HENRY CLAY: THE GREAT COMPROMISER, PART II

Top 2. Jun 29, 2001 10:48 AM

» Mugwump53 - Big Mistake

Thanks for the comments Tina. Always glad to hear you enjoy an article.

You are absolutely correct. Clay should have realized how the appointment would look, but it caught him completely by surprise. It was one of two big mistakes he made during his career. The second one was also a misjudging of peoples' reactions, and it cost him the Presidency in 1844. But you will have to wait for that one.

The chair story is one of my favorites. Glad you liked it. Apparently, Clay had a dry sense of humor, and Adams had none as we all know. Considering how close Clay came to "the chair" himself, it is amazing to me that he could joke about it.

Thanks for dropping by and for sharing you comments. I always enjoy seeing you here.

-- posted by Mugwump53

Top 3. Jul 2, 2001 6:00 PM

» jerrib - Re: I enjoyed the anecdote...

In response to message posted by Tina_Coruth:

John and Tina. I so enjoyed this, and I liked the "chair" story, too. Bet back in those days it was quite difficult for high-society folks to keep a smile off their face!

Good one, John.

Happy 4th of July.

Jerri

-- posted by jerrib

Top 4. Jul 3, 2001 5:55 AM

» Mugwump53 - Joker

Yes, it was hard to keep a traight face. Clay was apparently something of a joker, and this subtle bit of nose tweaking was just the kind of thing he would be likely to do.

Thanks for dropping by and sharing your comments. Always glad to see you here.

-- posted by Mugwump53

Top 5. Jul 12, 2002 5:25 AM

» FortBrooke1824 - Gov. Brown of Ga had high words of praise for Clay

I always enjoy hearing what people in history have said themselves and not what someone else thinks they said. While reading word for word the Republican Party Convention of 1868, i got to read for the first time how X-Governor Joe Brown of Georgia had to say about Henry Clay. I am somewhat paraphrasing this but words to the effect "when Henry Clay died i knew that civil war would not be far away." I think what he was saying was now there was no buffer between North and South and soon the two would clash.

-- posted by FortBrooke1824

Top 6. Jul 14, 2002 6:59 PM

» Mugwump53 - Re: Gov. Brown of Ga had high words of praise for Clay

In response to message posted by FortBrooke1824:

Many people felt the way Gov. Brown did when Clay passed from the scene. His Compromises delayed the inevitable war until the North far surpassed the South in resources. Things might have gone very differently indeed had the war happened in 1850 or 1833. Thank goodness Clay was there to create those great compromises.

-- posted by Mugwump53