The New York Herald Newspaper, April 16, 1856, Page 1

WHOLE Nt 7170. ‘The Artisans of the Adriatic, ished through the lbera icy ot E. K. Collins, Xsq. Adout 10 mechanics and artisaus .« sown to the table, and o mebler looking set of m+n, we venture to say, has never Mayor Wool presided the festival, supported on oi rignt by E. K. Collin: ‘and Senator Sickles, and oo 1:1, eft by George F. Allen, of Novelty Works, Gouncimss Bvole, and others. Mr. ‘Bteers, thr architect ot ne A‘r atc, we are sorry to say, at home sy ness, Dodworth’s Bai , whic ix ali chat need be said of the of the entertai.aent. ta of the ‘a le vavi g deen duly appreciated, arose, and afe°» f-w preparatory remarks, stated be hes: eps ted from ula Usual prac- end consented te presi # von this ovession from the deep interest be feli io the A asrtcan Mine of steam- he to read tus touste in the follomng 1, The President of the United a'es, Muvio, “Hail to the 2. Tre Queen of Evgand ¥u ic “God save the Qu 8. The Ad:tatio—The ast ad sironsi atfort of our buviders, Gependent only cn Congress, v» ake ber Queen of the Boas, Music, “See the Conqewing -inro Jones. 4 The (oil & Yet uncoagaeres ; ft has > beat Aueit. “rune, *Yenboe Doosle Re Mr. Rose responded. ape he Launch of the Adriaus, Wario, “Sime Spangled Ban- Mr. CamPnsil responded ins pm dessriptive of the Jaunech, 6 The Shipwrights of Mew York who, for the beauty of their models, and the duraoility «and the skill of their work- ip, are rarel; i and never excelled. Masi Eurvike's ue Wong “4 s Senator Sickias respo: ded c nis tonat, Ha anid that he “bad so recently returned fom tow grest talking mashiag at Albany that hy hac ro de.i + w mske a apsech—ne had much rather Ifsten; but be o-4 elt a great desire to he here this evening, for be cusi ered ine launch of the Adriatic an era in our vava! architestare, He had heard a great ceal abou! this ves.@, and now, after Hee- ing her builders, he was p «u:ed to deleve all he had heard. America was alceady c-nowned for her naval architecture, as Greece hs ‘ren ‘or her sculpture and Italy for her paintings. He «ax glad to see that In this case, the builders, ax weii wat © «rehiect and the own- ers of the veseos, res guized Hy proceeded to at lent of tue cond: tym of our eral arcnites- ‘ture, the superiority ot woich was asknowi in Eag- Sand, for wha 'ever else ight be ssid of Eoglishmoe they were men who wr willing t» eee fair play; an Blosed by saying that he was happy to meet here to-night ‘the artirans who had coririh +142 +0 much ty ite renown. ‘Three cheers wore giveo f r senator Sickies. 7. The Merchants’ Marine, wbich aprends its canvass on every ses, and tor beauty and sped defies the world. Masic, o'Tile on @ Coean Wave” Mr. Coxuins responded as f rio «8: Gentlemen: It affords me much pleasure to mre new co-night my co-laborers im the construction no! only of tx Adria'is, but of the steamers of the live * rwaitsh she ia destined. I ean truly say that I have eo. vlti [ could to promote,the interesta of Americau s eax vavizacion; aad although I have met with many ¢iffi end some ead misfortunes, yet I feel that all my h pe» ba © been more than realized im the noble structure of h Adriatic, When I com- menced on this work, ‘wea's-five years ago, I little dreamed of the perfeewex watch uaval architeoture has now attained; yet, [am vr od to eay, the firat vassel [ ever buiJt—the Cong es-—w+ cever passed on the waters by avy ship ofher menes Ts tae men I now see before me Tieel that [am inde»'e1 for the sucess which has attended my efforts. There is n ta single individas! who has been empwyed on the Ai-istic who has not done hia work with as much gv0d wil acd pride as though the veacel tohim nj al! ‘ne honor was to redound -tohim. I am porry that Mr. S eera cannot be hare to- pht, and J beg leave ’0 provore a toast to his health. with three cheers for George Steers and three + more for Mr. Collins. 8. The Navy. Musio, ‘ Star 8pargled Banner.” After a volunteer toast to \he Press _ whose representa- ‘tives preeert were too uch pressed for time to respond to it, it being now 12 o'clock the company, after giving eheers tor Mayor W:od, and three more for Mr. jovially dispersed to the tune of “ Hail, ” Colum THE ADRIATIC IN THE BALANCER DRY DOOK. fo-morrow, at high wa'er, tue new steamer Adriatic, whieh is now beirg coppered im the large balance dock, will be floated out and taken to the Novelty Works, a: ‘the foot of Twelfth street, Cast river, to receive her ma- <ohinery. At about the bour of one P. M. today, how- ever, the veesel will be vieit.d by members of both branches of the Common Cvuxsil and other city func- tonarier, yho have evinsve » desire 0 examine her ad- mirable form and proportions. Great numbers of our citizens, including doth sexes, will andonbtedly be at- tracted thither on the oscasin; but not, perhaps, such ea toexcced what have been assembled almcet’ daily, since she was takea out of wa or. On Sandey last, es pecially, thourards came aod went during the day; a2d 60 was the throng that we open yl mage pene at gAog way, to proven! thw too rapid ingress of specta- tors, utils safficient numer of those within hovers bea pened ont. The work of op, will be nearly fi today. The progre 4 of this ia quite slow; aa the workmen are requirea to be exceedingty sarefa! and Es in their operations Perheps nv work of the ‘ ever so thorough! performed, on account of ‘the perfect manner which "he vessel wax eaulkei, waich wendered the seams as inoecvious to water asthe solid planking, and with a view to preservation and perma- pence, Zhe copper is not ‘sid on, as usual, over thick “felt and pitch, but simply over cotton duok, with an am- ple cost gearite turpentine undsrneath it. By this COOH woodwork is pe fec' ty protested from the ac- wn of the water or any of ite properties; tha copper ad- more firmly, and the vuole jb is rendered smooth ‘and even. News from Rio Janeiro. *COFFEE EXPORTS—RECKIPTS FROM THB INTERIOR— PROGRESS OF THE CHULEKA—VERY HOT WEATHER —VESSELS LOADING. By the arrival of s whaler at New Bedford, via Pernam- bueo, we have advices trom Rio Janeiro, dated to the 26th of February. ‘The exports of eoffee in the month of February ‘amounted to 6,962 bags for New York, 15,817 for New Or- 200 for Philadelphia, 3,600 for Mobile. Total, 31.679. ‘The receipts of coffee con‘inued limited, in jaence ch ail read 254 cholers, which inva iikely do visit the city with greater severity than ever, as the weather ‘was fearfully hot and rain exc-ssive. The stook ot coff motwithstancing the absence of enies, had only ino: to 130,000 bags. Buye:s were hoving to obtain a conces- sion from the dealers on the arriva! of the next Kuropean. steamer. Holders cemanced 5 200 and 5,600 rela. The only vessel to loa vext month (Marsh) known, was the Cavalier, of Baliimore, with 3,000 bags, and an 16,000 were arranged for by the dealers, for New ‘eana. The flour market was firmer; a cargo t:om New Or- ~ sold at 22s, to $B4., and fallifern and Creashaw at 16,000 barrels of floar hed been shipped to the River Piatle, which has improved the market. A Day’s Business in the Ceroners’ Office, Quite a number of fate] accidents were reported at the Coroners’ office yesterday, which had the effect of keep- ing these officials in hot water for several hours; but, as ‘they are paid in proportion to the number of inqu: held, we a tue excitement was rather pil it than otherwise. Among the most noteworthy cases held yesterday were the foliowing:— Ramzoap Accrpgnt.—Coroner Hills held an inquest, at ‘the New York Hospital, upon the body of a man named John Fraser, who died from the effecta of injuries re" geired by jumping off one of tae Erie Railroad cars, at terson, N. J. The deceased was employed ut tho bookstore, No. 131 Nassau street, and was in the pur- suit of bis avocation wheu ne met with the unfortunate mishap. Vercict in accordance with the above facts. Deceased recently lived at Nu. 34 Cicy Hall pinoe. Fata Fait yrom 4 Cant.—The same Coroner he'd an ‘inquest npon the body of.4 man named Wm. Calvin, who died at the New York Hospital, from the effecta of #evere injuries receive’ ty taliiog irom @ furniture cart, which he was driving at the tiue of the accident, Ver- @ict—‘‘Accidental death ’’ Deceased was 34 yours of age, and was a native of London, Kogiand. Dear rrow THR Kick oy 4 Honsa.—Ooroner Connery held an inquest, at No. 419 Second avenue, upon the body of a boy named Patrick Noouan, who was killed by being “kieked In the head dy a horse, The decogsed was play- ‘ing about a stable in the above vicini.y, when the ani- mal stroek him in the head witn his hoof, productag coa- ‘custion of the brain, from which the youth soon after- wards died. Verdict, “‘Acctdental death.” Fatat Accipaat on BarnoaRD.—4n ingaest was heli ‘by Coroner Porry upon the body of a boy named Georg: Luee, who was killed by tne tailing of a spar on board the ship G. B, Lamon, mow lying at plor eth Ease river. ‘The ‘was about 17 years of age, and was employed one ap on board of tne 4 rove vessel. eek ul dental death.” The deceased was a native of Martha’s ‘Vineyard, Mace. Dats From A Gcw Saor Wovnp.—Coroner Hills held an inquest at the New York Hospital upon the body of a 16 years of age, named I’atrick Daley, who died from bs fe Re gun shot wound received whtle out gan- with @ companion, by the Intter’s fowling piece off accidentally, they were in pursuit of game » No blawe wi sitached to the ofner young man, os it was shown quite early that it wan an entire matter of accident. The jury, therefore, rendured a rec, Get of ‘Accidental death.”” Scape To Dramt.—An inqucat was also held by the game Coroner upon the body cf a maa about thirty years ow named Joseph Oll+ worth, who died at the New ¥ joapital, from the effec 6 of scaic# received oa the ‘Tth inst.. the upsetting of » po: of boiling piteh up.a hia person, a« he was enes ed in repairing ons of the steamebips at the foot of Murray street, Verdiat, “ Ay. oldentel ceatb.” Marine Affatrs. BOISTRROUS PASSAGE OF THE NEW YORK OLIFPER SCHOONER PHIDE OF THE SEA 76 GIBRALTAR— FIFTY HOURS IN HUBRIOANES—SAPE ARRIVAL OUT OF THE VESSEL, WITH A CARGO OF FLOUR YOR THE BRITIGH GAXRISON. The beautiful tittle clipper schooner Pride of the Sea, built by the celebrated James and George Steers, of this city, sailed from this pors on the Slst of January last, for Messina, vta Gibral- ter. She has safely arrived at the latter place where she carrie¢ a cargo of fifteen hundred barrels o flour for the British garrison. She has mado a good pas sage, ccnridering the tempestuous weather she encoun tered. The veesel 1s owned by Alderman Fox, of the Seventh ward. The followirg interesting fet‘er has just been received from one of the passengers, giving an ac- count of the voyage:— Guratzar, Mareh 7, 1856. We arrived here yerterday. ali safe and sound, afver a boisterous passage of thirty-four days from New York We had ro hirg buat gales and head wincs the whole The firs: nght cut it commencad ano wing about seven o’ciock, and continued during the whole of the night; it was very cold, the thermometer in tne cabia indica'ing « temperature of four ons below zero, Tas next day he weather waa more mild, and about cleared us of snow and ive. The three following dava we had a very strong but tair wind. rough ses, aod raioy weather. ‘The little scnooner went along flying until Taoudey, the 5th, up to which time i’ had been blowing gales. It ‘oon efer olew s pertes: hurricane. We commented taking ia sell, and continued to take in until we were reduced to bare poies, end scudded before the wind in that way. with a verrible sea, @ the ra‘e of twelve knots an hour. The ceptain thought it imprudent to ran tonger, ami hove to unttithe ourricace arated, whish was in avout thirty bours, avd three days after we toox another hur ricsne, which obliged us t» heave to for twenty hours. Novwitbs'and'ng ali this loss of time, at t eelve days ous from New Yors we bad a flattering prospect of making the passage to toe Rock of Giora'tar in fifteen days, and we put it down as a eure thing inside of twenty. When nineteen daye out we were witain two hundred miles of the Straits. Here we enszuntered another gale feom the eescward, the wind dead axead, which Issted fourteeo days. Afr working bard for twelve days we found that we had gained but ten miles. But we waathered the storm finally. and came to an anchor ioside of the fam us Rock of Gibraiter. an-hor was d wn a hombre came alongside of the iittie clipper in a beat aud cemanded our papers, and he had » msn torece've hem ioa long pair of tongs, and piace them before him for inspec'ion. Tbe culy damage sustained during the hurriesne was to the sails of the vassel. We have had a good oppor:u- nity to test te sailing qualities of the Pride of tue Sea since we bave been out, Che day we maie the Straity there we-e no less than sixty nail of vessels in sight, and all bcund for the St-aity, With a fine preeze blowing at the time, we passed one after the other, jaat as if they were at ancho’, The captain and ali bands pronounce the vessel to be as flue a sea boat as they were ever on beard of, Onr stores are first rate, and are praised fore and aft. lam informed that quite a number of vassela left New York and Hosto.: a weex or more before we did, but they’ bave not yet er-ived here. We haves, in tact, outsatled’ everything that left avout the time we did. City Inteliigence. MEETING OF THE GOVERNORS OF THE ALMBHOUSE—VIOLA- TIONS OF THE Manx Law.—This Board met at 4 P.M. yesterday—Governor Bell absent. The weekly statements ot wardens show 6,250 persons on the Islands, being a de. crease of 85 since last week. During the week 1,164 have been admitted, 20 died, 1,114 discharged, and 115 sent to Penitentiary. The following communication was re ceived:— New York Orrr Paison, April 15. To tHe GovERNoRs oy Tax ALMsiOUS! nen—I deem it my cuty to inform you that Just Conrolly and Oshorve, sitached to the Frat Disirict Police Court, are faing persons brought hefore them for intoxication from one to five doliars, and in defanit of the payment of said fines, are com- raitiing them to the city prison for fivedaya, and in one or more os by Justice ly five days. The other megisu ate. continue to commit for tem days in defauit of payment of fine of ten d as JOHN GRaY, Warasnof the Oity Prison. This was ordered on file. the committee on Bellevue Hospital reported that he proposed exvension would cost $85,540. Other matters of tittle importance wer trans- acted, and the Board adjourned at a late hour. ‘Tor CoaL TRADE.—The difficulty with the miners ani canal boatmen has caused the price of coal to advance one dollar per ton in this city, and the supply of coal is 172,346 tons short compared with the amount on hand at this reason last year, and the demand for coal is con- sequently much greater than the supp'y. We learn that the boatmen have yielded in thelr cemands to the em. ployers, and are now actively at work {a endeavoring to make up for their fost time. The freighta are the same 98 Inst year—$1 90 to New York and 90 centa to Paiia- deiphis. It ia well ‘hat this trouble did not oocar in the beginnirg of winter, when poor people were laying in their coal, Toe Tump AVENUE RAILROAD—INCREASR OF FARE.— We are informed tuat the attempt cf the Third Avenue Company to emugg’e through the Board of Aldermen a project to charge the inhabitants of the upper half of Yorkville (above Highty-sixth street,) ton cents, instead of #ix cente—the others who reside above that point, is almost unknown to the inbabitants of that iocality and those who travel on the line. No mee‘ing of the Committee of the Board of Aldermen has been advertised in reference to the subject, the first public iatimation of it being the re- port of the Aldermen’s Railroad Committee, at the last meeting of the Board last year, upon which a mesting of citizers of Harlem and Yorkville was convened in January, and a taeonibca Lieoesag to watch one oT the attempt to cerry it through. No meeting tdermen’s Committee on Railroads, on that matter, hus been adver- tived this year. ard, therefore, no opportunity to oppose ithas been afforded the committee trom Harlem and Yorkville, It appears to be the intent of the Aldermen’s committee to report in favor of the increase, without ving a sufficient opportanity to oppose it? and show its tuinons effect on property al Eighty-sixth street, orf the evil of a prinelple which can be applied to every other sity railroad grant, or, t Oy precedent, to ever ‘contrant entered ino by any, individual or company wit! the city authorities, for they ean, if this project succee is, come with # good faces be’ore any couumittee, or the, Com- mon Council, plead poverty, and demand increased com- pensation, on Cenrran Awmnica.—Mr. Rufus D. Pitcher, who has resided for many yoarsin Central America, and travelled all over and s:ound the Mosquito Territory, wil! lecture’ on the abcve subject at H»pe Chi on Thursday evecing, 17th instant. The lesture will com- menoe at 8 o’olock P. M.; and Mr. Pitcher ought to give 8 very entertaining and useful discourse on this interest- ing country. Couwmman Lirmary Civp.—The fifth anniversary of this society was held last night, in the large chapel of the New York University, and notwithstanding the stermy weather, an overflowing sudience was in attendance, a large-number of whom were young ladies, who came to um ile applause on the young orators. The exercises con. sisted of an address by Joseph G. Harrison, ths President of the clud; a p-em, entitled “The Six Oi Bachelors.”” by Philip &. Bowne; an eseay on fiction, by Geo. W. Boyd; ‘fre Dream cf Youth,’’ a poem, by Wm. L. Koese; and an easy, styled, ‘Let un be l’ractical,”” spoken by Ra. C. Cooper. All these efforts were very creditable, and receive their meed of well deserved applause, The effor.s 0: Mesers. Bowne, Keere and Cooper ercpertien. larly commendable. Dvdaworth’s Band nuppliet the mucic, which waa, of course, good; and one entitled “White Mountain Echoes,’ ived @ merited encore. The audiecoe separated at a lat® hour, satisfied that the performance was worth mach more than they paid for 1t, ‘which was just nothing at all. Honor to wHom Honor 15 Duz.—About two weeks ago & young, tine looking and educated Germangirl, nineteen years of age, named Lisetta Posckel, wan sent to the Staten Island Marine Hospital, by the Commissioner of Emigration, being in @ melancholy state of mind, As far as could be escerteined from her own statement it seems she had been vilely treated by some rascal un- known. All she requ was, to be let alone and allowed to walk from sunrise to sunset in the sittle garder of the hospital. This was ited to her, and tae poor girl, under special care of lermas nurse, went many miles to and fro every On Monday after. noon, abd:ut five o'clock, she requested her nurse to go with ber down to the bath house, inside the Quarantine; and while cossing there she sucenly jumped over the railing into the river. The terrified nurse, crying for help, was heard by Dr. Theodore Walser, tho assistant physi- cian of the hospital, who, with full speed arriving at the place, without hesitation, and at the risk of his owa ttfe, Sprang in.o the river, (asout twonty-five feet rr sneceeded in saving the anhappy young wom Saniovs AccrpRN? To Siaxor BricNou.—The day before youterday, while this distinguished texor was riding on horseback, with some friends, in the country, neat Bloom- fogdale, his horse stumbled and fell, throwing M. Brig. noll against « rock, on the side of the rosd with muc! violence, and injuring him so as to render him senseless for nome time after the accident. Yhe injuries revived ‘were chiefly on the head and face. M. Bri wes re moved to his residence in town, in a carringa, and wan soon seen’ by Dr. Carnochan, who speaka favorably of his apeedy recovery. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Inoticed in yeuterday’n edition of the Hxesto an ac- count ef « disturbance between Engine Companies Nos. Gand 11. I would state that at the time mpokea of No. 6 was inthe house, the roll called, and many of the members gone home. There seems to be @ disposition on the part of some evil disposed parties to bring Engine Company No. 6 in disrepute by false representations through the columns of the public journais. By innert- this you will very much oblige KLYN, April 14, 1856. A MEMBER OF NO. 6. - Fostues oF THe Ravages or ma Fravp Mroe.— cver lances come u) Great damage to fralt tees pager! mice during the past winter, One elucd ot from 8000 te 8100, oompltsly Gonicoyed, Some ued a ), 001 iy Of these Woes wore of large size. Lise of Acts Passed by the New) O™ Lestsle- [Continued Phe the Herald of Apes | 14] . 167, For the relief of Chazies H, Taner, op | ‘B@ Firs iment of New York Volun’cers. ste, ani 68. Ln relati: n to the coionia) history ef the. *”* cores distribution ee aa eas a ja! thepasseenment roll provide’ payment of the unpaid taxes of tie town of Schodack, the county of Revsslaer, for the year 1854. 170, To vest in the Boprds of Supervisors of the c>t=m ties of Dutebess and Cnemung power and authority to contract for the support aad mainteoa2ee of the poor is eatd counties; aio to sell amd convey the present p20r- house buildings a-d farms In sald comaties. 111. For the relief of Lewis Gayatt, sm alien. 172. For the relief of Peter Butcher ;.an alien, 173. For the incorporation ef tne Yortrville Library ir ‘the city of N- w York, ji 174. Yo change the name of Jesse Blaweslee Aicox. 765; To affirm ard establish the boundewy line Geiwoon bee town cf Irondequoft and Webster, ia the conaty of Dre, 1%. fo-enable the Supervisors of the ctyand county of New York 10 raise ey by tex. Gn To provide for a supply of water in the village of 068, 178. To satisfy the claim of the heirs of ISeury Satter- Jy, @ soldier of the Revolutien, to bounty lands. 179, fo provice for @ more thoreugh supervision and awestructiou of c mimen echools; and further, to aaend the sia utes relating to public instruction in this State. 181. To tocorpora.s the fremen of the town sf Morrte- apis ivto part of the town of West Farma, in the coun- of Weatcheater. 182. To divide the Salisbury and Menheim Plaak Road Company into two distinct companies. 183, To exempt lads held by ageteultural pocictios from taxation. me To provide for unsafe buildings im the city of New ‘ore. ‘There are several yet unsigned. the i The Pardon of Br. Graham. EXEcoTrve CHAMBER, ALBANY, April 3, 2656. To Hrs EXCkLLENCY THE GOVERNOR OF LoviiANA—~ Robert of. Graham, @ citizen of your Sta, was con- victed of manslaughter in the secon’ dogree at te Oc:0- ber term or the Court ot Oyer and Terminer, in 1964, in the city of New York, and sentenced to the State prison tor seven years, His casv is a stribing illustration of the effects of an unsound public opinion on the sudject of intem " fhe hotels in our cities, desig ed for the comfort: aat rational enjoyment of ravellers, are nevertheless osten- tatiously supplied with temptatioas addressed to: low fend ciscased apyeiin. ‘Weat minded people seek thom fr purposes of isle show and vagrant dissipation, aad coarse and reckless ones resort to them as places for the exhibiuon of noisy and vaporirg courage aud vulgar controversy. Such ms, conscious ef often being of- fensive to cthers, and expecting others to be theretore passionate towards them, arm them-elves with concealed weapons, and 0 are aiweys ready to besome assadsing upon any ruce provocation. Brawls occur jast in pro- por ion a8 men are orepared and armed for them in tines and places where excitable groups assemble, Society has hitherto seemed content with the hazards ot breaches of the peace in places of public resort, ra- ther than consent to an abc gnc of the temptations: to csime which unrestrained appetite demands. Bnt while retusing 'o preveat crime by removing temptations; sootety neverth ‘lees vainly expeots te obtein sesurity by bri:ging to condign punishment those who commit crime unéer the izflueace of intemperance. Robert M.:Graham. a native of Kentucky anda citizen of Louisiana, witn his wife, and Charles Loring, a native of North Carolina anda citizen of California, with his wife, were Icdgers at a hotel in Broadway, New York, in August, 1854. The parties occupied contiguous roo ns, out were entirely unsequainted with each other. Loring bad in bis room two canes and a six barrelled Joaded Colv’s revolver, while Graham carried habituslly » sword care in his hand. An afiray coourred between jtvem at an early hour in the morning, which resutted in the death of Loring. Loring was unarmed during the rencontre, while his antagonist was in the possession of his ascus- tomed and deadly weapon. Whea the inmates of the hotel awoke that morning there were a dead body and a widow there. They were naturaly filled with horror and indignation, and for @ few days the city, and even the State, were excited and slarmed, cemanding spesdy aud vindictive justice. The Grand Jury indicted Grahem for murder. His trial came on at an early day. He was acquitted of the chargeof murder and convicted of manslaughter in ths second degree, and was sentenced to seren years impci- sonment in the State prison. as I thins the verdict aud the sentence were sustained by the evidence on the trial But since the sentence has gone into effect, new testimony has bven prevented to me, which. it it had been produced on the ‘L. would, in my opinion. have materially modified the verdict and sentence. This testimony has bean eorroborated and Cah by circumstances which are entirely conclu- ive. Tcan, however, by no means regard the offence of the prisoner as morally excusable. His crime was the frnic of drunkenness, and society wisely enacta that drunken- nese sball not excuse crime. Nevertheless, it would be still wieer if Fosfety would consent to prevent drunken- ness. But certainly it cennot do this by unjust and vin- dictive punishments of the crimes which intemperance engenders. Doctor Graham’s devoted wife has brought to me testi- mopials of his good character ani amitble conduct from yourself and the Governor of Kentucky, and also from tve Senators and Representatives of both Kentucky and Louiriana; snd from the Mayor, judicial officers and au- thorities of the city of New ‘Orleans, and from the medical profession and other citizens of the va- tious places where the Dooter has formerly 1e- eided, accompanied with earnest importunities for his pardon. While these testimonials, in view of Gra bem’s conduct, as exbibited in this case, have only served to embarrass me, am not unmindful of that c:urtesy and comity which should exist between the chief executives of sister S ates. It is very unusual, as in ubis cage, for the Governors of different States in our confederacy, to aue for executive clemency on of sxe of their fellow-citizens, from the chief manstrate of ano her State, Knowing, also, that an optaion tis in the section of the country to which Graham bel » thet his trial and pumishment were more rigorous on ac- count ef his Soutnern nativity than they should have been, and that be was tried at a time when the public mind was excited and possibly prejadiced, it has incidentally jed me pleasure to be abie to come to "} Dy recently? iy exemtaation of the a may it my ion case and my dectaion have bees somewhat hastened by certified-intel- ligence.from theprison keepers and physicians thatthe health of @raham has become so greatly impaired that his punishment must soon terminate in insauityAor death, unless reheved by executive interference. The balance of the prisener’s sentence must be remitted, not, however, mainly as an act of clemency, bub because, in pred ee le it is quite doubtful whether the conviction co hy have teken te oe evidence now before me ad Qgen produced on the trial. 1 Neve the honor to jour Excellency’s obedient ser- ‘vant, ae MYRON B. CLARK, Army Intelligence. COURT OF INQUIRY UPON LIKUTENANT G. 8. WIL- LARD, Us 5. A. The Court, in this ‘ease, resumed their investigation yeaterdey, at 11 o'clock A. M., a fall Court being in at- tendance. Mr. Horace Haldeman’s testimony was resumed and occupied the entire day. The following were the material pcinte of his additional evideace:—On the 5th of March, 1865, be paid Liout. Willard a check on the Treasury of New York for $176 and cash $450, and to Major Raines $86 68; this was the amount of the check received for the sales of savings at Fort Columbus during the months of Januery and February; the check for the savings of Mareh and April was $1,067 72; of this there waa paid to Lieut, Willard $1,057 72, to Major Raines,$169 99, and $8 68 to Sergeant Head for articies purchased for the office; be did not ‘this bill; the sergeant paid it him- Sal ihe chtek wee drawn to Sergeant Head’s order; he pu Heut. Willard $1,303 05, on the mornging of Jal fm the presence of his wile and a et tl money; had never bought a desk for bis office from the malee ‘ions or other govarnment funds; he bought a for his home and pafd for {t himself; Major Raines always sent hia receipts for amounts paid to him but he never requested him to do #0; he would have taken re- cerpts from Lieut. Willard had he offered them, but ne felts Gelicacy as to asting for reseipta under the cir- cumatances, the payments being made through him as a Tater 0! convenience. ‘Adjourned to this morning, at 11 o'clock. Our Philadelphia Correspondence. Pwapeurma, April 15, 1856. A Man Drowned—Shipping in Port—The| Weather, dc. A young man,s painter by trade,named James Roberts, whilst at work on the outside of the ship Westmoreland, fell from the staging, and, despite every effort to save him, waa lost. He leaves « wife and three children to wours bis lows, The body was recvvered half an hour after, There are over 200 sal! in port, consisting of 10 ships, 6 barks, 14 brigr, aud the residue schooners, exclusive " ateamers ell busy at Sites pT ae “Soagite tharos . bate | ne State, from Savannah, arrived thie mornisg with a full freight and about one hundred ‘The weather fs soft and mild, and every plant and tree shower symptoms of animation. The brig Susan Small, of New York, for Jacksonville, which was towed up yesterday leaky, with loss of onains ard wnchor, is being end doubtless will be ready to sail for destinati week or ten days. check wae crewn in his owa name, to fey ant would save delay in his of Police Intelligence. Cuance or Fororny.—Joha Schaffer was brought be- fore Justine Wood, at the Essex Market Police Court, on THE MILLBOY OF THE SLASHES. CELEBRATION OF HENRY CLAY'S BIRTHDAY, aT Slash Cottage, the Place of His Birth, Hanover County, Virginia. SPECIAL REPORT FOR THE NEW YORK HERALD. Ricamon, Va., April 12, 1856, B@eRy' CLAY'S BINTADAY AT B13 BIRTHPLACE— |} BER "HES OF THE HON. OALES CUSHING, UNITED BfaTH:' ATTORNEY GENEBAL; SENATORS BUTLER, OF 9001 H CAROLINS; ORIFFYENDSH, OF RENTUCKY; DOUDLAS: OF ILLINOIS; JONES, OF TENNESSRE: JONE®, 0." IOWA; BIGLER, OF PENNSYLV AND; MASON, OP VIRGINIA; CADW *BLADBR, M. C. FROM PENNSTLVA ¥14, AND JOHN MINOR BOTTS, OF VIK- @INIA. Saturday Isat, the birthday of Beary Cay, wae cele- breted at Slosh Cottage, Hanover county, in a atye aur- paroing anytiing.o€ the kind over witnessed in Virginia. ‘The Siashes ef Hanover, faued as the birthplace of Patriek Henry and Henry Clay, le on the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Piitroad), cighteen wiles from Rivhmond. The eelebration took place ina large |! ining hall conaec\ed with a mont coviage known as “Sash Cottage,” srected by the raifroad cxmpany. Thin in the sceze of maay a jvvial party, being, in fact, the chief place of resort for picmic enjoymenta by tise people of Richmond during the summer months. For the accommodation of perscan in tis pity who were anxions to engege in the celebrrtion, two a teommo- Cation traius were decpatched to th> cottage—one at 3 P.M.,and one at 4 P. M. Your reporter loft in the 3 o'clock traia, and om reaching the cottage obvecved » large crowd, who arrived a few hoxes before: by the train from Washington. Among the number were the Hon. Caleb Cushing; Sidney Webster, Pri- vate Secretary to the President; Senatow Crit- tenden, of Kentucky; Butler, of South Carolines Poug- las, of Mitnois;. Jones, of Tennessee; Bigler, of Ponasyl- ‘ania; Jones, of Iowa, and Maaon, of Virginia. Mesors, Codwatlader, Harris, Davidson, Underwood, and Caskie, of the United States House of Representatives, aad J, D. Hoover, United States Marshal District of Columbia, were also amorg the number. They wero: accompanied trom Washingtonby the Marine Band, whose livaly strains imparted a peculiar interest to the celebration. ' At half-past 4 o'clock the company sat down to dinner, the Jenators and members, with other gentlemen of note who were present, occupying the centre table. Three or four other tables, ranged parallel to this at either side,’ were fully occupied: The number who sat to dinner together could not have been less than three hundred. Dinner being over, and a few bottles of champagne being let off, or let down rather, Kdwin Robinson, £sq., President of the Richmond, Frederickaburg and Potomac Railroad Company, and also the President on this ooca- sion, called the assembly to order, and gave the following regular toasts:— Mr ay nd the blessings of our Union. +a he Star spangled action where the honor and weliare ‘of his country were invoived. air- “Auld Lang syne.” of liberty; honor. all to the honor rung Patrick He aod Clay. beck to Old Virginny,? ws MOMry dent of er,” and gentlemen—It would be urgracions in me to refuse to present myself at your call; and in add:essing you for a moment in respect to the sentiments just offered, I do in some sort discharge a duty to the head of the executive administration of the United States, and which I would perférm with unqualified pleasaze, but for the fact that the circumstance compeia me to break, as it were, the ice on this occasion, and to precede what I trust will prove to be an exhibition on the part of the many eminent gentlemen whom I see be- fore me—an exbibition of patriotism and of eloquence worthy of this occasion, and to which all I may offer will constitute but a most bumble {atroduction. 1 know, Mr. President, how much sincere and anailloyed Pleasure it would have given the President of the United States to participate with this company in doing honor to this occasion, on this spot, and im the presence of so many admirers and friends of the iliustrious Clay. Bat he was Prevented from doing ro by exigencies of offisial duty, and I can but express, in his name and behalf, his thanks, ‘as well for the invitation with which he was honored as the respectful sentiments with which his name has been greeted. Having done this, it might be well for me, per- hapr, tostop here; but I enanot forbear to embrace the oc- casion to add a word or two of what may not be deemed impertinent reflections, upon this occasion. Sir, who has happened to tread one of those great battle fields of the world, in which the destiny of nations, of empires, ani of ages have been fought out, and not felt, as hia feet preesed the soil, that the spirits of the undying ani im- mortal dead, who had there fought for their coaatry, hovered around him? Their memories were instinct in his heart; he saw their sublime forms, as it were, rising from the earth to greet him,and he felt that the earth upon which he tred was indeed consecrated soll. (Applause. ) But, sir, there are battles of the voice and of the pen, as well as battlesof the sword—‘‘Peace has her victories, no less renowned than war; and who within the mits of this broai Union, who from the utmost shores of the Atlantic to the rolling billows of the Pacific sea, who is, there, I say, in these United States to whom the Sashes of Hanover are not historical earth? (Ap- Plause.) There is not in these United States, there lives not on this great continent of American republics—whose political birth Henry Ciay honored and promoted—there lives not in all Christendom a man whose hand is worthy to be taken, or whose heart beats within a patriot’s bo- som, who does not honor the memory of Henry Clay, and fone! will. ace remember, with that covtlerhind pulsation which belongs to all the gratefal emotions of the human heart—who will not remember that here, in these Slashes of Hanover, Henry Clay was born to adorn his native Virgivia—born to illustrate these United States. (Ap. pause.) Sir, im this world of ours, amidst all 1's conflicting interests. its stormy passions, its high Inspirations, ita struggle of doctrines—here, I say, in these United States, 1 happens from day to day that we ste divided, friend from friend, party from party, com- batting, {a the councils of our country or before the people, in bebalf ot our opinions, our passions, or our in- terests. It must be #0; it is idle to regret that which is necestity of life and of nature. Now, air, I will no wy that of the dead nothing shall be spoken except what is good; that would be to poison the fountains of histery and belie sacred, immo: truth, No, sir, Ido not say that, but I say in the presence of the memories of the mighty dead, when all the conflicts of the liviog passions of the hour are siilled, when the mind can repose in calm thought upon the past, it might be improper in us to review the differences by which the living were civided from the dead; yet we may st least look with calm apprecia'ion upon all that was great and good and patriotic upon the part of bim whom we have come here to commemorate. And so itis now. Mr. President, I see around me gentle- men whom, in the pursuits of life, I have met tn all the diversities of public opinion which our free institutions admit of, and which the majesty of thought which is our master, and to which we must yield, creates and upholds —I sey, that I eee arourd me gentiemen who differ, and who will continue to differ in opinion; but thank God, we can see the high inteDest, the patriotic prinstple, the lofty emotions and generous impulses of publis and ma- jeatic eloquence —we can ree and remember all this,even in our here even in our rivals, even, if it be possible to ray {t, of che dead—our enemies. If we could not do tha. we were unwerthy of the name of Americans. [ say then, that stanaing here to commemorate the birthday of 'y Clav—here, amid the scenes which are hai. lowed by his birth; here on this soll of the great and pwerful State of Virginia; here, Isay, we may unite, of whatsoever opinions, doctrines or sections we be—here we may unite coraially, as one man, with unaniaous im- pulses of uere Americanism, in doing honor to the memo- TS san os hatever his differences of opinion with us may be, we a1 know to have been at heartand soul, and throughout his whole lite, devoted to the honor and inte- rests of the United States, I antisipate that many and wil be pat in exhibition of the of the fame of Henry Clay. to stand upon a single poiat in that great, brilient and glorious career, I will refor only to that final atraggle of the patriotic efforts of Henry Clay—that final ined in the Senate of the United States, when he co-operated with othera of hia compeers, and among them gentlemen here present, in those efforts which re- presen’ charac er, of the career and Iwill ven{are * gent salted im the ¢ntablishment—I will venture to sxy, in the val and unshakable establishment in the public law Political theory of these United States, of the equality, the co-equal political autonomy of each and ali those States. Tne great corollary of that doctrine ts the establishment of the corresponding the - ry that each distinct inchoate State of this Unioa shail determine for iteelf what shall be its own institutions. Yrrr, ihe left no gther legnoy to his countrymen, tt ‘1 pe ae honsabold wo: would be sufficient to perpetuete his memory that hv fided tn the estabiishinent of that principle "Which now bas me fixed and irrevovabie, in spite of all the ho of tactt In all parts of this Union 1 must deco ne ied unanimous conviction of the psop'e of these United Ntaves, that whether a State of this Union is or is not to revulate labor in this or that manner depenas upon the wilt cf the penple of that state or Territory; and it needs, as 1 Solieve, for Ido not wish to enter {n'a merely po- Htical subjects, but I wil hazerd the remarx taac {t needs Ut one great step—the greates'—ao t, ia fact, that J almost hesitate in view of the rash eas of bintwg a¢ that idea, I say, I believe it needs bat oue great sep to consolidate this Union beyond al the st rms of fate, When { say to coasolidate this Union I mean to give it perpetual strength, for I will not be- eve that any of the trensieat emotions of ‘he hour ought to shake {With the old Greek, I would adjure the manes of the dead at Maratnon, ‘Naton en Marathoni.”” Imicht sey that by those who died, but Wore not conquered, st Bunker FKil or King’s Mounteia— by those who conquered at Saratoga or Yor! ‘vewn—by the sufferings and sacrifices of our forefathers—by he com- ‘mon heritege cf the institutions they lave transmitted to us—this Union cannot cerse. Bet 1 will dec’hze my con- vietion that to render the soiitity of ihe faoric of the Union immovable it needs only tha the vaiance of powey be established between the North andthe Svuth to ter- minate the question; and it dces nesd' that thy balance of power be fized pérmanently, and py means that I caauot now euggest. I will now cozelude by sayicg, Mr. Prosi- dent, that spenting here] mus} feel; a1 every man nat “to the menor born’? mest teel—that speaking herein this State of Virginia, I must feel sat frat thought which Promemon the mind of wrery eithven of the United Sia'es hat in those early days of ihe republic; upon the green bins and by the frulifu? rivers, and exidst the fresh broezes of cur mozotains, 1t wou d have seemed the pro- Dfic-sged ef the strong men of the-land, in theteoming womb of ite high Hearted mothers, hed engendéred a generation of giants, the dvmi-gods of che herois ages of the repnbiis, such, for inatance, 18 Washington, Henry, Madison and Jefferso2, whore namevure faniliar on rds to emry American, and ot whom it beeemes us only to epeak with ba‘e1 bresth, aa if'we stood in the visible preseuce of immortal Uetngs on high, im the crystal chambers of heaven. But witen we pass frome them, we come to enother gne- ration, not of that hero‘ age. They have been cur im- mediate predeceasors, our associates, oor tem:hera, ove frients. Of them we may spoalz with veneracioa, and yot with unreservo; and im regard to them tnere are gan tlemen here pre-eot who will do more emphatic juse tice to their memories—particulazly the memory ot hiay whom we have sssembled here to honor, than 3: is ia my power to co, for here in Virginia thet generation of great men bas its successors, its worthy sont whem I see before me, not only Virginian wi more fitly addross you, but Kentuckians as well, in whose prenence %; is almost provumptu‘us in me to speak, I feel that in commamorating the great astions of @ statesman who, if born im Virginia, was adopted ani nurtured by Kentucky. In addressing you of the State of Virginia— Virginia the Mothwr oJ States, but on whose brow age has made no imprses save that of a more serene matroniy besuty—Virginia, of wnom it may be sail, ap- plying tbe bold metaphor of Milton, ‘The fairest of her daughters, kre,’ and to yoof Kenturky, metre pulchaa Jilia pulchior. I eoncluce, thea, with expressing my hearty co-operation in the preawnt manifestation of res- pect for the memory of Henry Ciay, * that this tribute to Mr. Ronmsew said it_ was proper the memcry of Henry Clay shoula be wignalized by some memorial, ‘and it had be»n doemed proper, as a sligh’ bat appropriate mark of appreciation of him whom they had met to honor, that this Wocallty anould receive the name of ‘‘Ashiand.”” He called on Mr. Botts, whom he facetiously styled ‘Reverend, to perform the baptismal ceremony. Mr. Borrs arose and said—Mr. President amd Gentle- men : “ Immortal’? by courtesy, I kaew J was (iaughtor), but I have added to it mow tue mew, and perhaps more importsnt one of “‘ Reverend,” by whieh [ suppose { am to be known heréatier. I: 1s, perhaps, proper I should aay to you, that while it is pot often that:{ have occasion to Apologise for what I might bave to «ay, that {t is « duty which | owe to sapeely as well as roe President Ch company, that I should apologise my unpreparedness to dine! Hg this solemn duty, being Called upon 8 mere notice, were, of fifteen minutes. to act in this capa- city of divine. (Loud laughter.) It is in the-contem- piation cf the President and Directors of the Richmond, Frederickeburg and Potomac Rai'road Company, the roprietore of the beautiful epot on which we ave assembled, ard which is destined to become xot only, in all probability, the county seat of old Hano- ver, but one of the most beantiful villages in the souatry, apd which, in a spirit ot monopoly, ‘they propose now to introauce into the family of cities of the Union. With this view they propose to change the name of this once humbie spot, and to call it hereatter “asbiand.’’ (Applause,) And that geatleman at the heac of this table—the presiding officer here, ua well as the Preetdent of the company—departing froia his usual sagacity, bas edlecied me to officiate ac the baptismal font, and he proposes now to change the name of tae “Stash Cottage” into that of ‘-Ashland,” in honor of the memory of the iliustrious patriot and acates- man whose memcry we have assembied here this day to commemorate. Called upon, gentlemen, es I have beon. as I said, within fifteen mfnutes? no:ise, I have drawn out, for tne first time, perhaps, in my life, a general outline of the remarks which I meen to submit upon this interesting and reigious occasion. (Lavghter.) Well might it be for ua all, if there were more such days in the Union, when the “lion and the lamb might lay down tcgether;” well might it be for ‘the welfare of this country when gentlemsn cf the va- rious poil:ical parties can assembie together. either for the purpose of consultation upon the political condition of the country, or for the purpose of meeting at the tive board, and offering their congratulation: hea felt sentiments one to the cther. [see around me, sir, —— every part of the United States, and num- ‘ing among them some of the most Corton re gsn- tlemen; aye, sir, even from the capital itself, and from the Renate of the United States. sir, there are here the most i members of the country micgled together with us, the cvmmon citizens of the country. Laying aside and disre- garding ali former differences and all political differences, we have met here sir, for the purpose of of a common tribute to the memory of the man who stood foremost @mosg his compeers. (Applause.) Seventy-nine Bande ), ir, this day, under an humbie roof hard by, Henry yy first saw the light and breathed the fresh free air of beaven; and by that. the Slashes of Hanover, as the elo- quent gextieman who has just taken his seat hesan- nounced to vou, is become renowned, not only through- out the country, but throughout the etvilized world, and only because it was the spot that first ushered int> being the man who stood pre-éminent as the patriot, the states- man and the sage—as the man whore lite was devoted to the imterests and the advancement of the people—who was ersent aod in every particular the people’s man. We heve hed, Mr. Presiden‘, s great pumber of distin men; we bave had mi.i ary ani naval heroes—we we had statesmen, philosophers and jurists that have commanded the admiration, the respest and confidence of the country—but I think it may be safely said that there have been but three who have iived since the formation of our government who bave commanded at once the re- spect, the admiration, the confidence and the affections of the people of the United States. (Applanse.) The} were axhington first, Jackson second, and Clay, thoug! Tnat— (opplanse) — for from being least in the opinions of many. tween Wi m, wi daguerreotype I see, sir, at your head, and the rest of mankiod,I never have ad never will permit myself to institute a compa- tison. He stands above them all; but when you depart frem him, we may tnatitate comparisons among others. Jackson was one cf those men who did not only command the confidence and support of a large portion of tne coun- try, but took hold upon the affestions of his countrymen. We have bad military and naval heroes—we have had a Decatur, a Perry and a Bainbridge—we have had states. men, among whom were Jefferson, Lowndes, Pinckuey and Hamilton—we have hed jurists, among whom were Jey and Maral it of all these, who, among the mul- tituce knows the day upon which any one of them was born, or the stone that marks the spot upon whioh his ashes Test? Not so with Clay. Whois it that does not know that the 12th of April, 1777, was the birthday of Henry Clay? Who is it that does not know where his ashes rest? Nor, sir, is !t confined to no are here assembled to commemorate the dey that ushered into exisience this wuly immortal m Sir, at the very moment that | teak memory is commemorated in the largest cities this Unica. The Henry Clay Association of New York, is now, while I speak, commemorating that grea: man’s birthday; and in one of the other large cities o the Union—New Orleans—they are, perbap» at this vary moment, Isying the corner stone of a majestic msuso- Jeum that is to be erected to the mr of that great mar, an invitation to attend which I have sow in my ooket. Now, sir, why this ¢ifference between jay and other dis hed men that preceded him, or who have been compeers with him? There must have been something marked in the charsster of the man. Was it hia superior intellectualtiy? No, str. There were others equal to him, if not his Dey aie intelectual acquire- mente. Wee it bis sociel qu By no means. There were others who were his equals in all the accial quall- ties of man. Whet, then, sir, was tt that so him out for this and extraordiusry destination? What waa {t connected with the life of Hoa Bo brings tcgetber the geetleman from the timan from South Carolina, the rom Ken- gent gentleman fr fmeky, and the gentleman f-om Illinois? What is it, elr, that has brought them together to do homage to the me- mory of this illustrious statesman’ Sir, it was neither hia intellectuality nor his sosisl qualities—it was ida jn Mi gg oe = statesman —it waa his 0 pendence, his pure, unselfish patriotiam, his high and dignified character, his nationelity and disinterested zeal for the rity of his ‘leas, bold preservation of the Union, the unauliled whole courte of public conduct, bis free, defence of the constitution and of the Union—it was, ia my opinion, all this, sir; it was his keen and acute to dissover when there was the U; and his readiness at all times to come with the olive branch of peace, as the pacificator. has this Union been in danger that Henry Clay was not the man looked to, of all men in this country, to forward the olive branch of peace, and to say, ‘ H etill;’” aud there was peace. He not only served the people, but he served his country and the Union. rentoa- casiona of bis ife~1820, 1832 and 1850—when that demo. niac cry of disunion was raised, we find that Henry Clay was the man who came forward and hushed iato wtillaess fhe mad fanaticism that would have ruined us. Mr. Presicent, when I first came into publia iffe, or rather Tehould say, when I first took an active part in public Ife, Hen Clay was known as the great “‘commoner’’ of thi . Atter the year 1832, he became known as the «great pacificator”’ of the country, After 1850, he was known as the great ‘“‘commonor, pacifisator, and statesman’ of the Union. Sir, wel! may the county of of the part be has naked in the goat nation’ + What other county ibip the bron lett of this Union bas given ) sasrificed, in defence of him at # ‘from having HERALD. MORNING ED},"ION—WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1856. PREYCE TWO CENTS. two such mew as Patrick Aoplaue.) The former, the fret orator of ‘ons in orhich Ye lived, and the individuel wh> put the rall of the revolution io motion, wee one ed out of three millions; the .'atier, who kept that roulog and devoted his Iie to 1\e perpeustion of the Union sai who was not the Lzst orator, but the first statermna of the age in' whieh he \ived, waeone man ploked owt of twenty-five millyns, T.wering sg Mr. Clay wae der bis i mong bia canpesrs, how immensurarly dd Proportions gtow amd se!!, ani izsrease and expand ar we coptrast Inm with th1e selfish trivksters of the presout éay! 1a) thus, sir, ia no invidious oF party -onee, Tapply men_of'a'! parties, friet the highest to the most hi . Bat mow immeasuewdly, ¥ say, dose he grow up when we comp rs him wich the men be hae lett bebi-d him, whose oly object naw is to acquire poco for themselves and thteir friends! Well might it said of Henry Cisy— Bis was 8 combination aa \4 8 form inde Mitere every Gnd aid vet bis eer, seed T have not untrequent'y heard tt said, Mz Presidvat, thet tne honesty of Honey Clay ma toot in the way of ha adwancement. Sir, I repudiate tm? eentinen), not omig as being unjust to the imtelligenes and virtue ofths Aue- rica people, but as injerious todche rising gousraden. , Give not, sir, your young aspirants % believe that hi- nesty ataros im the way ofany man’s promotion. It wae bet, and that alone, that enshrimed .bim im the ltsarts of bis ccmnirymen. T: was that hae bra ught us here trom difereut parte of the Union, aud @iffen sat wections of the countr7, to unle ami’ ming'e ane with actther fn ooiamemvrating the birthiay of Hen Nag. There are other causes, air, that retar the wdvancenent «f Henry Cay, white it would not" be proper in’me om this vocasioa to refer io, Bat I bepre- opectfully to ask, what gentiewan there ia in this eom- pary that would no! preter to jive ae Hisnry Clay i serving hicrcountry #» an Bonest maz, @ patrio: a statesman, without therewards of offieim' konor or emola- moats, tha:vto he ve wadiowed ia oficial’ luxury duriog his Nifé, and 10 have clea Upwejs; umSonored ard 'umumg” This: is the man, Mr. Trosidunt, as Uliavy briefly de- pictod to you, that we have assembled here to pay our tir ute'to, and*abcrtwe have determined for wil wine te comrwmorate. This 1 toe character™ of time Man, eix, whose resect, whoa erndlence, whove-cotsem, whose friendship, I avvproud to say, I’ flattered wyset! em. joyed for the jast twenty years of his extotuct—sash is’ ‘be man, six, for whom 1 sacrificed ition in public life: voise—*‘Go it. Botta.) feo the mee for whcm I am proud to sey, P mani‘ested my: ontidengs ard constancy and-frienoship im those severe triads whieh beset every poliical sopiration I had evar emar! ans wich { was ready to +aori! over bis beac and he was struck fatto hoid. T have only ject, that I to say wpon that abject, that I'vo fae \to retract or to t, it iv the sromdast event in my political life. When! found hinre the whig party—by men that\\ ¢ had elevated reste” 4 serveo the best—-it oniy served to rivet mz~eoa tt. the msn, and increase my determination \to upold ode to the bitter end. Amd, sir, Iam wii Yo abideel tae consequences of theattachment. Mr. ident, it omy Temains for me to perform the Christisa’ rite‘ of bap- thm, And now, ir, if we had the materials betore as which Iam sorry to say the President has eomewust negiected—I should proceed forthwith, with the cereme- by. (Tke bottles having-ceen partially empty, tav Pre- sicent on beivg informed’ of the fast by the him. ef the officiating. divine; had them speedily ropleniahed. I want the material for every man here; { wouta sed with @ red seal the incoming of this new chy, whids is hencetorward and forevermore to be knowe ap Aasbland—(great applause)-—and I call upon o7s-y gon- ewan here to whom the opportunity im o! voice, “Whatis tha #”}—I cali upon every gentlonan here to whom the opportunity:is cffered, to siand sponsor amd god-father for the city of Ashiand, wishing God epee in @ bumper, (fhe-ci:y was baptized in » copious libation al ercuna. Alr— Washington's March The President gave the-next regular toast, whichwat i ‘The Public Prees—More powerful than the jeverof A: noe “ rokdead— des, it often moves « word witkout ao: can rest, Aur Devil among the - ‘The next regular toast wax:~ The Fenate of the United States—Swayed palaes e1.d contralied o Bo Neaguiive aun rite srentee: preeerve 6 thete- Toxeity of the Oonsutution, “Aire Halk Gauete: Se Senator Buruxze, in reply to loud and repeated from all parts of the att does and alder Preciiomte The compiiment which I have received upon thiv occasion, is much more than I deserved, and what I did not ex-eet. I suppose tt is because I have been longer in the Umited States Senate than other Senaters here, who are far peter qualitied to represeat that bocy than Lam. I hava been in the Senate of the United S:ates fr the last ten and during that time, sur, [Rave served with the gree men, and have liad to deal with the g-eatest events that have ever affected cr ure likely to a‘luct the desting of this republic. I have served in the Senate of the United States with Henry Cig, with Daniel Weoster, end, sir, you allow me to #ay, for jnssice will not permit whe throws aside in a fair view of the historic notice of dia- tinguishe@ men upon such an occasion as this, with Joke . Calhoun. (Gest espouse.) During tha: time, sir, I was weil acqnainw with lenry Olay, and he did me the honor, upon more than one occasion, to say that he disliked, upon any account, to differ froax the son of the father who was sssociated with hia im the councils which led to the war of 1812. Now, bave this tribute ae to me, in some measure, as the oldest member of the Uniied States Senate now present, £ will not take up the time of this audience io port: the characters of those who dealt with the greatest rwh- bee ‘that can enter into the discussion ot human affairs. have felt these influencer, sir. I will not leave out uy friend from Kentucky, (Mr. Crittenden,) when I repeat the names of those distinguished men with whom I served, im the United States Senate. Sir, when I stand here te do historic justice to men of genius and worsh. I donot intend to ave out apy one who is entitied te my tribute, to the extent that tents can be made available, Now, sir, I assure you I wast — . respond to any sentiment that might 00 of- red here $9.1 See nits eer atin ie is wor 8 banquet, in ‘irgisiis and Kentuety would do al thet pol pvt to give cheerfulness and animation to this soene. air, Virginia and Kentucky, with their tributery infa- enees, could make sny occasion illustrious, cheerfal an@ snimated. Idid not expect that South Carolina would have been called >on; I feel fiat‘ered that she bas veem called upon. I feel flattered that she has be-m called upon, not, sir, as South Carolina, but, as I hope, BS nd ‘rtbate to one who, on one occasion, has ap) before the tribunal of history. I feel p'essure.in parti- cipating in this celebration to the memory ot. tho-ilius- lous Clay, here im his native county ef Hanover. This name, sir, strikes me with. pecalar foros, ‘There are bh Bames n Koreans el associated with. so many acts of royal preroga’ as the names of the King ‘of Fagland and the King of Hanover. There me name in America—! believe, and assert it now—that there is no name in America which is associated with 0 nee illustrious historical reminiscences, asthe Virgnia.Hamo- ver. It {s associated with the names ot those who have proclaimed the principles cf republicanism, and staked their lives upon the issue, in the contest for civil iiberty. Yes, sir, Hanover, allow me to say, as far aa I can.uader- stand it, is disti by more glorious associations than perbsps any part of this Union. }t isthe dirt lace of Patrick Henry—it is the birth place. of Henry yy, of Judge Reane, and of John Taylor. A Voicr.—Aye, and of Morris. Mr. —sir, when others feared guage that bo 4 be offensive to the Ragileh na- won, during jr dominion over this Patrick Henry, the hero, patrict and orator, ares in the House of Burgesses and said, ‘‘Cesar had his Brutus, Charles the first his Cromwell, and: the third may profit by their example.” They cried eat Ie Tate fe gonilenen, mld h it re it, gent en, and make w! cm of it. Such was the bold, defiant oharacter of ‘he illus. trious Henry. Well, indeed, may Hanover be proud of her distinguished son, and it may be, wir, that ia efter times she will have asrociaied with the names cf Patriek Henry anc Henry Clay, others worthy to be classed with: that ai il ir. These to utter lan- peechen of Henry Clay and were contained ; and, sir, were olaricn notes tocheer the country. And they sustain it. Sir, Tam not ‘one of those that wit sacrifice #0 far to what is called the power ot empires tha; I wil Tesolve them into mere phy: force, backed by money. Any country that like could not stand up under She influence of the ciarion notes of such menas Patrick a a = Ben section was neesed, wr unworthy y the blessing of liberty. If the voice of such men oon not excite to deeds hero'sm.’ surely money could not. Fam no utilitarian; & like raiircads in the world. (L' tor.) I will stand xponsor, with my friend from venti, (Mr. Botts.) at this sacred ceremony; and I wil therefore fay, let it be “Ashland.” I will say that, had this spot met been pamed ‘Ashland’ sf the bapitamal deo! the reverend geuteman, } would have suggested that.the. called “Clayland.”” I will now conclade witi,, Vieyinia Racunda Nutri Lrowie—Like Judsh, too 1oag the Hon's whslp to Be Lanohar, the nex’ between treat