Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-08-09

This .boak was wftIian T;y iis dcvnted 1fien1,
Prentice Of the Im,nSyiie paper. an' il is
sunposed. .underwentNlf f. Clay ::sc;drrec,ion.
bM- there are. three. oller. B Biaerapl,ica al
Sketches I'll Mr.: CIay's life before ihe.. |.
win 'cnpy such. .irisSasfs as relates to rIHs
sublecI Miss. Martlncau the: ccleIraire1i
English ,favtIler:in' the United Sriits, has
written. q hist,nN ol her travels, aud Iins
insri'efiu il .iIre Biogfaphy pi.Vnn Bu,:n.
W:hs'ef, Calhoun, and Clay. upon a.iiui::
ted scale; Dr. Clay sreil,s 10 br.tl,c clayor::-
ite She:heeins,l,us with bin: :.Ifv is.i.c
son of a. Virginia Clergyman. aid burn in
l777. After. studying. law, bic settled in
Eexinstona KrllnckN and stro,, IN luin. far
the abolition cf slarery in niAaf Siqfc.,". See
, ,he;American edition ii ihe lnrron and
Westminster review; for Jan,1uy. 1888,
J. page 259;. This book has hatl an. extensive
clIcu]at!on-in. Europe: and ..Amr rica-.it is
noticed IN the reviews OF both coi,ntrics, and
Mr: Clay, y,orhs friepds have MEYER denied
:in Alr*andvr.s Philadelphia messenger.
dthee 18th nf Aprit; 1888, ah excrilen, Ri
pgraphy Mt. Clay is given. Up0n the
's9tlec1 Of abolition; the a,tlhor says of Mr..
.ClayF t'at::"iI: 1888, .hc took IA prominent
part i,i The discussions relative to tirc Tor.
mation of A. Constitution for his adopted
State: His uain object w;rs TO-. prevent
.sfavery,:. ln,'his ne failed, although his
speeches at the public meetings on. The oc :.
.casjon.. dhne much raise. hilI in public
estimation AS promising apd talented
Statesman ;"
: In !he Nat;onal Portrait Gallery for 1891,
there Is al extended Biography of. Mr..
Clay. Tie aut hor saws; "ln:l79S, whcn ,hc
people of Kentucky were rep;lrine 10 frame
a. Constitution for. the State, a. plan was
proposed for the gradual emancipation of.
slaves Mr.. Clay zeaiousy excrtctJ' his.
talents in favor .ni: it. tie 'wro,e for the
'lounals;. aud deraimed at the public meet:
Jugs, hut. his efforts Failed or.succcss.'' -.
These four several Biographical accounts
all agreeina as t. the facts. stated | SunpoSe
they will lie tlispu'cd.hy nobodv. 1le.u~ed
his mighty elpT'ehce upon tire stnmips. Il,
abolish 3 avery. in Kentucky Tho q1rs-
tln,l was. holly contested, 'hhr hii .pahy. -n,
defeated. and right or wrong,he iet!no t,x.r.
.ioA. u tried. -. -, :.
We will now take.a view OF Mr.. Claws
course III ConcrrScnp,nh the subjccr Of tIic
far. ffmcd Missouri reslric,iQh. lie has
been enlosised. hy some fer Ihc cn,npro-
Inl<cod that q''tslIon iii. 'n. Conercss Of HE
!: United States; with whai 1,rpricty' We
e.'"'t a'!S. ~ 'hc toiSltltlIlOtf DI ne,
DATED States: Article the third. Section
third; there is. tie. following provision. to
vii; New STATES nrav he:ailuited by Gun
: srcss into This. .Cninn.;" Which SHOULD of'
course be upon aG equal G,r;tug with thr
; old .Stdirs, 'aMl the Same. privileges: :
/ ASK Whit was the cr.6nSitujl,nal rietr,
Of Missouri under This Iu-viSi0n!. Every
sta'e:.in the llnton' at tha .adeptioiir oi.th,
CONSTITUTION, was n sayetnIdi Siaic. and
did actually h6fd, slaves: rs there one man
: fn fmtrica' 'fn'n au Aboliiiunisr) who .wSu
contend fhar II. MISSOURI had ii rishir To- como
INTO rhe Union Wi.h the. same priv. :
.ofllie original States, That Mr.. .Clry I.ad
any niebl 20 .ahin ensat> ;.w.jr. con,
stituiiontt risffis, Sal tha. mo- Stale :Notrb
Of latitude S6?:. 49, sborid Inif sldxe. -
Yet Nr ClnW, .Jirretlv in."pm,Sifion 10 .ihc
above clagsr.iH the. Gonsiiiiniior. ,iiJ .con,.
promise away ilenig!ll> OF. III States which
may or have co!ne into he Union. North of
that: line He, had as:mmcl, rio ht tn com
promise away ihe. e.riGhtsof the States S,,uth.
nfthatline. as Nnrtli of it,. What righ bad
;. they TO except Missouri from I4,c line com: ;:
promised upon! This brings the subject
respecting MIR. Clay down 40 The date of
the Missouri qnrStihu, which is 4 6nuvenicnt
:restlng:nlace for IN. first No: In tiie ncxi.
F. viii bring mp the puitir transactians. of
th1S' gentleman upon The s,,hiccf or Aholi
tIon-i" the present time when some pre
clohs: Documents will hc disclosed 10 The
view Of the. public.
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