Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-05-07


honor o hrs friend Col Webb. aud that he only in
sisted THAT he had not borne the note Of that
who was not u man of honor and not genilemar,"
Mr.. Cllley replied afrmatively proposition sub
united ON the part OF Mr. Graves that in declining to
receive the note, he meant d,sespeot to Mr.. Graves
either directly or indirectly and declared that he
lertannd the highest respect for him, but declined
receive the note, because he chose be drawn into
no controversy with Col. Webb. lie excluded, IN
drect and positive terms. every possibility OF disre.
spect TO Mr.. Graves, directly indirectly, and IN
ELECT only insisted on his right 10 decline a demand
lor explanation of words spoken IN debate, because
hc chose 10 be drawn ino no controversy upon the
subject, without assigning other rcas1n But lao
was INTERCEPTED Tor another reason, aud another WAS
demanded; aud FOR resisting that demand, the chal-
lenec was again renewed and he foil victim in de-
tencc oi what he conceived to be hi, gbs p-
dsidual, or rs representative oi tho people the
House Of Representatives. .-.=#-
The committee were Disposed to pursue this in
qulry III every form. Npl content with tracing ilIq
cause OF the challenge IN the written correspondence
IN the assignment OF reasons Tor the challenge
der Mr. Graves own hand and III various proposi-
tons winch we resnbnitte on The field, from the be-
ginning 10 the end al the contest they proceeded 10 put
orvery witness WHO wa. believed 10 know any dung
upon tile subject, the direct inquiry, whether /" MI.
Graves OF his second, ai any time before Mr. Cilley
Tell connnuu,eaied to Nj. Cley, hs seeond OF al
tendant friends thai n qnrs0a al vcraeiiy between
Mr.. Graves aud Mr.. C,lley Il point oil difficulty
Ia DO adjusted p Mr.. Jones answered. = Cerlan-
i " not 10 MI olleN. NJ any time, III my
snowiedge either before duing the day the duel
MAS fought did not hear OF The existence OF such
question un the Sunday Monday after Mr..
Cdly WIS Killed The Milllen correspondence be-
tween Mr.. Graves aud MI Oily dpcs lo show the
existence OF aud such question Of veraely." Nh.
Bynnm swered heard no sneh cnnlu uuicaton,
directly indirectly, from eilhei Nh. Graves o. his
second, made ,ntimated to MI. Culy or any oi lis
iiiend4, before hc fell" MI. Sehaumburg answer
ed, =" did pot undeist md that thtIe was qnts-
non OF ,eIau,ts between the parties; 40 was tleru
any conversation the subject" Or. Duucan an
swercd They never dad 10 my hno"iedge.
mover head the question o vcincly assigned, du-
,na MI, Clllcy's liie rs tie cause Of dhllenlty.'
Nj, Pierce answered, =" never held any c0uvefsa'
liou with br. Oavcs, lbs second " attendant
friends relation to the Ia fatal duel, nor did
ever hear, uuil subsequently, TO the 2ith oil Fcbrua-
~ last, 'thaiapy question OF veracny between Mr..
tnaVcs aud Nj Giley was point Of difficulty Ia be
adjusted" Di. folz answered. THY did not"
Nh Wse answered, " do not know what Mr..
Graves may have communicated 10 Mr.. Cilley, AT
any time boiore he TELL 10 tue question OF veraelty
bolcen them lp,csume they both knew what had
passed between them verbally. believe that dad
state to Mr.. Jones, to other l,euds OF Nj. CITY,
the g,ound. that Mr.. Graves sad Mr.. CilIcy bad
assigned 10 Inn the reason for declining 10 receive
the note o Colonel Webb; that he did not chpnss
Ia be held accountable cor words spoken in debate
thiuh 50 informed Nh Joaes when asked linn Il
Nj. Cdley could not assign hsrea5o on the ground
but OF this am not positive" Mr. Crlleuden an
s~cred, Not that know OF. ! know OF no colnnu-
nc Uon between any OF these parties other tnab
bolote stated, 50 iar as | now fecullcci. Whether
those communications involve any such question, il
IL no, loi NE to decide; such question made,
III terms, that know Of" Mr.. Meuelee answered,
" Mr., Graves had no communication OF any kind
wilh MI Chey, ms second, atendant friends, and
oil course dad not communicate 10 them thai such
question was point oi difficulty. Nor did the
eond oi Mr. Graves, as lar as | remember, make
such communication, except 50 far AS may be iui-
Piled from the propositions made by hun, III connec-
ton with tho correspondence, &c. Que, at least, OF
the friends OF MI Graves, IN the presence oil his Sc
con, made frequent attempts 10 direct the attention
ol the SECOND and friends OF Mr.. Galley the diff
Guilty winch was presented by the terms of Mr..
Graves's hist note giving his version OF what MIR.
Galley had sail) aud the gr1und which Mr.. Cilry
subsequently, assumed. But ii referred 10,
III terms. rs question OF seraclty 1t was believed
that Mr.. Cliley had honorable grounds, which would
be satisfactory To Alr. Graves, aud at the tme
compatible with the truth, which would effect the OBJ
Ject, without making directly such question whist
eiors were pending to accommodate. Whether The
views, thus expressed, were communicated To Mr..
CNlcy, know not For the character OF what
Cured on tins point, 50 lar is participated in II,
the committee arc referred 10 my general siate-
mcnt."
Mr.. Graves said to Dr. Foltz ON the way TO ,lis
field, THAT he had been The bearer Of note from
Colonel Webb to Mr. Ciey. nquuing ii Mr.. Gil f
lay had been correctly reported ia the Globe. Mr..
tley refused To receive the note, and declined civ.
ing his resons, which implicated me, in consequence
OF which challenged HIM, but have no personal
anmosuy towards him. Mr.. Wise said on the
field, " Nh. jones, these geulemen have come here
without amnesty toward scach other they fight
luz merely upon APPOINT OF honel." = These men have
nothing against each other; they merely seltilnga
point oil honor
Tins concurrent testimony of all, without cxcep-
tion taken IN connection with the written cores
pondense the various propositions aud answers
the field and the further fact thar Mr.. Gil
ley had not been informed that Mr. Graves had UNI
deraken repeat 10 others any verbal commune
between ihem or hat any nilsappre hension msun-
deIstandln! existed between them that subject,
utterly repels the suggestion, that any question of
seracuy had been made, The cause Of the
challenge, the death of Mr.. Cey. Indeed, any mis-
apprehension thai subject would have gwen more
Just ground OF amnesty, aud least o all the highly
sndIcyc feelings necessarily arousedby qnestian Of
,eracliy, than The very evident rnsappre h-nsion
which Mr.. Graves abored under in regard to some
parts OF the OF ames WATSON Webb, Of wach
ne was the bearer.
The committee will not, i'll Justice TO Mr. Graves,
hmbur the belief thai there we're ranking secretly in
his bosom any vrdietve or hostile feelings to-
wards Mr.. Cilley, gtoAIug out OF any question of
personal veracIy, and prompting him To carry a
deadly warfare under another ptetex not only with
ont direct aud plic disc osuee OF the real
OF difficulty, such as would have left no misappre-
henson on the mind oil any Que, but under cream
stances which msed the other parry and his friends,
and lett INN, under that false imfc sion, the for
elt OF his HE. -.,.#
Thu committee have. The efpre. come tn The con-