The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-08-14

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Tins stood facing each other like ,vo
wild beasts with fiery eye balls glaring
each defiance upon the other, and each .
eager for the conflict. Each had il
heated and zealo spartizans On the hoor /
of the Senate and House. All hope |
seemed lost in the dreadful abyss which /
yawnod bat one sep ahead.
HENRY CLAY
Al this critical juncture stepped between /
these enraged beasts, and no tongue but /
his, nc courage but his. no power except
that with which God had clothed him !
above all mortals on this earth, eopld /.
dare the danger, still the passions, and |
enthrone the zelf-sacrifcing patriotism |
required On that eventiul occasion. His !
compromise Of 1888, saved the peace of
the land, clothed il in the garments Of
prosperity and locked Il in the arms of
an embracing Union"
WORTHY Of CELEDRATIoE
was thi- went. Every heart bea with
Jos. The festal board groaned Lzaeath
its weight Of daintics and it, sparkling
wines end the nations capital was light
ed from dome to base. All had s. oxen
words OF cheer ard sentiments Of hope.
There vas" continued Corwin. "but
one great voice whose unbroEen silence
had been reserved like the coming of
dark cloud above the horizon, portcn-
tion- Of electricity, Of thunder aHa Of
food. It was the voice of
DANIEL wEB-TER.
Good like" in the majesty of its pres
ence. it could be seen like the lightning
and then leaving the darkness Of night
behind its awful ,hnndors seemed 10
shake the pillars of the capital, deer,
majestic, sublime as the storm, unfath
/ omable as the ocean, a1l illimitahle a.
spaoe-we heard, We saw, VIC wandered
and we worshiped. II was the voice Of
God speaking through Webster and
moy ing our hearts to Union and Lrber-
,y'' as the corn Is moved before the
zephvr- of moving an! - the wavcs are
caresSed by the laws of motion.
\ SADDLE AND BFIDLE PRESENTED TO
CLAY ~ P1TTsBU RGH-lS3S.
This was in tie days Of horseback
-iding when Clay had Use fer sIeh a
present from the Mechanics Of that city.
II was highly appreciated hy Air. Clay,
rot 80 much for is value in nlaney as
Is tol e Of esteem. on tie part Of these
/ whs attributed it. It was accepted in
neat special remembered as follows:
/. GENTLEMEx:-Th token Of your
friend7 by regard, this evidence nf APP
reciating friendship, this symbol Of
.our approving confidence touches the
.endere=t feelings Of my nature and
moves me 10 reciprooa;e your regard.
The Mechanic. of our land are it, hone
and sinew. Geaileman Of leisure and
money build fine houses, but who shapes
their proportions, whose Chfisei gives
heantv to the masonry and who made
he brick? The Mechanic. The gen
leman lie7 in palace: but whose gen
ius constructed it? Whose skill gave
its furniture, It's mantels, lis carpets and
its painted walls? Who il the gentle
man? He lives il thc house but who
} gave him all he Is proud Of in its mater
: ial struc;ure2 Was il not the Mechanici
: What could the gentleman enjoy more
than the chief Of an Indian TriLe, were
! il not fer the Mechanic? Who makes
his carriage, his harness and his saddles
] hut the skilled Mechanic? In civilized
and CT lighiened lands We own half ouI
title TO beclassed As snch to the Mechan-
: ism Of tho=a Countries. The Mechanic
j therefore occupies an imP0rtnant place
| in the structure Of society, and his voict
{ in the affairs Of aen should be, and i.
/. as potent as his place in society is i'm
= portant Inferior TO the res; ol man
kind you cannot be, inferior 10 10 otheI
branch Of society yoa cannot he, inferior
, | to none bat God, who made ell thing
md whose matchiess mechanism vii
forever remain tie inimitable model
for your genius- for He was and is M'
7irst and Great Mechanic whose handi
work men and Angels adore and th'
products of whose skiil like that o
g our oun. harai as inc honor of th'
producer
TRIBUTE 10 C)itTIN.
/ In philadelphia clay had ss,o,cn ano
p Webster had spoken az only ihc* corl'
:, peak 10 an audience Of thousands. Thel
= vent up many voices calling for Corwi'
i -snd each moment ,hcy grew louder
g It length there appeared the form q
: Corwin. a. II it had been corrected Il
l. hat presence, and when silence reigne,
: ,rofonnd, he said:
"What on earth do you want Will
irwin? Have You not alra ,dy heard
t, his day, from thi- platform, those slaal
If o you Who have no peers en- this cont
{ nent, may say, nc peers anywhere be
l. meath the tHinkling stars Of Gods frna
OF inent! need not peak. Excuse me.
d The imploring look was more eloquen
J. than ord. Of appe i hut it was no
:nnough. The demand became still NOR
humorous. At length Corwin fpdin
= he audience in earnest and honest in il
/, .fort to hear him, proceeded to he sat
/ isfaction Of an audience that had stoo
ot or hours before he began to speak, an
It his fact alone is his highest eulogy
! When all three were together. at tn
r Hotel after the speeche7. Clay said:
: "Ah, Corwin. Webster can speak i
4. he Senate, and l also may speak ther
! the satisfaction of the galleries, bu
i, neither Of Us are fitted for the stun
i, like you. There Is language in you
< eye and mesmerism in year fAce whic
1f electrifes even more than your word.
i md we have found you out in spite c
y yourself"
4 Kentucky Desperate Killed.