Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07
From the n o. Picayune.
HENRY CLAY.
INAUGURAL CEREMONIES,
Or Laying the Corner Stone of the Clay
Monument.
HENRY CLAY'S BIRTHDAY.

The seventy-niH:h birthday of Henry
Clay, of Kentucky. dawned most gloriously
and was ushered in by salvos of artillery
from three different points In our city
The sun rose without a cloud to mar Its
brightness, and with its rising there were
flung to the morning breeze a thousand
fags from every available point Soon af-
ter, the whole mass Of our population was
astir, as if moved by a common impulse.
and our thoroughfares began to assume a
holiday look.
Soon the entire military of the city were
under arms, and marching to the appointed
rendezvous, prior to taking place In the
line of the procession and the various as
sOciatiOns, to which posts had been assigned,
assembled at the points designated by the
Committee of Arrangements.
On arrival of the Mobile steamer, early
in the morning, large detachment of the
military of our sister city of Mobile was
received By Committee of the Continental
Guards, who invited them-to partake of
breakfast at the lake end of the Ponohar-
train Railroad This detachment consisted
Of the Mobile Cadets. Infantry and Rifles,
under the commands severally, of Captains
Sands. Chamberlain, and Bissell; and they
we're received. on landing, by Col Christy,
an honorary member of the Con:inentals,
in very eloquent and appropriate speech,
to which due response was made
i pleasant hour having been passed at
breakfast. and in social converse, the whole
party took special train for town The
ears were decorated with banners bearing
the inscription, "Our Mobile friends and
separate car was furnished for their bag
gage. In fact, the arrangements made by
the committee of the hospitable and gallant
CODtinentals for the reception of their bro
thers in arms, were. 10 every particular,
most ample and judicious.
Meantime, the COutiDentals had marched
from their armory to the Washington
Square. on the line of tho railroad. and
aEaited the arrival of their guests, who
arrived under salute from detachment
Of the Battalion Of Artillery. and were re-
ceived in due military order by the Cont
nentals, under Capt Labuzan.
Capt Charles d. Dreux, accompanied by
several members of the Clay Monumental
Association. was then introduced by Capt.
Labuzan 20 the commander of the Mobile
Battalion, and, in brief but eloquent
speech. welcomed them, in the name of the
Association, to participation in the inter-
estiDg ceremonies of the day 4 member
Of the infantry then came forward and
made a fitting and feeling reply; after
which the liRe of march was taken up. and
visitors were escorted by their hosts to their
place il the line.
The whole ceremony of reception was
most admirably performed. and reflected
great credit on the designers as well as the
recipients of the honor
We are sorry to be obliged to record the
occurrence of sad accident at this point
Of the ceremonies of the day While en-
gagged in ramming a cartridge, private Fill
EbeEt, Of the Battalion of Artillery, was
injured by the premature discharge of the
cannon His escape from death may be
considered almost miracle. Though pros
trated and stunned by the explosion, his on
y injury was the laceration of his right
hand. which. we are happy to hear, had suf
feIed no fracture
The line having been formed according
to the prescribed order, the whole, under
the Grand Marshalship of Gen E. l.. Ira
cy, and the Louisiana Legion, under Gen.
L. W. Palfrey. forming the leading militia
" escort. Then came the members of the
Clay Monumental Association, the Jackson
MCnumental Association, and the Washing
ton Monumental Association then the ora
tor Of the day. the Governor of the State
and staff, and other State officers, Foreign
COnsuls. and members of the Senate and
House of Representatives. Mayor of the
city, Recorders, and other city officers; d.
reetOrs, teachers. and male pupils of the
public schools, veterans of 1S14-1S15, Ma
loF General Twiggs. U. S. A., and staff. Of
hcers of the Army and Navy of the United
States. Maj. Gen. j. L. Lewis and staff, of
hers of the militia, United States officers,
invited guests and distinguished strangers
the Judges, and the Freemasons, in goodly
numbers, and in handsome regalia. closed
this division of the procession.
The Second was composed of our noble
Fire Department. with the banners, under
the direction of assistant marshalship o
Col Geo. ". Shaw. As usual, this wa.
very highly creditable portion of the pa
rade.
In the Third and Fourth Divisions, VIZ
noticed several representatives of the Eber
al professions, numerous deputations from
The various local associations, religious
charitable. and others Capt. G. L. G. Du
puy and Maj. Robt Ellis headed these divis
Ions as Assistant Marshals.
The Fifth Division was composed of cap
'ains Of vessels and steamboats,, and stran'
gers and citizens generally. and was led by
MAJ H. I. Sherman; and then came tn,
rear military escort. made up of the Firs
Dorigade. (including the Continentals. witt
ueir gallant military guests from Mobile.
Gader the command of Colonel Henri
FOrno
as the procession moved along the rogt
prescribed in the programme, viz: From
Canal down Royal to st. Ann, thence t
Inattres. Up Chartres and Camp to Julis