The New York herald., 1870-05-19
A SAD STORY OF LOVE AND MADNESS.
The Death Of the Eldest Son Of Henry Clay
Thirty.eight Years u Hopeless Luuaiic-Ho
Dies q Madman Through Love.
From the Cincinnati Enqu rel

From the Cincinnati Enqu rer, May IL.
Outside OF Fayette county, where the prophet
held IN high, bt not in biamele lcpuie, beng IN
his own country y tle name OF Clay has ever been
to quote lovingly "wnere, or freedom found votirg,
that votary met IN him q champion. wnen Greece.
the classic Land Of Greece, the fountain Of
hoerty and OF poo ry when Greece awoee
from the long slumbsr o. ag,s and beat
Macedon reca led to mind the ieats OF her coniue'
g boz, and ths Sp lrtan struck IN for the 0ld that
Orsa n ~ @ anen hS ne c ro es ys inc
New wor to the Old. BuL hushed Is that vo ce
wn se every tone was mus O. an so on I'll the de-
cd1mer wea led such being the esteem In waich
the sage OF hand was h I'D In the neait, o. his
cOunirymen the people OF his C0mmonw eaith have
been slow speak 60 rangers OF the skel In
household though N tie homes oi the State the
sOry bcel "a household worl.
Yesterday morning our special telegrams an
the eld O weary lie In statug tina Theo-
dore eldest son Of Henry Clay, had died In the Lex
ington Lunatic Asylum after long confinement.
The rccyrd o. his u ted lie Is briefly thus
AT thi t. years o age Theodore CT ~ " as proms-
ing lawyer. lie was Inc image and the hope VI the
statesm n whOe fame WAS Oh every tongue. ~ u
true that there whispers OF wild living aid Of
in TIMER mt morals, that somewhat unged tue lair
this scion or noble use. Still it was hoped that
the C We u but the results OF YOUTH AMI would he
cast aside wnen circumstance cal cd upon the
tured 10 assert himsef and make his talent felt
In the community.
Il was at TINS turning point In his life tnat Theo-
dore Clay began to pursue. win an uDwearlei |
perseverance that cansel his fr.en!s great un-
easlness, q young lazy of Lexington whom
ne had long loved hopeessly. Tue object OF
his attachment. who IL at the present mo-
ment one or the brightest orna nent. VI Ken
tucKy society, reDulsel, firmly Dat kindly, every
attention offered by the infatuated young IN, aiter
his meaning had become manifest II was OF no use;
ne would not he refused, AMI followed his fair fate
In the treets by diy and wand rel in the neighDor
hood OF her hon, by night In an annoying manner,
ulili az last it became evilen that he was not
se s "g
demons rations tended to confirm the impression, 1t
being even related that he went to the house Of Mr.
- and dsman led his daayhtsr at the pistols
point, until at last the wretched truth could
no longer be ignored and confinement IN
the asylum became q stern ne iessty. This
was accordingly done On 1882, we bei.eve), his
father providing for his support y, tiat tine and
leaving 81 100 IN mis- will, the income from which
was secured TO Theodore for life. That Life, q Ter
thirryeight years VI Imprisonment In what In the
earlier days Of his coalem mt he was wont TO Call
- good boarding house, but having s0ns OF the
biggest zoos he ever saw as boarler," has just
closed. For nearly thirty years he was one OF the
most noted Of ths lnma es, not only his proud d.,
scent but hls graceful manners and now OF conver.
sattm rendering him an 0bject OF interest to all
VS. tors He lad red under the Naturalization that he
was George Washington, and was foni OF assuming
the traditional ati les Of the Father OF His Country
AT the OCCASIONAL balls given 10 the inmates la erag
ways eXquistey dressed In the style OF his day,
and was the bean par eIcekence During all these
long years. de pte his general gentIenes and cheer
fulness or manner, he was restless and scoutented
ana required close watching, Il never In fact having
b. en Con ldered prudent to low him - 90 olt into
the grounds without attendants. About the year
lS6J his condition began 10 grow worse, and soon
ar er became demented, cJntlnuing hopeless idocy
until few days since, when aea, h, gr a er heaer
than time, placed him agai1 upon equality with the
pee OF his ettly maniOJ d VINO had gone fore nun
10 the God that created him and did with him accord
Ing 10 His inscrutable Will. And 80 ends as sad q
s0ry as the truth or history ever commanded 10 b.
written.
TWO sons OF Henry Clay yet survive him-T. II.
C1ly, ex- Minister 10 Honduras re -id!ng on his
place, 'Mansneld,r near Lexington and john NJ
Clay, the raiser VI Kentucky and one or the greatest
turimen living.