The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-02-16

thing of before hand until 10 o'clock the Friday night
before hen the challenge had been sent and accepted
and euen he terms fired OF cour,e then, he not
the person alluded to by Mr. Wise. Mark, too, that
he says at 10 O'Clock Friday night friend was with
Mr.. Graves. That friend was moi Mr.. WISE But
that friend, whoever he was, knew and informed Mr..
Crlttenden, al that time, that duel TO be fought
between Messrs. Graves and Cilley, al IL o'clock the
neri day, and told him of all the terms of that duel
the time, weapon, distance, sc. sc.
M Criuenden was not the man then alluded to by
Mr. Wise. Why does Webb say that Mr.. Clay was
the mani Nj Wise named nobody mind you, and
left no Lecessary alternative between Clay and Crit
tcnden the persons alluded to. They were referred
to simply as witnesses Why does Colonel beob
above all other men, suspect that Mr. Wise meant that
Mr.. Clay was the man who did know about the cor
respondence from the beginning, was advised with
from the beginning whose advice was taken and con
trolling on almost every step of the correspondence
of the challenge, and of the terms of the combat
The truth is that though Mr.. Wise did not name
or necessarily allude to Mr. Clay, yet all who were
concerned in that duel know, and all their friends
know, and have known from the date of the duel to
this day, that Mr.. Clays advice was the advice relied
on by Mr.. Graves. We mean not to say but to re-
pei the idea that he instgated that duel far from it ;
but we mean to say precisely what we have said and
can prove.
We deny in the most unequivocal manner, that
Mr. Wise deceived Mr.. Clay as TO the day on
which the duel was to be fought to any other
thing connected with it and the day after the duel
was the Sabbath which MIR. Clay knew that duests
even would not select for their bloody work And
affirm equally positive, that the place OF meeting
was not changed by Mr. Wise, or by Mr. Graves, or
by any of their friends They could not change
either time place. Both these and all other parti-
cuars Of the terms under MIR. Cilleys control,
not Mr.. Graves's, and neither Mr.. Cilley nor his
friends ever changed the place of meeting. There
| never was but one place named The parties were to
meet at the Anacosa bridge and thence proceed until
they got out of the District There they did meet,
and on that road they fought There was change
of time only of t.co hours Mr. Clay hld the terms,
iorien, shoon tqhim the night before, and adrised
that they should be accepted-ttat no kentuekidn
could back out from rife. Mr.. Wise protesting
against Tic terms unusual and Objectionable
We refer, this point to part of the testimony of
the Hon. r. H. Meneiee and more honorable man
Kentucky never produced than he
Gross examination of the Hon. R. H. Menefec by
the committee"
Question H. ''Mr Wise, in his written statement
says left my with Mr. Menetec, who had
just come in, as Mr.. Jones and were parting about
g. P. NJ. think, to show the terms TO some of Mr.
Grdres's friends and to submit to them rhether they
| should be accepted" Dc tI ddrised that they
should be accepted" To whom were the terms sub
mtted Who advised that they should be accepted
Answer II. 81 do not remember with distinctness
whether not accompanied Mr.. Wise from his
room on the occasion referred to, (my impression is
that | did not) or know who are the friends of Mr.
Graves to whom he there alludes 1 do remember,
horerer that Mr. Wise stated 10 me 10 rhou the terms
tcere submitted, and chat adrice and opinion ,cere
| girenupon them, The names Of aohom can readily
! gire, if required By the committee. | KNOW PERso-
NALLy, or SUCH HAVING BEEN GIVEN BY FRIENDS
| Of Mr. Graves.
1t does not appear in the report that the committee
| followed up this inquiry. Why, we know not
But il il proved by this witness that Mr. Wise
opposed these terms, and, ofcourse not orhose
friends" Of Mr.. Graves who gave ''such advice y
MIR. Menefee says, in his general statement g At
about 5 o'clock FRIDAY the 23d) in the evening |
was requested by Mr.. Graves to call on Mr. Wise to
ascertain what were the terms proposed by MIR. Gil
ley which was DONE After reading to me the terms,
Mr. Use ann,adrerted with severity upon their objections
IDLE character len MIN hestating upon uteir accept
Sereral hours qlerrards 1t was announced that
the terms with certain qualifications, had been ac-
cepted." MIR. Wses note also to Mr.. Jones proves
how averse he was to the terms
.WAsHINGroN, February 23d, 1893,
SR: The terms arranging the meeting between
Mr. Graves and Mr. Cilley, which you presented to
ne this evening" though unusual and Objectionable, are
accepted" &c.
Such was the language Of Mr.. Wise in accepting
| the terms.
| Further, Mr.. Menefee was sent by Mr.. Graves to
| Mr. Wise to ascertain the terms proposed by Mr.
| Ciley Where did Mr.. Graves board At Mrs
| Hills, Pennsylvania Avenue. Where did Mr. Clay
board At the same place. Were they friendly and
intimate Mr.. Graves was devoted to him. and look
| ed up to him on almost every subject. MIR. Wise
was obliged, in going to show the terms to Mr.
Graves to go where Mr.. Clay could be consulted as
| he was, by stepping from room to another. In
fact Mrs. Grares was with her husband in his ROOM
with her child or children Mr., Wise dared not
| Mr.. Graves in her room He could not him
snch subject in public parlor, and was obliged to
meet in another O. room. That other q room
Mr.. Clays, and Mr.. Clay present in it, and con-
suited about the terms and advised their acceptance.
| This he will never deny. 1t is all I" f,smmery' then
about his not knowing the terms, embracing the time
Sc, when they written and submitted to him,
for his advice, the night evening before the fight .
and when he, doubtless, aided in prevailing on Mr..
Crittenden to accompany Mr.. Graves to the ground.
| When, too he was boarding with Mr.. Graves and
would know the exact time of his starting and re.
turning. But there is evidence this point too, in
| the report A man, by the name of Grafton Powell,