Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-06-18
BIOGRAPHY OF HENRY CLAY.

The f,u,c nj Ills eminent s tosnnn and hi4 his
tory. are already familiar Ia many. \ condensed
view Of his militant career must will be interesting
10 nleS if NOT 10 nlI. Of hrrcadrrs whose eyes this
bref 4krrch ma, pcct To know how and why lac
has I.n so hipi in the scale of bepp may cxrlfc Ia
emulation. When We consider thai Henry Clay has
bren the ,,rl,teet of L,s own fortune has mounted
ria, ladder nj distinction NV ha own rxctflnna.
aided dome by Gls naive talent and industry s bi-
ocfany becomes tloubly interesting
IL -, ,,tiv4 al n ingyrr county VIRGINIA and
was hon, ON The 10Th of An1l III Hrs father
who w., AZ, qsqrp,rd rl,rayn,an died when nissan
was Int :, ra c,,ino ma means bx winch ha could
1870. ,l, i4,,,,,,,es nf =, I,s.ie.l c,nrtflo,,.
When f.., , Loy lI,r,v Clay entered the Office Of
Mr. ig.l,, H. ,lr,t ri thc hiob conn vi clan.
cr,y =, p rln,o,l Where bi4 ou,b,,o talents BEGAN
ro bad.nd cxn51l Namally onlable in hi. dlspo
.,ii,,# ,,,I,,,c IN l4 ,,,,,,,frs uuIc and ornerol.
on,o#,9d Gaol# he oainrd the liienlshin Of those
iIl, ,yot In. l,a ,,i,,,cnnrs, on,opa.t v HON were
oc,i1,n,ep of tJ,e bi,he4, ,anL and most extensive
i,,l,c.cc \tiJ...,nc ,l nioatccr h, commenced
te .tn,y ,fI .,d q, ,stouieno WIS ms urolcIen.
that IN one xaar ,,cr lie was admitted To pnc-
,ira H., sonn nfnv,d Ia Ina friends and Ia the
,on,ts ,Ii,b Inc ,,,ctecd ll,o, stenglh Of intel
lrrt = no, L.sel mon = coIIcri5fe dmlon,a. and
ta, ,lo,,s s=l,,,,s him i,,oni fe ,r,lru llIi.
.,,,,6.,4t n,lsI,# h,,,, , cI,.ar natiet Anlrflfau
J,,s,a,y - ,,,.l, ,yIlI, snrb .noqir,rns.
Sn1n alto, bis ,,n,,si nm Mr. Clay removed
"a Iay,,.,,,,,, L., ,L,fa Inc uu,sned Inc slu,ly ot
l,, .,, ,,.,,. Ilr, I, commenced nfaci,,r NJ-
,,ll, },fi Ion, lac attached nis Ia = debating So
800, -, ,l,, -, L,,,,,,. i.t,,, ,q.5o,,cd IA enter
,,,, H.. I,,,a5 -, 80, ,I,,,.,tc lfis5.a,J his e1n
i,,,,,, 49,, o.. ,,., ,sl,o, hc G,st ,nnc,rrl he
c,, ii c,II,..,y -, , 1l,,n lh,t IL. addressed the
py,5I,.,, :. -, ,.o,..,, az ,I4 ';ur,,r In , few mo-
r,,.,., H. L,c,,,#,. co. I.r,ol and ,s,onIsb-
81 H.. L,l.i'el ,r,l,a1,c ,,i,h n.,y Of eln-
,,,, Il ~, :, 800 l,,o1 -, "a, tl,c lioh Rad la
I,.5,.,ir Az, ,.,,i,,,,#a At l,4x,nnfno :, Yr,t.
Inc ,o,l Ls ,1,cc II The G,,. and WIS soon llgared
y,,I, y,. ,,,,ticc lie or,puIe Il irnIrs~ly with
t, mo-, cug,f Las, ,rs and soon stood al the head
Of h,4 nrof.- sim. lie canned the ,esprcr OF the
conrfs and the affection, If hls clients Almost CO.
truno,,cou,Iy with ms maturity his roluleal Ca
rrer cnnni1cpfr5 In I5gs he took a monument
pan IN the discussions relative to the formation Ola
runslntion far Ei4 ,doulcd STATE
In 1402 M, C1,y Was elected a mrnb of the
Kentucky lcejslatp,c. where he soon GAINED an un-
,iy51e1 = luruce H., waq Irtc surrounded by the
ATTEST mon nl Tho G,,lr veterans in leplsIuion ~ 10
had been accusfnmrdt TO consider Young members ~
dut, bnnuJ ia listen and ebry and mol to attempt
ia, ;, t,e amy tl,inp Lryond he stnly Of palalne
r,ry rules 6nt lhry soon became convinced HAT
the so3r,n,, mind al fine youup lrpjpian moved IN
an o,l,f ca extensive with lhcir hrollrst cxpansc
Ilewas ne,IeclIy at home ppop cyrfy.subIeci. AID
guarded th nm Arou. eyr the interest. Of his con
sffnqnts. held ,ubiecl always to the general good
II,s nautical motto has ever been mn coa,!rg ma
,rL,3s ,5u,t,,. o1,i UolLj9o INIT mn c5gBtIg"
In lq0G. Mr. Clay was ,lected 10 the Senate Of
the I1pted States for one wear, to I'LL the vacancy
occasioned by the resignation Of Nh Adatr liz