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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00645 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1823 |
| Title | Henry Clay to Thomas I. Wharton discussing his recent election to speaker of the house |
| Date | 12 December 1823 |
| Author | Clay, Henry (1777-1852) |
| Recipient | Wharton, Thomas I. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Discusses his recent election to Speaker of the House, alludes to its possible effect on his presidential run in the election of 1824, and explains that his political opponents desire to form a caucus. Also notes his improving health. Remarks on foreign affairs, particularly "the affairs of Spanish America," which had resulted in the declaration of the Monroe Doctrine ten days earlier. Clay argues: "Physically we can not, morally we may interfere in the affairs of Europe; and the great sheam [sic] of moral power would not be small nor unfelt." |
| Subjects | Politics Election President Congress Health and Medical Latin and South America Global History and Civics Monroe Doctrine Morality and Ethics |
| People | Clay, Henry (1777-1852) Wharton, Thomas J. (fl. 1823) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency; Health & Medicine; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |