVst'snons punished by hat Which s, h. only
'tea Of pofssioI,ai his lhIi hey car est.riain-
being leii IN mibority.
Ihahf HsIvss mat this rstritutiye bolt Ia,
been cast ~ the hIsd Of old K,ntuesy Than
Heaven that the great name Of HeIry CIsy Il.
'indiesisd amid his ovu familiar OAKS, uAer. one
Of hi' oua soas has erected an alter to .tr.nr,
Eot'. pulled dous ibs very house N uk,ch nj.
bihsr lived, aHd has enlisted under leader, uho
q" GJinE 10 poll down The ssHoBsl fabric al,e
eul are more likely to Be iAsn,elvs. pulled up b,
political halter. The youib. manhood ,ne d,
cline OF Clay we're eoss,erslsd TO The Uoiou In
the last hours Of bic life. bowed dorn BY The in
hrnitiss Of age, he b,s.ns erect one. NOR, a. n.
see iioaal uhirlvisd GsiAsIsd suspEth. and The
tones OF his clarion voice, isVokisE . p.ae. and
eonproni'e. ssd aSsIeHl a. the iablsd sonE Of m,
'ssh. 'wss'ss' before dying, re, shov. IN. din
Of sssiiOsai Passios, in . strain 90 lofty and 90
pure hat The usuisg slsnssts stood s,iii 6r,t 10
'A'sa shd tAsh 10 obsI. In The m idst Of N. mid
hisA' storm that voice Inspired every p.,r,o,ie
As'T ~iA courage, hops and faith, AID uA,uihr
tempest passed away sbd the sky beesu, cl,,,
asain, u Sas Hsary Clay uho stool uuag n.
eAi'lemsni' 81 the coss,it1ten and ~iih ,1uttisy
hnE'r Poist,d 10 The sIAIs. as our ~ ,r,
'a' from bshiad he clouds each tom o1h,t and
he'aif'nF siiEsisE dai. Th.uk Heaven bi,
meHsry Is TiIsIcs'st. k,s O~B loved K.ptue.,
- rescued iron The ,poirrs lhs bean u a.. t-ss
bfues - 81 he bead Of his vieiafiou. l.,i,r,
iesds the usy 20 a more glorious yis.oryt,s,
he ever achieved ia The MERRIAM Of hi, ,r,,.,s
and mashCot