Obituary Addresses On The Accasion Of The Death Of The Hon Henry Clay

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Download or read book Obituary Addresses on the Occasion of the Death of the Hon. Henry Clay written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-12 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Obituary Addresses on the Occasion of the Death of the Hon. Henry Clay: Delivered in the Senate and in the House of Representatives of Kentucky; Eight of February, 1854 Mr. D. Howard Smith, of Scott, addressed the Senate in substance as follows: Mr. Speaker: I rise to perform a most melancholy task. It becomes my painful duty to announce to this body an event which occurred since its last session, and which has sent a pang of the deepest sorrow not only to the heart of all Kentucky, but to the whole American people, and the friends of liberty throughout the entire civilized world. Henry Clay, the great American orator, patriot and statesman; he, who, by the power of his genius and the extraordinary character of his deeds, shed such an imperishable lustre upon our name and fame, sleeps in his grave! The brightest luminary that ever dawned upon the republic has gone down in a cloud of sorrow and tears. And whilst I stand here realizing as I do the loss my country and mankind has sustained in the death of this great and good man, my heart is moved with no ordinary emotion. When I look back over the history of my country and contemplate the life and services of Henry Clay, I am lost in wonder and admiration. Born in poverty and obscurity, inheriting none of the mighty influences of wealth and family, he achieved for himself and his country, by the power of his own unaided genius and energy, a name and fame that will challenge comparison with the brightest intellect of ancient or modern times. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.