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One
of the country's most prominent politicians, Henry Clay of Kentucky
became known as the "Great Compromiser" when he temporarily resolved
the slavery debate by framing the Missouri Compromise in 1820 and
the Compromise of 1850. In his speech to the Senate on February 5-6,
1850, Clay warned that secession was not a remedy for Southern opposition.
"I am directly opposed to any purpose of secession, of separation.
I am for staying with the Union…Here I am within it, and here I mean
to stand and die." This portrait, attributed to Kentucky portrait painter Mathew H. Jouett, was probably painted around the time Clay unsuccessfully ran for president in 1824. |
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Portrait
of Henry Clay, attributed to Mathew H. Jouett, c. 1825
Click image to enlarge. Copyright 2002 The Chicago Historical Society |
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