Letter from Henry Clay to G. H. Welch
2/18/1837
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Kentucky Senator (and former Secretary of State) Henry Clay sent this letter to George Welch concerning a pending Senate petition that he presented from the American Colonization Society for an act of Incorporation. It comes from John F. Kennedy's collection of historical documents.
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Wash 18th Feb 1837Dear Sir
I have read some letter requesting me to communicate an account of the proceedings in the Senate on the petition which I presented from the A. Colonization Society for an act of Incorporation.
I have but little to add in reply to the published account. The object of the petition was opposed, and it was laid on the table. This result I attribute to two
causes 1st the excitement prevailing in regard to Abolition which produces an unwillingness to touch the African subject in any of its forms. And 2nd the policy of the V. Buren party to impress the South with the belief that it is friendly to Southern interests.
In the mean time the Colonization Society will attain its object probably by the aid of some of the State legislatures and I trust go on prosperously.
Your Respects
H. Clay [signature]
[at left] Mr. G. H. Welch
[From?] H . Clay
Mr. George H. Welch
Concord
N. Hampshire
This primary source comes from the Collection JFK-JFKPP: John F. Kennedy Personal Papers.
National Archives Identifier: 192913
Full Citation: Henry Clay Note for G. H. Welch; 2/18/1837; Henry Clay; Historical Documents, ca. 1917 - ca. 1963; Collection JFK-JFKPP: John F. Kennedy Personal Papers; John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, MA. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/clay-welch, April 20, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.