, 1844-11-02
Fmm The Glntr
Mr.. Webstcr's Portraits of Hem.
ry Clay.

Alter thirty ,euis' acquaintance
wnh Mr.. Clay. in 1912 Mr.. Webster
sketrted his portrait Of Inn Tor the
MadiS"ni~n. II viii lie seer tina, II e
oullre embraces the CHARACTER Of
Mr.. Cl"y from lie tue he and Mr..
Webster met 10 Congress. down To
1892. when they had parted, and the
skcrcher sat on the same seat IN the
Cabinet OF the Secretary ot State,
which NJ. Clay had once occupied:
"NNhen the wears he numbered
(Slys Mr.. Webster of Mr.. Claw We're
balciy sufficient 10 qualify him for a
seat IN The Senate Of tie Uni'ed
State. and he could almost Without
Suspicion pretend 10 the innocence
of a novlr" i'll political NTH ne. he
extended his vr>are through he InLg
vista Of party turmoil and r"vnIulI n
before him, and nreutIv >canred the
Whole scene. that he might discover
IN turn al! tie turtuoSllieS and diff.
cuIlles If the path which ted t. the
coveted priz" beyond. To attain II.
every energy has been nprvrd: every
plan and every schem~ has been en-
pl"yet. till the age of 20 has overta-
ken hlm-in vain.
'Ile has figured among states en-
~ originating and supp"rllng mpa-
snres deeply affecting the Interests of
the country. uhe'h,r for vel or f,r
wo: il MAS wi'h the EN- ectl'ruu of
lie Pre- idrrcy.
"Ile has f,u"'d am 70 prrrizr $
and Mt -u"d am"nr roIuirrarS: il
"a~ with The cXI cctation The Pc
>,drpcv.
"lie has poured his nurnr strains "f
drliberariv" e. qu"rce IN the Caji
TOD: it was VIII the ex,ccta'iun q!
the .esidencv.
ale has speechIfed at dinners md
on the stump: it WIS With the expec-
%rari"n OF the Presidency.
He has spcechrf"d at dinnersand
on the stump: /; WIS with tie rxpec.
tntrm of the Presidency.
ale has PROMULGATED opinions and
c"ndemnrd ,hem-he has j"iurd par
ties and f"rSaken rhem--he has sup
p"rIed friends AMI ahandnn,d iheu:
il was all With the rxpPria'i u Of rhr
Presidency. Amid every rh'nGp If
p"lriIcHl opinion IN hir>cit-arid "
cry revolution al parIv-wherher he
was representative. S r'tor. r"mmr>-
sinner in n t"fei"n countsv. "r it.
Ted his popular position /" hrc"m"
Secretary nfSta'r. hr nrv"r lost >ighr
Of the n great "hject-lhc Presi
drncy.
AS snon rs he rhnughr his arrange
menfS made. his force. prepared. and
the plan of campaign complete. lie
entered the field. and he was defeat
ed. Again defeated in open var
f,.e. he experienced, IN 1889, The ad.
dilI"nal degradation and d's'pp mi
mrnt of being rejected " his
friends. VrX d ard haras>ed hv re-
iteration Of defeat. where stands lie
now? Upheld hv hrS own deSpsra.
ton and the rerkle Sne-s If - fen
desperate friends. he affects the mod
rsrv of retirement. while he promises
indirectly. n renewal "f the contest.
"Dirertlv. he promises n" such
thing; but. in the morbid p~rvi>hness
OF frustrated ambition 1--WE will not
quote an old and familiar adagp.) lie
~assails personally, as we'll as political
~, me whose position he envies, be
cause he has. by long reveries on his
own aspirations. persuaded himself
that he should be there himself? But
where is he now? At every srrug-
gle he is sinking further and farther
from the object he wishes 10 grasp. +.
'His (Mr. Claws irritable temper
brooks M contradiction; and by far
Of ~invective and retort than
of The influences 81 soft persuasion.
neither friend nor foe, who opposes
him in debate, can axpec, quarter.
Indeed. on these occaSinns he treats
his friends worse than his foes; for.
he looks upon the latter a. enc
in Il lawful war. lie regards the
as rehcllions subjects VITO de-
serve no mercy.
"Exclusively fond OF admiration,
as a public orator, and consequently |