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Henry Clay: The Great Compromiser

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

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

Citation Information: Boyd, Linn, excerpts from “Speech of Mr. Lynn Boyd, of Kentucky : in reply to the Hon. John White, relative to the charge of bargain between Messrs. Adams and Clay, in the presidential election of 1824-25,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/076c94e4403d301fa4e0a949a34812ff.

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

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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.

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A painting of Henry Clay defending the Compromise of 1850 before the Senate.

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