The Life of Henry ClayThe biography of the Kentucky statesman who served in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, as Speaker of the House. A skilled orator, lawyer, and politician, Clay served as Secretary of State under John Quincy Adams and founded the Whig Party. "The Great Compromiser" brokered important agreements on slavery during the lead up to the Civil War. As part of the "Great Triumvirate" with colleagues Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun, he was instrumental in the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the Compromise Tariff of 1833, and the Compromise of 1850. |
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... senate . There was also a group that , with humanitarian zeal , sought a gradual emancipation of the state's thirty - five thousand slaves . Both of these movements were vigorously opposed by the conservatively minded . The situa- tion ...
... senate . There was also a group that , with humanitarian zeal , sought a gradual emancipation of the state's thirty - five thousand slaves . Both of these movements were vigorously opposed by the conservatively minded . The situa- tion ...
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... Senator's voice could be heard moving that the Senate withdraw . The question was put , and decided in the affirmative , and the members of the Upper House retired . The Speaker of the House , John W. Taylor of New York , finally ...
... Senator's voice could be heard moving that the Senate withdraw . The question was put , and decided in the affirmative , and the members of the Upper House retired . The Speaker of the House , John W. Taylor of New York , finally ...
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... Senate , twenty - six to twenty , with the support of Webster , Calhoun and Tyler . Stung by this action , the President sent an indignant Protest , which warned the country against a senatorial oligarchy . The Senate refused to enter ...
... Senate , twenty - six to twenty , with the support of Webster , Calhoun and Tyler . Stung by this action , the President sent an indignant Protest , which warned the country against a senatorial oligarchy . The Senate refused to enter ...
Contents
THE EARLY YEARS | 3 |
POLITICS TREASON AND A DUEL | 33 |
IV | 56 |
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