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Clay (HENRY an American statesman)

HENRY, an American statesman; born in "The Slashes" district, Hanover co., Va., April 12, 1777. Becomwas admitted to the bar, and began pracing a student of law, in his 21st year, he tice at Lexington, Ky. His success was tered politics, and in 1806 became United signal and immediate. About 1804 he enthe unexpired term of Mr. Adair; and in States Senator for a single year, to fill 1811 was elected and chosen speaker with rounded masses of rock of all sizes embedded in it, the result of glacial acof the House of Representatives, remain ing in that post till 1814, when he was tion. The distinctive property of the last a hard Clay of a dark-brown color, with rounded masses of rock of all sizes to negotiate the treaty of peace with of absorbing ammonia and other gases and vapors generated on fertile and sent abroad as one of the commissioners as ingredients of the soil is their power sent abroad as one of the commissioners to negotiate the treaty of peace with portion of Clay in its composition. The again sent to Congress, and re-elected to best wheats both in America and Europe his old position as speaker. In 1824 remain fertile unless it of Clays are grown on calcareous Clays, as also remain fertile unless it has a fair proceous kind.

The following shows the value of the Clay industry in the United States for the calendar year 1919 (est.):

Common brick ceous kind. The following shows the value of the Face brick Fancy or ornamental brick.. against J. Q. Adams, General Jackson, and W. H. Crawford, and no choice being the matter came up to the House of effected in the Electoral College, when voted for Mr. Adams, thereby securing Representatives, Clay and his friends $58,220,000 his election. During the entire period 11,210,000 of the Adams administration, 1825-1829. 15,240,000 Clay was Secretary of State. In 1831, 40,000 he returned to the United States Senate, he was a candidate for the Presidency CLAY and became the leader of the opposition to General Jackson's government.

In 1832, he was again the candidate of his party for the Presidency, though with little chance of success, owing to the overwhelming popularity of General Jackson, who was re-elected. In March, 1842, he resigned his seat in the Senate, and retired into private life, till 1844, when he came forward a third time as a candidate for the Presidential chair. In one of the most exciting political contests that ever occurred in the United States he was again defeated, but by a very small numerical majority, obtained mainly through the influence of the administration-then in the hands of his political opponents and the obstinacy of the so-called "liberty party." The immediate consequence of this defeat was the annexation of Texas, HENRY CLAY a measure to which he had given his strenuous opposition. This was virtually the termination of his public career, though, in 1849, he consented to resume his seat in the Senate, in view of the perilous contest which was then impending between the slave-holding party and its opponents, on the California and territorial questions. He was the author of the celebrated "Compromise of 1850," as it was termed, by which, after a long and vehement struggle, this dispute was, for the time being, adjusted.

CLEARFIELD This was the third occasion in his career in which, by giving the whole weight of his abilities and influence to an intermediate course between two extremes, he put an end to a violent conflict of opinion, which menaced the peace of the country, and the duration of the Union. On the question of slavery, he always favored moderate counsels, and a pacificatory policy. The excitement and exhaustion occasioned by this last great controversy gave the final blow to his already enfeebled constitution, and he died in Washington, June 29, 1852. sisting of clay which has been hardened