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September 19, 1815
Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
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The City Council of Washington adopted resolutions honoring Henry Clay for his services in negotiating the Treaty of Peace at Ghent, presented them to him on September 18, 1815, and received his grateful response acknowledging the national achievements.
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WASHINGTON
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO MR. CLAY.
The short stay of Mr. Clay in this city, which he left last evening, prevented his participation of a public entertainment, to which the citizens of Washington were desirous to have invited him. At the request of a number of citizens, desirous that some respect should be shewn to him, the Mayor convened the City Council, who adopted unanimously the following resolves:
Resolved, by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Common Council of the City of Washington, That the services rendered to the nation by the negotiators of the Treaty of Peace, entitle them to the respect and gratitude of their country.
Resolved, That a committee be appointed, to consist of one member from each Board, jointly with the Mayor, to express to the Hon. Henry Clay, now in this city, their sentiments in this respect, and also the pleasure with which they & their constituents greet his return to that country, whose rights and character he has, during his absence, so eminently contributed to maintain and establish.
R. C. WEIGHTMAN,
President of the Board of Common Council.
JO. GALES, Jr.
President of the Board of Aldermen.
Approved,
JAMES H. BLAKE, Mayor.
Attest,
WM. LEWITT, Register.
The above resolves were presented to Mr. Clay by the committee, accompanied by the following brief note:
"The undersigned, the Mayor and Members of the Corporation of the City of Washington deputed for that purpose, have the honor to present to you the enclosed resolutions, expressive of the sense entertained by them and their fellow citizens, of the distinguished services you have rendered to your country during your late official employment in Europe. They avail themselves with much pleasure of this opportunity to assure you of the high consideration and personal respect with which they are, &c."
To this note Mr. Clay returned the following answer:
Gentlemen--I have received your obliging letter of this day, communicating certain resolutions of the Board of Aldermen and the Board of Common Council of the City of Washington, and in behalf of my colleagues and myself, I beg you to present to the Corporation my thanks for the flattering manner in which they have been pleased to notice our services in the negotiation at Ghent. In asserting that the issue of that negotiation was owing to the determined spirit of resistance manifested by this country, and the brilliant achievements of our military and naval forces, I am sure of the concurrence of my colleagues. A great object of the war has been attained in the firm establishment of the national character.
The pleasure I experienced from the hearty and cordial welcome with which I have been so kindly received in this city, and wherever I have been since my return, is attended with the melancholy reflection that one of my colleagues unhappily can no longer participate in the congratulations of our country.
I thank you, gentlemen, for the sentiments you have obligingly expressed concerning me, and am with great respect
Your obedient servant,
H. CLAY.
JAMES H. BLAKE, Esq.
J. GALES, Jr. and R. C. WEIGHTMAN, Esqs.
Washington, 18th Sept. 1815.
Mr. J. P. Topp, one of the gentlemen attached to the Legation, who returned with Mr. Clay, accompanied him to this place, and left the city yesterday to join the family at Montpelier.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO MR. CLAY.
The short stay of Mr. Clay in this city, which he left last evening, prevented his participation of a public entertainment, to which the citizens of Washington were desirous to have invited him. At the request of a number of citizens, desirous that some respect should be shewn to him, the Mayor convened the City Council, who adopted unanimously the following resolves:
Resolved, by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Common Council of the City of Washington, That the services rendered to the nation by the negotiators of the Treaty of Peace, entitle them to the respect and gratitude of their country.
Resolved, That a committee be appointed, to consist of one member from each Board, jointly with the Mayor, to express to the Hon. Henry Clay, now in this city, their sentiments in this respect, and also the pleasure with which they & their constituents greet his return to that country, whose rights and character he has, during his absence, so eminently contributed to maintain and establish.
R. C. WEIGHTMAN,
President of the Board of Common Council.
JO. GALES, Jr.
President of the Board of Aldermen.
Approved,
JAMES H. BLAKE, Mayor.
Attest,
WM. LEWITT, Register.
The above resolves were presented to Mr. Clay by the committee, accompanied by the following brief note:
"The undersigned, the Mayor and Members of the Corporation of the City of Washington deputed for that purpose, have the honor to present to you the enclosed resolutions, expressive of the sense entertained by them and their fellow citizens, of the distinguished services you have rendered to your country during your late official employment in Europe. They avail themselves with much pleasure of this opportunity to assure you of the high consideration and personal respect with which they are, &c."
To this note Mr. Clay returned the following answer:
Gentlemen--I have received your obliging letter of this day, communicating certain resolutions of the Board of Aldermen and the Board of Common Council of the City of Washington, and in behalf of my colleagues and myself, I beg you to present to the Corporation my thanks for the flattering manner in which they have been pleased to notice our services in the negotiation at Ghent. In asserting that the issue of that negotiation was owing to the determined spirit of resistance manifested by this country, and the brilliant achievements of our military and naval forces, I am sure of the concurrence of my colleagues. A great object of the war has been attained in the firm establishment of the national character.
The pleasure I experienced from the hearty and cordial welcome with which I have been so kindly received in this city, and wherever I have been since my return, is attended with the melancholy reflection that one of my colleagues unhappily can no longer participate in the congratulations of our country.
I thank you, gentlemen, for the sentiments you have obligingly expressed concerning me, and am with great respect
Your obedient servant,
H. CLAY.
JAMES H. BLAKE, Esq.
J. GALES, Jr. and R. C. WEIGHTMAN, Esqs.
Washington, 18th Sept. 1815.
Mr. J. P. Topp, one of the gentlemen attached to the Legation, who returned with Mr. Clay, accompanied him to this place, and left the city yesterday to join the family at Montpelier.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Celebration
What keywords are associated?
Henry Clay
Treaty Of Ghent
City Council Resolutions
Washington Tribute
Peace Negotiators
What entities or persons were involved?
Henry Clay
R. C. Weightman
Jo. Gales, Jr.
James H. Blake
Wm. Lewitt
J. P. Topp
Where did it happen?
Washington
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Washington
Event Date
18th Sept. 1815
Key Persons
Henry Clay
R. C. Weightman
Jo. Gales, Jr.
James H. Blake
Wm. Lewitt
J. P. Topp
Outcome
resolutions adopted and presented to henry clay, who responded with thanks, noting the establishment of national character and mourning a deceased colleague.
Event Details
The City Council of Washington unanimously adopted resolutions honoring the negotiators of the Treaty of Peace, particularly Henry Clay, for their services. A committee including the Mayor presented the resolutions to Clay, who acknowledged them gratefully on behalf of himself and colleagues.