Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-05-26
MEssRs WISE ANp srANLY.

The correspondent of the u. 5. Ca
zette (good authority,) writing under date
the 18Th inst. from Washington says;
"The affair between Wise and Ssaniy'
is for the preset postponed. Mr.. wise
after being three days in custody oeio'e
Judge Dunlap. was last evening neio ~
recognisance of $4,000, to keep the peace
for one year within the District Of 20
Iumbfa. and not to leave it for The pur-
pose of fighting duel, (whicti IS MADE
felony by the act of Congress-
"Mr. StanIy left the city on Tuesday
evening last for the purpose Of avoiding
the Marshal who was in pursuit, aud al
one time, was within talf minute Of Ia.
king him. He proceeded to BIadensburg
that night, where he slept, and arrived in
Baltimore the next morning but he re-
manned not there more than half an hour.
1t had been previously, ION Monday,) a.
greed between Mr.. Wise and friend Of
Mr.. Stanly, tina. the two should be in Bal
timore on Wednesday with friends, for
the purpose Of discussing the matters OF
personal difference between them, with
view to amcabe or other adjustment
ofthem. The arrest Of Mr.. Wise pre-.
vented this arrangement beng carried M
to effect, and on his being bound over,
the same friend Of Mr.. Stanly came for.
ward and voluntarily released Mr.. Wise
from the engagement. He acted IN this
as he had before upon his own RESPONSE.
bity, and under sense OF what was due
from one gentleman to another, clrcum.
starced as Mr.. Wise is. Mr.. Stanly will
therefore return to this city, probably to-
morrow, and the matter will be left in statn
quo till after the adjournment Of Congress.
Whether j, can be adjusted in the mean
time, without resort to deadly weapons,
remains TO be sen; fur my own part
hope it may be. At all events We must
give the act of Congress, and the authori-
ty who enforced tt, the credit Of having
for the present, a: least, prevented duel,
in which in human probability, one par.
ty, if not both, would have fallen"
WAsHlsoros My 81, r NJ. 1912.
ADJUSTMENT OF THE DIFFICULTIES
BETWEEN MESSRS. WISE AND
The following intelligence was cornmu.
nicated about the House Of Representa-
tives and in other circles of the city, this
morning that the difficulties between
Messrs. SrANLY and WISE had been
peaceaby and honorably adjusted.---
The two gentlemen are understood to be
just where they were before the rencon.
ire on the race course, two weeks this
day.
The correspondence, embojying the
terms of the settlement ofthe controversy,
is not yet made known, though they prob
ably will be published in few days.
The adjustment, however, as understood,
is in consequence Of correct understan-
ding between the two gentlemen, Through
the interposition of friends, as to the in
tentons Of Mr.. Wise. As stated since
Mr.. Stanly met Mr.. Wise, the meeting
was accidental. The insult of a blow,
came from Mr.. Wise, who has
apologised for it as he should have done,
and as he has done, no doubt, from his
own notions Of what was proper in the
case, as from the advice OF honorable and
well informed men.
Mr.. Stanly has not been in the House
since Wednesday OF last week. His OBJ.
ject no doubt has been to keep out the
way OF officers who were upon the track
for him. Mr.. Wise, as you know, is un.
der bonds not to leave the District to fight
a duel with Mr.. Stanly, and not to disturb
the peace OF tho District by fighting du-
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