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

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ii se.ati IL ,:ssigs. Cs,iiendph ahG a'ensiee n"o
also boarded IN tie samc house THIS inaao u 'is1'
tia. Mr. Graves and his friends had gone OUT ."e
alleged trip 10 Baltimore beng merely cofei'
CLAY seemed greatly distressed and perpexed ana IL
,c- snu. consultation as 10 the best mode OF yet pre-
venting the duel, If posslble-ior which he seeme|
"a earnest as we were-he suggested thal "enc'' :.
Mercer or Mckay, both, should be seen "',nou'
delay Immediately left his apartment, jumper nv
lack and rode 10 Genera! MERGERS lodgings, near
10 c,o;,ol General Mercer instantly entered mo
mo v,aws. ard declared himself ready to go iot'h-
with bec,,e magistrate, either OF Virginia Or mary
dnd-iar it was supposed The parlIes "on'u ~ w,
Of the Dis;rict-and take ont 4 wis., when ~ WIN" ~,
himself accompany the officer and see served ne
first thing, therefore, was to ascertain u posso Wv
route taken BY the parties about 10 start on the IN
ouiry when SIR Waddy Thompson, OF South Carol'ha'
came in Tie matter was explained TO num- ''hA'
by Cen Mercer and he at once declared mere was no
reason for such duel, and that he would himself u
he could find them 90 the ground and insist the re
sbopld b. no fyht lie then got into the carriage WIN
me. lett him at one of the boarding houses, where
he ynected To obtain some information on nj paf'
called al several places with the same view. - en
was unayailn., and The result IS known diu ho'
see Mr. Johnson again that morning. ana never - ~
recollection, spoke with Mr.. Clay afterwards IN reia
ton to the duel. .xc
New YORK, Feb. Il loi2. CtiAS. hiAu'
1
Charles King Transmitted 10 in his letter OF the i'
instant, and at his suggestion, give my recollection o
the circumstances 10 which II refers. Every Ni'hs
preceding two interviews with Mr.. Clay anu oc
curing at those interviews, IS perfectly ifesh ~ -
memory and, with lew immaterial pafticu'a,s :,
| viii mention, is precisely such as detailed oy "!
King.
FIRST. At neither interview were we SHOWN siie
written challenge and acceptance or the terms OF ne
duel, but had them explained 10 Us only by hf way
Second In the morning after the hrsl interview was
not originally aroused from my bed BY Mr. king, as Is
his recoilecton but when sent for By him was hurried
" preparing 10 leave my chamber IN consequence OF
having, some minutes before, received note from
Mr. Wise, enclosing letter addressed 10 the gen
tlcman inviting him, apolo.l>ing for not attending
public dinner take place that erininI At tie Euia"
House. in Baltimore, and where several members q
Congress, including Mr.. Graves, well as himself,
were expected. The note 10 stated tlat the
matter, Of which he said awarc-meaning, as
understood The duel between Messrs Graves and
Cley-called alr. Graves and himself, at once from
Washington, and made II impossible for either 10
be in Baltimore. Although il did not inform me
that the meeting 10 take place that day, 50
inferred, and resolved Immediately on seeing Mr.
ing and with him 10 every effort wc could TO AVOID
4 catastrophe which we thought was upon every ac-
count SO mach 10 be deprecated. As soon a We aci
We went at once 10 Mr. Gays lodgings, and what took
place there is, according 10 my recollection, set torth
BY Mr. X. with perfect accuracy. Mr. Clays surprise
at discovering that the duel was in all probability, 10
that day, evidently great as ours had been,
and his desire mani.rstly sincere and ar
dent To say nothing Of his manner through
the interview, thls most abundantly proved by
the means lie advised 10 pursue.
Ihird. Mr. X. did not, he seems TO think, 80 alone
10 General Mercer, but accompanied by me, and
we continued together during the meeting, and until
Mr.. X. and General Thompson started in the carriage
together the further prosecution Of the effort IN
which lad been engaged My further participation
in the matter here terminated was compelled To
90 the Supreme Court, then about TO meet, 10 con
clude the argument had commenced there the day
before IN The mlndamus Of Kendall rs. Stockton
~ Stokes. Nor did again see Mr.. Is. that evening
in Washing ;on-we that night in tins city. IL
may be proper 10 add, that from the period referred to-
the present time, the occurrences alluded 10 have
never been the subject Of conversation between Mr.
Clay and myself.
REVERDY JOHNSON.