Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-14

| BIRrHpAr OF HESRY CLAY.--The birthday 81
Henry Clay was celebrated in appropriate man
ner by the Clay Association Of New York, At the
Metropolitan Hotel, on Thursday eseniRg. Hon.
John p Kennedy, Of Baltimore, was prevented
by Illness from delivering the address, The Hon
James Brooks OF New York, was the prominent
speaker Of the occasion. His speech is stated, by
the National Democrat and other Journals, 70 have
been Of the highest order Of cloquence.
Rev. Mr.. osgood, Of the Church Of the Messiah,
also spoke with great force and point. We annex
passage from his remarks on subject which will
] interest our readers
Henry Clay was an American citizen and was
not ashamed of that name, whether In his own
Kentucky whether in the halls Of the American
Senate, or standing at foreign court. Cheers.
am not ashamed of the name Of American citi-
| zen am proud to be an American. Perhaps
were the theme at all personal might show that
those who are named SAMUEL have, in these times,
some claim to that title, lroars Of laughter and
great cheering,l and might, perhaps, justify my
claim by saying that my fathers house stood on
Bunker Hill When was DO, and heard that old
tune Of Yankee Doodle, / thought it was the
best music in the world, and although have since
| heard many more artistic marches, am still in
clined to think that that old " Yankee Doodle" il
the best of ALL for by that march European OPP
preston was cast aside, and liberty order, industry
and religion went on in their peaceful triumphs to
| the far Pacific coast [CheersL But in saying
| that we 60 for American citizenship, we do not
mean to denounce any man. An American is q
man who believes in American ideas, no matter
| what his birthplace may have BEEN and am one
who welcomes to our shores every person who Is a
lover of our liberty and of our laws. Cheers.l
can never consent to try to piece out the wings
of our noble old eagle by any black feathers from
the night raven of Jesuitism. Tremendous cheer
4 ..a~l r. IL. Lr..I ~
secrecy, no fighting Jesuitism by Jesuitism, but an
open field and fair play, and our starspangled BAN
ner for our standard Renewed cheering Our
| great orator believed in making America power
of her own. He raised the banner, noble certain
ly in his Interpretation of it. Of Free trade and
Sailors rights" He believed that our nationality
was to be indicated, not by any Quixotc crusade,
mingling in the politics Of Europe, but by defend
| ing our own citizens wherever they may be. When
that doctrine Ia carried out we shall find that we
have national policy safe enough and noble enough,
| and may, perhaps achieve some greater deed of
| national enterprise than bombarding the shanties
of Greytown, or putting bullet in a superannuated
Frenchman.
The National Democrat heightened journal, of
the Republican school, thus aludes to the manner
in which the birthday of Clay was noticed in New
York:
| "Flags were hoisted upon all our hotels and
busness-places, and among the shipping at the
wharves, yesterday, in honor Of the birthday Of
Henry Clay. They were, however, not hoisted
upon two buildings which enjoy some notoriety in
| town-the Tribune Office and the Times Office.
While the lovers of the Union and the friends Of
the Compromise measures did honor to the de-
ceased patriot and Statesman the Sewardte news
paper establishments alone offered disrespect to
his memory. This was Characteristic and crafty
ing. Iflving, they would have feared his rebuke
and their recognition of the day of his birth, had
| it been offered, would have been insult to his
friends Henry Clay, when, in 1850, he rose above
the stature of mere politicians and championed the
measures which gave peace and safety to our glo-
rous Union, dissolved all connection with fanatics
and negrophilists, and became no longer the party
associate of William II. Seward and his minions.
Hence, while National Democrats acknowledge his
high services, and revere his memory, it 10 but fair
that Abolition Wings and Free-soilers should ignore
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