White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-16

which We had been so kindly received
weiwalked out upon the ground, througi
the paths among the trees where Henri,
Clay was wontrto wander, and msditatl
and refresh himself for those mighty eff
forts the fame Of which is worldwide
Our guide in this walk, was Mr.. Henri,
Il. Duncan, whose name I remembered
TO have seen in Henry Clay's will in thil
brief sentence: -a.,ifl-. ~ -,;,.-.
q To my friend Henry T. Duncan
Esq. give my gold ring containing .
piece Of the coffin Of General Washing
ton."rs1t sdi lssn IT, aIfs SD = -I
/ "A memorial doubly preciousl ct onc'
8 token of the friendship of one ilIustri.
Gus patriot, and memento of the Pate,
Pdtrie. Dir. Duncan pointed out to III
the favorite hsunts of his departed friend
here he loved to sit; there be walked tc
and fro when he was deeply in thought
and every rood of this ground undel
these dense shade trees was made more
classic, it was sacred to the memory of 6
great man gone. - ..i.1 .t-.rl 81 -r
With what intense emotion did ! read
on my return to my lodgings, the records
Of the closing years Of his brilliant and
lofty careerl How he came back again
and again to these peaceful retreats from
the fields of his warfare, and received
the welcome Of his old friends and neigh.
bors. who gathered about him to do him
honor, and loved him most because they
knew him best. Here, at the close Of
that last heroic struggle of his country
men to place him in the Presidential
chair, his friends came out and stood in
his presence, and wept in silence over
their own bitter disappointment and his
defest. But his magnanimity and self
command in that hour endeared him more
to those who gathered around him, than
If he had been the victor of that hard
fought battle. Here too they brought
his lifeless form. lie died in Washing
ton, and his remains were borne from
city to city and State to Sta.e-resting
on the Fourth Of July in the city Of New
York-anis through the heart of the
country that he loved and loved him
till they arrived at Lexington-a vast
multitude, with the committees in at
tendance, marched IN solemn procession
to Ashland, and there in the darkness Of
the evening, mora dense beneath its
shades, they committed the remains to
the widow and children. Thousands
were assembled a few days afterwards,
and carried him to his burial. On their
way they paused at the Court House
square, where the living voice had thrill
ed their hearts with matchless eloquence;
now his clarion tongue was mute, and his
form was on its way to the silent gravel
We went to his grave. In the midst
of beautiful rural cemetery, arranged
with remarkable taste, and with some
features Of attraction that have rarely
been excelIed, Henry Clay is buried
The turf is green on his grave, as his
memory is in the heart of his friends. but
no record, no stone tells the name of the
sleeper there. But it is not unknown,
nor to be forgotten. A well-won foot
path through the grass attests the fire.
quent pilgrimages hithter. and none come
to the cemetery without finding his grave
and bending over it, to muse on the end
Of human greatness and glory. Here lies
the man whose name was the rallying
call to millionsl Here lies the man who
led Senates by the magic power Of his
resistless words; who shook the continent
with his voice; roused the spirit of lib
erty in the people. and sent words of hope
and cheer to yearning hearts in other
lands; who held out the olive branch Of
rest and peace, when the ark was riding
on stormy seas, and stout men trembled
lest she would perish in tumultuous
waves! The great peace maker, as well
as great Senator, Orator and Statesman
Who was often voted to deserve the
highest post in the gift of his country,
but persisted without reaching the goal
of his proud and manly ambition
Such is human glory. 1t vanishes into
thin air when grasped, 1t eludes the
grasp of millions. who seek il and die
without the sight. ','--'- Z Z - =.
On tSs Fourth Of July the friends Of
Henry Clay from sIl parts Of the country
are coming here to lay the cornerstone
Of 4 splendid monument to his name and
fame. The foundation is already laid;
the materials for the structure are in prep:
sration, aud ii will rise. white. pure and
beautiful from tbs green ssd TO the height
81 a hundrsd feet, { witness OF the saec:
ton with which his name is cherished BY
the people of this wide spread country,
Safely may we say that no man since
w ashington. has been loved by 50 many
of the American people-no man whose
patriotism, talents and experiences had so
clearly marked as q lawful as2irsnt for
Presidential donors. and who failed to
reach themso What lessons Of rebuke to
the passion that burns for worldly, fame
and power do eve read over this I'M
marked, grave. And when the noble
shaft is raised. and in the chHmbsr at its
base is placed the; sarcophagus With the
ashes Of this illustrious man, pilgrims o.
successive generations win come to- i ~
a, shrine. and. rshearss the traditionsTy
stories Of the eloqusnce, Of Henry Clay
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