Draft:The Weekly Democrat

The Democrat, Weekly Democrat and Huntsville Weekly Democrat should link here

The Weekly Democrat, also known as The Democrat, was a newspaper in Huntsville, Alabama from 1823-1862. William B. Long was the publisher. In 1866 it was succeeded by the Huntsville Weekly Democrat. J. Withers Clay was editor and proprietor. Issues have been digitized.

History
John Withers Clay (January 11, 1820 - March 1896) worked on his father Clement Comer Clay's newspaper Clay's Digest. J. Withers Clay then ran the Democrat for about 40 years until he became paralyzed. His daughters took over the paper and operated a private school where they taught French, dance, and other subjects at the family's property at 513 Eustis Avenue (The Lewis-Clay House). The Library of Congress has photographs of the home and an outbuilding taken in 1935 for the Historic American Buildings Survey. The paper was published from October 8, 1823, until 1862.

John Dennis Phelan served as its editor? Per his entry

Andre Wills served as its editor? per James White McClung

Phillip Woodson, John Withers Clay and Thomas J. Sumner involved? per loc . Per loc "Editors: W.B. Long, -1825; Wells & Woodson, ; P. Woodson, T.J. Sumner, <1827-1829>; P. Woodson, J.W. Clay, <1850-1853>"

John Withers Clay V is a lawyer in Texas.

Huntsville Female Academy was on the neighboring property. Green Academy was nearby until it burned.