Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-03-31
TO Ny CONSTITUENTS.

TO Ny CONSTITUENTS.
was second 10 NJ. Gravcs. in his late dc.
with Mr.. Cii!cy. Its catastrophe Ia Is bron2h, up
on me much odium and rcprnrh. Your Re9ce-
sentative is accountable 10 YOU for his personal.
as well as his political, conduct; for by /, he Is
worthy Of YOU. dshonorcd. | owe Noa
an explanation, and maAe it most ohcerfully.
because ihuow that yoa would gladly receive my
vindica,,on
Judge me. Won have the right. For w:,a,'
Murder! No. All The false witnesses who pan
der for passion or prejudice could not convince
VOL that | m!ricIc-. For di.honar!
Worse than murder! Tho ccr,ii>ae OF Mr.
Cilley>s second Will Noa tia. he took not
the least exception to my coarse. For paIiici-
pating in duel ,hen-my own or that of another
at all? For that you should judge me. Tint
is my oitnce. | adm; il; and all ] Can dare 10
ASK is. that YOU will i6ge me flirly. according 10
to that public sentiment which prevails among
yourselves
Whv act IS second FIR another, where there
va. TO obligation TO ACT! There was ob!i-
CATION. never acted second foc friend,
but with two motives; FIRST - be III position 20
reconcile his difference, If | could; SECOND, Il
guard his htnor and his lie. Il cond not.
feI, bonn 10 d, this for fiend this instance.
! I especially have been situated 10 compel
10 admit :.tls coig Iiion ;.o- rs have often
told YOU. my protection, in the discharge OF my
duties to You here, has &c eeadca upon OWN
tr;s!v weapon. and tsls,v friend, upon whom
have been daily liable to call TO discharge the
same obligation 10 me. Mr.. Ora, cs is one upon
whom woo'd have called; and felt obliged 10
do for him wha, woa.d have called on him to do
, ::5r M.
Bu., though coz: pe;,n: /, guard lis honor and
his life. WIS competent ID reconcile his differ
cnce Pit is sid that msseif was hostile TO his
antagonist.-.fso, n,y have been Incompetent
Bat s,'cm,iy deny that | was Hostile to Nj. Gil
Hey. God knows whet Their l did not feel more
sympathy for him ia, many who pretend TO dc
plorc his fate. There h,d been slight misun-
dersf anC;ing between in debate, which passed
of with the moment, and left not the trace Of AMI
mostly behind. Trlc. there never. before
O: after that c"casipn, any intimacy between
us. because we were never ac9uanted but was
purely and proudly conscious of no malice To-
WARDS him. or coIli never consented TO bear h:m
challenge. But. hostile to him or not. and
though hostility mi .ft have prompted nae 20 ncite
another To seek his iilc-daris, ana deep. and
deadly hate mast that have ieen!-yet my con-
dnct proves that did earnestly cndcavor II pre-
ven; the shedding Of his blood. by reconciing his
difference with my friend; md the history o. tho
tragedy proves that not only but "two more gen.
tlcmen,'' of known character and standing, whp
, were never accused of hostility 70 i'''', t<
who ght nave ovcrrnlcd me by their voices an
influence, could not reconcile that difference, Oh
2 prevent lis rcsu.i.--That history ] now submi
c TO you .s | shall detail i, under the soein,
now inv Is; iga,ng the causes which led TO NJ.
Cillcv's death. The report Of that committee
will send to you il is made and printed
This statement O! Mr.. Jones and myself omit:
and that which it could not contain. because b.
could not vouch for what alone and others tha
myself knew. And send this in advance Of tlI
report of the committee. to arrest, in .hc midst
2 extraordinary excitement. that torrent of defar
: alton which is now pouring from the wra,!, &
those who would delight to destroy my reputation
and usefulness ne public servant. send it I
. suspend your Judgment until can he fully heard
d to prevent you from biushing for me, until | az
Q put to shame by the truth; and te stay con
;. domination until ain fairly convicted 10y crcdib!
evidence.
- HENRY A. WIS.