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Florida, which lies between the Missisippi and the Perdido: showing from treaties, geographical and other authorities, that the Perdido was the eastern boundary of Louisiana.

In 1811, Mr. Clay was elected a member of the house of representatives; and on the 4th November of the same year, he was elected its speaker. In the debates which led to the declaration of war in 1812, he bore a conspicuous part.

In January, 1814, he was, without any solicitation on his part, appointed one of the commissioners to treat for peace. He signed the treaty of Ghent, and then proceeded to London, where he assisted in concluding the convention, which has been the base of all our subsequent commercial policy.

In 1815, he was again elected a member to congress, and was again placed in the speaker's chair. During the session of 1815, the war and peace were promptly attacked and censured by some of the members in the house of representatives. As he had voted for the war, and signed the treaty of peace, he came forward as the champion, and vindicated in a most eloquent manner the policy of both.

His able and eloquent speech, made during the same session, advocating the constitutional power of the federal government, to apply its resources to a general system of roads and canals, and other improvements, is the best commentary that we have upon the constitution of the United States, in respect to such powers.

He has always been the firm advocate for the encouragement of American manufactures.

In the session of 1817-18, he first brought forward his proposal for the recognition of South American independence. Although he was violently opposed, he nevertheless persevered with all his zeal and eloquence, until he triumphantly carried with him the vote of the house. His

speeches, on this important topic, are sufficient of themselves to transmit his name with honour to posterity, both for the generous sentiments and the enlightened views which they exhibit.

Perhaps no period of Mr. Clay's political career has been so brilliant, as the part he acted in the last session of the sixteenth congress. It was then all his efforts were crowned with complete success, in the cause of Spanish America. There also he contributed so powerfully, and so mainly, to allay the ferment which seemed to threaten a dissolution of the union, or a civil war, which had risen out of the Missouri question. The language held at the time, was, "Clay has saved what Washington achieved."

Mr. Clay possesses a mind of great intellectual superiority, which is so organized, that he overcomes the difficulties of the most abstruse and complicated subjects, apparently without the toil of investigation, or the labour of profound research. It is rich, and active, and rapid, grasping at one glance, connexions the most distant, and consequences the most remote, and breaking down the trammels of error, and the cobwebs of sophistry. The prominent traits of his mind are quickness, penetration, and acuteness; a fertile invention, discriminating judgment, and good memory. His eloquence is impetuous and vehement, with a great deal of fire and vigour of expression.

His views of mankind are enlarged and liberal, and his conduct as a politician and a statesman, has been marked with the same enlarged and liberal policy.

CLAYTON, JOHN, an eminent botanist and physician of Virginia, was born at Fulham, in Great Britain. He came to Virginia with his father, who was an eminent lawyer, in 1705. Mr. Clayton was a member of some of the most learned literary societies of Europe, and corresponded with Gronovius, Linnæus, and other able botanists of Europe. As a practical botanist, he was inferior to none of his time.

His character stands very high as a man of integrity and piety. He was heard to say, whilst examining a flower, that he could not look into one, without seeing the display of infinite power and contrivance, and that he thought it impossible for a botanist to be an atheist.

He died December 15, 1773, in the 85th year of his age.

He left behind him two volumes of manuscripts for the press, and a hortus siccus of folio size. These works were accidentally burnt.

He is chiefly known to the learned, especially in Europe, by his Flora Virginica, a work published by Gronovius in 1739.

This work is frequently referred to by Linnæus, and by all the succeeding botanists who have had occasion to treat of the plants of North America.

CLARKE, JOHN, one of the first founders of Rhode Island, was a physician in London, before he came to this country. Soon after the first settlement of Massachusetts, he was driven from that colony with a number of others; and on the 7th day of March, 1638; they formed themselves into a body politic, and purchased Aquetneck or Rhode Island, of the Indian sachems. He was soon after employed as a preacher; and in 1644, he formed a church at Newport, and became its pastor. This was the 2nd baptist church formed in America. In 1651, he was sent to England with Mr. Williams, to promote the interests of Rhode Island, and particularly to procure a revocation of Mr. Coddington's commission as governor, which was annulled in October, 1652. After the return of Mr. Williams, Mr. Clarke was left behind, and remained in England as agent for the colony, till he obtained the second charter, July 8, 1663. He returned in 1664, and continued pastor of his church till his death, April 20, 1676, aged about 56 years.

His exertions to promote the civil prosperity of Rhode Island, must endear his name to those who are now enjoying the fruits of his labours.

He possessed the singular honour of contributing much towards establishing the first government upon the earth, since the rise of antichrist, which gave equal liberty, civil and religious, to all men living under it.

He published, in 1652, a narrative of NewEngland's persecutions.

CLAP, THOMAS, president of Yale college, was born at Scituate, Massachusetts, June 26, 1703, and was graduated at Harvard college in 1722. He afterwards studied divinity, and was ordained pastor of the church at Windham, Connecticut, 1726. In 1739, he was appointed successor to Rev. E. Williams, as president of Yale college. Mr. Clap was one of the most profound and accurate scholars, of which Connecticut can boast. As a theologian, he was well versed in ecclesiastical history and the writings of the fathers. As a preacher, he was solid, grave, and powerful. His religious sentiments accorded with the Calvinistic system. As he was exemplary for piety in life, so he was resigned and peaceful at the hour of death. He died January 7, 1767

He constructed the first orrery, or planetarium, made in America. President Clap, in 1755, published a defence of

the New-England churches, against the Armenians, who were spreading their doctrines over Connecticut. In 1766, he published a history of Yale college, which contains many precious documents and biographical sketches. He made large collections of materials for a history of Connecticut, which, together with other valuable manuscripts, were plundered in the expedition against New-Haven, under general Tryon.

CUTLER, TIMOTHY, DD. president of Yale college, and minister of Christ's Church, Boston, was graduated at Harvard college, 1701./ In 1709, he was ordained minister of Stratford, Connecticut. In 1719, he was appointed president of Yale, which was considered an auspicious event to the institution, for he was a man of profound and general learning, and particularly distinguished for his acquaintance with oriental literature. He presided over the college with great dignity and reputation. In 1772, he conformed to the church of England, which produced a great shock to the congregational establishments of New-England.

/A church was built for him in Boston, of which he was rector from 1723 to 1765, the year of his death.

He was a man of strong powers of mind. / Dr. Stiles represents him the greatest oriental scholar, except president Chauncey and his disciple Mr. Thacher, in all New-England.

His diploma of doctor in divinity was presented by Oxford university, England.

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