Life of Henry Clay

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WHEN Mr. Clay made his speech, in 1811, against rechartering the bank of the United States, he found occasion to rehearse the following anecdote of Patrick Henry:-He mistook, in one instance, the side of the cause in which he was retained, and addressed the court and jury in a very masterly and convincing speech, in behalf of his antagonist.

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