"This Union is my country"
On another occasion he said: "The honorable Senator speaks of Virginia being my country. This Union is my country. But even if ... my own state ... should raise the standard of disunion ... I would go against her. I would go against Kentucky, much as I love her."
Congress finally passed the Compromise. Both political parties pledged themselves to obey it. Public meetings in all parts of the nation resolved to abide by it, and the country rested for a time from the slavery question.
Died in Washington in 1852
Henry Clay's work was done. His body was worn out, but his mind still clung to the Union. On June 29, 1852, Henry Clay died in Washington, the place of so many of his triumphs.
A great monument at Lexington, Kentucky, testifies the people's love for "Harry" Clay.
DANIEL WEBSTER, THE DEFENDER OF THE CONSTITUTION
Daniel Webster, 1782
Loves the woods and fields