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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06575 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1837 |
| Title | Richard Johnson to Jonathan Roberts about opinions of Henry Clay |
| Date | 29 December 1837 |
| Author | Johnson, Richard M. (1780-1850) |
| Recipient | Roberts, Jonathan |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written as Vice President under Martin Van Buren. Mentions Henry Clay and states that Roberts can discern his feelings toward Clay from their relations. But remarks that he has never broken ties with distinguished men just because of politics. Feels that "We must all act upon our own responsibility & judgment but why feel unkind to others & every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle." Comments on the state of the Union and does not believe that anything can divide the states. "We have always seen disturbing causes vanish like smoke when pushed to an extreme – the times of the alien & sedition laws & the times of the late war. Nullification etc." |
| Subjects | Vice President Government and Civics Politics Nullification American Statesmen Sedition War of 1812 |
| People | Johnson, Richard Mentor (1780-1850) Roberts, Jonathan (1771-1854) Clay, Henry (1777-1852) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; War of 1812 |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Roberts was a member of the state House and Senate, a U.S. representative from Pennsylvania 1811-14, and a U.S. senator 1814-1821. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |