The Ohio Democrat

THE CLAY STOCK.

The Clay stock is monstrous poor stock indeed; let's take a peep at their performance on the political turf. Here it is—it's a poor show they made even in their best days. They have no chance in a fair race; but they are real screamers at jockeying. Henry Clay was run in 1824, and defeated; Mr. Clay himself voting for John Q. Adams, in the House of Representatives, contrary to the instructions of the Kentucky Legislature, and being afterwards appointed by Adams, Secretary of State, notwithstanding the "question of adjourned veracity" between them. In 1828, Mr. Clay's political partner, John Q. Adams was run for re-election, with the understanding that Clay was to be his successor: but the illustrious Jackson was elected over the combined forces. In 1832: Clay was run against Jackson, the Federalists using the same slang they now repeat about the Democrats being opposed to a Tariff, they claimed to be very confident of Clay's triumph, and the result showed a most decisive majority for Andrew Jackson. In 1836, the Whigs regarded Mr. Clay, as "unavailable," the Connecticut Federalists went for Harrison, the Massachusetts bluelights for Webster, and some of the Southern Whigs for White. In 1840, Clay's friends desired his nomination, but the majority of the Harrisburg Convention, being convinced of his unpopularity, decided that he was "unavailable" and nominated Gen. Harrison. If Henry Clay had been nominated in 1840, he would have been defeated. The especial friends of Henry Clay, now feel that he is so advanced in years, that if he is not run now, he never can be, and therefore departing from the ordinary rules of political organization, openly declare that they will support no other man than him; the desperate politician will be nominated, and we may expect next year to witness the crowning defeat of the "GREAT UNAVAILABLE." The Federalists are now as full of bluster as in 1832; they make as great an outcry about the Tariff as in 1832; they boast of Clay's popularity as in 1832; they prophecy his success as in 1832, and the Democrats will rout them as in 1832.