CLAY TRIBUNE, New York, Sept. 28, 1844

• Very rare presidential campaign publication
• Horace Greeley for candidate Henry Clay

A scarce campaign newspaper published by the famed Horace Greeley. It existed for just 27 issues from May 4 until just before the election, Nov. 2, 1844.
Horace Greeley was a supporter of Henry Clay in the presidential election of 1844, although he lost to James K. Polk. This is issue #22. Logically the issue is filled with political content.
Before modern media the only way for the electorate to know anything about candidates was through newspapers, so "campaign newspapers" were published during the 19th century. Most are very scarce today as they existed for a brief period of time and tended to have less circulation than typical newspapers of the day.
This is the first of this title we have offered in our 50+ years.
Four pages, several creases and folds, various mends to tears at the margins and spine, never bound nor trimmed.

Background: The Clay Tribune is an exceptionally rare piece of 19th-century political ephemera, published in New York City by famed editor Horace Greeley to advocate for Whig candidate Henry Clay’s 1844 presidential run against James K. Polk. Because "campaign newspapers" were temporary, single-purpose periodicals printed in limited quantities and discarded immediately after Election Day, surviving issues are remarkably scarce today—with this specific 4-page issue (#22, dated September 28, 1844) representing one of only 27 issues ever produced during its brief six-month run from May 4 to November 2, 1844. Beyond its profound rarity, the publication is notable for its rich partisan content typical of pre-modern media, serving as a primary vessel for Whig political strategy, pro-Clay editorial commentary, anti-Polk rhetoric, and defense of Greeley's favored "American System" of protective tariffs and national infrastructure.