DEATH OF GOVERNOR CLINTON,
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report reached this town on "Wednesday, the 18th

 inst. that his Exccllency, De Witt Clinton expired Monday evening" the Huh at his residencei in A. bany. This report, which was then doubted is since confirmed. The Albany papers state that Gov. Clin- discharged his official duties during the day, and wrote several letters in the afternoon of Monday. that about o'clock ia the evening" while sitting in his study, conversing with ofhis sons, his head suddenly fell backwards and he expired almost in- stantly. The interval between the attack and the rival of physician, was not more than ten minutes, but the spirit had already departed. Thus suddenly has ael of the greatest statesmen, ,and ofthe brightest ornaments, of which country could boast Probably no individual simply filling the executive chair of state could be extensively known and re- spected, his death universally amented, as that of the ilustrious deceased. Party feelings seemed to be entirely forgotten in Albany when this calamitous event became known, and all classes vied with each other in showing honor to the remains of their late chief magistrate. A joint committee from the two houses of the Legislature, chosen to supernend the exercises of the funeral, which took place Thursday the 14th. Committees. from the bar of the city of Albany, from the Circuit Court, from the porauon ol the cly, ana rom the cltlZens genera, were appointed for the same purpose. The papers are filled with the resolutions passed at the meetings of these different bodies, all tending to show the ex- alcd sentiments of respect which were felt for the de- ceased. Our readers, however, can imagine the na- of these proceedings. without filling several columns with them, to the exclusion of other more important matter In the fall of this great man, we the uncertain tenure by which all worldly hopes and prospects are held. In moment, he who was

 the chief magistrate ofan extensive and rich territory, who was the idol of strong political party, who was asprant to the chair of the presidencys cutdown, and his remains obliged to be buried in the earth, to minge with their native dust. How the mi shty fallen, n,how suddenly do they become like the poor est of the people.-Gov. Cnton was 55 years and Il months old at the time ofhis death