Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-08-22
WELCOME HARRY OF THE WEST.

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At this point Col. jackson, who seemed to be =
sort Of grand marshal for the occasion, called halt
and the whole turn OUT gave three long and hearty
cheers, which made the welkin ring asain-the band
playing " Hail Columbia" and Mr. Clay standing
erect and bareheaded in his carriage.
The procession then moved on in very tolerabls
order and entered
BROADWAY.
The appearance Of the cavaleade when il had fully
entered Broadway was imposing in the extreme
There were in the procession over 500 well-dressed
en horseback about l20 carriages, 10 omnibuses,
and 20 carts. This was q strange medley mixture
Many Of the men were Of the highest respectability
many were the veriest leafers in existence. Many
were men OF wealth and intelligence; many were
penuyless and in debt, without money and without
sense. Many that were on horseback were aston
ished find the mseves there, and astonshed those
that knew them,-it being believed that they were
too poor hire horse, and in too bad odour to be
able tn get loan Of one Some that rode in carria-
ges would have been puzzled TO tell who owned the
vehcles whilst some OF those unpretendng patriots
who took shilling cut in an omnibus had to borrow
shilling or get some friend to pay for their ride.
Such was the medley motley character oftse process
sion The majority, however, Of those who were
present were men Of character, honor, intelligence
and wealth.
All down Broadway on both sides, every window
appeared actually resplendent with beauty and youth,
and energy and eloquence; Political friends and po-
Iscal enemies personal friends, parveases, curious
old grandames lovely young girls; expectant anxi-
Gus, married and unmarried ladies, and beautiful
childrei.-all were straining their eyes to get
glimpse Of the orator. the statesman, the farmer, the
eloquent and llustrous loafer, Henry Clay Cheer
upon cheer from thousands Of threats, greeted him
at the corner Of every street; and white handker
chiefs waved in the breeze and Auttered in the san
shine in sufficient quantity and sufficiently scented
60 make the very air fragrant with perfume
Il was a very beautiful sight, and loafer as he
looks 20 be Ia devilish deal more honest in his
cou.tenance than Nr. Van BUREN,, Dir. Clay was
evidently greatly gratiGed with his reception. He
bowed right and left without intermission, from one
end OF Broa way to the other, in the most awkward
manner imaginable; but bowling is not in his line OF
business any more than huEzaing is in Gen. Scots,
or honesty and sincerity in Mr.. Van Buren's. He
can breed good cattle, good children, make good
speech, drink good wine, eat good dinner, play a
good game Of brag, (he Dragged little yesterday
and is altogether a very good respectable specimen
Of an eloquent oafer Of the very first water, always
excepting his hair, and that is bat second rate.
At last the carriage, containing Mr.. Clay stopped
an front of the Aston House, and then there arsse
from the assembled well-dressed multitude, such a
shouting and clapping Of hands, as We do not dis
tnctly ember have heard before in this city,
at least not for five years past TWAS great receP-
ton and the highly respectable and dis-respectabe
portions Of the Wing party were delighted with IT.
The Astor House presented curious appearance.
In front Of along its whole length, and across the
whole Of Broadway every foot Of ground was cover
ed with mob-a well dressed mob-the most re-
spectacle mob we have had collected in the city
since the Indians sold the island On the steps the
mob had filed every foot and hand hold. The win
dows were alive with a curious collection Of human
heads In one there three very beautiful girls,
hard to please and difficult TO match; immediately
ever them enormous wolley head Of negro;
in the next was ceectien Of servant girls heads,
some good, some bad, some black, some white, some
sweet, some net so; below them window with
dozen heads Of loafsrs, some iair, some foul some
full, some empty, some sensible, some senseIess,
some hosest, some devilish dishonest.
In short every window was full, and every window
contained difcrest lot Of heads in every respect
all remarkable FOR something either beauty or ugli-
ness, sense or folly, honesty roguery, and two
alike.
From the steps Of the Aster House NJ Clay was "a
address the multitude; but some stupid fellow had
him driven into the Park, where Dudley selden il
the name Of the people welcomed him to the hearts
and homes Of the hospitable people Of New York
seldon's speech was trashy and common place, an,
looked too much like common clap trap affair. Mr.