New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-14
FROM PHILADELPHIA.
From Oar Own Core spondent.

PHILADELPHIA, April 10, 1853.
Yesterday was the anniversary of the birth of
Henry Clay. Nowhere had he more enthusiastic
friends than here, and nowhere is tie memory OF
bis great life and splendid public achievements
treasured up with more affectionate remembrance.
This city chung to him with an ardor that sur
passed all raeIe fren6ship-it was love itself. As
we eloried in his triumphs we wept at his de-
feats We can never forget him. 1t was NATURAL
then, that some of us should assemble on the ami
versary of bis birth to do honor to his memory, to
brighten the chain of ancient friendship, to renew
our adhesion TO the great principles of his life, and
testify our adherence of the dogmas which
his succe ssOrs in high places have sought
to engraft upon the National policy. We met
last evening, and in spite of muddy streets and a
miserably dscOuraging rain, the National Hall was
crowded with an intelligent aud Warn-hearted an'
dience. No speakers came from Washington, be-
cause they could not be spared where voters are so
much needed But when the names of good men
and true in that bedy were referred to by those
who did speak, the tokens OF appreciation were
loud and long. The name of Critenden was wei
coined by enthusiastic shouts of applause. When
Clsy was mentioned the widest feryOr OF the Old
Wing fire was manifested. Kentucky's " second
ception from such meeting Altogether it was a
most gratifying demonstration, and the spirit shown
pives promise that the coming charter election for
MayOr will sweep from Office the corrupt and plum
dering government under which We have suffered
and bled for three long years.
The passenger railway mania has become a sec
ond mutcauls. The first company having found
their receipts mnch greater than they anticipated
there is a general scramble for more roads. Five
new ones have lust been chartered, and five to ten
more are asked for Meantime the travel by omn
bus has fallen off prOdigously under the superior
inducements for riding offered by the one road IN
operation and at a sale now advertised to come on
in few days, no less than 40 omnlbuses are 10 be
disposed of. with any number of old horses. Peo-
ple walk dozen blocks to avoid the omnibus and
ret in the passenger car, and the omnibus lines,
which now traverse and cucumber all our streets,
NAV be considered nearly as dead as Lec0mpt0n.
Two Years more will Danish them all. Indeed, the
revolution going on in this matter Is marvellous Tor
its rapdity and completeness. The hot haste OF the
Legislature in chartering all these companies with.
out any regard to municipal law, has been protested
against b, the city, but so far without effect.
smart tax Them for the privilege OF using streets
| which the city has to keep in order would have
| been sensible aid to the treasury. Any sum Of
money can now be had to build passenger railway
But while the Legislature is thus quick TO act on
this question, it is amusing to see how shy the sham
i
and threats they made about bank reform during the
| panic last year. At that time they were all hard
currency patriots 10 man, and on the strength Of
| this cry one half Of them elected Well, last
week they voted down bill to prohibit the circula-
! ton of notes under Sl0-the very men who We're
| elected for the purpose OF doing this very thing.
| Such is the consistency of this foul party. They
are likely, however, to finish up the business of
cutting the State loose from all ownership of the
| canals. SO much good has evidently resulted from
selling the railroads year ago. that all hands seem
| determined to cut connection with pu6!c improve.
| ments of every description. The Democracy held
on to these great public teats until the community
| fairly shook them of
Tits DOW believed that the Indictment against Mr..
| Newhall, for conspiring to defraud the Bank of
Penny vania, will result in completely exonerat-
| ing him from all dshonorabe imputations 1t is
confidently said that he is the injured party, not the
| Bank. aud his urgency for al immediate trial goes
| far 10 confirm this impression.
Let me mention to your readers that there is now
| Young Llberlan in this city, named Clark. na-
| tive of that Republic, Who has come here for the
| purpose Of learning the business of q siyersmth
| saw him at the COLONIZATION Rooms few days
ago. and was greatly nere sted in him and his lsud
| able desire to learn his trade. He is youth Of
| good appearance and MANNERS quite intelligent
| gives an animated account of the growth progress
and condition Of Liberia aud thinks if he could only
| acquire the art of siiTersmthiug he could soon
| make himself independent. If some of your New
England readers would take bold his ease and put
| him through, it would be an aS in keeping with
their well-known disposition to beriend the down.
| trodden children If Africa. This cotton city can
hardly be looked TO for such announcement for one
so guilty Of skin not colored like their own"
The revival Of religion in the churches continues
active as ever but the novelty having ceased, less
pubic notoriety is given to tie movement BY the re-
| porters Large accesslons TO some oil the fresoy'
| terisn Churches will be made at the next commun