The Arkansas banner., 1849-05-08
clnr pinnrr b New rork.

.,, s,, in Nsx York, hy bis friends-ihe s4trs We take the sspeIsd speech of Joseph L.. g,',. f,cm among lhe many that were delivered
 ,,. sOcasies: aad if we may jadge fsom-its tose, .., .,s net much la the prOceedisgs of the fes- .ire comfort 10 Old Zsek CT tbe nc party Isis- n. Herald reports ii as fellows; II. .,uvesced ia qaits lsgu5rious strain, com ".s.- of the calamity which had befallen the { -,,s :s thc successful iDgraiitade of the whig 1 .-.v 10 Henry Clay. Not by the set of God--not f ,ss wsa, of dessrt in Henry Ctay-n0t for the
 .f .H oyerN belsning affection for that inStrl- - .,.n-bai from the malicious. malignant, eter- f l,.aasbss hostility I tremendoHs cheers, amid ~t.L ,hs esausetion was lost )-lhs nominatiou of -, ,,an WIS .eG<aiea-deiesiei by the blow Of @.,.r. io the whig camp. tTerFi6c applause, v-,,ssw L. -Dssis and otheS at the head of the
 s. sts,tag 10 their feet and waiving their hand t.cs,.fs lt was owing tO the continuation of the r., of trrpebery and the power of money 1hAs ]
 asluiastien was defcsted. and the hopes of the --s..rv were cloves down. lImmense applause i-isy whis--an ultra whig-an extra ultra l - bs for enc, had resolved never to E cave h. p -'s \. seyer hsa, and be never would, (Great as- i...-l He had gone 10 the Philadelphia eonven- =. .. volunteer. as hs always woald 20, as a s.-,5 nl H-nry Clay; and BOW, on the l2gh day ~ 4,-,L l@la, he ready to aver that ninety .s. oat of every hundred uss Ehigs in the eenn- . ,r.f,rrsd Henry Clay their candidate. (Ius- "a. cheeriugl The Philadelphia convention -,, u,iscassei .'whig' eoRyention. Ca one hand ..,esnsan ef forty years standing xas presented; ,5 ea ths ether man ho had fought four battles .,l writ.sa foar accounts of them. (Lauxhser.) k u,sn would 20 further than he in honorinx the s.s sf those battles for his achievements; but he sr,bered well. in 1928, that his eyes, in reading ,s. sshaies in Congress, invoiuntary turned 10 ,s. s,eeeaes of Henry Clay; aRi he well remem- ..,- the warning ef that great statesman that it r sangsroas 10 elevate military men to the presi- s.,v. on account merely Of military qualifications ra.i hsl always been, till lately, whir doctrine 'rs4>rs snd few hiSses.l He blamed no man for .aassaing the whig doctrine--he condemned na asa sho voted for Zaehsry TaylOr-b1t, as for s.s.f ne had pci abandoned that principle; and !. sss wbig. hoaoripg Zachary Taylor thoagh he as. ys. he determined that he could net vote for .a He had no assurance that the government
 sssl be administered according to % hig principles sv G-a Taylor. (Ckeers, and a voice. nobody kssEr) He had refused 10 csst his vote for a man q ss political principles. tCheers) He believed u.st Gen. Taylor had more than the bravery of ygaas Ca-Ssr, but he bad given ground for any ssaa to believe that he was a whig. (Cheersj Not .s Hih Hesry Clay. Who doubled Henry Gays r5i.e-yi lrrerneadoHs apPlause.) Henry Clay tst 5.ea murdered in the house of his friends .Greai applause By standing aloof from him and rs,aag fer Gen Taylor they had sanctioned the ss-hce and endorsed the assassination. tCheers) Ale, witnessing the deep damuaion of his taking sf1 they had been called on to travel over the kaEe oi Henry Clay, and shake hands with the ssSsssiss. He for one, refused 10 comply. Rather .aaa aaye doae 30. be would have moistened that
 raTe Eith his tears and earsed the assassin as he a5x ci1. Absolutely deafening applause, al the ,lsss of which hoarse voice al the foot of the
 ,com shouted eat Go on, Joey. iili daylight"
 inmeBse cheers, and roars of laughter.) He then
 proceeded to give history of the Baffal0 coaveA-
 3as 10 Shich, he said he had goae-after a strange
 soi, bat 10 strange doctrine. (Lsaghter.l He
 concluded then 10 take whig doctrines sdTninis-
 ste hy ioeofoco, rather than Iocofoco principles
 ar 20 principles at ali GCheer<. interrupted by
 alsses. and cries for (" music,' which accustomed
 briei Interruption or the speaker Al length The
 sscaker resumed and Said.) That so long as the
 Fr~siten, was surrounded by such men as Claytoa
 sad Ewing, he had no doubt that the administra-
 asa woui4 te whig. He did not intend to make
 ssy isciious opposition 10 the administration, so
 7ag as il was whg. Still, they were not to be
 soaat 10 The principle of eleyaiing military man
 is tte presidency. In conclusion. he said that if
 ile head Of henry Clay shosld be four years hence
 ssaye iilis earth, he woald know no locality but
 Ash!aaJ, and DO man but Heary Clay. tTrsmend-
 cps applause. ia ihe mids, of which several of the fre President. Horace Greeley. Matthew l.. Davis
 sd others, crowded up to MT. White, and embraced
 ala most aF~ciioaa:siy.)
 The regular toasts concluded with: !ss Judas iseariofs ef sar Day and Csneratioa- Ioey will not all receive their thirty pieces. Ts Far Scr
 Tis wonans smiles that lull our cares to rest Deal w0maG's charms that give 10 life it's rest ''
 Some of ihe volunteer toas;s were poetieal and p-astieal-spch as.
 Be ss OtRee-sesiDr-
 ." r i1sre done when lis done, then 'iwere well V were done quickiy.'
 Tae Hs-4ory q CSps. JoAn 7'y!sy- The evil that men do lives after them" IAs Lafs PailadslsAi4 Csssemsaa- " [ Wsat cecrees they make and call them rust,
 And we submit 10 theIn-becsuse We must"
 OrT CoHstry-
 W ben the sea is calm, all boats alike
 show mastership in floating"
 It Military Heroes ef OFT COunfry- " The warriors name
 :! 10 peaed and chim' on all the tongues of Fame,
 sounds less harmonious to the grateful mind
 Than his who fashions and improves mankind ''
 About midnight the President adjourned the
 fle-sag lo the l2th Of April, 1850.
 kE-Prsslssat Potk.-The reception of ex-Presl-