The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-22
From the Louisville Democrat.
"LIFE OF MR.. CLAY.n

The Frankfort Commonwealth announces the expected
Trscis under the head os o,sAeomns deseisp@ent
first sight II would appear rather singular that the life Of
aided with such phrase seems however the great de
veopment TO be in reference to the famous bargain and
sale 70 S S me % ne
oa New York correspondent Of the Cincinnati Gazette
who has had full conversation with MIR. Cotton the
subject" and who gives glowing account of the nforms
ton impaired by the latter the delectaon of whgery
in general According to this writer ell the mystery which
has hitherto hung around that unlucky question, to be
cleared up the entire satisfaction Of the faithful He says
Mr. Clay has furnished all the papers relative TO it, and that
made in the text Alas many hundred pages have already
been furnished by Mr. Clay and his friends upon this
ment which had been formed while The prominent facts
yet fresh in the recollection of the people
R i p e s ss 70
something more wonderful, and ITO show conclusive
that ali the bargaining was on the side Of Jackson and
the author Of the Junus Tracts" make them do that
he will assuredy entte himself to the reputation Of being
merely but Perhaps in this
book he will prove by the aid Of these marvellous
notes that was Gen jackson who accepted the Office o.
Secretary of State under Mr. Adams and not Mr. Clay
Who knowsl Whigery sticks at nothing nowadays.
But this is not all that is promised to be accom-
pished by these miraculous notes. There is to be terri
Bile havoc made among certain prominent democrats
Hearken:
Jackson in his after attempts to get out Of the dilemma
haes Buchanan; and Buchanan in endesvorng throw
the burden from his shoulder drives the General to the
wall, Wnue tcneTHl r-aton eats tnem DOm up
This is really awful What cannba that Eaton must
be- Here materials for that shall elcctry all
whigdom and make each particular hair Of every
stand on end-lke quilts upon the retful porcupine"
But why--we might lie disposed to ask-why have all
these wonderful disclosures been postponed until this late
day. All. this difficulty is cleared up also. The
biography, like broom is to sweep clean, and whisk
away all obstructions And why noti II will be just
easy and according to the old saying zone may as well be
should surprised the author upon reflection should
conclude to have somebody with cspacious stomach
increase the interest Of the narrative podgously and
do not why the whole may not be eaten on paper as
EASILY as two individuals HIT we have nearly lost sight o.
delayed. They are thus stated
Hitherto Mr. Clay has RETAINED from making these dis
Closures out Of regard for Buchanan But now as his life
ion in the constellation OF great and good and his
own life drawing to close the call for everything that
needed to clear his character from the aspersons made
against is too loud and imperous to be disregarded"
, Poor Buchanan After he annihlated and eaten up,
M Clay had SO much regard for him he could not bear to
e be known to the public although his rep-
cuon was suffering dreaduy for want OF the disclosure
THIS places the character Of Mr. Clay in entirely
ght No one dreamed he possessed OF SO much
obearance That he should have patiently suffered all the
edium, aud all the mortunes which brought upon
MIN by that unlucky bargain" from 1874 to 1s5 although
perfectly innocent solely OF his regard for Mr. Bucha
nan to conceal the melancholy fact that that gentleman
was annhilated and eaten up evinces christian spirit
patience and humanity upon which we had not calculated
ana %p which cannot be too highly commended
oolsa the whole this forthcoming biography viii be
mat the time is not very we'll chosen-that il is either too
w 700 soon,too late to repair the injuries Mr. Clay has
eurng his lifetime, and rather too soon 'or pos
i IS not yet quite ready TO take his place
nv co9s,ehauon We imagine he would still prefer 10
sse ms place in the presidential chair We shall not OBJ
ect when the proper time comes TO his having Who'll,
sonsieotqn 10 hmsef for we are satisfied he deserve,
one more than many o. the noted characters OF antiquity
who have been thus honoed Most of Oh. latter nJced
from all we could ever learn were no better than tbey
should be- Mr. Clay has performed valuable services ~
orr country His brilliant talents have added 10 the national
characters and although both his usefulness and his
IN bie have been much msrred by that
'ysulting ambition which o'erleaps nselfp
we are IN no haste that he should eaye take his
among the stars We think, therefore, that IL this iorth
coming biography could be delayed for fifty or hundrd
years would serve Mr. Cays purpose FAR postery
hconcerned much better especially II would then he
atty. ''0N ''s 10
We rather suspect that the Rev. Mr.. Cotton, in
stead Of STRIVING Mr.. Clay for his departure, or
preparing him to take his place among the stars, is
attempting to smooth his way to "the presidential
chair" Whether he win succeed in the attempt, will