Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29

served. The first thing, therefore;
was to ascertain, if possible, the route
taken by the parties. | was about to
start in the inquiry, when Mr.. Waddy
Thompson, of So Carolina, came in.
The matter unexplained TO him, |
declared Il e was no reason for
such dug and that he would himself,
if he coul find them, go TO the ground
and insis There should be no fight. He
then got into the carriage with me. /
left himat one of the boarding houses,
where he expected to obtain some in
formation. 70 my part called at sew
eral places with d same view. All eff
fort was unavail nod the result is
known. | did #. johnson
again that morning and never, to my
recollection, spoke with MIR. Clay af-
forwards in relatidh to the duel.
CHAS. KING.
New York, FsP. 4, 1912.
| have.aa examined the state
me9t es King, transmitted
to- Of the fourth inst,
az stion, give my recol-
1ectIonS dmstances to which it
refers. u Thing proceeding our
two interv1 with MIR. Clay, occur
ring at tho Interviews, is perfectly
fresh in my emory, and, with few
immaterial PARTICULARS which l will
mention, is recisely such as detailed
by Mr.. XII
Farsi. neither interview were we
shown written challenge and ac-
cepts the terms OF the duel, but
had Explained to US only by Mr.,
In the morning after the first
inter was not originally aroused
from bed by MIR. King, as is his
reco ion, but when sent for by him
was fiedly preparing TO leave my
chamber in consequence Of having,
some minutes before, received a note
from Mr.. Wise, enclosing me letter
addressed to the gentleman inviting
him, apologising for not attending q
public dinner to take place that evening
at the Eutaw House, 10 Baltimore,
and where several members Of Con
gress, including Mr.. Graves as well a.
himself, were expected. The note
TO me stated that the matter, Of which
he said was aware-meaning, as
understood, the duel between Messrs
Graves and CiIley-called MIR. Grave:
and himself at once from Washington
and made it impossible for either to be
i'll Baltimore. Although it did dot in
form me that the meeting was to take
place that day, | so inferred, and resol
we'd Immediately on seeing Mr.. King
and with him to use every effort We
could to avoid a catastrophe which we
thought was, upon every account, sc
much to be deprecated. As soon a:
we met, we went at once to MIR. Clay:
lodgings,and what took place there is
according to my recollection, set fortE
by Mr., K. with perfect accuracy. Mr.
CIay's surprise at discovering that the
duel was, in all probability, to occu
that day,was evidently as great as ours
had been, and his desire to arrest
manifestly as sincere and ardent as ours
To say nothing Of his manner through
out the interview, this was most abun
dainty provedb the means he advise
US to pursue.
! Third: Mr.. K. did not, as he seem
10 think, 60 alone to Gen. Mercer, bu
was accompanied by me, and we cor
tinued together during the meeting IAN
Until Mr.. K. and General Thompso
started in the carriage together in ii
further prosecution Of the effort
which we had been engaged. My fu
Their participation in the matter hel
! terminated. as was compelled to E
to the Supreme Court, then about
meet, to conclude the argument ha
commenced there the day before,
: the mandamus case Of Kendall /,
, Stockton & Stokes. Nor did l aga
see Mr.. K. that evening in Washin
ton-we met that night in this cit
It may be proper TO add, that from Il
period referred to to the present tim
the occurrences alluded 10 have new
been the subject Of conversation b
! tweensMr. Clay and myself.
: REVERDY JOHNSON.
Baltimore. February 7, 1912.
. THE TAX OF A BADCURRENC