Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-06-01

apleqthan nus personal oeq'tng.i In all MS
ingereoA[se Win men, eWhether puolic or
PilVate, MS presence was Tue % assertion OF
nIs cIalhl stol pferemiiience: rms was not
81 YYaa VI assuPCioh ~ was tile na9H-
ss,s sal l oL ms rear cnaracIer. he
o,au1 ulu ny NY lnyoke p9g ne commanded altenf
; ue @ @uiu Hot solLcit' put ne eeXgorIeurec
ognlsloa a99 IesPecI, anu tnis uespotic
eiatin fst was asserIeo Wltnoug reference 70
seaCI9ii, % t or iniiuenee OF power. DOW II ne was
naogney, ne was at the same time conctlia-
tory ) u ne was .oVerpearing z, ne was also
HgenSrouss II ne was exacClng, ne was ever
ready 10 make CONCESSIONS s1 yaa moo sat
His life ewas gentle and the elemeuss 'efs'7
80 mixed IN al hin that Satate might stand up -
i rs my sey 70 si, tne Woriu. 1sts toDs
| 81 nave sald ne was ambitious. But ne.
was at the same time magnanimous.s1 L,
mean ht that magnanimity WHICH could free
| " sacrltce all that was selfish for his coun-s
try's good: n, There mere was no policy, or meas
W iWure, or OBJECT, no matter now dear to his
neart, or now ultimately associated with
MS own fame,,Which ne was not willing to
loner oup, 60 still the popular storm, or to
neal the dlsSensions OF a divided people. or
20 prevent the dlsruptlon OF our once per-
Iect and glorious Union' .sia' vol ia'-s7q s1' "a
Il Never before were the elements of ar
dent am bition,i dauntless courage, fiery
ty.. so haImpniously blended in the same
character. w = s-.7rre7 .so a e,.5e51 .,---rg
/ Mr. Clay, was mainly indebted for his ia
dividuaiity and the true proportions Of his
character to the ageIinWhichs he elived--thel
age, which just succeeded the establishment
OF the American Goyernments and when
olyaltY to the Constitution was the highest
test of an American statesman-the age in
which, the precepts and example, of its i'll
lustrious founders were still fresh in the
memories and hearts of the American peo-,
ple7,the age in which.we had, not only in
together not only by written compact,
but by the still stronger ties of mutuai in-a
terests and fraternat aftection-the young,
actiye vigorous age.of the Republic. when
simplicity, originality, strength aud gran
oeur were the5- aistin gat hing feseures of
american cnaracGer. In lnteilectual Train
ing, ~ moral attrlputes, IN al Ine qualItles
oIl lhis:no1ie nature, ne was Gne glgantlc
grown 81 our own repuoiIcan SOIL. - -
ne was 2ne OF natures giIeea orators;
ms oraCory. JIG not. eonslse ~ ponsne9
per,ous nUr Was IL Glsnea Dy sarnea
research or accurate iearnlngES was not
VIII so ilo.i CiCP,slSe " u: Eia:lci
saS " coucnSn Ia tle polisneg aictionT
PuFae % s1 - Ta ~
b1nftH ;rn~raSSiTe ond ;rres;st;hIc Tt' aS
tba ysnaS sp, ~ dasr S,Id eor~
Iile lanRHage Oh ueep conVlctlon anu earn-
7 est passion. ass si9d e5-aTsaib Elz iasie5 HsJ
7 No man was ever more indebted forsue-
cess as an orator to his natural gifts. to his
AMID AMID tRng ands ara To- bis %ps
and impressive gestures ITO the passion,
(which, at his bidding, was displayed in his
noble features, to the piercing glance of his
eagle eye, and to the rich and varied ac-
cents of his deep-tOned and imelodiouS
voice It was, however, the noble puFpe-
ses, the ,unselfshT nature,I aad, the deep
earnestness of his fiery nature which gave
such wonderful effect to- his matchless
powers. .ss'S 21l .eyf<fAs : "a =, A'.Aa'--
Thisu was Henry Clay. With these ele-
merits Of Strength and character thus com
bined, we can understand the secret of his
fpower and the philosophy OF his life, His
brilliant success asa popular leader and his
pre-eminenee In all the walks of public and
professional life are fully explained His
noble achievements i'm the forum and halls
of LEGISLATION are NO longer an enigma. We
can now look back witheyes undimmed byI,
preiudice or passion and do JUSTICE to his
unselfish patriotism aud the uns1llied
purity of his motives. We NAV even sound
! the dertfs of his noble heart and feel jts
mighty b,fisafiObs. 0ilnT j : -7f7s155 Esi =.
t. I1Fi,e vrand drama presented in The story
ot his Iifs has been cbangeI into bistorv - T
M. IN, - s.,Isr-s . e 51
Fos tSa ~ ~ qRp Rpssdo now ngd H
Oneof the few immortal names sr.sia o.,
bi But there are those before me whose
tprivffege 1T WAS to see him in the plenti-
tude of his fpoWerl and to witness his
| mi glitys ex plofts.s = y U 0fts@ . 70 u 9
+. You will remember with what intrepidi--
| tv, during the last wal. with Great Britain,
he rushed into the conflict which involved
| tile national honor-wfth- what patience
|, and wisdom he contributed to provide the
resources of national defense-how he was
enabled to arouse the dormant energies of
the American people, and to fire the popu-
| lar heart with the burning lava of his own.
| Yout'will remember with patriotic pride
that his zeal knew no abatement, and the
trumpet tones of his voice were never,
hushed' until the last vessel of the baffied
foe was lost in the convexiJy of the ocean,
and the solof America was unpollutedbys
hostile foot. a'rz o57 rs a. ss7s5iaa.a q
You have not forgotten how his noble
nature was stirred within him when the
struggling patriots Of Spanish America
appealed to the only free government on
earth tSr sympatny aia and areeognltloa' Or
when the plalntlVe cries OF outraged hui
maanity, Just awoke from the slum6er Of
ages Oh OPPRESSION, f anu centuries les o. shamess
tell upon ~ a ms ear rom tie iar-on shores OF
classic Greece; I.sLJL.., :, OF
Inrice was as the ne NE OF the h naT1on All IN peril