5 February 1861
Clay, Cassius Marcellus (1810-1903)
to Frank W. Ballard
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...
GLC05692