New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-04

sseemble In general co1>cn NO. a. political u7ion.
n' 10 express the viii OF the pc pie sad lie VA
L1'fseu re san'1ns or tribes vo,ii carry cut Uakc
Chrktans then chico were thu poorest aniong th-ri
receiving nothing. bur having 10 Sye Thsy were -.
lected Tor their bravery and courage Tlir ~ p11src
became model. tor IL srdent and eN,snr easrac:sr
Each warrior found hs own arlns ana no post was go
honorable The Mohavks were q erreSf snI ray II
OF al these trbe-knswn ~ the general name os Ir
ouoi such were the five Indian IA ions anion- whom
the Dutch settler couiurnel themselves AMI enys
in the profitable far trade, aiding the Indians bv anna
&C egsins, sn other hostiities But the in,rSu-,o,
of the European hresns in the OF watch thew De.
came very expert disastrous in the end and fatal II
the peace of tue frontier. And, receipt u the GeRs
of tie be'tc of Bankr Hi. the king lO't time in
sending them message TO induce them 10 d; up the
toFuahewk and II against his rebrlOus subjects At
this point Of the history the lecturer closed and NJ
Moore moved that the thanks OF the Socey be rendered
TO him fer is paper. which motion was carried
NJ John BeIcmsn Chsirmin of the Seec, Commit.
tee appointed to rst resolutions dsrng the
the death OF Henry Clay now presented thom. Since
their last sesson he said Clay bad cessed from ong
mep. and become name of history What had he TO
tell Of him o. him who would rather be right than
be Presiient-who always loved his country first and
himself ast-who in his early life aud TO the time OF
bis death, had grspplcd sgains, appalling difficulty.
he struggled early in defense Ofthe commonllw, when
fourfhs of the people of Kentucky wished 10 be re-
moved o. far as possible from England, snd that they
might be as far in laws "a they were in geography
they wished 70 abolish all reference to English pre-
cedents He saw the danger ard importance of this
and turned the tide OF ignCrmce snd prc.u iicc-now
bathing those la kwoodsmen with tears snl now con-
vulsing them with laughter in dry subject o. Law. HIS
oretory ike that Of anci mt Greece and totally ire
sistabe on the ou stion ofthe Tsrf in 1894 he 'ss
ured weapons with Webster-when both statesmen were
in their full vigor and Webster was de crbetas giant
ike lion. and Clay a the Celestil orator by the
close vote If O7 q lO2 Mr. CLAW on that on vim
dirafed hia own prip- ip and
Again, on the Mississippi Compromise he had stood
forth. and latery within the recollection Of ALL in ls1O
when his nghtOng labors in the forum hal cost him
his iie His pride wss pro pdfrii mort He then o..
tered the formal resolutions of coincidence and moved
aeopy be transmitted TO Mr.. Clay's family.
Rev. DIR. Hawkes. unwilling that the resolutions
should be put without a few words that he mad the
vanity hope anything he could say would add to the
glory OF the lustrous dead but because he knew him
Intimately and bore many recolectons which endeared
his memory. All that extraordinary power of eoquence
which had been alluded TO natural. it resulted
from the strong feelings of warm and honest heart
this the secret, Sir He had ever the affection Of
those he spoke to- and all who knew him. But there
was, moreover, striking resemblance between hun
and his great compeer whose lose they were met tho
other night to depore that he could but particularly
aude to- There were those in other lands who assert
and are willing TO believe il they do not feel that the
religious feeling eminently defective in this country,
and they would supply ii by Introducing "a in other coun-
tries, the system OF legislative ensctmens rather than
leave it honest convictions He reioced in the
virtues and religion Of his foreathers and he believed
that those who emigrated to NewEnyland and to Viz
gina well, brought with them quite ss much piety ~
they left in any equal number Of men behind them.
Applause the fact is that the whole basis OF this
cOuntrys prosperity IFS religion, and had not
BEEN should not now be the mighty nation we are.
He then alluded to what he said was historical fact
viz that Americans from all parts OF the Union, stran
GER and very different in their opinions and education
lInding the Pacific shore all united in establishing
law and order for Themselves the General Govern
ment could afford them the required protection. This
he attributed TO abiding OF religion, and then
passed TO the consideration OF the two great statesmen
that eminent for their piey. Great as was the
glory of their lives he felt their death was the brighter
glory where they both developed Christian spirit which
nigh well become the humblest child of earth.
Dr. Van Peet made some thrilling remarks, also, bear
ing testimony the petty of both after which the reso'
luons put and carried.
Dr. De Witt moved preamble and resolution OF
similar character. with reference 10 the death oil the
Rev Philip Medoler, after which the meeting ad-
iOurned