The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-05
correspondene. N. N Y. Herald

Correspondence Of the ". Y. Herald.
!, Mr. Wises temperate, manly and able letter in
'he nteilgencer OF this morning respecting the Cley
duel Is almost universally regarded here as perfectly
conclusive as to the character of his conduct in that
unhappy affair. II is impossible to how any man
OF ordinary candor and fairness can doubt that
Juaicious' discreet, and humane throughout Mr.
wise was gultiess-free from faint or stain neither
was MT clay 10 blame, unless Tor not exerting more
directly and energelically his acknow lodged influence
over MI Graves 10 prevent the duel. But the truth
Is, both Mr. Wise and Mr. Clay expected the affair
to have been arrested by the civil authorities through
the instrumentality of Webb. And SO il might have
been but foi the unparalleled and pig headed stupidity
OF the man Webb either desired the fight 10 come
OIL that he might acquire notoriey by being the sub
ject of a duel without the risk Of being shot or he
suhhed hlmselfln wild goose chase after the duel
ling party TO unexpected and impossible places when
the smallest exercise of sagachy would have put the
police on their track, and rendered the meeting mat
ter of utter mpossiblty
Which of these propositions is the true one will pro-
badly never be known neither is il a matter of much
consequence now. But while excupating Mr.. Wise
and placing the conduct of Mr. Clay in its light,
II Is proper to state that the death of Cilley is to be
charged to the political friends under whose advice he
refused opu in writing what he had verbally stated
TO MIR. Graves lie was sacrificed 10 their unappeasa
BILE hostility to Mr. Clay and his friends and although
Graves pulled the trigger by which he fell the men
whose advice governed his conduct much his
murderers as il they had literally mbruei their hands
III his blood
We have had another importation of the pipe-lay-
ers. These gentlemen seem determined not to give
up their influence without death struggle, Accustom-
ed to rule through the most disgracelnl MEANS act
ing on the Walpoe policy that every man has his
price, they have belief in the intelligence virtue
the people-none in individual honor or integrity
Possessing no talent but for intrigue no power but
that of corruption, no force but that Of mpudence,
they have run career of folly and have ruined the
finest and most generous party that ever was in the
ascendant in the Empire State All the offices have
been given to personal fayorites and for consdera-
tons as base as they were impolitic. Whole coun-
ties have been estranged by their interference with
matters that did not concern them. Leading men
who have borne the burden and heat of the day. have
been set aside for tools and emlssares Money
raised knows where, and expended no one
knows how, has been their lever and with this they
have achieved all their private trumphs, at the
pense of the great itself No mans friend tx.
cepi where their interest dictated, they have beer
g every thing by turns and nothing long, One DAY
Clay-men, and pledged to his support, the next fol
Harrison, AID the day after for Scott they have rails
ed the flag OF revolt at Syracuse and then left theil
betrayed followers in the lurch They now profes.
to be for Tyler, and hope to him, for the remain
der OF his term when they will be found in oppos-
ton to him. Nay, al this very moment, they abuse
HIM behind his back and intriguing for the sue
censorship with another candidate. Hated by the
Wings and pursued by the Loco Focos they have nc
restng-place bat at Washington, and here, it is nc
bed of roses, May the day soon arrive when their
true place shall be assigned them, and which they
well deserve the lowest rank in the political scale
covered with universal nfamy and the execraton OF
all honest men