The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-01-18

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Unpublished Anecdotes Of Henry Clay.
4 correspondent furnishes the Denver Ifi-
Dune with the following characteristic anecdotes
Of Henry Clay:
The course of Mr.. Clay on the compromise
measures was very unsatisfactory to the South,
and his own State denounced his action as free
" as any. 1t was the usual custom, on his ar
rival home to spend the summer months, for
large concourse of people to be present to vel
come and shake hands with him when he left
the stage. Now, except a few personal friends,
there were none; and they had even talked OF
electing Democrat in his place. Clay got
into his carriage, which was as rickety concern
as can well be imagined, and rode home in
moody silence. We knew he was mad, and
said, among ourselves "There will be h-ll to
pay The following day he did not go out
During the second day, his servant went to his
room and informed him that crowd was at the
door. "BegoneT was the only response. The
negro went down and told the crowd chat "Mr.
Clay was quite nnwell, and the fatigue of trav-
ell had greatly Frustrated him. The doctor had
just left, and forbidden his seeing company, but
he would be happy to see them as soon as able."'
For several days this went on. People then
began to call meetings and send committees.
The State officers finally took itup, and invited
him to give an address. / never shall forget.
that speech. His voice was like bugle, and
swelled to trumpet calls. His eyes glowed like
fire. He frothed at the mouth, and defed them
with the eloquence and power of demon.
Bnt Il took the gallant Kentuckians by storm,
and he was again elected to the United States
Senate.
Clay owed $4,000, for which there was
mortgage on Ashland The interest was always
paid punctually, but he could never reduce the
principal and this at length became source of
great annoyance to him. In 1874, when he Wis
tied the bank to pay the interest as usual, the
old French clerk handed out the note. "What
does this mean ?" inquired Clay, under the i'm
preston that they had refused to let it run any
longer; and he knew of no way to meet it.
NE note is cancelled, sir" replied che clerk;
syoR owe this bank nothing" "My God r.
said Clay, have / friends as good as this z"
He was affected to tears which is said to be the
only time he was ever known to weep.
John Clay was wild, reckless fellow, and
the fayorite of his mother. In these days 1t
was not beneath woman's dignity to do some
thing, and She would often take in knitting, or
pick berries, which she would send to town; ;
and John would soon be on spree with the
money. She was one of that sort who can
never do enough in the world, and use all their
exertions to alleviate distress and the suffering
around. One night it was whispered around
among us boys that John had gone away to
fight duel In the morning, as we went to
our meal, we halted before entering the break
fast-room, as was our custom, waiting for Mr..
Clay to come from his study and lead the way.
Wessaw Mrs. Clay standing near by, and as he
came out she rushed to him, throwing her arms
about his neck, and sobbing out: John has
gone to fight duel" Never shall 1 forget the
scene or the expression of the old mans face.
He had terrible eye when aroused, and now
il flashed fire. He seemed to rise to the height
of two ordinary men. He took step back
ward, and with his hand raised to the full
length of his long arm, and with his finger
auiYering toward heaven, said with voice that
went through me like an electric shock: My
dear woman, if John is right, in Gods name,
let him fight, by God!" The poorwoman went
back to her room to weep. We followed Clay
into the breakfast-room, where he ate his toast
and drank his tea in silence, and then returned
10 his study to read. Whatever his feelings as
a father might be, they were not shown In his
countenance or appearance. have seen For
rest, Macready and Booth, but they are tame
to the voice, gesture and eye OF Clay on that
occasion ;, .
Cincinnati, sent to Mr.. Clay demijohn of ma
tive wine. Mr.. Longworth had imported the
grape seed from wine-makers in Italy, and
prided himself on having splendid thing 1t
was five-gallon demijohn, the stopper covered
with wax, and stamped with the letter ID. !"
There were six of us boys in the family, aver
ring some 16 or II years old. We used to
study in the evening in our room and would
borrow the cellar key of Mrs. Clay, and bring
up pitcher of cider and hat full of apples
TO help us along in our lessons. One night 1T
was proposed we should taste of the Cincinnati
WINE I'VE found a cork-screw, and carried up
pitcher full. 1t was capital, and before many
dayswe found the demiiohri empty. We knew
CLAY was liable to want it at any time, and it
must be filled. On the following night we took
o servant, who toted the big bottle on his head
to small store-room, two or two and half
miles away, kept by negro, where we had 1T
filed with whiskey at fifteen cents gallon,
which, with quarter we gave the boy for help
ing us along cost us dollar We had hard
work getting this demijohn back to the house
1T was not shaped right for easy carrying,
but at length it was safe in the cellar. We had
previously made some wax about the color OF
that which was on the stopper, and had carved
a letter "L" out of a piece of bark. The bottle
was duly sealed, stamped and deposited in its
place In S the prospects pG hs were thenht nht
so himself. lie gave grand dinner, among
his guests being John J. Crittenden and Tom
Corwin. Every one was in the best of spirits,
and after the ladies retired the merriment was
even higher than before. We boys remained,
never being excluded from his great dinners
As the party were about rising, said Clay
Gentlemen, have some of the finest wine in
the world, and the first native American ever
manufactured; and there can be no more fitting
opportunity for testing its merits than the pres
ent. John, do you know whereabouts in the
cellar that bottle of wine is which was sent to
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