The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-14

ready left England, taking northwesserly
direction.
OUR HENRY CLAY BRrxDAY FEsTIyAL-Goy
HUNTS RsNAxxABI.E SrEscn.-The admirers in
this city OF "the gallant Harry Clay" who
still gratefully cherish <Ae memory of his illus
trious public services, celebrated the anniver-
sary OF bis birth in an elegant festival ut the
Metropolitan Hotel on Saturday night hast, the
proceedings OF which we published In full yes
| terdsy. Considering the general terpidity of
politics and politicians Just now, the affair was
really on enthusiastic one. The great feature
Of the evening wac the speech of Ex-Governor
Wellington Hunt. 1t was regular live
wAig" speech--s straight whig'' speech-an
cst-ard-out Henry Clay wbig speech. 1t was a
remarkable speech in this--tnat though q
sepyshy speech, and without s'tincture of Sew
ardicm, or hard or soft democracy, it had not
the slightest alluaion 70 the present wherea-
BcEts Of Mr.. Fillmore nor . word concerning
hrs Preside ntisl prospects, nor syllable IL re-
lssion to the 'Philadelpbia Convention which
placed him and Major Donelson as the joint
| stock straight whig" and Know Nothing
ticket for the succession.
But mark what the hopeful ex Governor did
say He said that: -
is not for speak for others it
for me to speak even for DysAf but In that conuecuon
eoolu.ion Il parties tina, now exist the ne names tn
have been assumed the new topics hat have been pre-
Clay wings spceAd the Vt this repu c
| ana whenr the party is declared disbanded or not
aehere to his principle. ana viii maintain and cary
them into eject. Enthusiastic chees) 81 far as the
Mss in due time hey win counsel toee her. They viii
cone 70 unders,sn ing; they will convene and dehoe.
rate and consider the true condition Of the county and
harmony 70 the conderacy, and phase the cocstu
tuition and the Union upon an impersnaole foundation
ard i'll sustain 10 candidate or afhiste wit no party
that not to those principles and to that policy
which the wing party mslntsred in it's best and psluess
days. These are my zen iments
care you there, old Truepenny?" And are
we, sure enough, to have regular "indepen-
dent straight whig" movement for the Novem-
Der pitched battle?--or will our Thousands aud
tens of thousands Of Henry Clay wings spread
over the vast expanse OF this republic" stand
neutral through the coming conflict and per-
NIT the election to go by default? That's the
next question. We presume that the answer
Of Mr.. Fillmore (when it comes) to the Phila-
delphia Convention, the olive Oak George
Law" New York Know Nothing Convention Of
June, the Sewardite Convention OF June, the
Democratic Convention Of June, and the gen
eral results Of all these gatherings, will have
first to be ascertained before we can get an
answer from the regular Independent Clay
wings. Very well. We are in no hurry. But
if these Clay wings intend to make bona tide
straight whig" diversion, it is time they were
beginning to take soundings Can't our New
York city olive whigs'' commence operations
upon the programme Of Governor Hunt? Sup
pose they try.
WHICH IS THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY This is
the question at present under discussion by
the Albany newspapers, concerning what they
call the "precipitate adjournment" OF the Lee
gislature. The Know Nothings charge the aot
upon the Sewardites, the Sewardites upon the
Know Nothings and the democrats lay the
blame upon both Know Nothings and Seward
ties. No matter. Neither Of the parties most
concerned has gained much by the act, we
admit It was impossible to make large
amount Of capital (after wasting the regular
term Of the session in idleness or schemes of
pluDder) by adjourning at the appointed day.
The best of all is, the people have got ri Of q
gang of Unsuitable cormorants. So let our Al
bany contemporaries keep quiet, and let our
amiable Governor stick to his pledge. Nothing
like that pledge.
VIRGINIA "OYsTERs AND OTHER TEREAPrNs
AND WILD FOwL"-INFoRMATIoG WANTED
At the late session Of the Virginia Legislature,
in pursuance of the recomm endation of Gov.
Wise, bill was introduced, (said to have been
drawn up by the Governor himself,) entitled
"A bill to provide revenue from the trade. in
oJ steIs and other shell fish, terrapiAs and
wild fowl" and we believe some such bill is
now Virginia law. We have been asked, by
interested parties here, TO explain - provi
sions; but not having the statute at had, we
shall feel obliged if the Richmond Enquirer,
the special organ of Gov. Wise, will briefly
state for our information the license fees,
fines, &c, established in the act to provide
revenue F" to the Virginia treasury from the
trade in oy sters and other terrapins and wild
fowl"
A TREMENDOUS Niger WoRsHIPPERs' TICKET.
The Chicago Democrat, of the Seward Holy
Alliance, mugs COidiy OUT upon the nor west
wind the following tremendous ticket for the
Presidency
For President,
Colonel John c. Fremont Of California.
For VicePresident,
Nathaniel r. Banks, of Massachusetts,.
That looks very much like the crystalizs-
ton Of ell the late love feasting among the
Northern Know Nothing and Niger WoR-
SHIPPING oompromisers at Washington. w
shall not be surprised If that should be the
ticket nominated at Philadelphia at the Con-
vention of the anti-slavery allies Of the 18th
Of June.
SOUTHERN KANSAS MoyEMEsIs.-we publish
In another part of this paper whole string of
Southern movements, Of various kinda in ba-