Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-03-22


upon due considerations. he determined 10 offer
/ Mr.. Clley again opportunity to explain. He
prepared his second letter, and sent II to Mr. Clls3
! by the Honorable Mr.. Mcneiee he has since ~.
! formed me. ! know know nothing Of what passed
between Mr. Cilley and Mr.. Meneiee.
! During the sitting OF the House the 22d. ".
tween the hours Of L. NJ. aud r., NJ. think, tir-
Graves 10 with MI. Cilley srcply, in Which
he denied the right Of Mr. Graves to proponnd the
question IN his second noic and requested me 10 hear
to Mr.. c. challenge, wht h hc bad already written.
aud which he placed IN nv hands. | expressed tuy
| reluctance Ia be the bearer; told him ] would cop-
Irf with him again upon the subject and returned
To my seat 10 attend 10 the discssson of the bill H.
relation 10 the disturbances tn. Canadian frontier.
| addressed the House that evening, soon after
winch II adjourned.
Mr.. Graves walked with from the Capitol 10
~, boa,dIngt house. ! then rrpeat, NY ol- ctious
BE- the bearer oi hls challenge aud Insisted that
| would not bear II that evening than wanted time
for reflection; ilat could do that service TN
der any circumstances. except Tor an intimate friend
who would make like sncr,hcc. and incur lko
responsibility for me; that regarded him such
friend, who had in fact shown disposition
stand by mr. upon trying occasons hut hoped thst
something might vel be done To avoid the altcrnz-
tive he had chosen, aud thai must be permitted -
delay the delivery ot u until the nex day, II de-
lyercd itat all prevailed on him To until the
next morning., when he called upon me again said
that nothing had occurred To change his determine
ton: took the challenge. AMI changed ITS phrMcol-
ogy; Il have moi copy 81 the first he pni into my
hands, nor 40 feco'''i s terms and insisted that
should denver II before Inc lionsc met. an The
Odd OF Feb. ] prevailed on TO do 80 and, zc-
cortlingly, airw minutes before ~ NJ, on FRIDAY.
the 23d, called n, Mr.. Cillcy's boarding house, and
handed him the paper.
When wen, into the SITTING room NJ Mr.. Hr,h's
| mrt a gcntlcmNn whom ! took 10 be- Mr.. Vii
iains, the Senator h"m Waine. We con,erscda
IT," minutes and IA " Sho'' ''"' MI Fierce. the
senator from w" ''"nP'""'' 'a'''e ~ '""wrd W
MI til"y. D,fcctl, acf sa,l'',ne these se'nlemsS.
MI W''''ams h'>t ana MI. f'erre soon after him.
ieihcd I'M" IN ""J"ihine fo"n'' "a''hE Mr.. thI"v
'nd mNseh alone '"'ofuen MN ''''' bore I" ',iM
note from on 'f"'s' tie sa'''' " WIZ receive"
Sit' i'anu'e Inn me cha''chce ne read H. ahd
SAID, MI Fierce, "rsonr ohefitIend Sir, viii hand
MI ''ia'cs NY answer bowed. and W. p1n~d. ]
went inim"diacS To NE tishNe' ana, ~ me evening
alier rs adjournment MI Jones came 10 ~, room,
and handed MI 'ii'ry acceptance :" Mr. "rave'
~ "esefipeu ~ o'' J"'"' t'''e"'e". VT 'r"es.eS-
Pe.hh" !" nave 10 hs' WI" P's",S nan come 10 my
room 10 examine y P'' nae" an" see "hs'h-
'r thes "o"'o sun MN ''' h"' moi hreh I"AS-
,,''" :" NV "S' VI any "''P"'' "' '''' me- '""
"'s''" me W "''' ~, P''''', '' W "''' '"eoou'
"''h nun heN' '''o'''"s' ""' '''''"e' "'"' """ ="
use 'htn''
soon a''ef' MI 'oncS'"f"'sheo me WIN me Terms
OF INC mee""s' le'' ny '"o" WIN VIZ me"e'e''
WI" ' .o,e :" J"s' ~ ''' 'o"us III" were l'"'""s
"o"u o. w. '','h" '" "ho" '"' 'e''"s 10 so"e ~
nf' "f''ss '''en"S' an" 10 suon" 10 mem "ne'h",
''ey N'""'o oe 'ee'p'u"' my "''e 'o"".''nea
~ o''o''o"S' an" '"'' ~ 'S'sn' P'oP'y oe "scns-
W o'' " wa" ,"""s"' ''''' my wiz ''.'""ro"
'n'''"l"''' '"e Instant, WY :" s'er' as'n SOME
measure W ""S"' t"o nVu''y % "' ",'P'"'
'pd "'''o',' "'s ""'',e" '''' NY s"o"o we &c
c'Pe"' ~ = vas ''',nt"t '',' ."c ",''p""e'
VI SUE" 'e,'''' ,'E", "'o VIZ u".' "''oS''"''' "'"s
nnch ~ nc pam "'jee' o. s"'n proIos''"ns W's Of
Nle' y" '' "' " ~ =, ", ~ 'o"'
accepting '"e" '" " Wv ~ '' ''''oJo.'''""
pafy p'oPos'"s "''"'''' "'' '" ny "o"' VIC 'e''"'
f'hs'h'
con''",'o ~ "'I'' " % '''' ""'
before ~" 'cc"P, '"''' r",o'NS''o 10 'soc''"'a
"he'hei 'nny co",'' w '"''P'',o WIN W p'"o"."k
we'po" "'o''n ''e "plo'"'.u ''"ec IoNc y" 'oa,
o''e'"' p " I -, ~ -, ,r
,...a, ;, A., I.,c.,.roop and HANDED him my 6,.,
n.,o ,h,nt o o.cock D. NJ In th,, u,,e wns mar.
,;,l,. IN ,,.,e that ,b,,, .buuld he I'm, M. hall
I ~, t.,, Tho chance. If j, c,,Yl s,,, Lx on, 6,,ny
~. r,,,,c. IN the downward bo,izontal po,tipn''
,,,u ,hs ward :. FIRE ,bus sl,n,,ennc the ,imr in
i,n,, ~, on,,h ,lc aim, and no, lnowinc wher.
y, n,., +, IN. ar whether one could h. cot. tho
~ ain oh,cct of th, note WAS f., rain fine wished
TO gain n,e not only To procure fit rifle, but TO al
ford an oppuiuny il possible, prevent the NEE
ting. Indeed, ! remarked 10 Mr.. JONES' verbally,
that knew OF no person to whom could apply with
certainty OF geitIng tried weapon in the city u
Washington, and expected 10 be obliged to send
to Philadelphia for He seemed 10 intimate that
the time could not be postponed for that pun pune
SAID that there must be fit weapons here, aud ask0A
If ! could not procure from The arsenal re-
pl,cd that should risk nn,rcd rifle, and told
Inn that would be obliged II he would inform me
where a fit rife could be got. fixed upon the hour
of II A. NJ, the next day the latest period whey