The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-07-30
Watson & Moore, The St. Anthony DRUGGISTS
A Great American.

The death OF the Hon. Cassius NJ
Clay of Kentucky will open the resound- |
ing halls of memory in many men whose
recollection extends beyond the war of
the rebellion. In those former days
Clay was that rare genius a Southern
aboiitionist, He was different from the
average Northern abolitionist, too in
that he was an aggressive, rampant
fighting man. He killed or put out Of
the ring all the bullies and experts with
the knife or the gun that his foes
brought against him, with n nerve and
unfinching courage that left him the
master of the situation in Kentucky
il was for a while thought to be good
to bring In hired ruifians to break up
his abolition meetings; but Clay defeated
them all, and persisted in his meetings,
And his moral courage was fully equal
to his physical 1t made no difference
to him whether what he had TO say was
popular or not, or whether he could get
even one man to stand by him; he always
spoke his mind, regardless of public
opinion, and defiant Of popular senti-
ment. No persuasion could prevent
him doing and saying what he wished
to do or say; no means of intimidation
daunted him, no methods were employed
over Nulcn ne titt lOl pll
He should have been a favorite son Of
a fighting people, but alas, his great
qualities were obscured in the eyes of
his fellow-citizens by the fact that they
| upheld slavery, and he denounced it. He
denounced the annexation of Texas, but
went to the Mexican war as captain OF
a volunteer company, holding that a
military reputation was necessary to
public advancement among fighting
people like the Kentuckians.
When he started his anti slavery pa
per at Lexington he made preparations
which in his memoirs he thus describes
! Il selected for my Office a brick build
ing, and lined the outside doors with
sheet-ir to prevent it being burned !
purchased two brass four FOUNDER can
non at Cincinnati and placed them
loaded with shot and nails, on a table
breast high; had folding doors secured
with chain which could open upon
the mob and give play to the cannon.
| furnished my Office with Mexican
lances, and limited number of S ms.
There were six or eight persons who
stood ready to defend me. If defeated
they were to escape by a trap-doOr IN the
roof; and had placed keg OF powder
with a match, which | could set off and
blow up the office and all my invaders,
and this | should most certainly have
done in case of the last extremity.
Nevertheless, when he was sick a moi
seized his press and took it to Cincinnati
ana he was threatened with assassina
tian. But upon his recovery he continued
to issue The Free American, printing
it in Cincinnati and circulating IT il
Kentucky.
He constantly went armed, having 6
, bowie knife on his person and brace
of pistols in the bottom of his grip-sack
which he placed at his feet when h,
rose to address public meetings. Z
stormy career indeed was his HI
supported Fremont for President, ant
5 also Lincoln, but at the latter time h
differed from the radical abolitionists
e being neither willing to abolish SLAYER.
otherwise than through lawful measures
nor to let the 'erring sisters go Il
peace In 1872 he supported Horace
: Greeley for President, being an Ole
e friend and admirer Of his, and havln!
J. fallen out with Grant.
j During the war he was Minister t
g Russia, having been appointed such b
President Lincoln on March %, 1861
e but returned in June of the succeedin
n year, having been commissioned,
1t Maior-G General of volunteers, bu
e declined to serve saying he would neye
e draw his sword while slavery wa
n protected in the seeded States .
u March II, 1868, he was reappolnte
d Minister to Russia, where he rename
Is for six years and a half He supporte
le Tilden for President in 1876, but WI
y outspoken for Blaine in 1884. For
'f number of years the mal!ady VINE ,
finally brought on complete insanity h;
At been coming on, and he has had muc
lie touble with his family, this BEN
~ materially embittered by his marriae
rs with an ignorant young girl few yea
Ia ago.
5s The Hon. Cassius Marcellus Clay vi
St born in Madison county, Kentucky
October 10, 1910: he had, therefor
ne completed all but three months OF n
to g3rd year. His was strenuou
OF patriotic life He was great Amer
as can. Salt Lake Tribune.