The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-04-23
CLAY Dinner in New York

and Tribune concur in saying that an unusually
large number Of guests assembled, and that all
seemed animated by an extraordinary degree of en-
thusasm.
Blunt oiciatsd President. assisted BY the follow
5Peckhsm: Joseph Price William s. Drake John +
nenedlct Lewis, Jr, Daniel Ullman M. r. Brewer.
After the second regular toast the following letter
from Mr. Clay was read
GenHemen-I received, last evening your official letter
stating the purpose Of few Of my friends in New York
celebrate my approaching blrthdsy and inviting my attend
Feeling this honor far transcends any merit possess
or the value Of any public services performed.
nevertheless deeply affected by it, and recognise proof
found gratitude and thankfnness pray you. gentlemen
to accept yourselves and to tender to associates
spectfu acknowledgements.
Waving other considerations. have just termin sted
long voyage and long absence from home, it mot in my
power as you ANTICIPATED to sccept kind invitation
your grateful fnend H. CLAY
The fourth regular toast was, "The President
and Vice President of the United States'' This,
says the Herald, was received with little enthusi-
asm. At last some one shouted " Three cheers for
Zachary Taylor" to which the response was doubt
full Then came cry, " Three cheers for Harry
Clay" and Greeley says these three were of the
right son-making the roof ring again. Gen. Tay-
loris answer to the Committee of Invitation was
Eehd. 1t was as follows:
WAsHINsToN. p. c., April 10, 1s4s.
attend celebration Of the birth day Of Mr. Clay is Just re,
ceived would afford pleasure join you on that occa
Ra % the ana a%s Of &
co., a but the Of Official duties renders mpossi
| am therefore compelled with regret to decline the cour
remain win great respect your ''s''sn' 'fI'f Ts1rop
At the reading of the letter, three cheers for the
President were again called for; and then sue
ceeded the same loud shout of "Three cheers for
Harry Clay"
The fifth regular toast was, The Memory of
Washington-Men blush, there was but one.''
According to the Herald
MI. Uman responded, He pronounced glowing euo-
Bad taste Soh hush Tie soil Of America had been
stsr, Clay That galaxy Of unequaled splendor.
Hs nn asa 81 q e. s
dent delight of the who would gladly have heard
him at least six hours longer.
The sixth toast was fierce: Freedom-To pre-
serve its consistency, the soil of newly acquired
territory should not be marked by the footsteps of
involuntary servitude'' Very appropriately fol-
lowed Mr. Van Buren's letter:
GenhemenI feel myself honored BY your Invitation to
attend the festival to be given by the friends of Henry Clay
1t afford. much pleasure be assured of the favorable
tho and
sdeIaon o. your venerable friend and Of the nature OF your
T. therefore, need only add expression of my sincere
get that i will not be in power to avail myself Of
am, gentlemen, very respectfully and truly yours.
M. VAN BUEEN.
Mr.. Joseph L. White, being loudly called for,
arose and addressed the company. The report of
the speech in the Herald is confirmed by that of the
Tribune, though the former is more dramatic than
the latter We therefore copy it from the Herald.
=, He eo%ms1eed in quite ugHbIicps strain complaining
se.su ns,stude Of the xhg party Henry Clay Not
for the want Of an Overwhelming affection for that
ilustous man. but from the malicious malignant, eternal
connection no ninaton Of that man was de-
fsstedcdeested by the blow Of traitors in the wing camp
of the table starting their feet waving their handke
chiefs3 1t was owing to the combustion Of the power Of
defeated and the hopes of the country cloyen
a. GaY
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farther than he honong the hero Of those battles for his
the speeches Of Henry Clay and he well remembered the
military auaIca'siep. That had always been ,l lately
man for abandoning the whg dGetnpe.hs condemned no
hsd not abandoned that principle and as one whg, honor
Jog Zachary TayoG though be did he determined that
government would be administered according whig pm
cples by Gen: Taylor. CHEERS. and a voice" nobody
political principles he believed hat Gem Tay
io had than the bravery Of Julius Caesar but he had
VIE Hsa1y csy Who dcq $s Hs%'y
had en II Ss Roos Fl.
BY standing aoof from s him and voting for Gen
Of Ii. called DE- On
hass done You'd have @q.'snsd grave With +:
r. f. ies' IL Shouted Joey ii S.S
as but Rs
wing doctrines administered BY ocoioeo rather than loco
with hes and Which BRET
interruption Of the speaker At length the speaker resumed
BY as Clayton and Ewing he had no do" that
the adm nisuaon would be whig He did not intend to
h & n sos TO Be
of lie sd Y s n cy be
four hence above this earth be would know locality
but Ashland and but Henry Clay. Tremendous
applause the midst of which several of the Vice rres
dents, Horace Greeley; Matthew 1. Davis, and Others
crowded up to Mr. White. and embraced him most affec
tionately
The eighth toast was:
Henry Clay in the Senate
He is ours
To administer, to guard, t adorn the State.
But no, to warp o. change it we are his,
To serve him nobly in the common cause.
True to the DEATH
To which, says the Tribune, Horace Greeley re-
sponded. 1--WE suppose Mr.. Greeley thinks himself
called to answer to all toasts egisatoriaI since
his recent career in Congress. 1t is the only way
we can account for his assuming to answer the
toasts The Tribune further says that Horace's
remarks will pass unreported by them unless very
badly butchered in some other paper. The Even
ing Post therefore wishes that some will butcher
Horace's remarks, for
The craven Rock and pert Jack.daw-
Though neither birds OF moral KIND /;
Yet when hanged or stuffed with straw.
Show us which way blows the wind"
The Herald gives Mr.. Greeley's speech:
He said he hardly dared hope with his weak voice. reach
of hat