The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-03-18
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MR. CLAY AND NJ. ElN0.

MR. CLAY AND Me-. RIN0
We are highly graliksd 10 Learn I,.n
he Baltimore AaeTiesn, lhsl lie uala,.
iunals difficulty between Mtetu. Cav q
Ksniurky, und King q Alahama, hss -
sEii5fleiorily tdjuslsd. A lsilel o..
Washington. Publishsd ID thal 49,,
dslsd ths llIh instant. ssyE
al AN happy 10 stale iha ell a,.,.
tensions arising from he unsrs.s..a
difficulty between Mr. Clay snl Il,
King have been PM 10 Iesl by he ,a,.,.
and satisfactory settiemsni Of he r.,
Mr. Clay will leave Washington i ~.
or tomorrow. and xill psss lhrUugh, os,
CIV"
Various versions Of he afIsis a..
sfosl; bot ~e believe there IL No eo.ls
bsi Mr. King wrole = challenge IL 4.
Sensis while thai body vas in sss,;o.
and sent il 10 Mr.. Clay. which he ssr,e,.
cd. The object Of lhe notes = hieh p,...
ed between them wss Immediately ia.
pselsd. and both parties were boand o.s,.
The eaase 10 explained BY The follo.i.y
extract from lelisr Published 10 the B.I.
limors Patriot:
An snsek on Mr.. Clay Of Kennedy
vas made by Mr.. Smish Of connseiissr
and Nc. King OF Alsbans. followed. and
made studied attempt 10 be 20 oifrnsss
as possible. He vas. however. lhoush
exceedingly unPariiamsnfary. no, MR.
serere--for The whole pllh 81 his assasis
consisted in Tie attempt 10 bring dosa
Henry Clay 10 level wnh Francs 2.
Blair.
When Mr.. Rms saished his haranss,,
Mr.. Clay rose. and said d. SAY ne x.s
The object OF aiisck--concerle1 a...el.
and. ss on former occasions Of . similsr
kind. he stood firm and collected, ready
10 Tepel assault from Whatever quarter !,
might come. He had spoken or The
Globe and lie principal editor 90 Infamous.
Certain gentlemen seemed 10 think, by
an irregulsr inference. thai they must b
regarded as participating in lhai inlsmy.
lf any Senator had thought proper 10 ak
whether be meant any such thing, he
would have promptly disclsimed il. No
one had done so-bul The nan il he
corner. Continued Mr. Clay. pointing 10
Mr. Smith, Of connreiieul.) y hon I do
not think worthy OF my notice. hss eho.
sen 10 make The inference. ] make no
snswer 10 him. A gentleman. however.
who considers himself responsible. (sif.
King bowed, has gone one s,ep farther,
snd undertaken 10 classify me with this
pariizsn editor Of the Globe.
This added Mr.. Clsyl sas an unp.rls-
meniary proceeding. lie had RICH, 10
comment on the journal and The chsrseIer
81 The man when under consideration.
lie had spoken Of The libels and ealum.
mics daily published 10 that paper. lie
ne'er Jaw gay article relating 10 him lhs,
was not full Of unirulhs and misrepressn.
tstions. He had reminded The Ssns,or
from South Carolina Of Iis attacks on him
as /. John Cslsline Calhoun" as :" . man
aho never spoke The truth when an IN.
ruth would serve his turn" lie had
said, he considered the GLOBE libel. and
=. Edises j. LL.ll.s. |. AID now. under
these circumstances. (said Mr.. Clay. Win
peculiar dislineiness and smphssisl Tor
the Senator Of Alshama 10 pul me 90 =
lever with him 10 false, untrue and eowsrd.
~"
Mr.. King made no reply; but ~as seen
, 10 write lnr few minutes. aud suon sfler
10 leave the Chsmber with DIR. Linn. I.
was Immediately rumorcd about among
the large sssemblsge that he intended 10
send hostile message TO Mr.. Clay; and
the excitement became intense.
Mr. Smith Of Connecticut, made q
poor, abusive speech Of few minutes,
Which no body seemed 10 notice.
Mr.. Preston Thea rose and made &
powerful -'s"a.oa: in farcr ofihs r.s"la'
lion Tor dismissed. The remarks Of Mf.
Huntingdon and Mr. Henderson, in tie
early par, Of The day. on The same side,
were also peculiarly forclble and con.
elusive. Al three o'clock The Ssnals
adjourned without taking any ouesiiou.