The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-18
The clay Indignation Meeting In New York.

Under this caption, the New York Mirror ian original
Taylor paper notices the celebration of the I'D anniver
sary of Mr. Cays birth day; his friends seizing the
opportunity of venting their spleen against the Phlade
pha convention, which had superseded their favorite
candidate by the nomination of General Taylor There
is evidently cordial feeling between the friends Of
the two distinguished men, and there is strong
to suspect that there very little between the principals
themselves.
The New York Express says that at this celebration
" mercy shown TO the Taylor delegates at Phila-
dephia and the original Taylor men, of whom were
damned accursed traitors 10 the wing party and to
Henry Clay. The language of invectve exhausted
against the original Taylor men, and against not
original. who FESTIVE under the attack. Kisses
occasionally heard but the cheering riot when
ever the name OF Henry Clay uttered"
Mr. Greeley, in speech, informed the audience that
Henry Clay in the Senate " alone reconcile the peo-
pie the necessity that called Zachary Taylor to the pres
idenal chair"
Mr.. Joseph L. White, formerly wing member of the
Senate of the United Siates) who attended the Buffalo
convention, now renominates Mr. Clay President for
49, and thus vents his ire upon the Philadelphia conven
ton
SIT was by the OF God, it for the OF
acction-instan,, pressing srden omni pesenthrough
out the land in the bosoms of men, but account
malicious, malignan-tHiss and loud calls for other
speakers here heard Gentlemen, may speak here
(Speak out! speak out j 1t was account of deep
seated malignant, eternal hostility that the nomination
that the defeated, and the hope Of his friends
and desire of the wings of the Unon swept away by
o.e fell blow. Yes and that blow welded by the
hand of traitors in the wing camp BY that blow, of the
combined power of treachery and money, the friends OF
Mr. Clay denied their home. and forth wander
npon strange ground and then, wing, Clay wing
an ultra wing, [appause,l determined that whatever
course others their judgment and conscience might
adopt least would not in and never have.
'Mr. Clay shameully sacrificed in that convention
asmssndea murdered in the house of his friends; and
then, after the nomination, the friends OF Mr.. Clay
asked to rampe upon the grave where their hopes
entombcd, and shake hands with their idols
That deed too full of sacriege for do this and
rather than thus turned aside from that path and
cured the assossns my heart, curse them 20
| From the New Mirror
| The Clay INDIGNATION MEETING AroILo--If we
may Judge from published reports of the speeches
sentiments flung n honor Of Henry Clay" the Apo
10 Saloon Thursday evening, there still exists among
''the ciques" dee rooted and deadly hostility towards
the administration General Taylor, Notwithstanding
undeserved favor which has thus far been shown tc
this very faction the dspensaon Of government pa
nonage IL cannot be denied that here in New York
but original of General Taylor have yet
ceived office his hands Matthew L. Davis belonged
this very clique of 10 Whites, Nick CAROLS, and Will.
Halls who have constantly denounced the friends of Gen
Taylor traitors and assassins And to invite tho Pres