The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-13
cannot discover To the people 1t Is oer the msri-


return and abide with us forever"
"Wasbipgtons March"
co to gratifyl unhsllowed smbition-Among them,
none more lamsnted none more justly honored for pc,
culisr nobeuess in death, than Henry Clay Jr We will
remember and avenge them In November"
:" Bold Soldier Boy"
Phisdelphia-ws say to them emphatioally Be just,
and fear not"
Come, come true Wings ALP
IL. 1.-THE Republic of France and the movements Of
the People throughout Europs-May they profit by our
u: popular nations-whent the People lsad,po-
liticians must follow
49, The Ladies-Like tho sensitive plant :shrinkug
from ausht mpure.,hsy appreciate the integrity and
strong despiee the counssls of the weak"
Here's a health to all good lasses."
sembly by tho chairman, and spoke as follows Mr. Pro-
sident and gentlemsnOn my return to take up my re-
city, to me susj,st Of peculiar srssaostIon that
the first opportunity have Of presenting myself before
Of the on ss s
ever made to be celebrated here in the city Of my
adoption. SApplauss Gentlemen, l see Now York
but and her greater STILL She has always bsen at the
head Of the commercial prosperity Of the Western CON-
government, mbece government has tried to crush
the prosperity Of the country and in doing to crush
many of the noble warehouses. In ls45 tho desc
latng element passed through her streets. Commercial
indomablo energy islands above it ALL and she rises
from disaster as II It wan to acquire new strength and
with their towers and spires point heaven for whom
they were built her public charities extend broad
same New York the Same glorious CITY proudly her DO
stion and noble by her commanding influence, support
s y the srn. OF Of h' tho
world And this city has not only its business, relations
political Gs sa
to enter into any new political schemes, standing
by its own principles and believing that candidate for
the presidency Of the United States may be selected
from those whose principles not known-those
wings Who under all circumstances Of disaster and
place in the chair Of state, at Albany governor
those principles which they believe Of the feunda
tion Of the welfare Of tho country. find these wings
still in ths same pace anchored and solid the rock
ofprncple (AppauSe) see others willing to run after
strange GODS In strange places but find the wings of
atui and false fires still standing by the position which
they ever have taken, and no matter what winds
principles Of the American constitution the principles
Of our sres Of 10 Of the msn who In 49, sixty years
all
earth (Appause Gentlemen, It is supposed by hum.
gurgle It is supposed that there ere some great
controlling principles which one great party 10 the Uni
ted States consider to ths welfare OF this 60
vernment, and that there other great controlling
principles which tho other party consider abso-
ment which our fathers established, and We are
therefore jealous when we sac any party Of our.
a candidate for the presidency Of whom W. know
nothing at all. pop, pop and cries Of good3 We
GOOD, good) We dssire to know whether man il
| cheese chalk-Qaughter) -snd if We sit down ut
don't want to Ind afterwards that have to digest
cat (Uproarious applAuss) Gentlemen, the msn WAC
tuiSn were wss mem op pop gus They
of large practical and good common sense ex-
peIisnSsd in the ways Of the w9aihsy Locked before
the past and with the character Of their fowcitizsns
They established that great chart OF our liberties
and the result has proved their wisdom Soon afser
they established that constitution in other lends In
Ia belle France beautiful, glorious France:
they desiring to initiate that example, metogether and
produced their first constitution their second consttu
ton and during the Of five or six years they hsa
their i've or elk constitutions lgugse guggle, pop, pop
pop) which all ended in military despotism (psp) but
the constitution which George Washington, James Ma
.r ,s Of years has STOOD rm
in the middle Of the amid the storms that have
nations rocked to their centre while all Europ. is in
state Of revolution called upon at such time, to
about whom bs his other merits which
ainy great, and to which we should accord every
homer and sunpa yet w . nnoTs bn
States its practical experience In this our land We
called on in the MIDST Of the storm which Is now
endspgeng country well as other lands to set
aside the only pilot in whom have conhdoncc the
only man whom VIC know to have proved himself oapa-
bic of weathering tho storm, and take in his stead
pilot who by his ueters, declares he knows
thing Of the shoals and roci which may bs cast
ean you pS ons hav. that in u
cordsIoe with the subsct which has drawn you toge
Their you have my hearty and free concurrence In all
the senme ns which have been expressed here
ing .
Mr. THEODORE ToMLiSsos then loudly called |
upon and addressed the assembly in very eloquent and
able speech Mr.. President and genlsmen-Slght, al
most severe indspos0n masss me unable 10 oome
this great occson but In the language Oh the TENN
toast which has just been drank let us cay TO the n,ton
phia, Be just and tear notn Lot say to the mer.
chant princes Of city, to the OF the nationlet
people coming up from the great of the democra
cy the Union, ito DO just and fesr not" Wesre
bled fellow men, unususy ana extraordinarily ass 70.
bed TO celebrate the natal day OF who lives, who
ha. an existence, and who stand on the broad re-
public of country. 1t is usual to celebrate |
the birthday after they have died and Is
sua to bring tho choral strain Oh an occasion Of estvy
to celebrate the living We cslebrate the birthday OF
tho dead; but we Ia this republic Henry LAY men,
DESTROYS to deprive postsrity Of the enjoymeLt are
while no lives because he as born on the soil and Illus
trates the true American character Why do cele
brate the day OF h BIRTH Why do We meet on this CO.
this eel Ii beceuse he an American; not in the
narrow sense Of the term but In the enlarged ssnse
American spirit prevails hrouy the great extent Of
East, and has prevailed in the capitals of Europe
was born American soil, but say that tn. Irish |
boy, the young Frenchman, the swtzr on the Alps, i,
IN American as loDR as ne nBDCs torch oi Hceuom
and breathes prayer for the democracy of the world
They talk CT the manifest destiny Of the age, of the
spirit Of the age OF tho Apglo-Ssxon but tell
you there only class OF that strikes for fres
dom and that Is American men There ~ only ono spl-
rit and IL Is American spirit there Is but phioso
ply and that Ia American philosophy. Our ancestors,
when they crossed tbs ocean In perous bark, were
provided by Providence with country that had been
untouched by desposm. Tbs trees OF the forest grew
the relics OF a past and forgotten race, where
wild and savage foe ran after the deer, and
followed the eagle, but ii left for them,
imbued with new and American spirit, 70
plsut the altar OF freedom this land aud where the
savage after the deer have built the church, and
struck through the broad extent Of Union note OF
freedom that will shaks the loo bound throne Of the i'm
perial Gar The speaker then delivered eloquent
romarks on the character and pas. servoes OF Henry