The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-09-13
"REMINISCENCES
OF HENRY CLAY, ANDREW
JACKSON, AND OTHER Dis
TlNGUISHED MEN.

lCoL Thomas Green in the Maysyilc Eagle. !
one great secret of the popularity and
political success of the great Kentuckian
was MS remarkable memory of names and
faces he never forgot either, although
MS only acquaintance was casual intro
auctioh IN throng of presentations.
After lapse Of years, he never failed to
recognize party introduced under snch
circumstances readily calling the indivld-
ual by name.
A citizen Of a town in Ohio, where the
writer resided, was passenger on the
steamer from New Orleans upon which
Clay took his passage to his home in Ken
lucky when returning from his parlicipa-
tion IN the treaty Of Client. 1t being The
winter season, the steamer was frozen IN
short distance above the mouth of the
ONO, and remained ice-bOund and isolated
for some weeks. During all this time the
kentucky statesman always. famous tor
his eHuberanco of spirits-was tho life and
soul of the crowd-not only in the cabin
but OF the deck passenger and steamboat
hands. Among the passengerswas an an
tlquated Frenchman, who opened game of
keno in the cabin. There CHANGED 10
be a bright aud sprightly boy on board
the boat, TO whom Clay had taken l,rest
fancy, and he would frequently buy card
for his fayoritc After the game had pro.
gressed for some time, and all wero in Mt
on their individual interests, CLAW would
call out "heno,' and claim the pool for
his youthful protege. The aged Gaul
completely dumbtounded and mystiGel Inv
the logic OF the great orator, would pener.
any pay over without any domurago
some years after as Clay WAS pas.i,,,,
through ONO, on his was to attend a sit,
uhg ot the United States Circuit Cour,
AZ eoiumDus, the Citizens OF Lebanon goyo
nun public reception. At the linn. -,
me Arrival our informant was STANDING ~,
sno pavement IN front Of the hotel wboro
ne wee T. stJP, not cntv4tainIuk Ior n mo,
ment the idea that he would be recogDiz.d
IN the crowd. Stepping from his carria,,e
Clay singled him out, and, shaking h.,
heartily by the hand, muphipeIy 49,
NAKED C, do you recollec, m. ola
frenchman and his keno game2I
While three United States Couuissio,-
ers John Quincy Adams, Henry CLAW and
AIberl GaIIatin, were in LOndon nv, ,Loir
way 10 Client, the party were jnvi,ed ~
dine with the Nscount Castlerns,,I ~
British Premier After the dime ~, ~
must ious host, criticising Li. puo.,.
NE curt and concise manner rer.o,,.li"
remarked, IL like the Kentuolkidn 49,
IKE the Kcntuckisn best 20
Clay ma n standing Joke which Ia
never lalel to prrpetrato at Adams .y-
pense, when he caught HE Messacbuso,,s
colleague in II cOHgonal crowd A.
was afflicted during biz whole life Win
disease Of the lachryInal duct whi,h
caused his optics to be constantly water
The two occupied tho same department
ana rosy and bu1om Swiss damsel a.
tended the room. Clay's story wa. tbs,
upon h's attempting TO snatch a kiss from
his handsome chsmbermaid. he was bug.d
on with, "Oh, Mr. Clay, you must moi, for
Mr, Adams, few minutes ago, bopged ma
with tears IN his eyes for similar f.yor
a'd ] refused him" ''
H~hw'll.l nown fact that in eerIv ,,ro
~ 'nose parties were launching forth an
sue sea VI Pslitic', there eXited n bitlor
oasw on Gan. Jackson and the Ran.
s0h'. Inis ~ last eliminated in taver,
hight with Dist1ls and swo,d go, 49,"
Nashville, Tennessee; in Which -. In'
win ms friend Col. Coffee, and two Re-
,ons-Thomss II, and Jesse nsr,,"i, in
ne result was that Col. Benton nIsr,aa
'"e' IN the feshy part of Gen .J,cIsor |
arm, which he old hero carried pn,i, H.
second presidential term, when IL was e ave
tracled by DIR. Jackson, a celebrated phi,