(October 19, 1810–July 22, 1903), was an American abolitionist, statesman and politician. He served as a diplomat to Russia under both President Lincoln and President Grant, 1861–62, 1863–69. A strong opponent of slavery, he founded the anti-slavery journal True American, in Lexington, Kentucky, 1845. In 1854, he help found the Republican party.
Cassius Marcellus Clay stated:
The Bible, the record of Divine Revelation, is the one Book of religion and morals. Of all religious systems the Christian is most in unison with the law of God and the needs of man. The spirit of God inspires all living things. Jesus Christ is the leading inspiration, and is, therefore Divine.2430