﻿HENRY CLAY. 



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Hon. Henry Clay. 



THIS distinguished gentleman was, to a great extent, a self-made 

 man. It is said that when Napoleon Bonaparte was about to be- 

 come the son-in-law of the Austrian monarch, that monarch having 

 a great desire of proving him of royal descent, made diligent search 

 to establish the fact. But Napoleon, becoming acquainted with his 

 intention, immediately visited him and exclaimed, " Stop, stop, sire ' 

 I alone am the author of my fortune, and desire it to be so understood, 

 Neither royal descent nor royalty has contributed anything to its 



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