The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-13

ST. Nae mol9os
Last evening N aborve attempt made TO celebrate
tho anniversary Of Henry Gays ahthday, u sAs 81
Nicholas Hotel IN this city Ths company present was OK
oeedngly small, not numbering ON tne whole over any
persons Including invited guests and the whole affair was
by degree OF tho most excessive dulnsss
In AZ far as was intended show public honor and rev.
oreuoe TO the memory Of great American bcnetactor and
citizen-in whom tho whole American people pro-
fo1ndy Interested, the movement proved dead failure
There very few leading citizens present at the sol
disart festivals and for distinguished literary or po
cal nen have yet to hear that the shadow Of beyond
one or two darkened the doorway Of tho banquet hall
The only feature Of the was tho
solid and exquisite feast prepared for the occasion by Mr.
Teadven the proprietor Of the hotel, In the usual
magnificent atyle for which the place Ia famed
The tables were crowded with every deicscy winch
iaultless csssWe Apd returning spring afford, and
the enormity Of the inrosds made by the small company
into the extensive collection Of cdbles before them
clearly showed that gentlemen had prepared 10 cr
tcse the culinary department of the 81 NichoIss ana
ike the charity boy who seldom had chance Ut public
dinner 70 lay in stock that should last until "furthsr
opportunity oered AS Tor the speeches, they Of tho
fossil KIND and principally consisted OF wholesale piracles
on former oa'ions delivered long since by really eminent
ermined that they should only have private circulation,
and Tor this purpose selected obscure journal In which
they could most eiectuay bury all the solid logic and
sparkling wit that might by any chance have found
precision in words. This IL, however, NO great public
loss tor beyond the usual features post rhap
sodcs the speeches had point at all The society,
however, deliberately intended TO suppress whatever
might be said AID in this they have fully succeeded, in
asmucb as the speeches delivered last night
rreooveraby lost AZ the rejected scrolls " the Sybi or
the lost books OF Ivy.
The only remarks worthy Of passing reference arc
thoee OF the Rev D Kreos He replied to the toast Of
"Our Gussts." He passed high eulogium on the de-
ceased statesman and expressed the deep affection which
he always felt Tor him. As proof OF this he remarked
ihst he took the earliest opportunity voting tor him. In
the month OF July 1852, he selected by Committee
OF Common Council TO oder up prayers the
celebration Of The funeral obseqlies Of the
ceased. He did not remember having taken any
since thai period until the present, however much he
has always delighted 10 chow h respect and
for the memory OF go noble and illusrious ZAP
pause.) He believed, as Henry Clay aid, shat there
should be united feeling pervaong every department
Of public Affairs so that there might be- in truth
country constitution, ard liberty and forever
FIX Governor WASHINGTON HbNT made lengthy speech
euogisuc OF the private life and public virtues Of the de-
ceased.
The Hon. B. BRooKs, with stentorian lungs, relieved
himself u a variety OF stae pstudes, the chief feature
which invocation to liberty general and
things in particular. In the Of his address he
PAID high compliment to the "hewers Of wood and
drawers OF stone"
The musical part Of the entertainment the whole
very good and the guests had their inward fully
attended TO by the attention OF Mr. Rodgers the s-
of few OF the gentlemen present-Dr B. Drake Rev.
"a. q Smith, B Lewis, Jr, Joseph L. White, Henry Grin
nell, N. Beers, Rev Dr. Krebs, DR.. j. r. Wood, and
several others.
Mr.. IL c. Miles presided over the proceedings which
we're continued unto a late hour Of the night