HENRY CLAY AT HOME.
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The following very interesting account of the manners and habits of the great States man of the West, is from the Western Chris tain Advocate--one of the organs of the Methodist church-the editor of which re. gently visited MR. CLAY, at his residence in Ashland:

 "A person who sees so many newspapers as an editors exchange list furnishes, could scarcely visit Lexington without making some inquiry concerning Ashland and its proprietor. It happened that our well tried innate friend of MT. Clay. Their acquain. Danville circuit in lSl6, who by his power ful eloquence, cogent reasoning, and over- whelming Scriptural authorities, gave a death blow to the rife Arianism of that coun. try, which threatened to overrun Kentucky. Our kind host conveyed us to Ashland but the proprietor was not at home. On hear ing, however, of our visit, we received 0 most cordial invitation to dine at Ashland, of which we awaited ourselves, and spent three full hours in very pleasant chat with our en- tertainer, and three more agreeable hours we never spent iu all our life. Mr. Clay is sixty five years of age, but might pass for fifty, and will, in all probability, be well capable of public business till four-score pass over his head, if fGod spare him that long. His manners are as plain and republican as they are gentlemanly and unaffected.

 "The moral principle, producing honesty and conscientious fidelity to his trust, seem ed to US to have taken deep possession of his mind, and we believe governs his heart He is now closely engaged in his duties as a lawyer, and does not forget his farm. which is in admirable order. His house is plain indeed, and his improvements around it, consisting of grass lawns, and rows of shade trees planted by his own hands, are in good taste, and in complete keeping with his republican principles and manner of life. And then, Mrs. Clay is more than pattern -she is an exact model for all the ladies in the land. She minutely superintends all her household affairs. Her little green house and collection of flowers and shrubs, are most tasty and well selected. But her but ter-yes, her BUTTER Cfor we ate some of it) -is superior. From her dairy. conducted un-