Report of the committee of arrangements of the Common Council of New York, of the obsequies in memory of the HonHenry Clay . Obse(|i(ics of. tolling, and minute-guns were fired in] response to theSanta Claus. The Albany Committee of Arrangements having beenreceived on board the latter boat by the Committee of theNew York Common Council, and introduced to the Sena-torial Committee, the Baltic led the way to Albany. Thenight was perfectly still, and not a sound was heard uponthe water but the tolling of the bells on the boats, andthe booming of the minute-guns, now answered at Albany. Upon the a
Report of the committee of arrangements of the Common Council of New York, of the obsequies in memory of the HonHenry Clay . Obse(|i(ics of. tolling, and minute-guns were fired in] response to theSanta Claus. The Albany Committee of Arrangements having beenreceived on board the latter boat by the Committee of theNew York Common Council, and introduced to the Sena-torial Committee, the Baltic led the way to Albany. Thenight was perfectly still, and not a sound was heard uponthe water but the tolling of the bells on the boats, andthe booming of the minute-guns, now answered at Albany. Upon the arrival of the boats at Albany, the body of was placed in the possession of the Corporate au-thorities by the Chairman of the Committee of Arrange-ments, with the following remarks: Gentlemen of the Corporation of the City of Al-bany :—As the representatives of the city of New York,we have a mournful duty to perform. Within a few dayswe were honored with the custody of a relic of inestimablevalue,—we were intrusted with the mortal remains ofHenry Clay, the venerated sage—the pure patriot, andthe distinguished statesman. I
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