The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-05-09

D an exchange Of shots, and from the farths
= circumstance that MIR. Cilley not only re
: peaied the disclaimer that he had NEAR
: no disrespeci to Mr.. Graves, but pOsitiyel
r ayowed, also, that he entertained for hir
} tie highest respect and the most kind feel
iHgs.
In this state of the controversy the chal
|. lengc is renewed, aud Mr.. Cllley again put
his life in jeopardy. The challenge beinl
once more suspended, he again insists uPol
his original position, that he had declined
to receive the demand for explanation
the words spoken by him in debate, because
he chose to be drawn into no controversy
with Webb, and that he would assign NJ
other reason and while on the other hand
IL was insisted for Mr.. Graves tha, he con
sidered himself bound not only to preserve
The respect due to himself, but to defend
The honor Of his friend, Col. Webb, and
that he only insisted "that he had not
borne the noic of a man who was not a
man Of honor and not a gentleman" Mr.
Cilley replied affirmatvely, to a propost-
ion submitted on the part Of Mr.. Graves,
that in declining to receive the note he
meant no disrespeot to Mr.. Graves, either
directly or indirectly; and declared that
he entertained the highest respect for him,
but declined to receive the note, because
he chose 10 be drawn into no controversy
with Col. Webb. lie excluded, in direct
and positive terms, every possibility Of dis
respect to Mr.. Graves, directly or indirectly,
and in effect only insisted on his right to
declihe demand for explanation of words
spoken in debate, because he chose to be
drawn into no controversy upon the sub
Ject, without assigning any other reason.
But he was in,errogated for another reason,
and another reason was demanded; and
for resisting that demand the challenge
was again renewed and he fell victim in
defence of what he conceived, to be his
rights as an individual, or as represe nta-
tive of the people in the House Of Repre-
sentatlyes.
The committee were disposed to pursue
this inquiry in every form. No, content
with tracing the cause of the challenge in
tho written correspondence, in the assign
nent of reasons for the challenge under
Dir. Graves own hand, aud in the various
which were submitted on the
field, from the beginning TO the end of the
contest, they proceeded to put every witness
who was believed to know any thing or
the subject, the direct inquiry, whether
Graves or his second, at any time befor,
Cilley fell, communicated to Cilley, hi
second, or attendant friends, that ques
ton Of veraciiy between Graves and Cilley
was point of difficulty to be adjusted ?
Jones answered, certainly not to me, no
20 Cilley, at any time, to my kn0wledg,
either before or during the day the due
was fought. did not hear of the existenc,
'of such n question until the Sunday OF
ten correspondence between Graves ant
Cilley does not show the existence of any
such question of veracity. Bynum an
swcred 81 heard no such communication
directly or indirectly, from either Graves
or his second, made or intimated to Cillcy
or his friends, before he fell" Schaumburg
answered, 81 did not understand that
there was n question Of veracity between
the parties, nor w1s there any conversation
on the subject" DR.. Duncan answered,
" They never did to my knowledge.
never heard the question of verncity assign
ed during Cilley's life, as the cause of any
difficulty" Pierce answered, 81 never
had any conversation with Graves, or bis
second or attendant friends in relation to
the late fatal duel, nor did ! ever hear, un-
I'll subsequently to the 24lh of February
last, that any question of veracty between
Graves and Cillev was a point of difficulty
to be adjusted" DIR. FoIlz answered,
90 They did not" Wise answered, 81 do
not know what Graves may have com
to Cilley at any time before he
fell, as to a question of veracity between
them. | presume they both knew wha:
had passed between them verbally. 1 be-
lieye that did state to Jones or to other
friends of Cilley, on the ground, that
Graves said Cilley had assigned to him
the reason for declining to receive the note
of Webb, that he did not choose to be held
accountable for words spoken in debate.
think so informed Jones, when | asked
him if Cilley could not assign this reason,
on the ground but of this am not posi-
tive" Critenden answered, mot that
know of | know of no communication
between any of these parties other than as
before stated, so far as | now rccollect.
Whether those communications involve any
such question, is not for me to decide: no
such question was made, in terms, that
know Of" Menelee answered, "Graves
had no communication Of any kind with
Cilley, his second, or attendant friend, and
of course did moi communicate to them
that such question was point of difficult
y. Nor did the second of Graves, rs far
as remember, make such communica-
tion, exeep, SO far as may be implied by the
made by him in connection
with The correspondence, &c. One, at
least, of the friends of Graves, in the
presence of his second, made frequent a.
tsmp,s to direct the attention of the second
aud friends of Cilley to the difficulty which
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