The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-09-05
Arrival of MIR. Clay at New York.

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Arrival of MIR. Clay at New York.
The PEOPLES DIsTINGuIsHEp GUEST
landed from the Steamboat james Madi.
son, at the foot of Hammond street. at
about halt-past three o'clock yesterday af
ternoon, and having taken his place in
handsome barouche drawn BY four gray
horses which was waiting TO receive him.
and IN which he was accompanied by Dad.
ley Selden, Esq, Gen. Van CORTLAND and
Gen. Lynch, his escort, THE PEOPLE be.
gan TO form IN order Of procession.
First came about five hundred horse.
men four abreast, followed by band of
music aud immediately in the rear of the
carriage containing Henry CLAY and his
friends. \ solid mass OF the people which
literally wedged up the streets, closed in
after the carriage, and then came line
of vehicles OF every class, from the cart
and wagon to the most splendid equipage,
which seemed to be intcrmnable. Pro-
ceedlng up Hammond street, the procession
moved slowly to Union Square, saluted in
ITS progress by repeated cheers from the
accompanying multitude and from the
spectators that crowded every window.
among whom were numbers of ladies whose
white handerchieis waved a graceful well
como 10 the Senator as he passed along.
But IN Broadway his reception became
STU more enthusiastic. Up that ample
thoroughtare the carriages proceeded in 3
lines, while thousands upon thousands gath.
cred TO the pedestrian portion of the es-
cort, and the far stretching line of mount
ed horsemen momentarily heightened, as
the procession moved onward. Some idea
may be formed of It's extent from the fact,
that when the van was at Chamber street
the termination could not be seen from
Constitution Hall it must therefore have /
been more than a mile and half in length. I
4 he acclamatIonS which greeted the hon /!
ored Statesman were almost continuous, I
rom Union Square 10 the Park, and the |
Hitter of ladies Handkerchieis from the I
balconies, steps and roofs of
houses, necessarily tclegraphed the posi-
ION OF hls carnage to those who followed
nm. Wheeling round the Southern end
If the Park, amid deatening cheers from
he hundreds assembled in front of the As
or House, his carriage entered the gate
opposite Frankfort street, and stopped in /
'front.' of the City Hall, where an immense
,oncourse had assembled.
He was there addressed on behalf Of his
of New York, by Dudley
'elden Esq, in an eloquent and appropri. |,
tie manner. The reply Of Mr.. Clay was
onclSe bat was peculiarly happy. He
poke with deep feeling of his enthusiastic
cception throughout the State, aud it was
yldent that he was almost overpowered by
he spontaneous burst of affection and es-
eem with which he had been received by
rs fellow citizens on this occasion. He
iii proud-you could see in every line of
Is speaking countenance that he felt proud
5 he had right to do, of his unbought
'elcomc. After adyertlng, more IN sor- a
ow than IN anger" to the policy of the !
resent administration, and pointing out r
5 disastrous consequences he spoke of S
re natural resources and capabilities, the $
ltelhgence, enterprise and independence
the empire State, and said, that as he
'oked upon its glorious gifts, natural and =
he fclt that il was not destined
} be lorded over by ty rants, or troddcn
y slaves. He referred to the recent cleo = :
ons in the West, and characterised them /,
) mere outpost skirmishcs." Here" c,
I'D he, "on the soil of the Imperial State
our Waterloo is to be fought. Here
here Burgoyne surrendered to the Sol
ers of libertv-wil the Sub. Treasury
I'd its supporters be compelled to yield
the popular arm and be Frustrated to
Sc no more. Whatever may occur" I
i'd Mr.. Clay in conclusion, Il shall be
und, as | trust have ever been, at my :
,st, ready to defend the liberties of my
'untry by whomsoever asSailed, and to al
c in the ditch sooner than abandon one e'
'inciple for which | have contended." 10
Loud and prolonged cheers frequently