Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1844-01-15
MEMOIR OF HENRY CLAY.
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The next day however re conSiJra.
ton was carried. the question came up,
and ~ fierce pefsunaIuyand parry bitter
ness, the debate VS. renewed Dir CiaY
inalntained hls ground win dignity aud
with great zeal All his powers Of ar.
gumeul snd eloquent enlfealy were
exhausted in tho high atismnt to Sc
cure peace by the seIIemen, OF The aues.
aon,bpl ali was to no purpose the re-
solution again was lost.
fhe situation mo which this rejection
OF all attempts at pacihcation threw the
country, seemed al once 10 alarm even
the mos, headstrong& Incorporate. Il was
known :hat propositions for steps which
must end IN the dissolution OF the Union
had been secretly and delib eralely
made, and ihls action Of the House
seemed 10 afford them a far hope Of
success, A deep consciousness OF the
peru which thus overhuag the country
was disposed Congress 10 avail itself oil
the aid oi Mr. Clay, who was inc onl,
member Of that boly al once cool and
powerful enough 10 devise any adequate
expedieni to rescue the nation from her
dangerous position. After al owing this
feeling Of apprehension and alarm 10
acquire sufficient strength and perma
nence. Mr. Ciny introduced resolution
SIMPLY providing for the appointing oil
JOINT committee, 10 consult with a like
committee from the Senate, upon the
oxpedlencs of the admission Of Missouri
INTO the Union. In the House the mo.
ton was Instantly aud eagerly passed
By vote Of l03 10 G5, and IN the Sen.
ale /. prevailed by large majority -
The joint committee met, aud with
great unanlmily followed the lead Of Mr.
Clay, who, the next day, reported res
olution precisely like the one before
rejected, ny vote of s. TO 81 IL wa,
nj once adopted by the House, aud, the
Senate soon concufred. Thus was set.
tied, solely by The exeriions Of Mr. CLAY
one OF the most porlenlous disputes ever
known IN our history. The question
Ia itself wus calculated. more than any
O her, 10 arouse ali the bitterness auj
luminosity Of the members Of Congress.
from different sections Of the Union, a.
the manner in which il was discussed
by the iactlous and un2rincipcd. lell
Lutte room ~ hope for an amcable ad-
Jaslment Al 40 tine, however, did Mr.
Gay despair OF the Republic. or relax
his Efforts 10 avert from il the fearful
danger which menaced its existence. -
by personal aud private cntroaty, n.
by his great eAerllons on the floor of
Congress, he sought 10 restore that mar.
mony and good viii without which he
"a" no good could possibly be effected -
That he was successful was owing 10 the
pure patriotism AMI The commanding
ability OF his labors and Tor this one
net alone, were il the onl, one, as Il il
but oae of thousand, by which hi.
long public career has been illustrated.
he would deserve the profoundcsl p.at-
itude OF the country he So successfully
!abored 10 save.
In the summer OF 1873, Nr Clay was
reelected 20 Congress, without Oppose
ton AMI on taking his seat. upen ih e.
first ballot h. was chosen Speaker
receiving l31 votes, while Hon p. p.
barbour, his opponent received but II
IL was Al this session. that the revision
of the Tafltr Of 1916, with the establish.
ment OF the Protective System, aud the
recognition Of South American indeoen.
dence' b. tn measures, IN the passage Of
which hr Clay had taken "a prominent
ana m IS eihclenl parl, were effected
ms SESSION, also was discussed the res
oluiion introduced by Mr. Webster, and
urged by ham m one Of the ablesi speech
es ever pronounced Ia Congress, PROV
DING Tor the recognition o. ,he lndepen-
dence Of Greece. Il received the cordial
support Of Mr Clay, bal failed Of sue
cess.
The Presidential election of 1924 was
now al hand. As early as 1927 pref
erences had been avowed for particular
candidates IN various parts Of The c,1n
try. The Legislatures Of several Of the
States had formally nominated Mr. Clay
Tor that high office, and the names Of
messrs. Joan Quincy Adams. Andrew
Jackson. and w. II Crawford. wers be
lore the public as his Councillors Tho
canvass was conducted with Urea, ear
nes'ness, and towards the close Of DE.
ember, lsS II was well unders,oa
that there was no choice by the
people and that Jackson. adams
md Crawford, were the candidates re.
urned 10 The House by the Electoral
Colleges. |,
The result of the election was. lha
General jackson: received % vote.