New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-07-01
ALDERMEN.

:
The Board met at six o'clock p. NJ. on the fol
lowing GILL of the Mayor y
MAYoRALrYtoF NEw ORLEASs
June 80 1852.
Wan, h Peters, Esq, Secretary Beard Of .assistanf az
sn-PIcase convoke the Board of Assistant Aldermen
for O'Clock Pm this day.
A. D. GRESHAM, Mayor.
Present The Hon. F. Alpuente, President !;
Messrs Andrews, Bailey, Burthe, Hermann.
Lanata, Leeds, Mackey, Mccormick, Nixon.
Place, Relf, Shaw, Stetson, Summers, Watkins
and Willson-17.
Absent Messrs. Derbes, Dolhonde, Eustis,
Forbes, Lusto, Philbrick, Ramos, Stevenson,
Sykes and Wiltz-10.
The following message of the Mayor was read:
MayoRALrr OF NEw ORLEANS
June so, 1852.
TO The Honorable President and Members Of the Board Of al
iamen, and Of The Board IF assistant aldermen:
GEsrLEMEH-The meeting of your Honorable Bodies
this day, is in consequence of the melancholy
nouncing the death of Henry Clay the statesman and
patriot whose life has been spent in the cause of
mon country. ~
when such patriots pass the valley of death it
comes US as American citizens to pay the last tribute to
your Honorable Bodies will take the necessary
with great respect, have the honor to be,
Your obedient servant,
AID. CRNssMAN, Mayor.
Mr. Watkins moved that the Chair appoint a
committee of four to meet a similar committee
from the Board of Aldermen to report the neces-
sary resolutions expressive Of the regret of the
Council at the death of Henry Clay-which mo-
ton was carried
The President appointed on said committee
Messrs. Watkins, Hermann, Eustis and Bailey
On motion the Board took q recess of five
minutes.
The Board having re-assembled, Mr. Watkins
as Chairman, presented the following report, pre-
amble and resolutions. and the rules being sus
pended, they were read twice and unanimously
adopted:
The joint Committee of the Common Council beg leav
to submit for adoption respective bodies the fol
lowing preamble and resolutions:
GEORGE CLARE.
JNo. A. WATKINS,
-, 'a4t., .. JAS. STocKroT.
1. LABATuT
V. HERMAN,
Aa G. Eusrs, JR
J. ID, Burke,
Whereas. When it was announced to this Council las
evening" that Death had taken away from America he
beloved statesman and patriot HENRY CLAY. there
immediate adjournment moved that some proper expires
sion Of feeling might be given and
Whe7eas, We meet to record upon archives tina
hchis already written upon the hearts of all that HENRI
CLAY great lnangreat because he was good and
Statesman respected not because of party paraes bu
because he narrowed not his mind any thing less broa
than his county. and his whole country so it is that
ourn his loss loss to the American people and Will
the Union lasts the Of HENRY CLAY shall be haowed
and may this be for all time, and
Whereas 1t is usual occasions similar not only t
express feelings of regret at the death of great
but to show demonstration of respect for his mem
Dry, be it therefore
i. Rssored ~ the Common Council Of the City Of Ne,v Or
leans That they have heard with deep the death
that sage and patriot Henry CLAY
q Resolved further, That mark of respect for TIL
memory Of the deceased that Friday the I'd day of July
be observed day of mourning and the Mayor hereb
requested Oorder minute guns to be fired said day
sunrise to sunset,
g. Rcsoped That the Mayor be requested to issue hi
proclamation Recommending to the citizens generally
suspend all business on the day Of mourning
A. Resopsd farther That the masters of all vessels il
port be requested to hoist their flags at haest and til
Mayor also requested to have the flags of all the publ
buildings hung at fmast on the day of mourning
g. Resolved further, That the Secretaries of both Board
of Aldermen be and they hereby directed to have til
respective Council chambers hung in mourning fer s
months
Resolved That the members of the Common Oounc
the usual badge OF mourning the left s
months Ia
Resoled That the Mayor be and he is hereby direc5e
to forward copy of the foregoing preamble and resou
lions to the family of the deceased.
And on motion the Board adjourned.
WALTER Ii. PETERS, Secretary.