Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-06-28
POLHTAC AL.
From the Jackson { Tenn Telegraph.

From the Jackson 7cnn.) Telegraph.
will now introduce 10 the readers az
/, ouamtancc Mr.. Henry Clay and such dncu-
,neutary evidence a> is convenient to slow
the part he has played from his outset in
public life, down To the period Of IS2O.-
Upon the great question of Abolirionsn, it
seems that this man was iinclurcd strongly
with this doc;riuc before he reached the
years Of manhood In prcntiss' life uf Clay,
it is represented that in The wear I77S, " hen
MIR. Clay was hui - years old, lic greatly
distinguished himself in Kentucky, as the
champion of the abolition party. A Starc
Constitution WAS about To be fnrmcd-a
small party was III iav0rnr excluding slave.
ry III The State. Mr.. Clay hea,lc,, this par,y
-mrdr many stump sprcchrS, wrote many
publications., and used his utmost c%rriion,
TO elect men To tho Con, cniiun friendly To
his object. read this biography of Mr..
Clay many years ago. and speak from re-
collection only. This iool; was written by
his devoted friend, Prcn'iss, of The Louis
viilc paper, an'l il is supposed underwent
Nlr. CIay's correction.
Hu, there are three other Biographical
Sketches of MIR. CIay's lie before me.
will copy such passages as relate to this
subject. Miss MarIiucru. the celebrated
English traveller in the Unilc,; States,
serted in it the Biography of Van Burcn,
Webster, Calhoun aud Clay.upon a limited
scale; Mir. Clay seems To be The I;,voritc.-
SHE begins thus with him: "iIr is the son
ofn NirS'nin Clergyman. and horn in va.
Ahcrs'ndying law, he settled in .cx.natun.
hcEtuckN, "nd $i"orc an rrin for TIE uhoi
ton nT Sinrery IN thHt State" See Tic
American edition "fihr l.nm,or aud West
minister review, for January. 1S;iS, page.
800. This book has I'M extensive circui1-
ton in Eurupc and tmcrici-it is noticed
III he reviews Ol huih countries; Mr.. Clay
ur his friends have never denied this charge.
In AlcNan;!cr's Phila!rlplin Messenger,
of The lS!h April. 1879, an excellent Bio
sraphy Of Mir. Clay i- given. Upon tn"
subject OF aholi,i"n. the antInr SAYS of Mr
Clay, that "ln tIj| hc took prominent
part in he discussion relative to The .nruin
ton nf IL Constitution for hi, u,!np,r,l state.
lis main object MAS to prevent slavrry.-
IN This he failed. although, his speeches a,
public meeting, on til" occasion, done n,urh
no raise him III public cs;i,na,i.n II, IL pro-
missing AM, ,ale"icd salrsn.in.''
In The National Portrait Gallery for | 1:ii
there is all extended Biography Of h!r.Clay,
The nuthor says "ln l79S, when The people
ol kentucky wSkc preparing Ia frame Il
Constitution torf',e Stale. 81 plan was pro-
posed for the gradual emancipation Of snvcs
Mr.. Clay Ztalou~Iy cxrrl"d his ,;.lrn,s ia Ia
vor of it. He wroir for the Journals, and
Geciainicd 1T the public meetings, but hi,
etloris failed of success"
These four several bio: u:raphicnl accounts
all agreeing as to The facts stated, suppose
they will he disputed by n"hcdy. He used
his mighty cloquence upon the slumps, to
abolish slavery in kentucky. The question
was holly contested, b"t his party got dc
tca;cd, right or wrong; lie left no excrtion
uniricd.
ana wriIIngin favor oft, he refused To sign
a memorial upon the same subject precise.
iy."hc urged by his own Constitucnts--
we I'LL now take view of Mr.. Claws
course IN CnnS,css upon the subjec, of the
far tanned Missouri restriction. He has
been rIlociscd by some ior the c0nrromi,..
Of That qur'.,inm in III" Ccn.rcs, OF the l.
State; with what prop.irty we SHALL short,
ly sec. In the Constitution of the Uni;,d I
states, Article The third, Section third. |
there is the following provision, 10 wi, F.:
New States may be admittedly Cnnarca,
into this Union Vi lich should Ct coarse.
be upoo an equal footing with all the Old
States. and The same privileges.
ask what WAS the constitutional ri"ht
Of Missouri under this provision! t.,rr,
State in the linton, at the adoption of tI,,.
was Il slave holding sta;c
ana did actually hold slaves. Is there one
man in America QUOT an ;.boli,iom;sD WHO
will contend I',,t # Missouri had :, ri ii, ,,
come !n'o The Union will Tie same uri lie
PCS us lie original States thai Mr.. Clay had
amy right 10 compromise away 1hcir con
'iiint'"n rights. and say thai no State nnrlh
HF latitude 35- 80, should hold slaves. Yer
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