The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-10-26
LIFE OF HENRY CLAY.
Continued.


We rome now 10 sn epoch. rerl APPS
The most imPorisn', II Us far, ~ Hr. Clay o
public life. |. will be remembered that
i've candidates se,e in The Geld for the
.iiics Of President, 10 succeed Mr.. Mon
roe. whose term Of service txpiled on lie
81 day Of Marcf, 1925; namely, Mr.. A.
dams, Mr.. Crss lcrd, Ten. Jarksnn. Mr..
Clay. aud Nj. Calhoun: though lie Iat
ter was Withdrawn from lie csn,a.s Of
the Presidency, AID vas run by his friends
as eandidaie for Vice PIs,id,n'.
The old federal party having already
dishandsd end dispersed, patty orea.
n'zalinn no longer existed, and as all
The candidaus were rraminen, Republ,-
cans, and had bern leaders Of lhai par
~ in us nosl trying days, they had 10
depend solely upon personal populsIi-
~, sRd the estimation in which The peo.
pie held ,h,it rublic services, The ir sxpe-
rience. judgment, and capacity 10 dis-
charge the duties ei the sutton TO which
they asrired. The cohyass was carried
on generally wiihoutbi ieIRrss OF acriIno-
ny, except. perhaps, between The friends
az mir. Crsa ford and Mr.. Calhoun. be-
tween whom personal ii, airy and hos.
,li,y had long existed. though they we're
both. as well as Mr.. Adams, men,bers Of
Mr.. Mopioe's cabinet. Some hostility
was also appsrtn, between he friends of
Mr.. Crawford aud Geu jackson; The for.
ntr no, locking upon the General as a
sound Republican, aud pronoUtcing his
electInn. in advance, ss "a curse 10 the
county" According TO the consilru-
ton, il one person does 10, ,eceivea ma
inrlty al the whole electoral votes, and
two or more are vo.ed for, the Huu,e tf
Representatives lie reeu,rd 10 elect q
Presiden, from one oi the three persons
having the highcs, number ,lsctorsl ,o,es.
|, was rsty probable that no one of the
candidates YOU'D receive a majority Of
the electoral votes. ard that the eleciieu
would be carried TO The llruse Of Rep
resentstives. Of which Mr.. Clay was Q
member; in which case, il not one OF tie
three h,ekes. returned. tie duty would
desolye on him To give his vGte to one or
n,her oil his rivals. This anticipated con-
uugenry occurred. Occupying a high
pos,uon. aud beirg known 10 rossess
erea, influence with his friends, especial
~ The ksnueky and Ohio delegations.
lie was treated u ith dat nguished consi.
dera,inn BY the fiiends oi the various csn-
dlds,es, and seemed in bis own language,
addressed 10 friend al the time. TO be
L" cijoying. ahrls, alive, lie rosthumous
honour usually awarded To the venersttd
dead" But thus was only the iauening
Of the OK for the slaughter. Mr.. Clay
preser,cd strict reserve as 10 the vote
he should give, which Of isslf was the
cause Of news, 'sper co,jec urts aud cri'i-
,ism.
The election came on, and most so.
lrmu aud imposing scene. gent, men pre-
sent aud parl,king in it, describe 1t TO
have been. Mr.. Clay and The Kentucky
and Oaio delegations voted for Mr.. Adj
aus, Who was unrxr ecledly elected On
the first ballot. Slander began at once TO
he busy with his name; those who shot
time before cour,ed. now sitmrerated him;
al frs, oily in whispers. but a, length
oprnlv. A member Of. Congress from
Prnnsylvanis was made the mouth. piece
Of Mr.. Clay's vllliiie,s. who had no, The
courage 10 assume the responsibility OF
the vile impu,auons they induced their
tool To father, agains. his wishes aud his
better feelings.
The cLarge Of "bsrgain and r"rrnr-
tim" was altered fran AN Responsible
ouar,er; the,ctyw as t'ken up by tl'er'ss-
ses. 10 ,he lntstss, Of Tile candlda;ts VIM