on the mantle we have a tantilos, contains several decanters in a little frame.carried it in his coach and it would be filled with any number of beverages. we know he enjoyed sherry, port, sangria and he was a kentuckyian so he drank bourbon. clay was criticized for these activities and habits, anyone who thinks dirty campaigns are a new thing, something that's only happened recently need only back to look at henlry clay to say that is not the case. we have a great cartoon on the wall that illustrates that and shows a group of citizens throwing sticks and rocks enlabeled. clay is standing opposite and has another man by the collar, that was his running mate. he was chosen not because he was necessarily the most famous political figure or even the best qualified, but because he was someone who did not duel, drink, gamble or curse, a religious man, if that concerns you about henry clay, no problem, we've got a guy for you that will be okay. so this was an issue he had to deal with and one of the things that challenged him in his campaigns and one of the reasons he