Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-29
From The y. Y. Ere.iHg Post.
lHE LIDnn nE GILL EL

to trouble those persons who had any thing TO do
with the murder of Jonathan Cilley. They are each
one for himself endeavorng t. get rid of the dread
iul lmputati0n which the affair leaves upon their
FAM. Mr.. WISE says, that he not To blame :;
Mr. Clay slys that he was net ~ blame and Mr.
Graves says. that alusion to the subject tears
open afresa wounds but partially healed by time.
Our readers are perhaps aware that long cor
resp0ndence has recently taken place IN regard to
the subject. few weeks since Boston journal
stated that ilr. Clay Of Kentucky had instgated
and abetted Graves IN his nurderous designs upon
the unfortunate Cilley. The charge was founded
upon certain observations made by Mr.. Wise IN the
House OF Representatives. during the iscusson Of
the resolutions censufing Mr.. Adams. Having been
circulated pretty generally by the new pcrs. Mr.
Clay has thought II necessary 10 publish a contra
d.ction
He has caused 70 appear in the National Intell-
gencer, letter from MIR. Graves. and statements
by Charles KING aud Rev rdy Johnson. detailing
the history OF hls connection with the matter. Alr.
Graves says 10 Mr Clay.
1t IS utterly untrue that You exhibited 10
me any wish that the meeting should lake place. /
believe | had no friend in Washington who more re
GREETED II. | recoect, after the afiir, when we
met at our boading- house you seemed t. sympa-
thise most deeply with me IN my misfortune. You
wept, and unable TO utter word
The substance of what Me-srs King and John
son site l.. that Mr. Clay appeared greatly dis
tressed when he heard that the duel would take
place, and that he earnest IN suggesting me-
thods ny which / might be prevented. 1t appears.
however. that the day before the parties met. he
was unwilling 70 take an active part in arresting
the progress OF the quarrel Describing an inter
view at Mr. Chy's lodgings. Mr.. King says:
MI J ihnson and myself then represented To NJ.
Clay IN the strongest manner could. the enor-
nifty OF permitting two gentlemen to tight in quar-
rel which did concern them. and appealed u
him, not less friend of Mr.. Graves than out 81
rcg ird 10 Mr. Webb-who, we told ham. felt that it
would be the deepest wrong and injury TO him that
others should perl life IN his causc-to AID us IN
resting the duel
Mr.. Clay replied. in substance, that We saw how
he situated. NJ. Graves had consulted HIM.
lie ought not, he SAID, to have been consulted but
having BEEN The honor oths friend who was the chal
longer, IN ght be compromised by any advance on his
(Hr. Gays part To arrest the progress of the affair.
lie either showed 70, or explained TO us the CORES
pondence OF the challenge and acceptance and the
terms, &c, and assured us that The meeting could
not take place the next day. as Mr. Graves had no
riie, and that the next morning wc could have
enough time for Interference, If we chose to inter
tcre. II was now past six o'clock in the evening.
and Ne LETT Mr. Clay, saying we should keep him
advised Of ous pr,cee.,os-."
But Mr.. WISE not deemng these accounts Just in
every particular. transmits statement to Mr..
Graves, through the columns of the National Intel
gencer. giving complete history Of the events q!
the duel, aud showing how far Mr.. Clay was con.
cerned in bringing it about. As tins last point il
the only one in winch the public is interested,
we copy that part Q. his statement which refers to
about 10 o'clock Tie next morning, of Friday.
tie 23d. Won called at M boarding house Miss
Queens, PENNSYLVANIA avenue. and again brought
with YOU = challenge already drawn, and requested
me 10 bear il. You SAID that nothing mad occurred
to change your determinations and YOU could see ID
alternative. You submitted to me the farm os the
challenge winch yon bad drawn You remarked tina.
there were two points Of controversy with Mr.. Gil
ley. to Wit:
Ist The point o. reracly Whether he did not,
say t. YOU what YOU alleged he sand in your verbal
interview with hm. Th's h. has denied il HI first
note. after requesting Won To ask far it ~ writing
''2l. The point Of honor: In refusing to give you
in writing satisfactory reasons for declining to re-
ceivc your hands note from Col. Webb
The first the point which seemed 10 weigh
most in your mind. and coucurred with you that
I, was the ground on winch you could be iustdabie
in calling MIR. tilley to the field. Your challenge
at that time, drawn coniormaJly II this view II
was. YOU know, afterwards destroyed, and | nave
10 copy Of II now but. speaking from recollection
its substance vas call upon Mr. C,lley far deuy-
ing your statement Of tckm he had sud. aGer al
milling II 10 you. aud requesting yoa 10 cali on him
for IL IN wJirHg.
admitted that this was your true cause Of quar-
rel. but demurred tn bearing the challenge and still
urged that something might still he done 10 avoid
it. | ,honcht that WEBB ought not to allow Won Ia
fight Mr.. Ciiey. or to be involved Il challenge on
his account. and that he might demand to take YOUR
place. You seemed 10 think that it was no lonrer
Webb's bat your affair; that Your word was
disputed and denied as well as his character dorb,-
cd. We discussed this question some time and
You a. last insisted that should accompany YOU To
Mr.. Clay 5 room. and be guided by his counsel in
the \ ot boarded Z the mo hnuSp vii "A
hm-at Mrs Hills few doors from Ms, Queen :
! went with yoa To his about ii O'Clock, \
NJ Friday. the sd. and W found him alone
You submitted 10 inm IN my presence whetncr
there was any alternative then Tor y0r Int 10 ca-
ienge Dir. Cli-v. lie promptly responded that YOU
had no other course left. You then submitted 10
hisa she form Of the challenge You had drawn. lie
read II, and did MT approve IL. and sad that your
true po ut Of challenge that Mr.. Cillev had re-
fused To receive the note OF Col. Webb. which YOU
had borne, and had refused also to assign such rea-
sons as would eXonerate you from respons hlty. !
Immediately debated this point ia hun, as 10 the
true cause of dispute but he persisted IN hs opin-
ion. took the challenge YOU had drawn. threw It
aside, and with his own hand aud PEN wrote the
following. II vii.
Washington City, February %. -
"As you have declined accepting conmanict-
ton winch bore To you from Col. Webb. ana A. by
Your note OF yesterday yea have refused to decline
grounds winch would exonerate from all re-pon-
sbliy grow our OF the affair am eff TO other
alternative. bat t. ask that sscilon winch r.,
cnsn.zed Among gentlemen. Ny friend Hon. Hem
~ \. WISE Is authorized BY NE to make the ar
engagements suitable to the OCCASION
Your ooedent servant,
W. J. GRAVES.
Hon J. Cflley.''
lou accepted TINS form, and adopted it in leu of
your copied IT IN your hand writing DESTROYED
the manuscript OF VI. Clay. and then insisted TINT