New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-04-16
~ NIR. CLAY will be in Petersburgh, Va. on
Thursday of this week.
From the Wilmington y. C.. Chronicle Of Thursday
lIr. Clay In Wilmington.

From the Wilmington " c. Chronicle Of Thursday.
Mr.. Clay In Wilmington.
The publication OF the Chronicle has been de-
layed dav TO enable us to give some account Of
/ The reception and entertainment of Mr.. Clay IN
/ Wilmington, where he arrived yesterday MORN
ing at half past 9.
| On Tuesday afternoon between and o.
clock, the committee of thirteen dcputcd by the
Clay Club to wait upon Mr.. Clay at Charleston,
and escort him to this town, received hun on
board the fine steamer Gladiator. The steamer
had quite pleasant night for the run, and reach
ed Smithvc about sunrise, Mr.. Clay was there
welcomed to the State by the committee of ten,
consisting OF the chairman OF the Wing Central
Committee and one gentleman from each of the
Nine Congressional Districts The steamer
came to on the South side of Market Dock Here
an immense throng had gathered to greet the dis
tnrushcd man, and 50 soon as the boat touched
the wharf, there were repeated bursts of the peo-
pies welcome. Mr.. Clay was then introduced
to the Committee of Arrangements, and pro-
cesslon having formed in The prescribed order,
he was escorted 10 his private odings at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Joseph a. Hill.
At II O'Clock, Mr.. CLAY, accompanied by the
CLAW Club, committees and citizens, repaired to
the new and commodous mansion o. Capt. Sam
uc Potter, on Market street. Here, undet the
balcony Of the house facing Market street. he
was addressed in most appropriate manner by
Ex-Governor Dudley, the President of the Clay
Club. MIR. Clay made only a short reply, not
exceeding twenty minutes IN length.
He said he had long looked forward to this VS.
il TO North Carolina, (Which he had promised TO
make when fitting opportunity should Occur
with pleasing hope, and now having set foot
Get d.v hrs
authorizations were in a course of being realized,
and the event would form an epoch IN his life
He had for many years wished to visit the State.
and The repeated invitations he had received
fromed motives OF still xeightier influence.
He utterly dsclamed all clectonecrlng designs
or selfish purposes as pertaining to his journey.
He was travelling on business, and to enjoy the
Inequalities of his friends; the people had ten
dered him unexpected civil!ties. which he could
not without rudeness decline lie had also been
brought out on political topics, and had not hest
tated to declare his sentiments, as became an
American citizen.
lie glanced at the two principal parties Of the
country. expressing his convictions that both OF
them are in the main governed by honest views.
Men he said should act with that party IN whose
principles they found the least 10 condemn, after
havinr given them thorough examination
None could expect TO find IN any party every
thing exactly as they would have lt-small de-
fccis must be overlooked, as are those when
man discovers, perchancc, in the woman ol his
admiration lie had attached himself TO the
Wing party as the result OF his Investigations OF
the great principles of its existence. But every
man, he said, should hold party iealty as sub1r-
dinatc to that due his country. Properly, parties
were but instruments for promoting our country's
good. r.
Mr.. CLAW excused himself for the brielness OF
his discourse By reference to the fatlgung circum-
stances of his Journey thus far.
His speech ended, Mr.. Clay entered the recep-
iinn rooms, and was there introduced To 4 rush.
ing tide Of people, made up oil both sexes, all
ares. and conditions He remained at the recep-
ton rooms until O'Clock, and then retired TO hls
lodgings.
CLAY took his departure for Raleigh, by way OF
the railroad, chcered by many, many, newly
awakened and newly born wishes for his weliaie
II FELIX SzNAc was brought under examine
ton on Saturday evening, for ms assault TWO
weeks previous, upon young a. Med. Luuisoen
He was committed for t-iaI at the next Criminal
Court OF this County, for his appearance at which
he was held to $4,000 ball The examination
was held before Justice kimba We have not
heard who were the securities that were gwen
but they were such, 1t is understood, as the Ma
gis,rate deemed good and sufficient.
We are gratiied to learn that young Lumsden
is slowly recovering from his wounds, a fact that
is as sur prising as it is pleasurabc to his phys-
clans and attendants and to all whose sympathles
have been enlisted in his extraordinary suffer
incs. Not one Of the three balls that entered his
/ body has yet been extracted.
Mobile Adv. April 6.
DIvIDlxG THE CouSTRY-Yesterday Capt. Sir
James Alexander, Of the llth regiment, left this
place, on speca! service, to assist the exploration
and survey of a new line for grand military road
to connect the three provinces Canada, New
7 Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The wesl-known
scientific requirements OF Sir James Alexander
render him particularly suited to aid IN great
undertaking of this description.
Kingston (Canada) Chrcn. Aprll ;.
TRIAL OF THE GoRDoNs.-These people are be-
ing tried for the murder Of Amasa Spsague, be-
fore the Providence Court. An injunction of 81
lence was imposed upon the press, which will not
/ De removed until the verdlcts are rendered.
The trial of M.Danie is progressing. The
plea put in by the prisoner, is that Chavls was
killed in Texas, beyond the jurisdiction of the
! United States. ST. Louis Paper of the 5th.