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Henry Clay: The Great Compromiser

Part of a speech in which Jon White defends Henry Clay against accusations of a “corrupt bargain” in the 1824 presidential election.

Part of a speech in which Jon White defends Henry Clay against accusations of a “corrupt bargain” in the 1824 presidential election.

Citation Information: White, John, excerpt from “Speech of the Hon. John White, of Kentucky, in defence of Mr. Clay, upon the charge of ‘bargain and sale’,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/17966231a882eb4bf38cc07b5ea42e5d.

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Part of a speech in which Jon White defends Henry Clay against accusations of a “corrupt bargain” in the 1824 presidential election.

Excerpts from a speech by Lynn Boyd outlining the motivation for the “corrupt bargain” and the excuses offered by Kentucky Representatives.

An excerpt from the speeches of Henry Clay in which he defends a tariff compromise to end the Nullification Crisis.

A political cartoon about Andrew Jackson’s war on the Second Bank of the US and Henry Clay’s response.

An excerpt from a text in which a “professed christian” offers reasons why he can vote for Henry Clay in the Presidential election of 1844.

An excerpt from a pamphlet in which John Hill, a Missouri Republican, compares and contrasts Henry Clay and Abraham Lincoln.

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