Mr. Clay on Annexation and Whig Unity
The article reprints Mr. Clay’s August letter to Joan M. Jackson and Thomas M. Peters of Alabama expressing support for Texas annexation on fair terms with Union consent. It contrasts Whig moderation with Locofoco disunity and cites affirming editorials from the National Intelligencer and the New York Republican on Texas and Polk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Clay
Joan M. Jackson
Thomas M. Peters
Alabama
Tuscumbia North
Clay
United States
Texas
Union
National Intelligencer
Richmond
Virginia
Locofoco
Ohio Statesman
New York Piebeian
Baltimore
Gov. Polk
Clay Letter Reaffirms Texas Annexation Stance 1844
In a frank open reply from July 1844, Henry Clay defends his Texas annexation views first stated in 1819. He argues Congress implied approval of the Spain treaty, notes Texas shift from unpeopled to inhabited, and contrasts Adams and Tyler administrations. Clay says he would favor annexation with union‑wide consent and without war, guided by preserving the United States. He emphasizes the Union's integrity and duty above slavery timing.
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Clay
U. S. Journal
Asu Lano
Raleigh
Jon
Texas
House of Representatives
Spain
Congress
United States
Mexico
Adams
Tyler
Union
Confederacy
Globe
H. Clay
The Dilley Duel and Mr Clay’s Duel Hands
The Intelligencer defends Mr Clay against libel claiming he opposed duelling. It cites his 1825 address, Senate vote against the practice, and notes his role in preventing duels with Calhoun Grosvenor Graves and Cilley. It recounts Clay averting a House duel by mediation and police action.
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Clay
Cilley
Department of State
Adams
Senate
District of Columbia
Cpay
Congressional Globe
Congress
Calhoun
Grosvenor
New York
House of Representatives
House
Lowndes
Webster
Gaston
Oakley
Eppes
Sheffey
Charles J. Ingersoll
Troup
Grundy
Pickering
Stockton
Jonathan Roberts
William Findlay
Clarifying Mr. Clay's Agency in the Cilley Duel
The text underscores Mr. Clay's clear role in the Cilley duel, asserting that adding commentary would diminish the plain truth and its force.
Graves and Clay duel dispute details in 1842 correspondence
The letter from Hon. W J Graves to Mr. Clay recounts the progression of the Cilley Graves duel case. It notes who knew, timing of the meeting, modifications to the challenge phrasing, and Graves’s belief that reconciliation was possible, with accounts from another period source.
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Hon
W. J. Graves
MR. Clay
Cilley
Menefee
Wise
Mr. Wise
Washington
National Intelligencer
New York Tribune
Clay
Rochester Democrat
O. Hastings
Charles King
New York American
King
Graves
Dr. Duncan
Cilley Cut Down A Sapling At Eighty Paces! Mr. King
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