The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-19

Ihe epprofcn 70 our shores Of thai scourEe
Of the human race, cholera, born Of the
filth and heat Of the East, that great parent
Of monsters and prodigies, induces US 70
take retrospective glance ct that dread
epoch when, once before, il spread its SOM
bre aud deadly wings over our land The
fright and horror u inspired among our
people as its progress was directed 80 our
shores may me judged OF BY its effect upoa
The lead ng American statesman Of that
period-Henry Clay-whose name was the
| synouyme Of manly courage. So impressed
was he with the solemnity Of the occasion,
with the utter inability Of man 70 deal
with that po;entious monster Of the Nile,
thst he looked at once from earth 70 Heaven
as the only source whence help could be
expected.
On Thursday, the 9sth Of June, 1892.
! Mr. Clay offered in the Senate Of the
United STATE the following resolution
Resolroa 81 ne Senate and House Of Repre-
! seifdfires Of TIC United States IN C'laorcss
! assembled. That q Joint committee Of Goth
Houses wait on the President Of the United
STATES aod request that he recommend
/ day, to be designated By him, Of public hui
initiation. prayer and fasting, to be OBJ
served by the people Of the United states
with reli gious solemuity, and with iervent
supplicanons 10 Almighty God, that He !
VIII be graciously pleased 70 continue HIS |
blessiDgs upon our eonntrg, and that he /
will avert from it the Asiatic scouree which |
has reached our burders or If, in the dis /
peusation Of His Providence. We are not 70 |
be exempted from the calamity, that /
through His bountifui mercy its severity 1
may DC mitiga ed and its duration short
ened.
Upon this resolution Mr.. TszeEeu called /
the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Clay then addressed the Senate. We
extract some othis remarks, as follows: all i
was the practice Of all Christian nations /"
said Mr. Clay, in seasons Of general and
great calamity, to imPlore Divine mercy.
OF all the pestiiential seourges which had
afflicted our race, the Asiatic cholera, in
some Of its characteristics, was the most re-
markable. It's range Of operations had been |
more extensive than perhaps any other
known or recorded, the smallpox excepted.
1t had broken out IN Asia aud after desolst-
i1g some Of its fairest portions, penetrated
the northern part Of Europe, sud sweeping |
over great part Of that Continent, reached !
the British channel. Il passed over The |
British Isles, where Il ragged, but with ma IL
gated severity. We had hoped -vainly, 10
seems, hoped-thst the vide expanse Of the
Atlantic ocean would have been . protecting !
barrier aga INST its raTsges in our far distant ]
lauo- rut Il has been introduced into | {
America and il il has not actually entered G
our territory, It nov hangs on our borders in 9
is most irightful form. q
" The progress Of this extraordinary q
icou-ge is sometimes marked By apparent o
,aprice. It VIII spproach city, or district P
li country, reeonnoitering il, as il were, /
With a military eve, suddenly fly of TO a I
distance, leaving the inhabitants rejoicing :
q their escape, and il will then unex- y
oeetedly return and pursue ils work OF
iesth {
single word, Mr.. President, as to my y
eli. am a m, mber Of no religious sect ! g
IN not q professor Of religion. ] regret that P
am MT; WISH that I Wss and trust that Z
shall be. But have, aud always have q
lad, profound respect for Chr, tiaaity, the q
elgiOn OF my fathers, and fer its rites, its "
lssges, and its observances- Among these, ID
hat which is proposed in the resolution be- p
ore you HIS always commanded the respect q
{ the go0d and devout, and / hope il viii 4
btain the concurrence Of the Senate" a.
Mr.. Ffelinghuysen fOiloged in some sup y
,1rting remarks. 60
Mr. Tazeweu opposed the motion on two n
rounds fret that Congress had no more A
ower 70 recommtd by lointresoluuon than a.
D enact by law any matter or thing concern / p
1g any religious matter OF right whatever" | Of
ecsnd, he did Mt "coacur in the opinion b
hat q majority Of the pc pie unprecedented cl
UGH "a extent of mischief as seemed % be nj
pretended by gentlemen here. It would q
Tobably rage and prove extensively fatal ! b
mgng emigrants, being a disease which W
Tas engendered by the filth which attends e.
n sqallld poverty; and until our situation c,
hall be so changed as TO reduce Us 10 simi- u
lr poverty, there was no reason 20 fear it,"
The question was taken on agreeing 70 the
eolutiOn. and decided % follows: 81
Yeas Messrs- Bell, Chambers, Clay,
layton, Dallas, DickeTsou, Dudley, Ewing, / a
cote, Freiinghuyson, Grundy, Hendricks, | !.
holmes, johnson, Kane, knight, Marcy, | =
Iaudain, Preatiss, Robbins, Robinson, Rug / y
les, Seymour, Silsbee, Sprague, Upton, | :,
omliusen, Wsggsman, Webster, v ilkinss 80. 4
Nays. - Me,srs. Benton, Brown Ellis, :.
Iayne, Hill, King, Mangum. Miller, Smith, \.
azewell, TrouP, Tyler, White: IS. e
This Renaissance CLOVIS with interest for .,
be reader Of the present times. II calls mp | :,
-om their repose the names Of macy CT the =;
reat men who figured at that day in the n
luncils Of the nst.0n. All Of them, save NJ
ne. after enjoying the h0nOrs and feeling ~
be grieis incident to human life, have been | =
altered to their fathers, aud a new process :,
on Of actors is now moving on the stage, | p
rst 10 the goals Of ambition aud then to the :,
rave. OF these thirty five Senator'S, there :,
/, we believe, but one solitary survivor y
ohm Bell, Of Tenne see. can old man bro =
en- by the storms Of State " Within the y
lort period Of thirty-seven year,, all but -
e have departed. Z,