Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-05

az, ya s;., j,.sa-s. thus piosiaea ~ ."' I'm H.
~ IA lain,ly and seyeTa!iy reaPoGi,o'S W." 'sie
| ,,,;oe .eeoods anI we're considered ny ,"e pa''
,;si event that the seconds were 10 be aiieu' ~ "
thot t,c terms were complied with, ana 10 DC Tue
mon on the rrouud But, as Tar as ADVICE VI '
| n '";a IN any question of honor or chiviiry was
.s~,o3 nI.ssrs Crittenden and heneee on your
W., nd General Jones's two friends on MI olley
- era considered clothed with the same authority
and responsibility as were General Jones ana
Rsrnr. General Jones and myself concluded our IN
,nw Won sent Mr.. Meneice to NE 10 ASCERTAIN VIVA.
-. ,ro,s we're | showed them To him, and, as he al
,arwards testified, stanimadvercd win severity upon
their Objectionable character Indeed did NOT ',ieh
econ, ibem but told General Jones that would aeu
he1ate upon them and inform him oil my - ~
- wing as soon as could, about o'clock L. NJ
| went TO Mr. Clays room and submitted 10 ,hei, "
him think YOU were present. protested that they
were unusual and babarous, and should not De accept
ed MIR. Clay sad that yon were "a hehtuch,a" aNa
tb,, no kenuckian could back out from rlfie ihat
The distance was great and that even II the terms were
n,suo and bar5arous, the party proposing such was
most likely to fly from them himself upon this we"
If his you determined TO accept them, and accord
nsly 50 notified Gen. Jones, about o'clock l. M' IN
the following note, TO wit: go,
"WAsmrsGToS, February %, 1n}o
uSr The terms arranging the meeting between MI
Graves and Mr.. C,lley which you presented to me ihs
evening though unusual and Objectionable are accept
ed with the understanding that the rfies are 70 nc
loaded with single ball. and that neither party IS 10
raise his non from the downward horizontal position
until the word fire will inform you, sir by the hour
If II o'clock A. NJ. tomorrow, whether Mr. Graves
has been able TO procure rifle and, consequently,
whether he will require Postponemenl oil the Time o.
meeting Your very obedieni servant, r
uHon GEO w JOKES. HENRY A. WISE.
Af,er the delivery of this note it became my duty
Ia prepare for the meeting rceapon was TO be pro-
cured, and "tro other friends' were 10 be selected.
Nv hope was 10 postpone the duel, under the pTeseSt
OF not being able 10 procure rie IN order 10 aioru
Mr. Clay or gone other of your friends opportunity 10
have YOU and Mr. Cilley both arrested, through Col.
Webb by the civil authorities IL was with that view
that caused the last clause in the terms to he insert
ed and that added the last clause in my note to Cen
Jones To form excuse for getting no rHe mat
night. went TO bed about 10 clock, and was fast
asleep when Mr.. Meneiee awoke me about . clock
Saturday morning, and informed me that Mr.. Critlen
den had procured rifle for you from Mr. ltives, (lhe
PARTNER of Mr. Blair in the Globe.) In the morning
YOU had gone down TO the arsenal to try the rifle before
| / saw you and Joined you and hessrs Crlttenden,
and Menefee and Halves there. You shot 50 awkw ward
ly, that your friends determined to delay the fight for
YOU TO practice, but, unfortunately, the meeting was
hnstened by finding on our return the riie' bullets
powder flask &c. rendered, already described in the
published statement of Gen. Jones and myself, by the
opposite party.
in the selection OF the ssi,ro other trends urged
that Mr.. Criltenden should be one OF them because
he would he most likely for concilation and his age
for any adjustment of the ntroversy and he was Sc
eced al my instance in preference to either Mr. Cal
houn or Mr. Halves Mr.. Menefee was chosen BY your
self directed by you TO consult with tem and 10
take step without their advice and consent And
you directed all three, peremptoTy, 10 accept no ex
PLANTATION apology satisfactory which did not admit
in some form your statement Of what MIR. Ciley said
10 you in your first interview with him This was your
general instruction, and given 10 US IN consultation
held before leaving the city: when also, MIR. Criltcn
/ IL n, ba pfpn and myself shoull
determine before going the ground, the principles
on which should attempt to accommodate the mat
ter in the event Of an Intellectual exchange OF shots.
Ills motive, he said, TO place tile propositions Of
accommodation in the most concatory form and IAN
ruage and to leave as little possible 10 the hurry and
nadyertence Of the moment the field Each one of
u.s. accordingly, wrote down what we thought should
be considered sufficient Either Mr. Crlttenden or
Mr.. Menefce wrote this, to wit:
"That in declining 10 receive from Mr.. Graves the
note from Colonel Webb, Mr.. Cilley not infu.
enced by considerations affecting the honor Of Col.
Webb"
The other wrote this, to wit
"Mr. Ciey states that he did not decline TO receive
| Colonel Webbs communication from Mr. Graves, in
consequence of any personal exception to Col Webb
| as n gentleman Of honor
The proposition which wrote was tIls to wit
"Mr Cilley declined 10 receive the communication
from Col Webb, at the hands Of Mr. Graves, upon the
ground that !a {M.. C:!!ey) did not hold himself an
the floor of the House Of Representatives
These, or any admissions similar 10 these, were 10
be deemed sufficient They written and handed
TO my Instructions
AS TO what occurred on the ground, the facts gene
raliy are already known and published did nothing
which was not approved by you and BY both Mr.. Crit
tenden and Mr. Menefee. ! never used 10 you any
such expressions as "Graves, shoot lower and III
notifying General Jones that if the third shot did not
prove eecuall would demand that the distance should
be shortened, oheyed only your positive orders APP
proved Of the order however because you an I'M
practsed rlGenan Wills, Mr.. Cilley was good shot,
and the further You placed apart the less chance
you had Of saving yoursefby first hitting him. and the
greater the chances were his favor and the less equal
was the fight.
| had no knowledge information, and | believe
you had nome OF Col. Webbs dispositions Intentions
or movements the day Of The duel Had he gone
upon the ground il afterwards published in The
Courier and Enquirer he intended, to interrupt Mr.
Ccy or the meeting with you, he would have been
resisted to the extremity Of life and death by you and
all your friends
Such is the statement which wish you, in brief, TO
confirm or TO correct My only obec, in obtaining it
from you before either Of us departs this life, is 10 leave
record on earth 10 vncate ysef aud all others from
the charge of nstgating you 10 the duel with MIR. Gil
lev You are the best witness the nature OF the
admits Of TO prove dspove the charge against any
one of your friends. The impu,aton is cast upon
was your second, and have the right, as am cluct
anly compelled 10 appeal to you for the whole truth in
my defence convict or clear whom it may.
HENRY A. WISE
Washington, Feb. %, 1912.
FROM he Lunchsurg Repr6,ifan Ftb. o.
THE SOUTH WESTERN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The bull for the construction Of road from the Ten
nessee line near Abingdon, some point james Ri
yer, was again called up in the House Of Delegates
Friday last when Mr.. Toer moved 10 amend 1t by ad
dino. that the Distribution fund should be received,