HENRY CLAY.
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In an article under this caption, the Balti-
more American Whig has the following:


He is suffering now, for the second time in
his life, through his friendship for others
But no one ever heard him repine, nor does
he think the less of the friend whom he had
served, because his miSfortunes had involved
him in pecuniary loss. Twice after having
left the practice OF the law, has he returned
to it from necessity,-to make up for losses
sustained in his generous efforts to aid friends
Even now, in his 65th year, we find him with
a bounding heart, and buoyant spirits, after
retirement of many years from the tolls and
perplexities of the legal practice, returning to
It again; and why? Not because at his age
he can have any passion for science so abb
struse-so perplexing--but because ne finds
il so essential to the welfare of his family that
he should do so, in order that he may repair
loss of $25,O00, which he has recently sus.
tanned, under circumstances which we venture
TO assert, no other individual but Henry Clay
ever did, or ever will sustain again. The in
dividua who has recently failed, and involved
Mr.. CLAW in this loss, was connection; it was
known that Mr. Clay had loaned him large
sums, this fact, in addition 10 his own fair
tame, gave hlm unOounued cTeult oul l1e eil-
barrasSments of the times were such as to
shpwreck his business At the period OF his
failure, besides the $25,0O0 which he owed to
Mr.. Clay, he was indebted in about the same
amount to various other creditors Although
Mr.. Clay might have secured himself altogeth-
er, or come in as general creditor, and Sc
cured himself in so per cent. OF the amount
due him, he obtained from his relative deed
of trust, not to cover his own interest, but
that Of those other creditors, whom, as he ar.