COLUMBIA, November 28, 1847.
MY DEAR SIR,—Your speech* is not only equal to your reputation, but in my
judgment even passes what you have heretofore done. The eloquence with which
you have expressed yourself gave me delight, while the dignity, wisdom and
lofty spirit of patriotism throughout it inspire me with a sort of awe, and
fill me with solemn emotions. It is a very noble State paper. It gave me the
more profound satisfaction as it had been preceded by rumors of a different
character. I can not but believe that it will be of great value to the country,
and arrest the fatal policy which is hurrying us to the most disastrous
consequences.
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* On the Mexican War, at Lexington.
SOURCE: Calvin Colton, Editor, The Private Correspondence of Henry Clay, p. 550
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