536. (HENRY CLAY) (1777-1852) American politician, the "Great Pacificator" who supported the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 which sought to avoid a civil war on the issue of states' rights and slavery. Broadside: Carrier's Address to the Patrons of the Daily American Citizen, Jan. 1, 1845, 1p., 12" x 19", with a decorative border. A 19-paragraph prosaic tribute to the events of the prior year with much sentiment towards Henry Clay, who lost his final bid for the presidency in 1844. In that year Clay was nominated by the Whigs against James K. Polk, the Democratic candidate but lost due in part to national sentiment for Polk's program "54?40' or Fight" campaign which was to settle the northern boundary of the United States with Canada (then under the control of the British Empire). Clay also opposed admitting Texas as a state because he felt it would reawaken the slavery issue and provoke Mexico to declare war. Polk took the opposite view and public sentiment was with him, especially in the southern United States. Very light scattered foxing, otherwise clean and in fine condition. Ideal for display.      $800 - 1,000