what state did henry clay represent?
Kentucky
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 The towns and cities he visited — including Fayetteville , North Carolina , the first city named in his honor — gave him enthusiastic welcomes . He visited Washington City , the capital , and was surprised by the simple clothing worn by President Monroe , and the lack of any guards around the White House . In Virginia , he went to Mount Vernon , as he had forty years before , this time viewing Washington 's grave . On 19 October 1824 , he was at Yorktown for the anniversary of Cornwallis 's surrender , then journeyed to Monticello to meet with his old friend Jefferson — and Jefferson 's successor , James Madison , who arrived unexpectedly . Lafayette had dined with the other living former president , 89 @-@ year @-@ old John Adams , at his home near Boston . 

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 From Boston , Yancey ’ s tour included stops in Albany , Syracuse , Florence ( Kentucky ) , Louisville , Nashville , and New Orleans , finally returning to Montgomery on November 5 . When news of Lincoln ’ s election reached the city , Yancey rhetorically asked a public assemblage protesting the results , " Shall we remain [ in the Union ] and all be slaves ? Shall we wait to bear our share of the common dishonor ? God forbid ! " 

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 With the help of newly appointed Treasury Secretary John C. Spencer , Tyler cleared out an array of officeholders , replacing them with pro @-@ annexation partisans , in a reversal of his former stand against patronage . He elicited the help of political organizer Michael Walsh to build a political machine in New York . In exchange for an appointment as consul to Hawaii , journalist Alexander G. Abell wrote a flattering biography , Life of John Tyler , which was printed in large quantities and given to postmasters to distribute . Seeking to rehabilitate his public image , Tyler embarked on a nationwide tour in the spring of 1843 . The positive reception of the public at these events contrasted with his ostracism back in Washington . The tour centered on the dedication of the Bunker Hill Monument in Boston , Massachusetts . Shortly after the dedication , Tyler learned of Legaré 's sudden death , which dampened the festivities and caused him to cancel the rest of the tour . 

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 Realizing Clay was unlikely to win the presidency , Lincoln , who had pledged in 1846 to serve only one term in the House , supported General Zachary Taylor for the Whig nomination in the 1848 presidential election . Taylor won and Lincoln hoped to be appointed Commissioner of the General Land Office , but that lucrative patronage job went to an Illinois rival , Justin Butterfield , considered by the administration to be a highly skilled lawyer , but in Lincoln 's view , an " old fossil " . The administration offered him the consolation prize of secretary or governor of the Oregon Territory . This distant territory was a Democratic stronghold , and acceptance of the post would have effectively ended his legal and political career in Illinois , so he declined and resumed his law practice . 

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 The state hired Clifford in 1859 to assist Phillips in prosecuting what turned out to be the final stages of a long @-@ running ( 200 year ) series of issues concerning the state 's boundary with Rhode Island . Phillips and Clifford traveled to Washington , DC in January 1861 to make their appearance before the United States Supreme Court . At the time , tensions between North and South were exceptionally high , and United States Attorney General Edwin Stanton expressed to them concern that Washington might be attacked by rebel forces . Their letter to Massachusetts Governor John Albion Andrew was one of the warnings that prompted Andrew to begin organizing Massachusetts volunteer regiments for the American Civil War . 
