Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-04-17

she dies 10 shs rocks and dssert with hsr infant
strained 70 her breast and eonasslsd fkon viswby
the trs.sss Of her streaming hair. Ask bsavs
opposing ranks i shsd' 'saah o.hsrs h|cex AK
one, ask ali, whst nonumspt " deserves who
drives away this horyib1s spssts a civil war and
restores his country 70 pen6p and son4dsnes -
Nay, moro, ask the lovers of itesdom allevss the
world. what is the neas.rs q sraait.de for the
shorn Of is dazslins lsslrs % hsssld, u g prs-
served, of ultimate ffssdom 70 maakind, ftomi -
Ing torn and Destroyed In The blpody arena Of
strife and battle Il was bscsuss chat In my in
nsrnoss heart I believe Henry Clay did shiA
that am here to-day. : ~.
III. 1: marked < sss :rs see q ~ q; Posss
tion, and what was sallsd ths Iofss Bin. The
TariR question was The ahscxbing one of he day.
Tho South had unilsdly declared 10 oppeessive ard
In violation Of the spirit d ths Oonsliisdop. ~
tor long years Of protest, Hesth OsroIina declared
rssS z q, sp . ~ q: ..s shs s BED
tened to do 30. She sought thereby psacsably 70
adjust tho question. Ths Proolsnsaion sssss
with oil Its consolidating doctrines, which, car.
riei into practice, threatened revolution annihi-
latiag In ts course our Fed1ratys systsm, and set
ting up In its stead . ccnsolldsssd government,
system. but to popular msjoritss, unrestraincd
by anything but blind viii. 70 enforce those
doctrines tho Force bill was pAsssd, Investing the
President with Dotatoriai powers. Army. navy,
militia, treasury, all placed u hia sole will and
solo disposal. South Carolina NV the storm and
der an eiioisns drill, and her Palnaiio Gag
was ready to bs unfurled and: thousands were
upon tiptos % watch the coming storm and take
part In 1t. Under THE STATE of things. waited
on Mr.. Clay. had voted agaiut him in The slse-
tion just passed. had differed radically from
him in his course Of domestic policy. Iibslosgsd,
in short, to the old Jefferson party, from whose
principles Of constitutional consEustion, I have
mover q single instance dspastsd. He well knew
my personal admiration Of him, and no received
me cordially. We oonversed about sAs times.
lle saw the danger. appealed 70 hia patoritism.
No man ever did 90 10 vain. The di11culties In
the way were Immense He rsspo.asd ass pa
necessary to consult and that was john O. cal-
houn. Ho bad to reconcile his own party--he had
to satisfy an opposite party, BY large concessions.
They met. consulted, agresl The Compromise
tariff bill was tho result and now that years have
gone by-now that my head ID covered with grey
sasm felt when Mr. Clay rose in the Senate to
announce the great measure peace and recon-
ciliation. occupied an extreme seat on the left,
ho similar seat on the right Of the Senate cham
ber.--We advanced to meet each other, and gras-
pod each others hands midway the chamber, Il
is that grasp Of hands which has brought me here
to-day. 1t Is that noble act which immortalised
tho name of Henry Clay. I fels that he deserved
! n monument. am hero to witness its Inaugural
4 tion--after occurrences have not restrained me
from oomirg. have but little to do with the poll
tics Of the presentday-little to do with them ex-
ccpt to wish them safely ended | have fears; l
have doubts; l have settled. opinions but they
are my own, In the privacy Of retirement. may
well exclaim with our talented but unfoptunate
Edgar A. Poe, without participating in the regret
which tho lines express--
Alas aas, for me amhihoS all IL o'er;.
Ss"aS hun" music I" ha,n S shs ~ sounding %S sea
To tho sands upon lie shore
Or stricken eagls soar-
Hon. James Brooks. baving been loudly called
upon to respond arose and said:
Mr. President and gentlemen: 1. thank you for
the reception You have given. the sentiment in.
honor of New York, and your aAttering notice Of
me. only regret that the Whig General Com
mitteo of New York could not have had others
here to represent them, Ahan my associate (Mr.
Whecler) and myself But also, the Wing party
in New York is but few in numbers, and they far
| between. Onlya few ofus are left, as monuments
Of its ancient glory and grandeur. (Applanse.)
Butwc few, the more cherish its memory and it,
principles, and the oftener therefore, assemble
around the alter TO warm up and reanimate our
patriotism, and the oftener to think Of and to
talk Of our Harry Clay. (Applauss)
New York State. gentlemen, can well respond
to sentiment given to her in Virginia, and on
tho anniversary Of the birth day Of Der Clay For
thu Empire State has been made imperial, and
deserving Of her somewhat over ambitious motto
excelsior" by ever following the principles the
teachings and the lessons Of Henry Clay. (Ap-'
pause.) However, her politicians may differ, and
alas they do dider points most material--even
to the very existence Of the country--yet, in oil
the economical administrations Of the .ppblic
affairs of the State for the last aftv yeare have
they united in practicing and in iifsstratisg the
lessons and the principles taught by the great
Father of American i6dustary and Of commerce
nnd trade. Every chip that goes out Of New York
for the Arctic or the Antarclic, whether cruis-
ing by the COASTS Of Zanzibar or Of Bornso, amid
tho isles Of Japan, or in the English channel
, floats at the masthead and ON her free aud saucy
Sailors rights," secured in the treaty Of Ghent.
(Applause.) Every steam engine In New York
that moves pulley, every waterfall that turns
water-wheel, every field contiguous TO Q factory,
once but q wilderness, now made TO blossom like
the rose-each and ell are eloquent With the
inspiration Of Clay tRenewed sptlsass1 Our
canals, our railroads, one. and oil, ase emmtmsnts
of that gehius Of development, and of Internal
improvement, with which his policy inspired the
whole country. prolonged applause. Hsnce,
gentlemen, no State can better rcsponed thar my
own to this Virginia omplimsnt created imperial,
as il has been. by executing all the soonDnical
lessons of Virginia's noble son. s{ 3sf@
remarks Of the Rx President Of the United BATES,
(Mr. Tyer,) have carried me back 70 the secondf
great era Of Mr.. Clay's life, whsn !, bot youth,
and all unknown to him, Mr.. Tylsrl WAS looksse
on, in the scenes he has been describing. ard 10
which he acted well his part Bsssass I wAsA .
youth. the more vivid 10 my mssnosy. sna thes
more clearly can recall "a Ne sssA and me