Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-04-19
Mn. cLAY's BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY.

uim year W His aye Oh SATURDAY last. his
anniversary of his birth was celebrated by the
z Clay Festival Association" Of the city Of New
York in a brilliant entertainment about Eve hun
dred persons having sat down to the supper.
WILLS HALL presided, who, after the cloth was
removed, introduced the intellectual exercises by
pronouncing warm eulogium upon Mr.. CLAY.
Messrs. JOSEPH L. WHITE, N. B. BLUNT, DEPEYa
sTER OGDEN, GEO. CORNELL, CALVIN MATHER, and
others also made speeches, as did Mr.. MARcoLE-
IA, the Nicaraguan Minister, who was an invited
guest A number OF letters to the committee of
invitation were read from other invited guests who
could not make it convenient to attend amongst
which we notice letters from Mr.. WEBSTER, Sena-
tor DICKINSON Hon. EDWARD EVERETT, and Mr..
CLAY. We copy the latter. as follows:
HAVANA, March 81, 1851. t
GESrLEMES have great pleasure in acknowledging the
receipt Of your obgng letter. stating the purpose Of the Clay
Festival Association to celebrate, the 18th proximo my
birthday in the city Of New York by supper and inviting
me to be present and partake of the festival. h
Language gentlemen is wholly inadequate to express my
grateful feelings, and the extent Of my very great obligations
to my friends in New York. for the strength ardor constan
cy and fidelity Of their attachment me, of which they
have given so many signal proofs.
Ia this last you have found an additional motive arising
out Of my public service In all the trials and s,rug
ing encouragement to know that whatever differences
Of opinion might elsewhere exist, between my friends and
there none there could be nons for the question in
volyed was the integrity and harmony Of that Union the
preservation Of which stood voluntarily and unanimously
pledged II there be any remaining in country hope
there not who would seek desire overthrow it. let
them abroad and contrast numbeess blessings and
wonderful advancement and prosperity with the condition Of
any other people the habitabe globe and they do
return with profound gratitude for our admirable institutions
they must have hearts derived from the common parent
Of mankind perverted by the same evil Spirit which de-
stroyed his respose the garden of Eden. Temporary
is my absence from the United States during my short
ourn this delightful island, almost in sight of the shores
Of our own country, feel that sentiment in full force
shall return, gentlemen, in few days Ashland, by
the route Of New Orleans and the Mississippi and regret
therefore that it will not be in my power be in the midst
Of my friends the occasion to which you have done
the honor to invite me.
need not assure them that wherever may be, at home
abroad in heart, in spirit, and in sympathy, am with
them.
With every respect, your friend and obedient servant
H. CLAY.
The following are the most prominent of the re-
gular toasts which were drunk on the OCCASION
HEsRr CLAr "You are still to us all that you have
been throughout our ives-sll great honorable, Just pure
patriotic, and wise-sl first Of living men,, and FIRST in
our hearts still greater than President Monarch for you
still HENRY CLAY"
The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Nurtured in
the school Of principle neucated by the Sage Of Ashland
heartily do approve the broad and comprehensive nation
ay Of his administration, and with accord we say with
him, that regard the settlement of the yexed questions by
the last Congress /" as final"
WASHINGTON Nations ceaseless homage is their eer-
nal monument to his greatness and to his goodness.
THE CABINET or MLLARp FILLMoRE AT crisis in the
history Of the country, parallel which we hope never
again to find in day, these selected for their
services and fidelity to their whole country In their patriot
ism we place implicit and relying confidence
The CoILEAeUEs OF HRsaY CLAY in the Compromise
Of $780, in the Senate and in the House Patriot brothers in
holy cause they buried party differences upon the altar Of
common country.
THr Usror "We know no North, no South, no East,
to West nothing but our Country"
We also copy translation Of the remarks, which
were delivered in Spanish, of the Nicaraguan Min.
ister, in response to toast proposing his health
GESrLEMIs My regret is great this occasion at
having the power Of expressing adequately in the language
of Irving, my gratitude the honorable gentleman who pre-
sides, for the invitation which has procured the pleasure
Of being amongst you this day, wherein you celebrate the
natal anniversary Of the great to whom every feels
proud Of paying homage The Saxon this country
the only people who appreciate the virtues Of worthy c
heSpanh also has shown, bua short time since in
the island Of Cuba that merit is honored and appauded wher
foreigner usurp rights which only belong you, by
adding, through the eloquent speeches which have been pro-
nounced the tribute Of my admiration Of Henry Clay, such
my feeble voice express it. shall say however that
Nicaragua associates herself and associate myself person.
ally to the glory Of lusrous that my heart beats
in unison with yours in these Of enthusasm-an en-
thusasm which surprises not since but consider
feeble reflection produced by the great and noble actions
Of who dedicated his whole life to the glory, the liberty
the union and the Independence Of this part Of the continent
Of America The inhabitants of the whole Of America owe
Henry Clay gratitude and thanks for the noble example he
leaves them in his virtues and actions. For my part ami
mated by the euson Of such noble inspirations and
ciang myself to the idea Of that truly great man. shall say
in his words, eve Americans know not North, nor
South, nor East, West; nothing but America" Allow
to return to you, MI. Chairman, and to the assem-
bly, my sincere thanks for the cordial reception with which
You honoed me, and to beg the privilege Of foreigner to
change the order Of these oas and propose "The Ladies
America"
THE NEW SENATOR FROM FLORIDA.