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" I3USINESS CARDS. O. A. UKVANT, Uejleria i:iislUli,rrcnrli,iiti.l Aiaerlonii HryOoous, XV, I, (!iiiln,aiiil (IriHcrlcni Crockery, (lluin iuul Ituril Wiirc, fcVin Slrett, JONAS G. TUlltUI, SUC0ES3OK TO AI.IIKHT KING! DCAIXn IN FI.OIIR W. I.flOOns ANlKJIlOCnitlCS, uii'ii i,;i m. Aii , ciiiMiiii.u iimnnn, Ar.li uci'iti:sii.MU.N"rs, o ( nsta n t l y on iiand. CENrilALSritUET. Ml'LMSII & SI.AI)!', OKALCRB 1N n.OUIt, V,I. GOOIIS A aROCr.RintJ, AI.SO CONSTANTI.V I1N IIANn, FRUITS.CO.NFIIOTldNAnV.SUMMUl! IIBINKdA.M) nUl'KnsllMHNTri. CCNTRAL STHKET.Ufl'OSITL XVIIITMW's IIOTEI., Reo, .Mklluh, uui. II. Slabe. lllissi''.i.r. a Cl H l W A T C II M AK EUS ' N l J C W E 1. 1. H R S, nppnn rii wiu rNt.T' ii"Tki rnnTiiAi. iTur.KT, j. ii. MIJUDOOK, Ascnt. W A TC II M X l( B R A N D J E W K t. 1. 1'. R. AliO, knM.isunli.inil Toya, MinlciilIii-lriitniMiUiiiullanc) artlclool'evrrj ili'scritliui, Cuntral Streot. lir.NUY IIATCII, Onr dnor nmlh of Ifnwn llall, Clm Strtrt, tim, unrrKR, sn niirkt iiics workkr. BOOV & rfHOi: MAmCT01t,Y, JOHI. UATON. Coutral r-'trrr.t. TllAUIri II. WIN.N, TAIUHl, Smne ifant icith X. Ttnt.diill. A1ICI1AKI. MVKIIS, T A I I. II R. Ovcr J. C oll n iii cr's OJfi.ce, Eliu ttrtet, II. V. I.IIJUY. Tnilor, B n i n a j: wa te n, v isi K. W. S.IUTH, T.tiwr, Over I'. C. RoIiIiIiid'h ulllce, nppiMtu llriik Stnpn Iloure, l.iim irv. Vt. I7H vvmrii:v'd iiurm., C orner of JCI m and Ccnl ral strccti, n v w ii i r y i: v. K , a i. n ii u T Ii Ii, ity i'. (!. aui:. corm:h !' Miirn am'iiki.. stiiukih. III'N'IIY 'I'. MAIt.SII, IIouse anu Suin I'M.trEn, u.-ii in. ti.Lit i cvnnnr.ni, anii Vii'.'.isii r i.vniv iic-cmrriuNi c i; n t R a i. .- t ii n i: r . WI IT.V SClHT. I'jlntcrs, iiu J denlirs ln''li:.lr uimI Carriiijcs nfull klmls CliNriMI. SlllKUT. .lo.-iii tr. Mi icil C A R It I (I !! A X 1 rt 1. 1: 1 0 I! - M A K H R, ii i j ii HTiir.tT. 116 i. m..v (;. 1'Msiii:r, M mnftcturt r uf,ttml ilrntrt in cibinct furniturt ei'ffv ilncriiititm. . Plriiv.illl Slri'Hl. ;ir. ii. ic. i'A ti.M OHlctMn llii! lliirk llli'Cli niip'itlir U'liliniry'n, I'hMfRM. im:i:r. S. Alil.KIV, .II. I. JIIYSrCM. A.Vl) SL'IICKOA', O.IIfi! nppniii W'llincv's llolrl. u. ir. KDIUXUS., Hliirktinilti; f I'CCKtsort to Liiu;.vzn thatt. "IMIHVI" Tlll! rnilM.u." Illiltl "TRKBT. K. U'MAIIA, II I. A C K S 1,1 I T II. tfniilli s'lrtTl. lilVKUY S'l'Alll.K, II Y AMIIIUT l'AUKCR. Cnurt trcet. COLLAMUIt & II A IMtKTT, A 1 1 o r n c y s a n il Cnniivcllurs a t J, a w, F.im Slrett. 1S!1 jACIinCoi.I.A.M I'lt. Ja M n A HU KTT O. l. CIIA.MHiKK X "57 II. ItllililM.'S.- Allornuya urul (J ii u n ol I o r s ul I u vv, Ctnlrnl Slrett, ' vu.xoV H'ciTs v lousfiT Altornty nnit Cou nsel lors a t L tt w Oillri-iiwr llin Hiink.Klni Htrrct, I,. A . 51 A ItS I J , ATVOBNBlf AM) Cn U.V" K I.I.OH AT LAW Vmlriil trtrt. ATTOUNUiS ANII CnUNfcr.I.LOItS AT LAW, CUulcr, VI. Sii II. n.Srui'iiiTON. I. II, I'mim.s', Uii'vrcnccn IIIh Rterllvncv N, II. II. 1 1 ut.'j inl , ClinrliMloun, Iliia. r.. niiii I Rnrkc, Xcu iiorl, N II. A IIII I'M iHi'in'i, ,n, i , ., fii'irij,. U. I.i'wn, Km. i Jli'itu llnliirniili i.'nrii'r .V ro. J. Hoslrn,Mif " I. i iilurlli ) nnn. iiMiri.iMT.Jit. t:n.ui.r..i u. m.i: r:in:it .r(irii(c, C lUHit'lnrtvnlS ilie.il itsin Cliviccri, it i.vvii'iv, vr. 13" MliMil "in S'l'itrlnr (Jinir'Hlii I lie cou il I Ics nf fj'ilc lmlli, '1 ci uti l 'A't'liinslfin. S.'I II' m,'lM',l & w r.VMoirni. A T T 0 11 -V : r .S' A T L A XV. It.-ilinl, Vi. 21115 I). (,'. ril.ODCCTT, I). P. U'rVMni'Tll. IIIISTO.V .S: JONRS, ATTOltNUtl ANI l!liJNl:i.LOIH A T I..UV, Chthc.i. VI. A. P. IIu.vto.v, 203 I. C. Jom s. ,1. V UIJKA A 1 1 o r n r j n nd Coin e 1 1 o r a l L a tc (Miln f Iri'i't) wiMisnn. vt. s. ii. si'iti:i:!T.i:. AUornty nm! Canntllct ul Liiu; UAIISAKI1.VT. 11.' J. t. HWVKIN'rf, Alton.cy uml ConmtHor nl Luw, ri n.'iivn.i k, t 51 SAI.MON WIKi:s, ATTOIIXBV & OOrNSKIil.OR AT liAW J. P. lir.AM'., AltariKn uit'l L'oii 'tdlor nl Luw, CAVKNplgll, VT. lll.'l SAMIM'1,11. I'lMHi:, A T TO ii k v A f. n c n v M i: 1. 1. n n UMXDSOIl, VT. L A W, 99 I) A. 5iriMMI.X, a ttou.y:: V A T 1. II UWLAND, VT. I IV, lss.ty . KIGII VUDSOXtV KICIIOI.SON, A t to r ii e v . a n ' C.nmixrllnri atLaw (Jhi'tcr, 'liiilnr(.'nuiil), VI. N UiciiAiui-jo.v. iS A. A. Nit:nnLo.v. SRVAJ.I.FI'U.AM. A TTO 11 XK V A T L A II'. LUDLOW, VT. lSI-lj T'ltr.nr.iMOK nniiniN?, A T T O K N i: Y AT I, A W : LUDLOW, VT. 157-l.i WAlTKKKA:SIiAI)i:, Alloinciji uml Conn'tllofs ul Law, fior.iMo.v.rr. 12 -tr tt. WtLKKR, . W. M.tHR. nns. I'Aioi: & vi.:.u:n, 1'itvsiciAA's axd f;unai:ojs. tTM.iy ticruiml nttli'lr ri-nrrilvc pl.icii if r-"l.l-n-f. 111: ni 1:1., vr. irii-iy. iiy i'AU!(i:i( Mtntsi:, KANovcu, :;. 11. 6(1 IIUICK STACH IIOURH, SOUTH I D i; D L A C K R IV Cll, RV JOIIN K. S 51 I T II LUDLOW, VI. 101 if JA5Ii:!!TAI.I.ANT, llf'.ALKIl t V WC3TI.VBH nnnm wi iHMii.vciitocci'.ii:, (llmii-f Wm.,nnil l,lfinirf, OltAI X, I' lill I) It, AitJ. o.ve Doon sntirii or thk ruoe.Nix hothl, COVCftillt, N. II. ITi.lv jj.'rintrfMliii"l rtiT.RM O11, nf it,c (jfl Qualilu rvntnn luiid.nl Rr.Till., orlij ilic IStnnt:!.. AIJRi:SI TS IMVKX, Wliolcml'' anilreliii.li,iljr-ln W.I. llnnN.TrRfJ'iiilli, Winei, .Vn.,:iHi, .Inn, Fnrniliirp, Ac. 1 3d iiimh mur 1 nitn ur htaie bthekt, ttontii'lirr.l't, ly C. W. 1IUI1I1AUD, tl'hol t a c awl rttoll C 0 nf t C.t i on tr Uu.mklicr Vt, 152 ly VOLUMK V. POL1TICAL. 11ENRY CLAY'S T1IOU S1IAI.T NOT K1I.I.." DUihiguc hitictm Dciicnn uml ttis Min itttron thesubjut of thc Prcsidintia Eluliuu. Dcitcon I conic to !i(!vi?o witlj you :is ti) tliL1 ciinrse wliicli, ufl n Cliritii.in, I nulit tn purnc iu tliouiwt prosidciiii'il clcciiini. MinishrW'aW, wlnit nrcyuur dillitu!-iip.-i l)ra- I tim a trne Vlii, niul I liopc n tnip ClirUii;i:i. Iu ISUS 1 wns niticli iu cliticil to voic for Gencr.tl Jacl.sou 011 sic cntiiit nf thc nro.il scrviccs lio li;ul KMider ci! tlio comitry, liut you adii-(l uiu tlmt iisii truo Clirisii.in, I ciiuld imt do bo, Iic c.uisp Iu) liiid K-t a drliiuioo ilie laws of d'od :111c inaii Iiy lilititii; n Diicl. 'I'lio Wliijjs nniv prcrut us a ciiiididiiiL' for tlio I'rr.iiilency wlio li.is foujilit iwo dncln, ud l.ocn iiti iiccoiuplicc iu a lliird. Wliat ain llodnf Miti. I liave licard tlmt Clay was n du clisl, Imt liavu ncvcr inqtiired into tlie par licul.irs. Dyt. I havc; for I thouplit it my duty lo do so vvlii-u calltd 011 to pul h'uu at tliu hpad of tlio uatiou to n-c t!tt laws failhfiilly nxfc.uicd. Sliall 1 givc you tlic partictilars.' Jlin, Go 011. Dca. Ilcre is a "Hiography of flonry Clay" writicu l y lns parliuular friciid, Uourc D. I'rnnicp. At pago t") wc aie lold hp acecptcd a r.liiilloiifie froiii Col Daviess; biii it v.'as r.iljtblpil. t p.ic '15 is an accouiit ol'his first dtH'l. Iluru an; .Iii! wimte of thc Uinjjr.iplior: viz. "iIr Clay linmlit a roolution bcfnre tliu liouse thc Kuiiiicky IIoii-p ofllpprc claiive tliat cacli inutiibcr, fur tlie pur poso of iMiP.otiraguiii!,' ilie iuiltislry of tlie cotiutry, slioulii clotlic liiniFclf iu "ariiioiits ofdoiiiotic iiiaiiufacliirp. Tliisrp.Milutioii oailcd iuio exorcisc all Alr iMarihall's t nl LMils of viiuporalioii. l!u dciioiiucpil it i.s llic projcct pf a demagogui;, .1111 appliuil varifty o! ppitlicts to id aullmr u lnuli 110 parlianiPiitary rules could jiiblify. JN I r Clay'if laiignago iu rpply vva ,.rolialdy of a harsli uh.irautor, aud llieipiarrcl procppdcd from one slagcio auollior, tlll accordiuj.' to ilie Uwa of lniiinr, wliicli c; cry Kpuiucl;. iauoftliat day was muglii o rc.vorciico, 110 iltcruaiirc rt'iiiaiuil to iMr Clay, aml iip was rpquircd t clialleugc h'u auiagouist Tlie clia!lcu''c .s acccplcd. J I10 p.irtics rnr-t, aud tliu fu.! sliot wns r, iiatiged ivitlmiit othcr pH'ci : tliau a .sliglu ' uouiid lo Mr Pilarshall. Ui llm m!CoiiiI or third tiial, Mr .Mar.ilinll's !..! "avo Mr Clay a .fliglit llc.-!! woiiud iu Iii-. Ipjj, aud ilie tcc ouds iiiiw iutprfprpd aud prciciitctl a c.ou- liiniMiicc nfilii! couiliat. This accoiiut i.s jiivc.i Iiy a fripud r.nil inoluuist. Uut it iou.s tliai Mr Clav was thc i!i"itilin.i,'ir aud tliat tickc or thr'ur, Iic dfltln'ratplv attciuptud lo lake away lliu lilu of liis ft'llo'.v maii, Hlin Bm diips uottlio HiMoriau say, .Mr Chy lias ipppulcd oftliis early criuip! l),u, Ho nys "wc havc 110 dimlit, iliat MrClay crrod iii lliis all'ijr uitliiMr Mar sliall, aml is ca'ul tliat Iic hiuu'elf looi liacl; to t Iic iundnit witli disapprohatiou aud rf'ret." If tlicro liail Iippii auv sin- cevc rcpcutaiicc it would liave pIiuuii itsplf 111 llii stihspipieut r.oudiict. bo l.ir Irom tliat, foiiip H-icutcPii years afipiwatds, Iic pulilir.ly proidaiuicd !;is dcicnuiuatioii It. coiutuit tlicnauie priiuo if Iic r.ould fiiid nu iuta"ouisl, aud ilie uc.st vcar did coiiiinii it! Min. L'Jt us Invc tlie. parliculars? Dia. I'rior to tlio clcctiou of l'rcsidput Iiy tlic Hou.-c of lU'prPM iilaiivcs iu I?2.j, it was chargeil in a lellcr pulilislicd iu Plii lailclplii.i, piirportiujj lo Iic viiicn Iiy a iiicuiliir of tlic IIoip. tliat .Mr Clay liad har;;aiucd to iiinkc Mr Adauis Prciidput m ciitiditioii ol rcccivitijj prcfuniicnt at Ii'h Iniul, hcrcnjuiii Mr Clay pulilHu'd a card iu tlic ucwjpnpcrs ulicli cuucludcd as fnllimv iz. " jironuuure thc mrmbrr, whmvtr ftc nil.j hf, a BASUW 1NFAMOUS CAL UMNIATOU, A DASTAltO AND A LIAH; aud if Iic darcuuvcil liimsclf aud avow Sis uamc, I will I10I1I liim rcpcntiblu ;.s 1 licrc adiuit mysclf to Iic, lo all tlic laws which cnvcrii uml rrgulate tlie cou duct of mcu of liouor. II. CLAY." Mr Clay was tlicii Spcakcrof ilie Ilor.tc of UpDrcseiitntivcs. aud it was froui tlial ... ' . . . 1 1 11 I . t liHi bt-ittim tliat !ic iiius iiiiricu ncuaiii'c at tlio laws ofGod aml iiiau, .sliockiuj; all iho moral aud rpligious fecliug3 of lliis gnat nutioii. Min. Uut 110 Duel grcw out of tliat, 1 IicI'ipvc. Dni. No: but it was unt 111 cniifc- (iiicuccof auv retractiou or rcpciitaucp. 011 tlic part ol Mr Clay, as lliccvcuts of tlic ucxl ycar aiup,. (IcmuuElratc. Min, Go 011. jjca, Mr Adai s was clcclcd I'rosidcut hv llic aid of .MrCi ly'svr.ic aud iiifliicuuc, aud antiniulcd MrClav brcrclary ol fctnlp. Iu a spppch iu thc Scualp at tlic ucxt pcs siim (il Cougrcf , .lnlm Ilaudolpli cliarac-tcri-cd tlus coalitiou of kuowii political cn piuirs, as tlic unioti ofllic "Eastcrn J'u rilan tciih thc IVistiru llhcLlr"." Mr Clay iinincdiatcly ?nnt liim a clialleugc Mr Clay's nii'graplicr lins uut tlioiiglit propr, in tlic lcM of liis Wnrk, to givc us any ar.connt oftliis Durl; Imt in thc ncws nancrs of thc !;', I find tlic following of- fici il account of ihc nicetili': viz. "On Saturilay, llic 8lh April, nt liall pasl foiir o'clock, a inccting lonk place lictwccn Mr Clay aiitl Mr Itandulph, upon a call nf thc foruicr', in coirqupncc of ccriain expressions ucd by thc lattcr in a rcccnt debatft in llic Senate, which IMr Clay con sidefcd oircnsive, nnd applicd pcrEonally to him. rriiccloinor Inijiiiry uml WOOMSTWCEi, TBaUKSBAy "Mr Randolph was atteiiilpd hy Col Tal- nall, of Georgia, and iMijor Haniillou of houlli Carolnia. MrClay by upn. Jcss-up ol thc Army, uud Mr Julinsou ofLouisia ua. "Thc partics mct 011 thc grotuid p. chnngcd salutations, aud took tlieir sta lious. "Thc I'istol of Mr Randolph, whirh was su?pcndcd hyhissidi', weut oli'. It was perc.cived to hc au accidcut, aud fo' pro noiiucpd hy Mr Clay; iimiipdiatply howevor ujinn thc rpport of ihc I'istol, Mr R. turu pd lo Col. T. aud said: "I lold you so." Col. T. theu turiiing 10 Gcu. J. oh;crvpil, "Sir, tlip fault is inino Mr II. protcsied against ihc usi of tlic hair triggpr it was at uiy pxprcss iuftauce llic hair was pniiir." Anolhor piMol was handcd to JIr R. Tlippartip.src.siiniPil thpirstatiuns aud pxnhangpil thot.s wiihoti: circct. ' Iiuiucdiaiply al'ipi thp rcporl oftho pis tols, whilc Col. T. aud Gcn J. ucre rc loadiur, Col. Ik'iituu o( Mo. rodc up, aud uuiicd witli Mr .lohuson aud Col. llainli ton iu nn cfl'orl to i-ti'p tlie aliair, which provcd incH'cctual. Theparlip.s again took iht'ir stations, aml thc word hcing givcn Mr Clay rai.-cd hispisto! aud fircd, uud thc hall pas-cd througli Mr R.'s clolhcs. Mr R, rciervcd his lirc holding his pistul pprpeiidicularly up said, "J do not fire al "ynu, Mr Clay," aml riisrhnrgcil liis piMol in tlio air. Up addcd, "it as not inyin "lontion lo havc lirpd at you at all; (hc "uiiforluiiatc circuinst.iiicc of uiy pistul "giiinu' oll'accidputally, rhangcd uiy ilctcr "niinalirn." At ihis-in 1 mii, Col. Heuton p.riinc up aud said"cs, Mr II. lold tnc "so cxprcssly.cight d lys ao." Tlu: parlip. siuiullaneously apuroanhpil lowards cacli othcr, both witli cMcmlrd haud Mr R. rcni.irkiiig, ";3ir, I gic ynu my haud," which was rpccivod by MrClay; nnd tlio affair thus liappily cloi-cd." Min. Djit look'herp; Mr Clay's IJiogra phor'in his Aippndix, pau'c 52!li!, noiiccs this duel, aud says Mr Clay "rpgrcts this iucidpul." 11c ivps 1111 e.Mract froui Mr Clay's addrcss lo liis fidlow cilizpns sonn alicr thp duel, 111 uliiuh hc says "I owo it tothc comuiiinily to say, ilnit whalcvpi hcrotolbrc I niay liatc donc, or, by itiev ilable circumstauccs, niay bc forccd to do, 110 man liolds iu dccpt'r abhoripur.p thay I do, ihc pcrnicimis praciicc of duplln.o. Condcmued as it uiiisl hc, by llic jiidguipiii 1111I philoFiiphv, lo say uotlung ol ilie rcli- I'ion, ofnvpry tliiiiking man, il is au af- iair 01 icciiii", ..i.nui w nc 1 p cannol. allhiHigh o should, rcawm. Thc truc corrcctivo will bc fotiiid, wheu ull shall u uilc, as all oiight to uniic, iu its uiiqualiicd prosciiption." D111. I liad obH-rvpd tliai passngcaml rclk'c.lod upon it. I eudcavor to gic thc VICUS It HlgUPitS. I. 'I'okill in niicl isMUIll)i:il Li Ihc laws nf G'ikI nnd vmn. 2, According to Mr Cl.'y's rcasoning, miirdcr of lliis.'ort is lo hc p.xnifcd bpcaiuc it is "an njfair iiJ'J'rclin." Oiherwise hc is withoiii oxciu-o. !5. All inrtHrious miirdpr is "an a fair of ftrliiiL'," aud is cxciisablc 011 thc samc groiiud. I. IIow nan all uuilu "iu ils uuipialificd proscriptton, wlicn niru lilic Alr Uay, nhoin sociPty rccoguizcs as Us lcadcrs, apologizc fur thc criinc aud persiMs in coiniuilting itl .1. Bo 1'ir Irom prouiising rcforinntinn iu this addipss, Mr Clay avimsthat u. "ntoy brfnmd" lo fight again. What is his "duur ablton'inu" north witli li.is avow al on Iii lipf? (i. Is it not tlio Fiircs-t v.ay to arrivc nt tliat "iitiqualilii'd prosr.riptiou" which IMr Clay says "llic Iruu rorrcctic," for "" lo "nnile 111 thc unqui'lfiid prasiriptwn" from thc high olliccs oflhp. cotiutry, ol'nll who arc guilty oftliis iiwful crimc? ,Min. I bclicvc llic hlood of 110 murdcr cd miiii is upoii Mr CI V hcad. J)i u.l nm lii t (.cri.nn of tliat. 15ut bc tliat ns it ui.iy.it is 110 apology for .Mr Clay tliat Iic did 1101 succrcd iu his iiiindt" rous dcsigu. Thc rc.ison w Iiy iho bhmd of Ramlolp!) dops not rr.-l on his licml, is llms liL'hllv "iiL'ii hy his Iiiographpr, I'agcs SUSi-niill: viz. "Iu dup tujic ihc parlics lircd I aml luckily lor Imth ol thpin, or at lcnst lor.Mr Clay, .1;-Randolph' s UJcwus satnd by hisfimm. Thc uiprmly gariucnl con Rtitutrd Miclin :irt circuml'crcncp, lliat llic localily of "thc thin aml swarthy .Senator" was al lcast a mattcr of very vaguc r.on jccturc. Mr C. uiiglit ns wcll hnvu fircd into thc oiilsprcad top of au oak, iu thc hopcof hiltiug a hird hc supptxpil lo bc snualy pcrchfi) Fonifwhcrc nmong thc branclips. JJiibnllhil llic crnlcr oj thv visible objcct, but Randolph was not thcrn aml of coursc thc sliot did 110 hariu aml 110 j.'nnd." This shows that if llic blond of Randolph docs noi rcst on Mr Clay's hcad, it is not for lack of malicc or of dcadly aim. Min. But ynu say you arc not su-o that thc blnod oftho umrdprcd docs not rcst on Mr Clay's hcad: What did you rc- I'er to.' Dca.'Vo thc inurderofMr Cillcy iu IS!5(i. Wliy, Mr Clay liad nothing to do witli that )ai You arn crcally niUlnken. Iic was Mr Gravcs' ailvisrr from ihc hpginning unlil hc. uciil out tn fight, aml was clcarly au accnmplinc iu thc murdcr. Min. What nuilioritv havc ynu for that! Dca Thc aiithnrity of MrvClay's par licular fricnd nnd of Mr Clay binisclf. You may rcincinber, tliat" Mr Gravcs of, Kcntunky was thc bcarcr of a Ghallcngc j from Jamcs Wulsoii AVchb to Mr Cillcy for words spokcn 111 Ucbatc. 5Ir Cil lcy vcrbally dcclinctl nccciiting thc chal lcngc for rcasons which' wcrc cntircly eatisfactory to Mr Gravcs. But upnn tlio I'ou'cr of tlio I'coplo. JBVBiMKS, iKAY J6, l S'l'i. consultntinn witli Mr Clay, it was dctcr- iiuncd to lcquiro CVlr Cillcy to put his 1011 sons iu writing, and to statc among othcr things that hc considcrcd Jnincs Vatsnn Wcbb a gcntlcmaii. This hc rcfuscd to do, hccausc ho could not in conscicncc, aud for not admitting that to bc truo which hc kncw to bo falsc, Mr Grnvcs challcngcd nnd killcd him. And thia hc did nudcr thc advico of Ilcnty Clay as I shall filiow, Ilcrc is u lcttcr from Mr Clay to 1 lcu 17 A. AViso dated lcb. 211, 1IM2, in which Mr Clay says: "1 did not know that Mr Gravcs borc a noto from Col. Wcbb to Mr Cillcy 1111 til aftcr thc dclivcry oftho noto nnd alk'r Mr Gravcs rcccivcd from him n vorbal answcr. Iu that stagc oftho traii.saction for thc first timo, Mr Gravcs comuiiini cntcd thc mattcr to nip, and I congratn lalcd him on tlio f'act of that nnswcr ho- ing porl'pctly satisfactory and such as to absolvc him Irom ull obligatton to pursuo tho nfl'uir I'uithcr," "On conveising to gcthcr, wo both agrccd that, to gtmrd n gainst futuro inisuiidcrstnudiug nnd mis rcpipsrntalinii, it was dcsiiahlc that Mr Cillcy should put in writing what hc had vcrbally ansv.cicd." Upon this advico Mr Gravcs rcquircd a writtcn stnteincnt from Mr Cillcy cou tnining a conccssiou that Wcbb was u gciitlcmnu; nnd not hcing nblc to obtaiu it, ho ictuincd to Mr Clay for furthcr counscl. In iplbii'iicr lo v.nnt thi-n pns scd, MrClay says in tlio saniu lcttcr: "Wlicn 011 thc: day prcceding thc JJucl Mr Gnucs in cuinpauy witlt you, camc to my room, 1 was inlbrnicd that hc had dotonniiK'd to clinllcugo Mr Cillcy, and ho showcd mo tho clinllcugo which hc had drawn. Upon reading it, Ithought it closcd thc iloor to ull ncroiiitnodation, statcd that objcction and skitvhed 11 druusht in tn; nwn handtrritii'g which would adniit oi'nnd aniirahlc adjusluiL'iit." This di'iiught iu Mr Clay's own Imud wiitiug, was copicd byMr Gravcs nnd sont toMr Cilloy. It was in tho folluw ing words: viz, Washington Ciiy.Feb. 23, 1S!J3. llon.,1. Cillcy; As you Invc dcolincd nccpptiugii com municatinu wliicli I borc to ou from Col. Wcbb, aml as hy your notc of ypslrrdny, you havc dcdined nugruuuds which would cxhoiicraipiiic froui all responsihiliiy grow iug nut of t his nlfair, I i.iulcft 110 othcr al Iprniitivp but 10 nsl; thal sntiffaction which is rpcooniM.'d amoim gcntlcuicn. My fricnd Ilon. lhnry A. Wisp, is aulhorizcd by uic to uinkc thc nrraugcuKMils miitablc to lllL OUCKUIOU your obedicnt sprvimi, W. .1. GRAVEy. I'niiti 11 i'iicitiRiit pulili.hcil hy 5lcn 'U nrnl J(Mii' (ll-i! kmciiii'J-) r.flcr llii! ilili'l, il nppcnrs lliat 5lr Jkiiih slalid lo Jlr V'iu (whtn 5Ir t'illcv iii crlilnl llii: rl' lli'iii',) llnl hc "wiii. aulliiiri.i:il hy Alr Gilh y in :iy, tlnt in ih'Rli.iin 10 iijchUo iho nalo frnni .Mr (irnix, pur.oilii lo hi- fioni (.'ol. U'chh, hi! incaiit nn ili-rrfpecl lo .Mr (Ir.'iM.s, lii'i.'.oiM! In; i'iitt'rlaim:i! for him llicn, i s hu ilni's now, llm lii;lii't ri'pocl nnd iho inoit l.nul (.! ins; hiii ili.ii hu iltxliniil to rrcciw) llio nnlo hicaiis'e In' rlii'Mi noi lo ho iliaun into aay cuu trnwiiiy w iih Col, Wctrli." Yt I, nl'itr llii'i i.rronil ili.ivowal nf nny iINio Hpccl lo ,Mi (,'nm'4, llii'i durl pii.-licil, uudcr llio aiKico nf Mr ('lay, lo a lat.il tt'iniiiialina. l!ut llm wiisiiol Ih'u la.t nf .Mr Glay's iigi'iipy. Ilo was ilnly iiifiiriinii ol' tliu afircpianco nf ll'io cliallri'c niitn n 1 v liim, ind of iho :i r r;i iiljciiii-h ' to lylit niih ihu di'.'idly rille. In tliu aniu luiUt luhajn: '5ly liuili-fN, lliat I npvcr mw lln ti'ims nc cmilin lo ulin'h iIim coii.hal was lo Ixi I'omluct i d, prmr In tliu ilnul, nllhoiiyli I ihink II, aj uerc 'lnti l oti'i tsvhiincd lo ir.c, molubhj lu wu," (.Mr i.i..) Tliat ho was in po-ui.'iion of nll tliu particu. lars, is piiivi'd hy Ihu :.ilunicnU of Cliarlcs King nnd lli'wnly .IiiIiiimiii, K-ij r-i. pulili.ht'd hy .Mr ('lay liiti.fult", in uhii:h llio Ibrniur si)s, ,Mr (.'lay sliiiwcd ihi'in Ihu p.ipurs. but tliu laiur ..-i j: "At ticilhi'r lnli'riow wt wit lioun ihi1 wiiticn ' Itnm' atiil iicrppi.iiii i. rrt! u irnw i.f i.iu duel, Imt hail Ihcia ixflaind iu n only by Mr Clinj." Hy .Mr ('lay's nun ciilrnco, ihi.'rrfore, it np pi'ar's lh.it he advi-cil llm writn-n cnrri.'pnnih:oi'u which Inl tn Ihu duel; lliat hc drt'w ihu ch.uluiii'; aml th.il Acl.nuw ihu lcnin nn which they wuro to li-lil. .Min. Wrll, wlicn ho Know that tho p.itlit-s liad iiiriiii'ril lo I'innniit mtituul munlcr, ilnl In; not iniol.i' lli'i pmvcr oflhu l.iw tn ptfH'iit il? JJtii.o fir fiinn llnt, ho ilnuclly reusel to ilo io! In llio h'llcr alrr-aclc ti'IVriul lo, 5lr Clav nav: "IIimhi! ihu fricinl f 5lr (5iacs, 1 could not innlu lliu nulhorily of ihu pulico to piuvvnt Ihu lu..." lli'i fii'iid, .Mi'jts f'harlps ICni ar.il l:on1 Jnlniiui, i'oii"iir in i-lalin, lli.it on tln ir urt'iil tippual lo Mr (,'ly to nid in niri'lin lln) duel, .Mr Gl.iy rrpliuil in iibl,incu, 'that wo skv Imw ho w'.ii'ilualid. .Mr (!racs had oonnilli'il liim. Ilo niigltl not, hu .ilil.lo hio hi'i'il coikiiIIimI: hut hainu hcrn, tliu hnnor of his fiii'nd who was lliu challi'iii r, iniilil hu coiiipionii'ii.'d hy nny ndvuiico on hi (.Mr Clay's) part to airct lliu progresi of Ihu nllair." TIh'-mi Rriitluini'n round 5Ir Grac witli .Mr ('lay on lli.il occ-a-inn, it thun huin p Kt i o'rloclt in lliu evcning, nnd carly ihu nuxl inuining lliu umh miinler uut contummaleil uhnot in tyht of lhc (.'.ipilnl! .Mr Cl.iy hu did not vxpcrt tliu duel to hc fniifilit lliu ucxt d.iy, hccaJsu Alr (iiatrs hnd not al lliat tin cptoruri'il :i rillu; hul lr Clay's co-U-iigiiu fiiiiii Kiiitnrky in llio tfciialc, ai.d nne of hu pailicular fm'nds in tho llui', hmrowrd onc ubont tuclie o'clock tit uishl wiih .hith lln: I'a. I.il doi'd vii rnnniiiiinili'il in tliu inntiun. 5li Wisc who . 5lrfira.es' co.l. !.m al- wwlcrln.cd. il.,. Iho .1,1.1 u.n ciu.c.l hv Ml , j-i.'. ..... i.:. . .t.i.i. .i.,r. i r...... l.i. ....... I : Alr t'l.i v m in his lellcr: 'l iiduiil wilhmit niiv n:cralinn wlulccr.tliil nn nll ihu poiiils of tho eonlrinpf.y rpspcclin: ..inlrinprv rrpcrliii2 1 iy opiniun'. t aic it lo lUof.nvjudgincnt." ' . ulnrli iio (i.m'i'.) a-ki'il my him frL'iilt.nrronling to ihulii'stofin That.MrCljy hulpeJ to conccrl this muidcr: I 1 1 Thnl whcn tl,P plan wns nll complctc, hc rrwtrf lo nid in nrrpsiing i.. Docs r.ottliL hlood uf Cillej rcst on .Mr Clay's I , ' J e'". , ,, ,, , . ,. , .111. Hut 5Ir Gr.ncs wns .Mr Clay's friend, nml. Iiei ho was houn.t to guo his udwcu wlicn ...L...I. ii inu ni.pp.irs, . 1 tim cllallPUgcr. llllIU HU CllllipiolNMCii i.y Jlliy (lll lUa Thiil mayhe; hnl c.in nnv man l.nvfully viP0 n hi (Jlr Clay's) p.irt In nircit llio pronrc.s ndvic his fiitnd to commit luurJcr.' Cnn nny nf tlio nltiir. Ilo ncither rlinwid lo or cxpliihcrl iunn, l.nnwtng ihit a innrdpr wm in conlcuiplj- us llio corrcspnndcncc of llio challcngo nnd nc. tion. ncquiVhimjelf of Ii'h duty to Go'l and umn cfpt.inco, and tcrins, fcc, and nurcd us tli it llio wiilinul laking'cllicicnt kteps to prcvcnt Willi rnceting could nol tako placo thc ncxt day, as Jlr Jlr Clay lliii wm not an afKiir of fccling" liko J Graves lisd no lilln, nnd lh.it poit morniuj wo NUM1JER20!). lns Dnnl wiih Randolph. 1 Ic ul luasl could "nu- ton" in chu. Jlliii, Is jnur casi! fullv pl.ited? Dca. N; I li.nu unt' miiit inoro. Tliu Coir stiiuiiini uriliu Uiiilid Slaii's m: "I'nr iiny cpei rli or ili.li.iln 'in cillier housi" llm mi'iiiliera f Ciintca sliall nol tiu quustiunvd in iinv olhi:r placn.'' Hliuii llenry t'lay was iipnninti'il Sucrcinrv of o.... . .t,..- 1. . . 1. .... .-ii.iii! iu ioj.i, nu iiiiik inu iiiiuiu'iii oain jiru-K-rilji'il by law, in puidu.incu of lliu (.'oinaiuuon: viz. IIEXRV CLAV, 1I0 Holcniiily swcar Ihul 1 will mjipoit Ihc Constilulio'x of Ihc Unilcd Slulei. SO IIUI.I' MKGOI)." Yfl, Iho words fur wliicli he challi'iiycil and nt lcniili.'il tn kill Jnlin Raiuliilpli wcrc svokcii in lc Imlc in iho Scnale of tim tjniU'd tjlales. II" 51 1 Clay liad liccii a privulu I'ilizcn, lliii clialloito uoulil h.ixn in.'un n vinl.ition of tlio Coiislituiion; lieing Siic-t cl.ny of Hlatn. nnd uniler oulli lo sup I'oit ihal ini 1 uii.L-n I , ii not only .1 tdl.iiion if iho i nnsiiiuiinn, tiuiofliUSWOnN GOVKNA.NT WITIl II1SGOU. IIow can , a Chrili.in, or gooil lilizcn, sup pnrl fnr I'lcsidi'iil a m wlio nut only iolali:s Ihc mosl taciiil litws. humiin awl ilivinc, hul stls nl sIiiIhsSOI,KMN (hM'llri.' U'h.u v.ill ln.- conm ol our l.nvii, our cmmliiiitmii or ouri'ountr wlii'ii a man who H capahlo of licromiiii; so u.ci Ird hy "nn uy,nr nf I'nulmg," lh.it ho cannot ri-a-ori lliuuh hi, rhoulil, sliall hold in his h.ual lliu Kxi'culive I'owit nfthn jrrwit UHpuhtic? Cravui, Ihu prinrip.il m llm lrai:dy, ij now iipruailiiij out his Idooly hainls lo iho p'iiiplu ol Ki'iitucky, ini plorin ihuin In xolu fur his principal! Is lliis lil coinp.my for Chrisli.u.s.' .Min.' 1 coiiru-w you hac in.ldo out a Miongcr rase iiainst .Mr Clay thnn I suppned pnnsililc. Hu fi.ii luicu stiown hinicdl uillinj; to cnniiuil munlfr in ilucls and tnw allcnidci )(. Mo h is aiued iihd ((vhi'I.HimI unoiln;r in pnrsu ia;; un:o IJ.-aili, a fullow inno, who Irid rejicalul. ly diaowi'd all pcrsonil disrcspect or unknidnuss lowards u pursuur, siniply hi:i:.iusu hu rufusfd lo ndinit wli.it hu hcliuvud In'l'U imtiuo. l'or tliH causu only, a happy wil'u wns mado u wcopiiij; widow, nnd liltlu cliildiun falhurles.-i. Hu has violalrd nt tlio saniu timo, tliu coiHlitu lioti nf liis cnunlry nnd hi' oalh htforu liN God. I hau now lo'rcprat tho mhifo r'ivoii you in IS23; for iu snino rosptcn, Mi Clay 'J crii.as ct cucil iliiHo oflii'ii. J:icImoi. U'o ol'ihu wt I'nity prohm to ho tliu fiiendi itdclizion, liiwund ordtr. Iftiuuto lliii pro lVion, wo c.innot vniu lnr men who sct nt ildi niici! mnn's I.iwm, nnd (iol's laws, nnd rtsli lo llio cniiiiu'miun of ciinic ovrr tliu conslitution dinl ihi'ir oalhs. Nay, I uiu not suro tiial wo ought not, if our W lii li'adi'r- pi'rsist iu pii!sio on us suiA a o.in did.iio, io tiilu tho mot cll'i'clnal way lo prou'nl tiii ulfctiuii hy vvliiigj'or hi oipjiient. MRCLAY AXD THE CILLEY DUEL. That it wns tlio inhicn ol lll'.NUY CI.AY lrioh produut'd ihu imiidcr of .Mr Cilluy in his ilui'l witli Mr Grnvcn, is provcd hfcyuml conlro- orsy. Ilon. Ilcnrv A. Vio was 51r GraxeV scrond iu lliat nlTiir.' 'I'liu Cla) iimjority of lliu Scn.ilu, iiflir icjuoiing mauy olhor intin whnsu :li.iinclun llm wuild MippuM's lo hu giiod, rtcrnlly U'i-o lliuir uiKpiahlii'd tutUiwiM'idOyrohJlniilnj; hii vaistinnlmn ns 51inUlur lo 1 1 rv.it. Tlu-. "uiilluiiiiUi. so oi'.ilni"td, has noer liusila trd lo ii iy, lliat it was Mr Cl.iy's mhisi!, dili'cring from his uwii, wliirh piodurcd tlu duol. Iic mailc n pnlihratinn in IS12, in which hu nial.es thc liilluwiiig rii-lnn-t allialioiH, u' Tlnl whun niKcd why did .Mr Gr.ncs rtijuirc Mr Cilluy lo pul iii uVhal rcanns for not nrcept ing Woh'li's cli.illi'iiK') in wriliny, hu had iuviuialily aii'.wuri'd, lliat Iu; (Wi.u) "had ilill'um! witli Mr (iiaxcs on tho aiiiit," "hut ihal liu (GrausO wa liiriifi.'d in his oiiiiiioii oa that poiut ISY 'J'llil nrnT.u cot'Nrii.i.o.1- muci.ay." "Mr Cl iy," .ls .Mi Whc, "ilruw tlio form ol' tlio ehalliMiu vilh hi ou-n httnd." "I," kiih .Mr iss, "c-i'iiotcl, hnl .MrClay Al'l'llOVi'.l) ol'ihc niluplion of ihu icru.s," ti Hgi.t witli rillus ul ciglny ji.icus. "in dufL'iicu nf tliu rniirju pursuoil hy .Mr Grau's, I ncr f.iik'd lo ijtiotu lliu authunty ol tlie ndiicn of his liiuiul Mr (.'lay." "I h.iM! said, ihal .Mr (ir.nus soiylit iis(.Mr ChyV) ailsi.-i! al tho wry liiinnii.g ol hi corri's pon'dcnuu wiih Mr Cillcy; tlut .'n's (Mr Cl.iv's) 'iilcice unt iriirnpnil Ihil it ira? thc (.'O.NTIiOl. I.I.NG AllVIUi: H'lTII MK GltAVDS AM) .MYH'.MV ho lln.'ii i ni ruspiiisiMo for lliu dwiii of .Mr Cillcy us Mr Clm? Jnlin (iuiucy Adaii.o, ori ihu Ihioi oflhu lliiui' ofltcprcM'iniilucs. callcd Mr Wi-o a mvukier, liioiu guilty of tlic hlood of Cillcy "ih.iu thc tuiin who pullu'l ihu triicr.'1 It now appais tlmt lliu 'nianwho pullcd lliu tri;:';r" was uclin nccurd. iwylii .Mr Clny's tidvii,"1 ar.d ii. itrary lo tli.il of Mr Wi-o u u ! d.' Hii.i s .n'our p.ipcr would ndmitof '.i.i uiscrli ui ol' all tho ihiciiiiH nts; hut us tlu-y ito iint.uo musl cmilunl oiiiMdl'wilh rcpulili-liin Mi Claj's own uvidoniT, In wit: llic st.ilcu cnts of Charlcs Kingntul Itcvrrdy Johnson, publi.hcd hy liim, uud .Mr Clay's own lctlrr t.) 5li W'ue, STATKMi'.NT. On I'rid.iy, 22d t'ldim.iry, 1838, oiaj iiown n hniit 5 o rlock to lliu pirlor, which I wnh a pirt ol'my f.imily uml s.iinu frici.ils lioiu New York, ouciiini'd nt GaiMiv 's, aud whcru was llicn iisscui- hling n par'y off;ciitluuicn wlioui we had injicd l to liiunti, I incl on lliu ui(c.isu .vir iir.ivcs hhh, as wcll in 51r VVi'u.wcru in ho oflln! puty. 'J'o my ipicstion whcro .Mr H'hu wn, .Mr G. aid hc was uot comiiip', nud thcn infoimt'd mo ihatu rhillcni! had pissi'd hulwucn hiiiHcir nnd ,Mr (.'illcy, liat it Ii nl lni'ii iicccptud, Ihal .Mr Vio wns urr.iuiii lliu prcliiuiu.iihM, nnd that holh du sirud lo hu excucd fioni dinin wiih u. .Mr Gran.s Ihun wcnl uway. I was grcally sliocl.(d ul uh.ii hu li.idtnld luc'; for allliouli had hcaid ruinnrs lh.it, nt llm rcepioi't ul' Mr Wchh, of New Yml;, Mr (iracs lnd c.illcd on 51 r Cillcy for cx. plan.itioli of l.insu.i': ucd hy that tcnllcinin in allu-inii to .Mr Wulih, t had uNn hcanl uud ccr uinly liuliurcd lut tho mallcr w.is !nljuti'd I ul onci; on cnlcriug llic pnlor, took 5lr Wehh aidc nnd slalcd wh.il pascd hclwcen .Mr Gnucs nnd ioys'"ir. .Mr Wehli nppiMrcd prcnlly iirpri-cil nnd dislrLWnl,nnil nt oncu said ihu niuelio inust hu prcvcillcd. Iic. hi;cl.onri! lo 5Ii I'cicrdy Johu ?on. ono of our cuoi.t", m.d ihu miiUor haviuhccn cApl.iinnl tn h'uu, il wns i.n.'i'd tlnt .Mr .IhIiikoii aml my.cir hould tmiiicili.itcly call on .Mr .Clay , and usl his nil.iiicn to nrrct lliu lnxtilu prncct'il. ins. w c iiiiuii'iii.iiciy wcni io .ir uiays iniig. iniis, aud llicru fiHinil Mr (ir.ncs .catcil wiih him. 1 P'' "'J ttrali imUoii nt ll.u .irru....anrc, """ fxpniiu. ,;. uiu o.-juci o. our , whm 5!r (iravcs roo lo livo tliu loom, niyiag. us hc w.Mit out. ihil hc could perii.il. no ir.lcifor. i nro wiih nny lliiii'i lli.it tuuchcd his honcr. .Mr Johnson uud iinull"lhcii rcpr.cn'cil to .MrClav i " , , ; lro2-l IU )""'-' wu ron .1. ihc . normily of , P"jmaiiB lr.Ri;nlleinri. to li?l,t in a quarrcl Unt ili.l not tonrrrii iIi.mii, nnd appenjeil M hiin, nn ; 'M,m -,,r V,r' 7. "7 . T . ' ' tn Mr WcM. who, wo told hiin, rull lh.it il Wiiuld , ,!!'; l,cPf;! rtt.r"ll,a i"jur' ,!'',t r!l,c" I I'W I"-'1' M ,n mm-I u ' " , ! ,l,l,l,l,',!,"'1 ... ,. ,, , . t i 5)i Cl.iy rrptied Iii naliilancn tlnt wc saw Imw ' ho was ilualid. .Mr Graves had con.ullpd hiin. f ,,u hx not lc ) , ,,nn 1)PPn ri,,uIP,i, hut , ,lllin )erl ,lu ,nnr 0f ),;, rririi.l, who wns i . .. .... : 1 .... . , .:". ... ..r . "... . could havo cnuugh timu fur interfuruncc, if wo choso to intciforc. Il was now past nix o'clock lu Ihu ovcning, nnd wu left Alr Clay, Miwng wo ihould kuep hiin mlviscd of our procucdingu. Mr Johnson nnd iiiynilfthon wcnl lo .Mr Viu' rodg. ings in llio luipu of ascertaini'ig his vicwn ni lo lliu poiuihilily of an uinicublu fldjuslmont of llio quurrul. Ilo va out. Wo lefi ciihcr 8 noto or our names, wiih a nivsiago iliatsvu would call . gain ut eight o'clook. Wo did cull again at th hour, but withoul fir.dinf 5lr Wise. Ilmdly know iuj what tcp lo takn neit, ufler a good dcul of discussion, und ttlying upnn llio besiiel' lliat tliu iiieulini; would nnt" lalie plnce lliu ncit duv. wo dctciiiuiKd lo wuit I'ur thc uioriiin '. At nn narly huur on isuturdny, I was nrouscd fiom my hcd hy Alr Wcbb, wlm told mu ihal ho uuii 1.1:1111111 iuiuiiiiaiuMi 1 11:11 mcssrs i.ravcs uno Cilloy had gunii nut, nnd loajuring mu lo uid I11111 in pruvci.tinu uny eiil,istrnpli. I iItuai t in ull h.istu, uud eru to arou'.u Alr Johnson fioni n bcd, and bulh procutdi'd at niifo lo Alr Clny'a hidgiujs. 'Ihal gcnllciiiau sm nut jt-t up, hut upon licaring our uaiiics, ih sin-d us lii'i iuiiii iuio his hcil-ioiiui. U hi'ii luliirini'd that lliu paillca had Roiiunul, hu dor.l.utd it iiupi,rjiblu, uud scut his Kuix.inl iiHlaiilly fur Jlr (!incs. 'Ihu unwor was lh.it Alr (iravcs had gonu hy llic tarly Iriiiulo Daliinioro. Thu siiuu unwcr was rclinncd ui iu gard lo Alcsrs Ciiilcndcn and Mcni fec, who u!so hoardcil in Ihu s.iiuo Uoum. 'I his uiadu il clcar Ihal Alr Gravcs and his liicnils I1.11I gnnu oul, Iho allfgcd 11 ip lo llaltiiiiuiii hcing inciijiy 11 cuu'r. Alr Clay H'cuied ;;rcally tlMHscil and pcrplrNPil, and iil'iur siunu cousullalion us lo lliu hcsi iuiidu of yct pruvcnliiig ihu duel, if iumIiIc I'ur whith lio scu1111.1l nsuaiiicst us wu wcru hu sufrsjsiud lliat (.'cn. Jlorucr ur.Mr Kuy, or hinh, dliuuld hu scun wilhoul dcl.iy, I iiiiiiitdiatL'lv lcfl his 11p.11t111t.Mit. jump-il iuio u h.ick, uud rndu to Gcn. Mcrccr's luclgings ucar lliu Cnpilnl Gcn. iMcrcnr 1 icdi. alcly unlcrcil iuio my vicws, and dcclarcd hiinclf rcady lo go forlhwifli huliirc a tnagislratu, pilher of 1rg11u.1 ur Alarylaiul fur il was Mipposcd Iho pjrlius would uo oiil nf tlio l)itrict aud laku out a writ, which hc uouM hiiusclf nrcoiiipany :hu ollicei ai.d scu scrv.d. Thu lirst lliiaa, Ihcrufuro. was lo nccrl.iin, il' pn-sililo, tho ruulu takcii hy lliu paitics. I was niiiiul lo slatl 011 llio iuqiiiry, wliunjlr Wiuldy Thomp-iuii, of riuu'li Carolin'u, camu iu. 'Ihu mattcr was cxpluincd tohim, I lliiuk, hy G'c.i. .Mur'.'.T, aml hu ut onco dcclarcd thcru wns 1111 reaiiii fur fiii'h a duul, und that hu would liuiifclf, ifhu could liiid llicui, go to thu Rrouiid and n;-i-l 1I1110 should hu no lirht. Ho llii'n gol iiiln lliucarriagi! unli mc. I lclt liim at uno ol'ihu hii.iidiug-houscs, whcru ho u.xp:i:lcd tn olnain suinu iufuruiaiiun, I, on uiy p.irt, callcd at Mixural placcs wiih ihu samu icw. All ctl'oit was uuuvailiiig, uml ihu loult is kuown. I did not scu .Mr JohiiMiu 17,1'm iliat inorning, uud ncvcr to my rucollcclion, spuku witli Alr Cl.iy anciwnrds in rulalion lo ihc duel. CIIAB. KING. Xetv yml;, -I, 1SI2. I li.nc carcfuliy cMiminid tlie stntcmcnt of Jlr Ch.irlcs Kiui', trausmilleii lo mu iu hii lellcr ,of ihu -llh iii'.l.iiil, nnd at thu fu.c-lHii:, givu my rccollucliun uf thu c'ueuiiisitancei lo whicli it ru I'crs. Kvfrjlhiiig prcceding otir two iuiemews wiih Alr (,'l.iv, and occurriug ui tlioso inlcrxiuws, is porfjclly Insli in my mciuury, uml, wiih u luw 111. iimlcrial paiticulais which I will mendon, is piccisuly such ns dclaihd by 51r King. l'i Al uci'hcr iiiicruuw wcru wc shnwn ihc writtcn ch.illcngu and iicccplaiKU, nrlhu tciius uf llm duel, hut Ihu: theu. uxpluiiicd lu us only hy Mr Clay. Seco'nd. In thu moriiing nfter llio first intcr (icw I wns nut nrisinally aroiitd fiotn my htd hy Mr King, n is his rcrnllcction, hut wlicn scnt lor hy Iiiiii was humi'illy p'Cpming lo lciixu my cliambcr iu ciiusc(u..micii nl' liaviug, suinu miuutcs licforu, ruccitcd 11 iiolo fioiu .Mr Wi-c, cnclo'mg uiu u lcttcr mhlrcsscd to lliu gcuilciiian iiniui.g liim, upnhigmng fur nol uttci.ding .1 puhlic ilumcr iu tnl.u placu lli'.t cMMiiug ul lliu llulaw IIoumu, 111 liulliii.orn, aud whcru sctcral n.cnihcr.s uf Con rc?, iucludiii Mr Giatcs as wcll as hiiu"elf, wuro u.xpcclcd. Thc nnto 10 mu sta'cd lliat lliu iii.illLrnf wh'u'hh:) s.iii! I was nwarc mcaiiiug, as I undcrslotid, thc ilacl bclwkcn Ali.sis Giuvcs nnd Cilluy calhd Alr Gnocs und hniisclf al onco IVom Washiiiyina, nud niadu il iiupcssihlo fur ci ihcr to hu 111 'llalliiuiiri!. Allhuugli il did not in fcim 1110 ihal llii! iiiccliug was lo laku placu lliat day, I so infmi d, 111 il ic.-idud ituiiudi.itcly 011 -ccing A.'r Kihg.iiud wiih Iiiiii tn uu t:cry cfl'ort ivu cuuhl tn uiunl a (Ml.i-Unplm which wu thouglit was, upon uu'ry r.ccuunt, so uiurh tn hu dcprcc.i li'd. As Miouas wo incl, wuwctit ul oiicr tn Alr Clay's lodgings, nnd what luol; pluculhrru is, nc cnntiag lo my iccollccliuu, s"l forlh hy Alr K. wiih MMfcct acctirary. Alr Clay's surpiisc.il dis. rincrmg ihal tliu duid was, in all pruhabiliiy, to nccur thil d.iy, was uvidcutly as grcat ns ours had hccn, aml his diiru tu micst il inaiiil'clly ns "iiiccru nnd imlvnt us uurs. To sav iiuihiug of his maniii'r ihrouglioui llic ii.iurxiciv, llm was most ahuiidaiitlv proM'd hy lliu mcalis ho udxiscd us lo puiMic. 'Ihinl. Alr IC. did not, ns Iic sccm? lo lliiuk, go atouu lo Gcn. Alcio'r, hut wns ucruiup.iiiicd hy nu), nnd wu runtiain d logctlicr during Ihu iucct ing, ai.d unlil Alr K. nnd Gcn. Thninpsuu slartcil in llio rairi.iga tugi lhcriu ll.c furlhcr iiroscculiun nf ihu cfi'oil 111 which wc h.id hccn ong.iged. Aly lutilici parlicipalmn 111 lliu inultcr hcru iciuunatrd, .is was ciiii.lichiil lo go to tliii b'unrciiio Court, llicn alniiit to iucct, 10 ciincluilu thu nigamcnt I had l utiimciircil thcro Ihu dav hcfurc, iu lliu man- (.'.iiu.i-t n.isi; of Kcndill i s. tocklou and tslnkcs. Xnr di.l 1 ng.iin scu Alr K. that cvcning in W'a... ingtuii wu im.'l Ih it i.ig'it 111 this clly, It may bu pinpcr to i.dd, llnt, from lliu pcriud rcfcrrcil lo, to Iho prcscut tiiuc, thc occurrcnccs alludcd lo haxo iic,:r hccn llic suhject of conxersatioa bo twccn Alr Clav and unsclf. Ki:VI'.RI)Y JOHNSON, llahiinuiu, I'thiuary 7, 13 12. .MU WISK TO MU CLAV. Wasiii.n'ovo.n, I'cbruary 23, 1812. i'm: I cnrln.su lo xou uu cdiiori.il from iho V.!,:!ilv Courier mnl X. w York I'nnuircr." odl. tcd hy J.iincs H'ntsua Wthh, nf ihu I2ili inm. In icsiioiisc, I p.'ouinu, to llic call upnn uiu iiruituini'.i 111 tlus picro lo "gio puhlirily to ihu tisrmiuiiy " llicrcm rcfcircd lu, xou hai', in this iiiornnig's Iiiicllijciiccr, pulili-hi'd n lellcr froui Yv. J, lraxcs I.KI,, accuii'panii d hv stateiiicuU iifChailcs Kingnnd lte.crdyJohu.iun, Aow, ir, I nm luntt rcpcnllully inouire of vnu lst. Whclhcr hy xour liubliraliou in iho Inlel- ligcnrei ol thesu Nlalciucnls, in cimne.xiun wiih Ihu cdilori.il ref. ned lo,ou incan lo gi.o con liuuatii'i1 lo llm liiipul.ilnin contaiiird in lliis eiilto 1i.1l, ih.it crrc ikceiccd t,ow, cillier utto Ihc time or ptmc tifmctti liu hclwccu Alessrs Grmt's and Cil ox? 2d. Whclhcr xou wcro fo dcccivcd hy 1110 ur my asoci.itcs, ns tlu rein thargid? And, if hy them, w l.o nf tlu 111? 3d, Wcie xou not ful'y in. fiiruicil llio (lay hcfdrch iuu nf ull llic tcrilis prc srrihud bv Alr Cilluy fur th.it iiirelini;, nnd did ynu i.ot ailxisu lluir 'adiiption? !ih. Did ynu nut d.-aw thu fnriii of tlie c.h.illcngu which I hoio for .Mt Giaxis to 51r Cillcy on ilie ii.nrning uf 1'iid.iv. Ihu 23d di.y ur tV'liu.iry, lb3S. olh. Ilnd ynu, iielnru that day, thc 23d I cnn ndxisid xxidi hy Alr Graws uud his rorropondcncu nnd hi i'iiuiso prcliminnry 10 lliu cliallcngc, and xxa yoiirndticu not fallducd' 1 Iru.t ynu xxlll fully ppircivc llio propricty, nnd nccnsily cvcn.cf thep ii.qnii'ics, and lh.it jm.r own ?cnso of honnr will uppreriatc 'ho Jus tico lo 1110 ofraiidid nnd lull imwcrs lu lliein. I uiii, ir, unli nll duo coibidcTiiliun, xouri uiojt le.spectfullv, IIKNIIV A. WISH. Ilon. IIenktClav, Va-hing:on. m ci.ArTnni'i.Y. Wasiii.voto.v, I'eb' 2S, 1S42. Sln: Thc Ilon. Jlr l.inti, of iho Scn.ite. nn fc'nturdny night lat, dlixircd tn iiit nn cpcn lel lcr rrnui you ui.d.r datc ihu 2,'ith iii-liinl, pro. poundiu; rcrlai:i impiiries lo mo relalixo tn iho uuhappt '11ir.ru hclHccn Jlcsrs Gr.ncsund Cillcy. ltcfoi'n I piucecd lo return 11 moru fptrific an swcr lo jour nulP, I must recnH In )our rirollcc liun rcit.'in circuuisiniir.es wliicli h.uo occuircd duriic ihu prcjcnt i-ion nrCnngrc.s. Hnini! xxucks ngn, and prior tn nny iilluinn to llio unf.irlunnle duel rnadu in tho lloiifp(,f Pp. rpcnlalir hy 5lr Ailai.n nud xouts. If, I uns iiifnriiicd lh.il n lcltcr wriitpn fmiii llii riiy )nj appparcd in iho New Ynrk ller.ild, rluir;ing 111c wiih haxing iiulignlcd nnd rancd llic duel, nnd willi haxing prppatrd Ihu rhallensc which lcd to il. I'rinr, alo, lo thnallasion, it xvn currrnllr whtspered nbout in lliis ciiy, lh.it I nrcaijnneci iho ductand ptcpated lliu rhnllcngo. Thc naktj f3Ctofmy haxing prpparcd Iho challcngp, opv