Henry Clay, Part Two
Henry Clay, Part Two
Champion of the Union
Americans identified with Henry Clay as the symbol of the American eagle, the Genius of Liberty, and the champion of Union-saving compromises. Clay believed in the Union over the state and made his position clear in his numerous political positions. Believing that slavery was a necessary evil put Clay in the center of the debate, yet his stance enabled him to defend the Union to both abolitionists and the pro-slavery factions. Thanks to Clay, Abraham Lincoln even remarked that Kentucky must be a part of the Union.
Keywords: slavery, Union, abolition, Kentucky, Lincoln, Henry Clay
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