The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-03-17
Mr.. Clay in New York.

IL seems that no change was made In the time OF
| Mr.. Clay's arrival in New York-Tuesday, the 7th,
early in the afternoon and (having left Phadel-
| pha at A. NJ he accordingly landed at Castle
Garden about half past o'clock. His reception,
it is stated, absorbed, during the morning, and even
the previous day, the attention of the whole city.
and business TO great extent, was suspended. He
landed at Castle Garden amid the firing of cannon
and the shouts of the thousands who had assembled
on the Battery to greet him. He was received by
Mayor Brady, who, in becoming manner, ten
dered him the hospitaties of the city. Mr.. Clay
replied briefly but feelingly; said he much
fatgued-a truth his general demeanor amply indi-
Gated On the way from Amboy to New York, he
made quite long speech in reply to Morris Frank
lin, who welcomed him in the name of the city.
The following is an abstract of Mr.. Cs remarks:
Gentlemen of the Common Council of New York
and Mr.. Chairman: thank you for the sentiments
you have uttered, but l cannot find language to
| convey to you what feel at this moment. If had
any pretensons to eloquence or eocution it cannot
be expected on this occasion, for two reasons: One
is that my heart is full and the other il that the
subject is myself Ifmen have any power of public
speaking, they shood exert it, not for themselves,
but the good of their country For the friendly
spirit in which you have so elOquenty greeted Inc
on this my visit, ferventy thank you
You have rightly said that this visit was not in
accordance with my own views, DESTROYS as ever
| am of meeting my friends in New York. left my
residence purely on account of private and pro-
fessonal business, which required my presence at
Washington and Philadelphia, and it was my
desire to confne myself exclusively to that business
But when l recollected the obligations was
under to my fellow citizens and friends in your
great city, and the pleasure / have always had
when in former days visited you; when heard
that with noble hospitality, and true to the i'm.
pulses of their generous NATURE they had buried all
party feeling, and had blended all distinctions in
one common desire that should again visit them,
could not refuse the summons of your Common
Council 1t seemed to me that ought to reject the
cold and cautious calculations of the head and
meet with ready response the generous sympathies
of their hearts.
hope. gentemen to have frequent opport,lni-
ties of seeing you and conversing with you during
my brief sOjourn among you, and trust, therefore,
that you will excuse me for turning from you for
one moment to thank the Philadelphia committee
for their manifestations to me, not only on my entry
into their city, but during my stay and to the pre-
sent moment. Their chairman has not too elo-
quently depicted the circumstances Of my entry
into Philade lphia
have several times in my life had occasion to
be thankful for the friendship, the affectionate at
tacment evinced toward me by my friends at
Philadelphia. But never have I had such proofs
of love and attachment shown to me as during my
last visit Ii seemed to me if the whole city, all
the houses, had discharged themselves Of their
population to greet Inc during my short stay among
them.
For such manifestations of hospitality, such
touching testimonials of esteem and regard, were
offered me as | never before received. And this,
not from one party, but from all, without distnc-
ton of party; not from one sex, but from both;
from all ages and classes, and had almost said
from all colors. Uaughter)
Gentlemen, carry back to my friends in your
pleasant city my thanks to you, to them TO your
whole population, for their demonstrations, and
tell them
Here was warning that the floor was in dam
ger of giving way, and the company were request
ed to stand back and spread themselves over Il
greater surfaced Mr.. Clay, mistaking the cause,
playfully remarked that he did not want them to
do So he liked to have his friends as close to him
possible. daughter and cheers.)
Tell them that while single drop of blood cir.
cuates in my heart, shall recollect with profound
gratitude their proofs of affectionate attachment.
My visit to their city constitutes epoch, bright,
cheering, glorious epoch, in my life, and never,
while continue to live, shall cease to be CRATE
full for all these and former proofs Of their attach
ment and Kindness.
said, sir, the occasion was one-(here another
interruption prevented our catching the sentence)
and have now only again to express my Joy mt
seeing my friends from New York. / should like
to make compromise with them, that / shall
shake their hands instead of their shaking mine.
Laughter and repeated cheering)