The Greensborough patriot [September 3, 1839]

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GHEENSBOROUGH, N. C, SEPTEMBER, 3 1839. NUMBER 29.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
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NEW OBLI-.ASS, La*, f ■
August 13th, If39. S
Truly, my dear sir, as you told me, 1
must bo some kin to a comet, for here
am in the "crescent city " in the dog
days, while but a few days ago I was
trudging about in Iowa Territory, more
than three hundred miles above SI- /-ou-ts.
1 have not tho least doubt that my
movements aro quite as unaccountable
to others as they aro to myself! How-ever,
I must cease speaking of myself, as
neither you nor your readers WOUW be
much entertained by a recital of " the
scenes that I have past," and endeavor
to enlarge upon something else.
I remarked that I had been in Iowa,
and as this appears tojbe a sort of centre
of attraction, upon which all eyes are
directed nowadays, as a few years since
was thocoso with Illinois, perhaps some
particulars respecting this ncu> " para-diae"
might not he uninteresting. The
Quality of tho land generally throughout
the territory, it cannot bo denied, is
most excellent, being for the most
part prairie, though I think there is land
in your county (Guilford) overy way c
qusl (if not superior) to it in point of
productiveness, and the quality and va-riety
of timber. Timber is generally to
be found near water courses, and in de-tached
parcels or groves throughout the
prairies ;—in somo parts of the territory,
particularly in the north, good pine tim-ber
abounds. But taking tho country
as a whole,—or at least that portion of
it adapted for farming purposes,—1
should sav there is not sufficient limber
for fencing and fires. There is, how-ever,
I am told, much coal in various
sections which must in after years be in
demand. Many farmers arc already en-closing'
their fields with ditches and
hedges. Emigrant! are pouring in
hundred!', and "speculators" aro '
thick as hops."
Thn load region, about I)u Buque, in
the northern part, although not yet sold
by government, is fast filling up by men
disposed lo make fortunes as •settlers,
and by speculators. Many make, and
some lose money by working lor the ore
When, however, a good "leader" if
found, as the ore is generally very rich,
great profit must'ensue.
The Seat of Government of the. Ten!
lory, as jou are aware, has recently been
.permanently located about 40 miles west
•f the Mississippi river at Bloomington.
The site as chosen is on the Iowa river,
and as yet not a house marks tho spot,
where/ in a few years perhaps will be
found a flourishing city. The name is
" loitq City." Iowa river is unfortunate-ly
not navigable. Near this young city
there is said to be an inexhaustible
qoarry of fine marble, of which the capi-tal
is to be built; but from what I have
heard, I imagino its quality to be but
little superior to that found a year or two
since in your neighboring county of
Stokes, and about which so much noise
was for a time made.
The health of the territory generally
dnring the summer and fall cannot he
aaid to be of the host, particularly on
and near the water courses ; and upon
the low marshy prairies it is doubtless
unhealthy at all seasons. I'pon the high,
rolling prairies, back from streams of
any size, it is said to be healthy enough.
All sorts of fevers, and bilious attacks
are very prevalent throughout just now,
and the people think no more of being
shook by the chills (feverand ague) than
they do of eating their dinners. Mils,
qnltoes are mote nutnorous than flics,
ami as hungry and ravenous as wolves.
Notwithstanding these things, however.
it: i a Gno country—valuable, bn'h in an
agricultural and mineral point of view.
As to sickness, when tho country be-comes
more densely populated, the great
upcrabundance of vegetable matter (the
decomposition of which is such an enemy
to health,) will be in a great degree di-minished,
and disease will diminish in a
proportionate degree. All new coun-tries,
with rich soils, are at first un-healthy.
Many slragglirg Indians, of the Sioux
tribe principally, arc to be seen through-out
the territory, roaming peaceably a-mong
the whites upon the same ground
where but a very few years since raged
the " Black Hawk war." The principal
encampment of the Sioux, under Keo-kuck,
is on the Dos Moines* river, per.
haps GO or 70 miles west of the Missis-sippi.
As an illustration of what a vast ex-tent
of country receives the benefit of
this single river,—the Mississippi,—1
may mention that although I have been
ip more than leefAleen hundred miles
from its month, it /is navigable eight or
"' jjine hundred miles higher, to the Falls
of St. Anthony. In all this distance
there arc but two obstructions to the
navigation .(excepting innumerable snags
sawyers, sand-bars &.-C.,) and that only
n low water. These are two rapids,
of some 6 or Hi miles in length each,
the one near (he mouth erf Del Moines |
river and the other at Ruck Island,
about a hundred miles sboie. Both fir
above St. IiOuis. There is mneli to ad-mire
in the scenery ol the Mississippi.
but so many writers have figured in this
field before me, that I cannot couth-trend
(!) to follow in their footsteps.—
The most wonderful (really) fact is, thai
all along tho river, almost from the Falls
of St. Anthony to New Orleans, there is
hardly anv tolerable site for a town upon
which has not been some time or other
laid off a magnificent city ! At sumo of
these points there are at present to lie
seen a few wretched hovels only : at oth-ers,
respectable villages. Immense for.
tunes have been made by these paper cit-ies,
but the time is now past,—people
have learnt to be very shy of lithographic
cities.
PRICKS, ft-.—Corn, at St. Louis, is
ican cities. The streets arc generally
narrow, but well paved ; and 1 rode half
a mile or more yesterday along Bourbon
street paved with aiphaltum,—and a
most beautiful and smooth road it is.—
There arc scvcial small public squares
here, and many large and moet elegant
buildings—particularly the St. Charles
and St. Louis (or City) Exchange Hotels,
which are both very ""go and ' costly
buildings, supo rbly finished, and the Ut-ter
of which contains more apartments
thsn the Astor House, in New York.—
From what I have heard and seen of New
Oilcans, 1 think it possesses more at-tractions
for a residence throughout the
year than any other city in the Union.
I must conclude (his protrsctcd scrawl,
as I would not willingly write much s-bout
this city aa at present seen, and ea-pecially
with my limited knowledge of
its labyrinths, manners, custom*, doings,
carryings-on, etc., A:c.
PEREGRINE.
From the .V. Y. Weekly H nig.
MEIIEMET AU.
This Egyp'ain potentate seems lo be
on the high road lo imperial dominion ;
and if not arreste I in his career b/ sonu
of the great powers, he may yel wear I ho
diaib in of Constantino. His success ;>•
gains' the Sultan, in almost ever) most
meiit, III* *pi* mild des|»oti«in, ami his
studied flattery of the passions and na-tional
feelings of the Bgyptoioa, have in
vested him with a power ov. r their minds
thai nets as a charm in the hour of battle.
ThCJ look upon him as the manuf dvali-nv.
His uniform successes tin ir fatalism
construe into the special protection of
the Prophet. The total defeat of the
Turkish army, the defection of ihe Heel,
and the death of the Sultan, arc all pro.
pitious for Ihe fortunes of Egypt; and the
accounts from that quarter will conlinuc
lo lie looked for with a good deal of in-t<
rest.
Since the Sultan's death, intelligence
lias been received I hat the Iman ofSsna,
the sovereign of I ho finest and Ihe most
flouiishing part of the coast of Soutbi-ri
Arabia, after having for six years sue
Cessfillly resisted Ihe power of Ihe Vice,
roy of Egypt, has suddenly thrown him-self
into ihe anus o( his powerful foe. in
whose favor he has offered lo renounce
his owr. sovereignty, on condition of
receiving a pension, and retaining
ecclesiastical dignity. Tho Viceroy
of Egvpt has consented lo Ihe terms,and
sent his officers to receive possession of
selling at about 30 cents per bushel— the Country, which is hereafter to he
at New Orleans, 02] a 7"i cts. Flow at
New Oilcans, Cincinnati and St. I.nwi-,
St to 80 : in Iowa at about 8a 50, and
rising. (Corn and Potatoes arc plenty
and cheap in Iowa, from «hence large
quantities of both have been shipped lo
ports below.) Hta&(pig lead) has ad-vanced
within the past week—felling nl
St. Louis when ive left at .15 to 4?, and
here (at New Orleans) now, from 4^ to ■">.
Il is much used by tin- St. Loots mer.
chants as an article of remitanco to the
East in payment of their dues, being al-ways
a safe cash article, and sometimes
affording a handsome per centum.
The western waters arc (as usual at
this season,) at a low stage. Boats draw-ing
three feet water cannot get up to
Louisville or Cincinnalti ; and on the
Mississippi, boats requiring seven or
more feel have considerable difficulty as
far down as Ihe mouth of Arkansas, or
lower. Small boats now drive a profitable
business, and dozens of them arc scra-ping
along too, charging high prices for
both freight and passage ;—particularly
on the Ohio, and upper Mississippi,—
(above St. Louik)—and other tributary
streams, the Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas,
Cumberland, dec, ccc.
Business in New Orleans is very dull,
as a matter of course at this season.—
There is also much sickness here, and
strangers and persons unacclimatcd are
running away by hundreds, as I expect
lo do in a day or two. Within Ihe last
twenty days, it is estimated that five
thousand persons have left Ihe city
for more healthy regions. However,-
even as New Orleans is at present seen
one who had never seen a city might
probablv be induced to stare somewhat
at Ihe rumbling drays, carriages and oni-nibusses,
and Ihe array of vessels and
steamboats at the landing; and even those
who have seen all the other principal cit-ies
in the United States, find much to
attract attention here,—where almost cv.
cry thing is carried on, and the appear.
anec of things are so unlike other Amor-
' Or, Prmninct.
treated as a part of the territory of MeHo-rnet
All.
As our readers would doubtless be in-terested
in an account of this extraordi-nary
man; who is at this moment attract-ing
the gaze of all the crowned heads in
Europe, for his dating and successful en-multiset—
nu have abridged from n for-eign
magazine, and ihe i so- llenl work
of Stephens on Egypt and Arabia, I In
following particulars of the life of the
Viceroy of Egypt.
Mehemel All, the viceroy of Egypt W.il
born in 170!l,ai Cavnla ,ir PI I ,\r. Ili-father
was an inferior officer otlbn Turk-ish
police, ami di':d poor, b aving Melio-ment
at the age of four, without a pias-tre
in the world. Ho was taken home
hjl.sn tlllgtni wtni was an aga, and educa-ted
to horsemanship and the use of anus.
All other branches were neglecteel. His
uncle being murdered for his wealth
Ihe young man was again left deslilme.
He lie n pusscd somo yoara in Ihe shop
of a tobacco merchant, and here gained
some knowledge of Irade, which was af-tciwartls
of great advantage to him. In
this situation he a quired a small capi
lal, and opened a shop for himsejf. He
was successful and became Wealthy.—
When Napoleon invaded Egypi, Moham-et
joined lire Egytain forces against hiie.
He distinguished himself hy his bravery,
and in the subsequent difficulties between,
Ihe Sultau and the Mamelukas, he re-ceived
from the viceroy of Egvpl, Me-hemel
Kusruff, the rank of General—-
As success, however, alwavs creates en-vy
among rivals, Ihe car of Kusruff was
poisoned by calumnies, ami Mehemot
was dismissed from the service. His
hold spirit could not brook the indignity.
He forthwith joined the Mamelukes, a-gainst
whom be had been fighting, and at
length compelled the PaahaW, Melieniel
Kusruff, lo fly to Damielta, where he
took him prisoner. A new Pashaw was
appointed bv the Sultan, but was soon
put to death by the intrigues and treach-ery
of Mehemel All. After various
stratagems, Mi hornet accomplished Ins
purpose, and in 1808 the Sultan declared
him PashaW of Egvpt, appointso in com-pliance
with the wishes of the people,
lie now announced his determination In
rosinr Egypt to it« rank among the > a
linns He Attached to his interest th-o-i-entnl
tribes ; Improved Ihe discipline oi
of liis soldiery ami look everv moise'v 'o
strengthen himself in his pnwc.i Tl
Sultan h-O Mill j"ll!0IIS Of llilli. 111'! .:-"
an on!, i deposing him from his office
as governor of EgJpt- But Mehemel Ali
resisted Ihe oidt.r, and IIK Sultau was
compelled reluctantly to yield.
The next step in his csreer was bia
massacre of Ihe Mamelukes. He invited
ibeir chiefs lo a feast at Cairo, where
tbey were assaasinsled, while the body
was cut off by a general massacre. He
then sent out his armies under the com-mand
of bis soos to pursue his conquests
ID Asia, in ihe regions on the upper Nile.
Mehemel himself wss occupied at borne
in the improvement of his military af-fairs.
He introduced French officers;
huill an arsenal at Cairo, established a
military hospital, provided gunpowder
manufactories, tec.
On the breaking out of the Greek war,
the forces of Egypt were put in requisi-tion,
and Ibrahim, who figured so promi-nently
in that war, is the adopted son ot
Mehemel All. The military strength of
Egypt now rapidly increased. The Vice-roy
allowed Europeans to rank in his ar-my
without reference lo creed, and ex-pended
large aums of money in military
and naval preparations.
In 1831, he determined to take posses-sion
of Syria, which had been promised to
him for his services in tho Greek war ;
and in October of that year, he placed
his army, b. iwe. n 40,000 and 50,000
strong; under ihe command of Ibrahim.
This army advanced into Syria, and in
ihe course ol an eventful year, achieved
a complete conquest of that province and
Opened the way to Constantinople. The
Turkish govi riinient was now alarmed.
Ii called on Great Britain for aid, but
was refused- Tin Russians were ready
to assist, hut the Turks feared the result
ol siKlh an alliance. A dreadful engage
wi'M look place in Asia Minor, between
tin: forces of the Sullau and those of I-i.
raln in, in wlnBh-thrrlatlcr were viclon-ous.
Russian aid was then accepted,
and an immonta Russian force was
brought into the Turkish dominions.—
After various measures of diplomacy, the
Sultan vn Ided assent to u treaty whicli
gave llirniiiui iho whole of Syria. The
issue of the efforts of Russia resulted in
ihe formation of a treaty of mutual pro-lection
between Russia and Turkey,
which was concluded on the 8th July,
1833. This treaty, which is called the
treaty of l.'skair Skelessi, placed Turkey
in a dependent situation upon Russia
In August, 1848, Mehemel Ali an-nounced
his determination to declare
liniim If independent of ihe Sultan. Eng-land,
Franco, Austria and Russia, all
I'pposod this declaration ; but this only
irritated him,and brought him tocxpress a
declaration of his determination to make
his power hereditary.
As if in defiance of all danger, and in
tho midst of threatening difficulties, Me-hemel
Ali left Ins subordinate officers to
manage diplomacy and set off 00 an ex-ploring
expedition to Iho regions of the
upper Nile. The account of Ibis singu-lar
expedition has recently been given in
the public prints. Thai he should un-dertake
such a journey at the age of 70
years through a lorrid climato and among
a warnke people, is remarkable. He
returned from Ihe expedition in February
l-isl. His fortunate career since thai pe-riod
Is given in the recent intelligence
from the Eas\
Xoble Generosity-—The Gettysburg
St.tt iiienlioes ,i iiohle act of munificence
on the part of William C Preston, the
distinguished Whft) Senator Irom South
Carolina. At a meeting of an associa-tion
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
in Iho South pr. psratory to celebrating
the Ci pteninal anniversary of Metho-dism,
and for Ihe purpose of establishing
u fund, the interest of which, a part, is to
ho applied to ihe support of superannua-ted
ministers, iheir widows ami orphans,
and the balance to the support ol Mis-sionaries
and the cause of education.—
Colonel Preslon, being one of iho audi-ence,
rose in the congregation and briefly
stated thai he did - nol belong lo the
Methodist church, neither did any of his
family, nor did he expect they ever would,
inn added thai he considered himself un-tail
(the act not staling where ihe muz-zle
should be plsccd.) One of the city
officers, perceiving this dog with his
muzzle at the wrong end, took pos-session
of the dog, and brought it to the
town-hall. Its maater, being well known,
was summoned and appeared. He proved
tbst be had complied with tbe act, in
having fixed a muzzle on Ibe dog, and
farther, the city officer having Uken the
niuu of the dog's tall, hejinsisted that
he should be fined five dollars for so do-ing.—
Cop*. Marryat'i Diary in Ameri-ca.
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" Belter laugh than cry! "—So say we.
There's no use in rubbing one's eyes and
blubbering over all " the ills that flesh
is heir to." Red eyes, caused by any
thing but brandy, or its kindred aro scan-dalous
looking aflairs. The best way is
to " stand up to the rack" and lake the
good things snd the evil ss they come
a'ong, without repining-—always cheer-ing
yourself wilh. that philosophical ejac-ulation,
" better luck next time ! "
Is dame fortune as shy aa a weasel 1—
Tell her logo to thunder end laugh her
in the face. The happiest fellow wc ev-er
saw, slept upon a plank—and hadn'l
a shilling in his pocket, nor a coat to bis
back.
Do you find "disappointment lurking
in many a prize I" Then throw it away
and laugh ut your own folly for so long
pursuing it.
Does fame elude your grasp ? Then
laugh at Iho fools that are so often her
f ivorilos. She's of no consequence any
how, and never buttered a piece of bread
or furnished a man a clean dicky.
Is your heart broken by
"Some msulon fair.
Ofbright blue eyes and auburn ha.r !"
Then thank ynur stars thai you escaped
with your neck, and make the welkin
ring wills a heaity laugh. Il lightens
the weight on one's heart amazingly.
Take our advice on all circumstances
lo " laugh dull care|away !" Don't be in
a huary to get out of the world—ils a ve-ry
good world, considering the creatures
who inhabit it, and is just about as full of
fun as il well can be. You never saw a
man cut his throat with a broad grin on
his face; its a grand preventive of sui-cide.
There's philosophy, snd religion
loo, in laughing—il shows s clear con-science,
and gratitude for the-good things
of life, and elevates us above the brute
creation. So here goes for fun—and we'll
put in for our Shsrc whilo the ball is
rolling.—Gothin Democrat.
■t il II. culiar obligation lo thai branch
of lb/ Christian church, il being mainly
through ihe instrumentality of hia grand-inolhi
r, who was the sister of Patrick
Hriirv and i member of the Methodist
church, and had the charge of his educa.
lion, that he nenupied tho station he now
held in <he I'nlril Slates, and then ad-j,.,|—
yfr Secretary put me dotrn for
ONE THOU.*-ANI> HOLLARS! which
was promptly done, .mil as promptly
rial el.
Awierionn ingenuity in trading the
fan,,— |'||.. vcrj tirsi object of tho Amer-icans,
after a law' his boon passed, is lo
find out how tin n can i vade it. This
ex. rcises I hi ir ingenuity ; and il is very
amusing to ohservi how clearly they
-non limes niiuingo it. Ai Baltimore, in
eo'seqii i.e. of tin prevalence of hydro,
nhohi i, ili ei.ic authorities passed a law,
ih-il ili dogs should be iniizzb d, or rath-r
lllo i ruts wi re, " dial all dogs soon'el
•year a mnzz'e," or the owner of a dog
„,i w. .n :_■ i iniizzb should he hn light
• p mi! fined ; and ihe regulation furih-
• d, ihai ant l""11 convict'd of
..■ ng removed I hi muzzle from oil'a
dog should also be seven Iv fined " A
man therefore, led a muzzle to a deg's
RECEPTION OF MR. CLAY IN NEW
YOKK.
From Ihe .V«SJ Kof* Caurierand F.n<iuirer,
of August ii.
The reception, yesterday, of the dis-tinguished
Western Statesman, was more
enthusiastic lhafj his wannest friend
could have anticipated. If wo measure
il by his distinguished deserts, or by the
gratitude and affection of the people, it
was all that even lliose deserts could
have demanded, and all that the heartiest
affection and the sinecrcst gratitude could
have desired. Never have wc witnessed
such a spontaneous and irrepressible out-biir-
l of popular feeling. Never before
Have wo seen a whole community rising
up ond pressing forward lo pay an un
bought tribute to a citizen who has no
claim upon them but thai of eminent ser-vjnc
no official position to summon of-ficial
parade and pageantry—no place and
patronage for the re-waul of a voluntary
homage. The memory of this eventful
occasion must ever be cherished by Mr.
CI.A"Y, ns among the proudest recollec-tions
of his life. Come what may, lie
can never forget the generous and ciithu
siaslic welcome whicli he received yes-terday
from the citizens of this vast mo
Iropoiis. Wc do not believe thai the an-nals
of tho world record a purely civic
triumph, combining so much that was
gratifylng^nd honorable lo its object,
with so much that was disinterested, sin-ceac
and heartfelt in the multitude as-sembled
to swell and share its display.
Mr.CLAT landed at between three and
four in tho afternoon at the foot of Ham-mond
street, Greenwick, from tho steam-boat
James Madison, amended by a large
number of citizens, collected fiom vari-oug
points along the river, and a parly
which had left New York the day previ-ous
to visit him at Ncwburg. An Im-mense
multitude was assembled to grcel
Ins arrival, and as he slept on the wharf
the air was rent with acclamations fiom
.i myriad of voices. The day was most
propitious. A heavy fall of rain for two
or throe days previous had laid the dusl
ami cooled the aliiosphere, and .every-thing
in nature was most favorable to the
great occasion. At Greenwich the pro-cession
was formed, headed by HOIIKIIT
C. WnxIOBEas Marshal in Chief, aided
by Assistant Marshals.
' Following the Marshals came a numer-ous
cavalcade of citizens; many bun-dreds
of them, chiefly young men, col-looted
by a spontaneous impulse lo ren-der
honor to the guest of the People—
A band of music preceded the open
barouch nf Mr. CLAY, who was accompa-nied
by Mr. Sr.i.ni:N. Committees from
Iho liver Counties, the two Whig Gener-al
Committees of the elfy and county,
and a vast concourse of citizens, follow-ed
in carriages- Ofthese the numbercan-not
be oaliinslcd. Every thing in tho
city, in the shape of a four-wbcclcd vehi-cle,
was in attendance, and so great was
Ihe crowd and pressure that the car-riages
were frequently driven three and
fourabreaat. In Greenwich, at the start-ing
place, there were more tban an hun-dred
carts drawn up together to fall into
the procession—wilh tens of thousands
of citizens on foot; and when the head
of tho procession resehed the Astor
House, tbe rear bad not yet formed in
line. Through Iho whole extent from
tbe point of landing, through Hudson
street, up Fourteenth street to Union
Plsce, and down Broadway to Ihe Park,
a distance of nearly three miles, it wss
st one snd the same lime adense moving
mass of horsemen, carriages, car line n and
citizens. Every window on either side
of tho .way was occupied, and acclain-
S'ions from every house, and the waving
of handkerchiefs, and cordial salutations
greeted tho illustrious slatesmsn as ho
passed. At Constitution Hall, at Ma-sonic
Hall, and at every place of public
resort and amusement, flags were display-ed,
and bands of music were stationed,
to hail his approach.
On reaching the Astor House, the Ca-valcade,
under the direction of the mar-shals,
wheeled round through Chatham
street to Ihe upper entrance of the Park.
At this point the progress of Mr. CLAV
was for some minutes arrested by tho
dense pressure nf the assembled multi-tude—
and long, loud and heavy cheers
from the lens of thousands who throng-ed
the Park, Ihe windows and roofs of
the surrounding edifices, the adjacent
streets, and the large open space aUlho
junction of Chatham str. el il Broadway,
thundered out Ihe mighty welcome of a
grateful People to the gallant, generous,
warm-hearted and noble-minded citizen
whose life has been devoted to their (er-ic!
Following tbo lead of iho Chief Mar-shal,
Mr. CLAY proceeded to the Park,
where he was formally welcomed to New
York by Mr. DTDLEY SILDKN, in behalf
of the citizens assembled. The con-course
was ao vast, thst comparatively
few were enabled to hear Ihe address of
Mr. SKLDEX, or Ibe reply of Mr. CLAY.
The latlor gentleman spoke from the o-pen
barouch, and interrupted perpetual-ly
by the cheers of the People. As ho
finished, Ibe cavalcade in part again
formed, and escorted Mr. CLAY to his
lodginga at the Astor House, where he
waa again received wilh new enthusiasm
by tho atill renewing and increasing mul-titude.
There are many points in this recep-tion
of .Mr. CLAY which distinguished it
frotv any other similar r.ception lliat ev-er
fell under our observation. It was
purely civic. .There was no military pa-rude
to draw the crowd. Tiierc was no
splendid display, lo excite idle curiosity,
and attiact the public gaze. Every thing
was unostentatious, republican, consis-tent
with the charactci of the man whom
the People had assembled lo honor, be-coming
llm character of the institutions
under which wc live, and not unworthy
the descendants of those great un ii by
whose valor and wisdom those Institu-tion!
were established. And again, it
was a purely popular reception. It was
not u geil-up, official pageant) where Iho
People exhibit tlnjj gratitude by an in.
vilation of tho Cmamion Council, and dis-play
a certain amount of enthusiasm duly
provided for by the resolves and ordin-ances
of the Corporation. Il was no ac-knowledgment
of favors had ami received
—a debit of gratitude, lo bo adjusted by
a per contra of gun.powder and acolsma-
(ions. Il was no homage of office to of-fice—
of turtle-padded aldermen, made
great men by election, and making mer-ry
at the expense of the People—extend-ing
a heartless and unmeaning congratu-lation
to an abstraction and not lo a man
—to a station and not to an individual—
but it was Iho voluntary, iinbougbt, un-bidden
movement of ihe People, to greet
the arrival among them of one who has
ever been eminently the man of tbe
People!
It would be easy to accumulate super-latives
in the description of this great
popular ovation) hut wo forbear. For
lliose who witnessed it, no Jescriplion is
necessary. To lliose at a distance, no
language can convey an adequate idea of
the boundless enthusiasm, the eager par-ticipation
of our citizens in iho welcome
of their illustrious guest. And how rich-ly
ho merits a I their hands all Iho honors
(hat they can bestow ! Hoes long public
service entitle a man to popular gratitude?
Il is now nearly half a century since Hen-ry
Clay has shared in Ibe councils of Ins
country. Hues thrilling, subduing, and
persuading eloquence win upon,popular
admiration!—Let tho living man be
narni A in this country, or in any country,
who may take the palm of eloquence
from Henry Clay. Does the eh ar-sigbt-cd
sagacity of the statesman—promptness
n decision nnd firmness of action—gain
for him tho popular confident Point
ns to the statesman, whose career is made
illustrious by such a se'rics of civic tn-iiinph,
as will per[»etuate' ill after ages,
ih" r- iii.eni lb mi Clay. Dans uniform,