Press enter after choosing selection

Cassius M. Clay

Cassius M. Clay image
Parent Issue
Day
19
Month
August
Year
1844
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

A correspondent of the Hartford Freeman recently visited Mr. Clay at his residence, in Lexington, Kentucky. The following ach extract from his letter. Nol ice his emphotic testimony lo the good effecls of the anti-slavery ngitation, in the last paragrnph: "I have filled up my letter with other mat Iers until 1 have hardly any room left for the most interest.ing incident of my sojourn here - my visit to Cassius M. Clay. He lives in very fashionable style, in the outskirts of the city, in a tasteful cottoge, with very excensive and beautifiil grounds around it. í cali his houee a cottage, becauee it is but one story high- tliat being a very common style of building here, thougli the snugness vvhich wc generally associate with the idea of acotlage, is lost in the profusión of length and wings with which they always make up the want of height. His front door looks out upon n delightful lawn and mnjestic trees, which are not surpnssed m Lexington. I spent 6ome time with him at his house - where I was receivcd very cordially- and afierward spent ari evening with him at the public house where I am stopping. He is about S2 years of age, of middling height, compactly built, with dark hair, and black eyes. There is in his eye a look of cool detennination and courage, that I have rarely seen elsewhcre- and his person mdicates great physical strength. I cannot givé you even a summary sketch of his innny interesting remiirks on slavery. SuiHceit to say that I was deliglitcd to find such a coincidence in his views and feelings wilh those of anü-slavery men of theNorth. I had feared lest, a Southern man, he might havosome jealousy of Northern intereference, or at least some want of perfect sympathy with us - but il is far otherwise. He is a gcnuine abolitionist - in the popular and odious sense of that term - an aboütionist - and he seems rcady to carry out anti-slavery priuciples. to all their comequenaes. To my inquiry whether the anti-slavely movement of the North had put offthe day of emanzipalion in Kentucky, (and this is what all the opposers of abolitioni.srn are forever throwing in our faces - he replied, "NO - I WISH IT COULD HAVE COMMKKCED FIFTï YEARS BOOKER "

Article

Subjects
Signal of Liberty
Old News