Clay, Cassius Marcellus, 1810-1903 to Frank W. Ballard
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05692 Author/Creator: Clay, Cassius Marcellus, 1810-1903 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 February 1861 Pagination: 1 p. ; 24 x 19 cm. Order a Copy
Clay, an abolitionist, informs his friend Ballard that he was misrepresented by the New York Tribune. Discusses the possibility of New Mexico entering the Union as a free or slave state, and the Compromise of 1850. Defends himself from Horace Greeley's criticism (Greeley was editor of the Tribune). Concludes by stating, "Things look awfully gloomy-- I feel a split on the slave [line]! God save the Republic."
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