The New York herald., 1844-08-30

Meeting or tho Clay Party Last nvening at
the National Hall, Canal street.
Yesterday evening there was pretty strong mus
ter of the supporters Of Henry Clay at the above
place. Shortly after the hour appointed for the
meeting, the room was pretty well filed, there
being near upon 500 persons present. The meet
ing was under the supervision of the Third Ward
Clay Club. The platform was erected at the back
OF the room, behind which was the banner OF the
Third Ward Democratic Clay Club, surmounted
by two small American flags. Shortly before
eight o'clock, the President OF the Third Ward
Democratic Clay Club, VIM. Dodge, ESQ, took
the chair
The CHAIRMAN, previous to commencing the
business of the evening, said he wished to read
the meeting two communications, one was from
the wings of New Jersey, inviting the wings Of
New York 10 mass meeting, to be held in that
State on the third of September next; The other
was from the wings of the State of Massachusetts,
giving similar invitation to mass meeting to be
held on Boston Common on the 18th of the same
month The Chairman then introduced Mr.. L. p.
Perine, Of Tennessee. Al this time the room be-
came comfortably crowded, and the cry became
pretty strong for an adjournment to the street, but
at that time the cry was unheeded.
MIR. EDWIN L. fER1NE, OF IenneB6ee, then 0sCeuded
the platform and said Fellow citizens approach the
stand this ing with much feeling Of embarrass-
ment, from the fact that know that many have come
.ere tonight to hear who have gained honors in
the :" therefore say in Prentiss's words,
that those birds who destined to take the lofty
fight ought be allowed to do So while the birds smaller
feather should be allowed TO keep to their roost laugh
ter.) When feel that such man as Reverdy Johnson
Is to address this meeting, almost feel diffdence to
lead off here tonight enter the not of your
pet nags but as mere colt Qaughter) and in running
my oas that when to the
distance pole the first round shall be able to save my
distance and come in second. Immense laughter and
applause Every thing appears most glorious for the
come in here the rear Of all this and sufficient
apology II cannot entertain you as fully as those
respected friends of mine who are to succeed me
to express how ardently feel in the cause
Cheers) feel as certain son Of the Emerald ISLE who
invited OF his friends partake his
hospitality; when he got seated down to table, he
tremendous large dish in the centre Of the table, with hut
very small piece of meat it, and was well surroun.
ded with what the housewives call gravy.soup."-
Qaughter.) The sturdy Hbernian Immediately COM
menced rolling his sleeves and appeared to be bent
upon some exploit when he asked by his friend,
what you going to do?n The Irishman replied, 81
going to swim into that small piece OF meat
much h Of it there. there efsoars Of iaughtsrJ am IN
going to act like the Irishman for am going to swim in
to it. Renswsd laughter hail however my M friends n
land Of Tennessee, and coming from that State was
quested to deal little in Polkery Haughter shall
know little Of Polk-and it is but little do knowbut
from all know il is not for to 90 into his ancestors
although that there some good people in this city
that talk to about his grandfather and his ancestry
who have been whigs and one Of the descendants
Ezekiel, who ntoRhe arms Of the British tories
and said he always whig, "a laugh) and thus he
whence it is derived in the Greek words Loco" to steal
and foco," to hide Roars of laughter) 1t is against
such man we have to go and we have inscribed upon
log cabin and written upon star spangled banner
Henry Clay. cloud cheering) He remembered at the
time ofthe Baltimore nomination in the amphbious 0wr
Of Cairo when the boat announced the nomination o
Polk the democrats all asounded that they sat
it whig lie, and that they weud wait until the
boat came, which would announce to them that it wal
VanBuren who was:nomnated. Theywaited and the mex
boat brought the account Of the Polk nomination they
a vaa noud e
street-adjourn, which caused some ntsrruption) The
party went to attend that meeting and tried to raise
tried to say something about Polk but they could not
loud cries OF street, }" sstreet."
CHARMANIt is extremely indecorous to interrupt the
speaker.
Ma PERRNE.-At that meeting they expected to get up
great excitement, and there persons there who
cried out loudly Hurrah for Polk" and not Of them
could get up excitement. They said to the party
"You swallow down that Polk and take it at any
rate" Loughter) The old lads then il they did
swallow own that Polk stalk it would go another way
aoars Of laughter)i They had to swallow down the
and then they told they should take Texas-tht
lone Star to be the ISSUE and the cry Polk
Dallas and Texas" II the Democrats would but cas-
their eyes to South Carolina, they would the effect
Gil IN relation TO IeXaS ana the wings now throw
the thing in their very teeth (cheers) He felt thai
the question of Texas in the South going ts
be the ruin Of the Democratic party cheers) TIL.
glorious letter Of Harry Clay that raised the stripes
stars, flung the question Of annexation in their very
teeth and they must have some ssue-somethng 10
ken and arouse the party from the stupor into which they
Jackson FRIEND" and called him Young Hickory !" but
he would ask in what particular respect was he like
prowess. They might accuse Harry Clay of both bu
Heaven knows they could snow accuse Polk. (Lout
s he wen 70 an wse @
certificate OF his valor which he put in his bre
pocket Roars Of laughtsr) And yet they called hin
that Polk had stood up against Long jimmy Jones' and
twas well known that when he stood up and pointed hi
finger at him, and to those who contended he The
consistent champion Of free trade he would merely refer
them to his letter. Mr. P. here reviewed briefly Mr.
Folks opinions and actions the tariff question and
tinued-he has taken different from what hi
formerly had done and they might positively put dowr
South Carolina as whig Qoud cheering) as it be
ginning to change since Polk had changed his
rency question hut the democracy advocated nc
system Of finance for the country. Their business in
this respect like the poor fellow Ami Johnson, who
in one Of his revels got into sound snooze and waking
thus soliloquized-"Ami johnson ANIL not Johnson
and who the devil Am if am not Johnson 2? he ask
ed them about the currency, they would talk Of sub
Treasury and IL they asked them that question they
would take refuge and fly to the clone star" Mr. p
briefly glancng at the leading principles of the wings
contradistinguished from the locofocos, concluded
AT this period the cry was most vocferous fol
an adjournment to the street, when the chairman
said that at the end of thu observations of the
sent speaker, II it was the wish Of those then pre-.
sent, they would adjourn to the street. At this
time the mob outside was considerably increased
and the shouts therefrom much interfered with the
proceedings in the room. Shortly after temporary
platform was erected, and Mr. Reverdy johnson
addressed the meeting from a wagon placed out
side the door, in very animated speech which, In
consequence of want Of accommodation, oul
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unable to give any thing more than mere sketch
Of what succeeded Those parties who are mos
interested in the proceedings at public meetings are
but too blind to their own interest, by neglectine
to accommodate the press-as all their gems o
oratory and sublime effus. ons arc doomed to eva
porate into thin air, and are therefore lost wher
they are not reported
Upon proceeding out Of doors we found the plat
form a wagon surrounded with several hundre A