New-York tribune., 1886-05-30
GLIMPSE OF HENRY CLAY.
SHARP WORDS ABOUT JACKSONlAN DEMO'-
RACY-THE CLAY BANQULIs.

Pouehkcepsie Ir. Clay. with party oil trleios was
making a through tue Northern states ana '''pe
at pouyhkerp.ie his way up the HUDSON h"o"S 'uo
,. which he visited IN tho villa, was the Collegiate
Institute then and for many years thereafter ho'D
boarlinr school for boys The late Clarkson ~ Io'o
and sandiord Il. Clifford, the artist were "ho"3 'N'
pnps After he had been welcomed oy ths l''no'l'''
Charles Bartlett. Mr. Clay made short address - '.'
scholars who then severay called up 10 tlo PM
form and Introduced to the great statesman. IL 80
cbonced that at The moment placed my mana III 'ir.
Claws m. principals attention was called away III"
was forced to mention my own name b'hS ~ ou
harras,rd probably spoke irdlsncy' Tor he 'on' n'
head down and asked TO repeat IT, SioSe io'''"'
soll not In We ia ken this trouble. and wond nave et
me pass without caring to ascertain my name; out Dr.
Cla,, had a most courteous and sympathetic nature
when had rencd lie askel, stin holding my mana ana
looking at me with winning smile; ARC 'oa
relative OF Captain Alexander C, u huisoh' ""o
recently died = said was his great grandson An
he continued, knew the old gentleman well Iew
years ago he sent ne a which highly prize Ana
turning Mr.. Bartlett he salu 'eneIao'o man. Oh
ninety -nne years OF age
"Only once aga did meet Mr. Clay wHeh' he"rIy
ten ears afterward called him at the Astor house,
with "A friend. and had briof iutervl'w WITH nih'
mentioned to him the College Hill Incident Wul'h he
perre, y recalled although .had outsrown recogmt'n'
\ short unp ago purchased an autograph etter of
Henry Clay addressed to ny great grandfather IuahA-
ips him tor the cane he had sent him ana giving us
vie,ys freely as to the General Jackson was
urrs,inc The Dr. Lowell through whom Mr.. Clay
received the cane held that time an official position
,,der the Government In the Medical Department at
Was,urton and was the father of the late Confederate
Grnaral Mansfield Lowell! who died year or two ago III
this city"
The letter referred in part as follows' nelog
dated ut Washington June IL, 1884
DIR Lowell nres-uted few days ago your op'lHlh.
rtter OF tae l2th ut. wi;h the cane whch yeu 40 n9
tue honor to send NE AS tonen "a YOU s o. Fy
,el,..f
ccutvs encroachnent aun usurpatlon' % snnal e erei
rrsard wn lec of ar Country rno de uslon
been 20 long, dark. pervAsivs, thht nave V'o"
sonall, feared that 1t would survive me- Dut lnana
cod IL Is RAISING oit rapidly, ana trust Vhh hotn 9Vu
and may yet live t. many brighter an0 pN,'el u"S
Wna most 10 bc regretted IL the wounu ,ua ~
been inhctel upon The MOI sense pf tpe
Mat looseness OF prlncpo what eanaavuT ,,, i've
what DISREGARD Ot moral ana nolllcal recIl,uss L.,
been quckcnsd into nts by the predomn.nce ot 'ach &
% s,m mara a. y, ivr.al aud viii be more horrible. Tue
cholera pert terribls otc-, ana s VICTIMS arc
ta,niuat-,, But Jhcksonisn has poisoned the whole
community, the living as well as the dead our hopes
| whose mercics and bounties have so often been e1
| tended To us. 80
-r,Ividly recall" continued tho speaker, Mr. Gays
appearances tao occasion OF my calling Oh him at tue
Astor Unu-e which think must have been IN the
early srng When seated he did not LOOK 10 oe
the tall IN an he was and appeared less disnhed But
when he rose 10 his his full stature was revealed ana
he of hi. bearlug apparent lie carried
,il
and elastic. He had unusually high forehead a
ptomnent nose a large and flexible mouth and moder-
ate sized He clean shaven. ana wore MS halr'
which was parted In the middle and all ost covered MS
ears long His eyes expressive of gentlehess anu
kindness of heart, united with courage aud hrnness.
t1,s v,c v,s rounc and full and capable OF wonderful
modul,tlon His dress plain and simple; a black
coat and and wastcoa OF black SIR or Satl
Around his tnGoat wound black silk neckerchef,
tied in large bow knot IN front. and partly supporting
the famous collar which rose nearly to the tips OF
his ears The Henry Clay collar had National
ro,ptation md all earnest followers OF Harry OF the
West adopted it. II part and parcel OF the shirt
ITSELF WAS of NEST liberal dimensions and Ike the
bosom OF the shirt, which was implicated was only
slightly starched and rule generally droopeu over
the neckerchef. Boots and a SILK hat completed Us
attire
Fortv wears AGO fused TO attend the dinners giver
anuu,lly on the 18th Of April TO celebrate the ami
yorsary Henry Clays birth, by his admlrers III th
city They usually took place at NiOlos Garden; o.
rather a hotel connected with It, and were Dy TAT th
mos, memorable entertainments OF the year. ncket
D sold at a premium ani many persons were unable t.
obtain them either for love money. In those day
Billy Nibo was a great and Mrs. NiOo wa
notable as a cook Many baron OF beef did sue atteh
- | to the cooking of-and Que at least, weighing over
4 hundred pounds served at one OF the Henry Ga
anniversary dinners do not believe that the iesier
OF TO day enjoy themselves any more tban ala those
forty years ago. no better speeches can be made Il
ioer songs -IDs and no wter stories tod Inc o'u
guet hall was gay with Hags and flowers and ever
t green's Porr Its OF distinguished men adorned IN
walls several of Il nry Clay 1eins pro@minent MN ut anon
u them Harry OF the West and The Mill Boy OF W
~ slashes' appeare in Illuminated letters on the wa
e together WITH quotations from Ms speeches ,n, tn Ia
70 festivities always wound up by every Que around t
IL TABLES Joining in singing tavorito raying song, u
refrain OF which was:
II Here's 10 you, Harry Clay.
- Here's TO you. my noble soul,
IL - full aud hoNirg bowl,
u Here's to ou, Harry Clay.
Here's to you. Harry Clay!
a Here's to you With all my heart,
- And that before We part,
, Here's to you Harry Clay.
s. "These words are not very imposing to read, III
II when four hundred voices united In singing he
the eft was electrical. Men enthusiastic, r,sir
n from their chairs and wildly waving hats and handke
chio,s gr,spirg hands ana embracing each other The
slowly they dispersed aud the festivities OF the ds