Names. Miles. Mileage 465 Names. 373 64 765 612 0 677 511 64 503 462 40 237 66 32 00 Miles. Mileage. Names. Total..... MEMBERS OF THE XXXIIId CONGRESS-Incomplete. SENATE. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 1 Moses McDonald, 1 James Meacham, MASSACHUSETTS. 1 Zeno Scudder, 2 Samuel L. Crocker, 1 James Maurice, 5 William M. Tweed, 5 John M⭑Nair, 686 548 80 18 George Bliss, 6 William Everhart, 19 EDWARD WADE, 20 JOSHUA R. GIDDINGS, Galusha A. Grow, 11 The R. Westbrook,14 NEW JERSEY. 1 Nathan T. Stratton, 5 A. C. M Pennington. PENNSYLVANIA. DELAWARE. I David T Disney, Thomas Ritchey, 1 Thomas B. Florence,14 William A. Walker, 1 Smith Miller, 2 William H. Engns, 9 Norman Eddy, 1 E. B. Washburne, 5 Win. A. Richardson. 8 William H. Bissell, 1 Bernhart Henn. 1 Daniel Wells, Jr.. 1 David Stuart, 4 Hestor L Stevens. 1 Thonmas H Benton, 5 John S. Phelps. * Independent Laud Reformet, † Contested by G. Porter CANADIAN STATISTICS. FROM THE CENSUS OF 1852. Waterloo... Population Wellington 17,92 Wentworth. Total.. 10,844 20,376 Champlain. 13,896 Dorchester 43,105 Drummond.. 16,562 Total Canadas..1,842,265 Wild.....4,808.348 6,125,50 Steers.. Gaspe 10,404 Gardens ( In crops..2,072,963 2,374,586 Flannel.. 860,860 1,169,301 952,004 Pasture..1,502.355 1,367,649 Live Stock, No. Lower Canada...890,261 No. 30,209 782,115 M'h.Cows 294,514 296,924 Huntingdon Barley 42,927 29,916 Cal's & Kamouraska Rye.. Leinster.. 29,690 England & Wales.... 11,230 Peas 165,192 192,169 Horses... 236,677 203,300 L'Islet 19,541 Scotland.. 421,684 Sheep.... 699,827 968,022 Lotbiniere. Megantic... Mississquoi.. Montreal... 16,567 Ireland 44,215 Montmorency. 13,835 Canada, French origin.669,528 Maize.... 22,669 70,571 73,244 77,672 Beef.. 256,219 569,237 Bhis. 68,747 817,746 13,897 17,135 Pork ... 223,870 628,129 Fish Nirolet.. 19,657 Crops & Upper Canada. 25,686 England & Wales... 82,699 Barley.... 668,20 626,875 Lunenburg. NOVA SCOTIA, 1851. Population. 39,112 16,395 7,256 10,622 13,142 12,252 4,286 14,138 Stefford.. 16.482 Potatoes. 456,111 4,987,475 Hauts.. 14,330 Mangel Vercheres Yamaska.... 14,393 Church of England... 45,402 Wurzel) 962,004 Turneps.. 369,969 3,644,942 Cumberland 14,334 42,460 Colchester.. 15,469 174,895 Picton... 25,593 54,226 Guysboro'. Sydney Tons. Iverness.. Do. Rome....746,866 Hay Population. Episcopal Methodists. 966.653 890,261 Free Presbyterians... 267 Pounds. Other Presbyterians.. 29,221 Hops..... 111,168 Wesleyans. 6,799 Flax & } 1,867,016 16,377 Tobacco.. 488,652 764,476 Total Population of 4,493 Wool....1.430,976 2.699,764 New Brunswick '51 193,800 18 Map. Sug.6,190,694 3,581,605 Do. Newfoundland'45 96,506 3,927 Butter...9,637,152 15,976,315 Do. Prince Edward's 10,475 ('heese... 611,044 2,226,776 Island, 1848... 3,450 425,426 Baptists..... 2,837 Lutherans. 31,397 Congregationalists. 25,418 Other Denominations. 16,491 17,596 18,788 Do. 4,621 EXTRA MILEAGE-Senate. 62,678 The Senate held a cailed or Executive Session 13,217 Total..... -890,261 of ten days, at the close of the regular Session in Upper Canada. 20,707 Church of England...223,190 March, 1851, and it was decided by President WM. R. KING, that the Senators were entitled to Mileage Scotland.. 57,542 Do. Rome.... 167,695 for that Extra Session, as if they had journeyed 31,977 Free Presbyterians... 65,07 from home to Washington and back again, because 19,198 Other Presbyterians.. 87,099 of their attendance thereon. Twenty-five of the 17,469 Wesleyaus. 96,640 Senators, whose names will be found in the Al13,816 Eniscopal Methodists. 43,84 manac of 1852 took the Extra Mileage on sight, 27,317 Other Methodists.. 28,322 30,240 Baptists..... 7,955 Lutherans 23,968 Congregationalists.. 21,281 Other Denominations. 32,638 24,816 Perth 15,545 Petersboro'. 15.237 Total.. CANADA. LAND AND PRODUCTS. Do. 2d Session 31st Congress.. 9686 97,165 10 acres... 13,261 9.976 J. W. Bradbury, Maine 14,643 10 to 20... 2,701 17,409 1,889 18,467 Total. HENRY CLAY. HENRY CLAY, born in Hanover county, Vir-tagonist, Mr. Humphrey Marshall, in which both ginia, on the 12th of April, 1777, died at Wash- combatants were slightly wounded. ington, D. C., on the 28th of June, 1852, aged 75 Mr Clay returned to the United States Senate years. He was the son of a poor Baptist clergy-in December, 1809, having been again elected to man, John Clay, who died when Henry was but fill a vacancy, and again distinguished himself by five years old, leaving seven children to the care his efforts in favor of the encouragement of Home of a most excellent mother, who married again Manufactures. He spoke and voted in favor of ten years afterward, and removed to Kentucky. assuming the River Perdido as the true line beHenry remained some years in Virginia, and at tween Louisiana and Florida, in opposition to the fourteen years of age, was employed in a small pretensions of Spain, and at the following session, store in Richmond, whence he was soon trans- earnestly opposed the recharter of the first United ferred to a law-oilice, where he attracted the no-States Bank. He remained in the Senate but two. tice of Chancellor Wythe. He left Richmond in sessions, but left it with a reputation as a debater 1797, with a license to practice law, and emigrated and legislator, which few have attained so early to Lexington, Ky., where he opened an office as in life. a lawyer, and, though poor and friendless, rapidly In 1811, he was for the first time elected to the Acquired an extensive and lucrative practice. He House of Representatives, whereof he was, on was very soon attracted to the political arena, by its assembling, chosen Speaker by a large mathe agitation preceding the exchange of a Terri-jority. He was one of the master-spirits of the torial for a State Government, in which he bore majority by which War with Great Britain was an active part, distinguishing himself by his pub- urged upon President Madison, and finally carlic efforts in favor of affixing a constitutional limit ried. He remained in the House as a leading adto the existence of Slavery in the embryo State. vocate of War measures, having been re-chosen Defeated on this point, he embarked most heartily Speaker on the assembling of a new Congress, in the cause of the party then mustering under in May, 1813, until January 19, 1814, when he rethe banner of Thomas Jefferson, in opposition to signed, in order to proceed to Europe, as one of the Alien and Sedition Acts of John Adams's Ad-tive commissioners to negotiate a treaty of peace, ministration. Here he had the popular current on his side, Kentucky being almost unanimous in its adhesion to Mr. Jefferson and the Republican party. Mr. meeting the British Commissioners first at Got- vote. His first public station was that of representative in the State Legislature, to which he was nominated and elected while absent from the county. He served two years in the Assembly, and was, in 1806, chosen by the two Houses to fill a short vacancy in the Senate of the United States, The labors of that Congress were necessarily where he took his seat on the 29th of December, arduous. The war had disordered the finances 1806, serving but a single term, in which he pro-and deranged the industry of the country, leaving posed a resolve looking to a comprehensive sys-adjust the tariff with avowed regard to the eneverything in chaos. Congress proceeded to retem of Internal Improvement by the Federal couragement of Home Manufactures, and to charGovernment, which passed the Senate with only ter a new National Bank, both with the hearty three dissenting votes. concurrence of Mr. Clay, who frankly confessed him that such an institution was desirable, and that the experience of the war had convinced even necessary, and to this opinion he evermore adhered. The same Congress passed a bill increasing the compensation of members of both defeated most of those who stood for re-election. Houses, which excited great dissatisfaction, and Mr. Clay was, therefore, warmly opposed, for the first time in several years, but defeated his opponent (John Pope), after a severe and animated struggle. The next summer he was chosen again to the State Legislature, where he served two years more, submitting a series of resolves approving the Embargo and the general course of President Jefferson, which were adopted in the House by a vote of 64 to 1. He also introduced a resolve proposing that each member should clothe himself entirely in American fabrics, which likewise prevailed, but was so acrimoniously denounced Mr. Clay remained a member of the House, and as to involve him in a duel with its chief an-lits Speaker, up to the 4th of March, 1825. save a Mr. Clay was returned to the United States Senate in December, 1831, after an absence of more than twenty years, having been elected over Col. Richard M. Johnson. He there advocated Internal Improvement, the Re-charter of the United States Bank, and a Distribution among the for purposes of Education and Internal Improvement a proposition he originated at this time. He was presented as a candidate for President against Gen. Jackson, but the Opposition was ditracted by Anti-Masonry and other questions, and Mr. Clay received only the voter of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Dels ware, Keutucky, and part of Maryland, in all 49. Vermont voted for William Wirt, the Anti-Masonic caudidate, South Carolina for John Floyd of Virginin, and all the rest for Gen. Jackson, who had an overwhelming majority. short period when pecuniary embarrassments Caused by the failure of a friend for whom he wa 'heavy endorser, constrained him to resign, and devote his attention to his private affairs. R turning to the next Congress, he was forthwith chosen Speaker, by a large majority, over Mr. P. P. Barbour, of Va., who had been elected in his ab-States of the Proceeds of Sales of Public Land, sence. He signalized himself, throughout these ten years, by his earnest and persistent advocacy of Protection to Home Industry, National In. ternal Improvement, the recognition of South American and Greek Independence, &c. &c. The fierce excitement which overspread the country upon the question of admitting Missouri into the Union as a Slave State, with a Constitution peculiarly offensive to the Free North, was finally calmed by his exertions, the Constitution modified, and the State admitted, though by a very small majority. He succeeded in carrying through the House a more Protective Tariff bill, in 1820, but it was lost in the Senate; and in 1824, a similar bill was piloted by him through the House (107 to 102), which was concurred in by the Senate, and thus became a law. his nomination, but a majority finally united on Gen. Harrison, who was elected over Mr. Van Buren în November ensuing, by a very great majority. Mr. Clay remained in the Senate, where he proposed and carried the Tariff Compromise of 1834, and put forth his utmost exertions in opposition to the Removal of the Deposites, Specie Circular, and other arbitrary measures of Gen. Jackson, In 1824, five candidates for President were pre- but without success, In 1836, he was re-chosen sented-Messrs. John Quincy Adams, Andrew to the Senate, but was not a candidate for Presi Jackson, William H Crawford, Henry Clay, and dent. Geu. Harrison received most of the AntiJohn C. Calhoun. The latter soon withdrew, and Jackson votes, but Mr. Webster took that of Masbecame a candidate for Vice-President, throwing sachusetts, and those of Georgia and Tennessee his own strength into the Jackson scale. Mr. were thrown for Judge White of Tennessee. Mr. Crawford had been nominated by a meagre Con- Van Buren was elected by a majority over all, bút gressional caucus, and was thereupon commend-the commercial disasters which speedily ensued ed as the regular "Republican" candidate. The rendered his Administration a stormy one, with a anti-caucus votes in the Northern States, were dubious ascendency in Congress. Mr. Clay's mainly concentrated on Mr. Adams; in the South name, in connection with the Presidency, was and West on Gen. Jackson. Mr. Clay was much presented to the Whig National Convention, the youngest of the candidates remaining in nomi- which met at Harrisburg, in December, 1839, and nation, and received only the votes of Ohio, Ken-a very large plurality of the Delegates favored tucky, Missouri, and four from New York-thirtyseven in all. Six more would have carried him into the House, over which he presided, and where his popularity was unbounded. As it was, the constitutional candidates were Messrs Adams, Mr. Clay still kept his seat in the Senate, and Jackson, and Crawford, the latter prostrate by was its master-spirit during the greater part of the disease which soon after closed his mortal career. memorable XXVIIth Congress. The two suc Mr. Clay and his friends were obliged to choose cessive bills chartering a new National Bank, the between Messrs. Adams and Jackson, neither of Bankrupt Law, Land Distribution, &c., received them personally acceptable to Mr. C., and the his ardent support, and he was among the first to latter at bitter feud with him, on account of Mr. denounce the duplicity and treachery of the C.'s unsparing denunciation of his course in in- calamity whom the death of Gen. Harrison had vading Florida and capturing its chief posts elevated to the Presidency. On the 31st of March, without authority. Mr. Clay decided in favor of 1842, believing that there was no farther need of Mr. Adams, as he had months before informed his remaining in the public service, he took a Lafayette that he should do, if compelled to formal and affecting farewell of the Senate, and choose between him and Jackson. So Lafayette returned to his home in Kentucky. He spent the testified in a letter to Mr. Clay, written in 1832. two following winters in the South, mamly at Mr. Clay's choice, and the consequent election New Oreans, returning, in the spring of 1844, to of Adams, were deeply resented by the partisans the Southern Atlantic States, and writing from of the disappointed candidates, and the accept-Raleigh, N. C., a letter, in which he took ground ance of the office of Secretary of State by the strongly against the Annexation of Texas-a Speaker (who bade adieu to the House, on the 3d measure then pending before the Senate ou a of March, 1825, never to return as a member), Treaty negotiated under the auspices of President was made the pretext for a concerted outcry of Tyler and his Foreign Secretary, John C. CalBargain and Corruption !" against him and the houn. Mr. Clay was unanimou-ly nominated for new President. The supporters of Jackson, President by the Whig National Convention, Crawford, and Calhoun, coalesced to form an which assembled at Baltimore in May, and the Opposition which embarrassed Mr. Adams's Ad- nomination was received with enthusiasm by the ministration throughout, controlled the action of Whigs of the Union. It was not destined, how. Congress, and elected Gen. Jackson President, in ever, to be successful. The Democratic National 1828, by a large majority. Mr. Calhoun was re-Convention met at the same place four weeks chosen Vice-President, and Mr. Clay retired to later, and proceeded to throw over Mr. Van private life. Buren, whom a majority of its members were HENRY CLAY. pledged to support, and finally, after a stormy for Mr. Clay, and some 80 for Gen, Scott, Mr. sitting or two, nominated James K. Polk of Ten-Webster, and others, Gen. Taylor gained on nessee, formerly Speaker of the House, a man of every ballot till the fourth. when he was nomi very moderate ability, but a fair stump-speaker, nated by a decisive majority. Mr. Clay, considerof good personal character, and an unhesitating ing that Gen. T. had given no clear assurance of champion of Annexation and every kiudred in as- his devotion to Whig principles, and had never ure. Mr. Van Buren had sealed his own doom consented to abide the choice of the Convention, by taking ground against Annexation. Mr. Polk could not feel justified in rendering him an active carried most of the Southern States, on the as-support, but he peremptorily refused to allow his sumption that the acquisition of Texas would own name to be used in opposition. strengthen the power of Slavery and improve the market for slaves, while New York and other States hostile to that policy were lost to Mr. Clay by the Anti-Texas votes thrown away on Janies G. Birney. Mr. Polk received 170 electoral votes, Mr. Clay was re-elected to the Senate, in De Mr. Clay 105. New York alone would have cember, 1848, by the Legislature of Kentucky, by changed the result, and her Electors were sea vote nearly or quite unanimoue. He did not cured to Poik by a plurality of 5.106, while more take his seat at the March Session, called tu act than 15,000 votes were squandered on the Birney on Gen. Taylor's appointments, but the opening Abolition ticket. of the regular session found him, despite his að Kentucky revised her "State. Constitution in 1849, and Mr. Clay made another effort to engraft on it a gradual emancipation of slaves, but was again battled. The Annexation of Texas was the first result vanced age, erect, buʊyant, and active, to au exof Mr. Polk's election, accomplished even before tent which few young men could exceed. His he had nominally assumed the reins of Govern-labors, through that long and memorable session, ment. The marching of troops down to the Rio were unsurpassed, and his attempts to affect a Grande, in the heart of a Mexican province, and Compromise or Adjustment of the perilous questhe consequent breaking out of hostilities, speedily tions respecting Slavery in the Territories, the and naturally followed. The Protective Tariff of Admission of California, &c., though baffled at 1842, under which the Country had steadily and the outset, were ultimately crowned with success, rapidly increased in Industry, Prosperity, and On the merits of these measures, taken as a Wealth, was overthrown, and the present Ad Va whole, we here express no opinion; but that Mr. lorem Revenue Tariff enacted in its stead-Clay believed in the existence of an imperative Tariff under which we are this day running in debt to Europe at least fifty millions per annum for Iron and Fabrics, which we should have made for ourselves had the Tariff of '42 been left undisturbed. For whatever of disaster and demoralization has resulted or shall result from the career of aggression and lust of dominion on which the United States have now entered, the initial cause may be found in the defeat of Henry Clay in the Presidential contest of 1844. necessity for some such Adjustment, and urged it under the impulse of an ardent patriotism, wè can not consider doubtful. Mr. Clay served through the following Session (closing the XXXist Congress), urging upon Congress the duty of farther Protection to Home In dustry, and making a gallant but unsuccessful struggle for the passage of a River and Harbor Improvement bill. He was de feated in this, not by votes, but by Parliamentary strategy by talking Mr. Clay deprecated and condemned the war against time, until the Session had been talked to on Mexico throughout, and on the 13th of No-death. He went home to Kentucky in the spring, vember, 1847, made a speech at Lexington, urging remained at Ashland in feeble health through the the abandonment of all projects of conquest, and | warm seuson, and in December returned to Washthe withdrawal of our Armies from Mexico, ne anlington to died His health was so broken ami earnest of our desire for peace. His recommen-evidently failing that he scarcely took his Bert tu dations were warmly responded to by the great the Senate at all, and was soon obliged to keep mass of the Whigs, and doubtless did much to his room, and ultimately his bed. Finally, after hasten the negotiation of a Treaty the following a protracted struggle between the native vigor of autumn. Meantime, his own most promising and his constitution and the relentless progress of disbeloved son, Henry Clay, jr., had been killed at ease, his mortal career was closed by death, a the battle of Buena Vista, as Lieut. Colonel of the little before noon on the 28th of June, 1852. Kentucky regiment, February 22, 1847. Congress was just meeting as the news of his Four months thereafter, Mr. Clay, who had al-deccase sped over Washington. The fact was ways been a believer in the Christian Religion, and had often borne impressive testimony to its Divine origin, united with the Protestant Episcopal Church in Lexington, and received the rite of Baptism. During the winter and spring of 1848, Mr. Clay's name was again presented in connection with the Whig nomination for the Presidency, and was very warmly hailed by the great mass of the People, but the leading politiciaus, believing that the prejudice against him in the minds of a majority of the voters, however unjust, was rooted and invincible, were generally in favor of nominating Gen. Taylor, who was accordingly select ed as the Whig standard-bearer by the National Convention, which met at Philadelphia, General Taylor received 111 votes on the first ballot to 97 simply announced on either floor, and an adjourn. ment, therefor, moved and carried. The next day was devoted to eulogies and appointments for the funeral. The ashes of the Great Connnoner were committed to the charge of a strong committee of members of each House, and so conveyed through Baltimore, Philadelphia, Trenton, New York, Alhuny, Rochester, Buffalo, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, &c., &c., to Lexington, and there de posited in the tomb at Ashland which Mr. Clay had previously provided. There let them rest for ever, and thither let reverent steps be turned from every quarter of our Union to gaze on the earth enfolding the dust which once enshrined the wise Legislator, the fearless. Orator, the fervent Patriot, and the unpretending champion of Justice, Truth, and Humanity. |