Author: John Stockton Littell

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Published: 2016-07-17

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9781333067861

Excerpt from The Clay Minstrel, or National Songster Meanwhile heavy pecuniary losses and an utter derange g ment of his private affairs, consequent upon long service in Congress, and an almost exclusive attention to his laborious and engrossing public duties, compelled Mr. Clay to resign the office of' Speaker, and with it his member ship of the House of Representatives; but in consideration of the agitation of the public mind, and the danger of dis union, arising from the continued and still angry discussion of the Missouri Question, both in Congress and among the people, he was prevailed upon to retain his seat in the House until the expiration of the period for which he had been elected, although he no longer continued to preside over deliberations. The subject of the admis sion of Missouri into the Union, had now occupied the attention of Congress, and of the country during the greater part of three entire sessions, threatening disunion at every stage of its gloomy progress, when in 1821, and just before his retirement from Congress, Mr. Clay pro . About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."