Daily American telegraph., 1852-06-30

tary services of General Pierce in Mexico let
them inquire Of any officer who saw him in his
daily walks. There are many out of Washington
and in it who can testify, if they will, besides
ONE WHO SAW AND Knows.
P. S.-My distance from Washington will ex-
plain the delay in answering " Old Army"
Special Meeting or the City Councils
Testimony OF Respect.
AT a special meeting of the City Councils yes
terday afternoon, the following proceedings took
place:
MAYORS OFFICE,
Washington, June 29 1852.
To the Board Of Aldermen and Board of Common
Council
GENTLEMEN 1t is my painful duty to announce
to you the death of HENRY CLAY. He died at his
lodgings at the National Hotel, in this city. at
ten minutes after eleven o'clock this morning
and have called you together for the purpose Of
inviting you to adopt suitable measures to testify
the respect OF the corporate authorities and peo-
pie of this city for the memory of this great man,
and to express our sense OF the irreparable loss
which we, in common with the rest of the Amer
lean people, have sustained in the death of this
distinguished patriot and statesman.
OF the eminent character and patriotic services
Of the deceased, in public career Of nearly half
century, it is not necessary to speak here. The
name of Henry Clay is inscribed on some Of the
brightest pages of his country history, and graf
itude for his efforts in her service is deeply en-
craven on the hearts Of his countrymen; and on
none have they made deeper more enduring
impression than on the people of Washington
Here he has passed large portion of his life;
and here have been witnessed those efforts which
will embalm his memory as one of the noblest of
countrys sons
/ will most cordially cooperate with you in
any measures that may be adopted for the pur-
pose Of paying respect to the memory Of the de-
ceased and respectfully suggest whether it may
not be expedient to invite meeting of our citi-
zcns to adopt such measures as they may deem
proper this occasion, in connexion with the
corporate authorities Respectfully &C.,
JOHN w. MAURY.
On motion, the foregoing communication was
referred to il select committee, consisting Of
Messrs. Magrudcr, Towers, and Hill who, after
= brief pause, introduced the following resolu-
tons:
Resotcea, That we have learned with profound
sorrow and regret of the deccase of HENRY CLAY,
the patriot and statesman
ReSoloea, That we sympathize with the whole
| American people in the mournful sensations
caused by this great national bereavement.
Resolved That we tender the family of the de-
ceased the heartfelt coincidence of the corporate
authorities and people of Washington.
Resolced, That the Mayor, Board of Aldermen,
Board Of Common Council, and officers of this
Corporation, will attend the funeral in body,
and will wear the usual badge of mourning for
thirty days and that the people of the city be
requested to unite with us in these melancholy
ceremonies.
ResolUed, That the Mayor be requested to
cause the Offices of the Corporation to be closed
during the day of the funeral.
ResoIoed That the Mayor be respectfully re-
quested to communicate copy Of these resolu-
tions to the family of the deceased and to the
Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
The resolutions were read.
Mr.. SILAs HILL, on seconding the adoption of
\ the resolutions said:
| Mr.. PRESIDENT: Within the last few years n
large number of very eminent men have departed
from this life while residents of this city Har-
rison, Taylor, and, | may also add, Polk, for his
residence had but just terminated Adams Cal
houn, and Clay, not to mention others-have
joined the increasing congregation of the 'mighty
dead. They were all men who in any age and
in any country would have been recognised as
stars of the first magnitude in the political frma-
ment Their virtues, services, and, in respect
to some, their commanding intellect and elo-
quencc endearcd them to the American people
aud excited the admiration of the world. 1t was,
therefore, natural that their successive decease
should cause profound sensation throughout
the Union. But here that sensation, that endu-
ring grief, was and will be still deeper. This
was the more immediate theatre Of their power;
here the displays Of their proud triumphs; and
here they were the more beloved from the genial
developments of social life.
The three last-Adams Calhoun, and Clay
had passed the greater portion of their lives in
! this community. Their names are literally
household words with this and former genera
tons and, next TO their immediate families, we
beg permission 10 pour out the tribute OF devoted
4 a. - tI,nxy
bic Adams, moving unOstentatiously in
midst? Have you, Mr. President so soon-or
rather, can you ever cease to remember the
matchess glance Of Calhoun, or the majestic mien
Of him whose deceasc this day we mourn? Their
public services have and will be commemorated
elsewhere in fitting terms; their eulogy and the
dclneaton of their character have and will be
portrayed; but as neighbors and friends, the
citizens of Washington will bend over the tomb Of
Clay, as i'll the other instances enumerated with
grief scarcely less profound than those of his i'm
mediate kindred. Shall the sonorous tones Of
that Incompatible voice never again fall upon
our ears? Are our social circles forever deprived
OF the frank warm, cheerful spirit that has 50
long presided over them How inexorable is
death and how fast the city Of Washington is
being filed with memorials of those who have
occupied the highest places in the public estma-
ton II will soon become the Westminster Abbey
of America-admircd for even what its dust con-
tans. Like vcstal virgins, let ~ guard the
sacred treasure, and in our hearts embalm the
virtues of those particularly Of him whose de-
cease we mourn
Mr. President, the resolutions which now
second will meet a response from this entire COM
munty.
The resolution, were unanimously adopted.
The Board Of Common Council, upon receiving
the aforegoing resolutions, referred them to n
committee, consisting Of Messrs. Douglass, Pepper,
and Hanson who reported them without amend
mcut and they were unanimously concurred in.