The North-Carolina standard., 1844-04-10

ISalutationS, and took their stations
The Pistol of Mr. Randolph, which was sus.
pended by his side. went off Il was perceived to
be an accident, and so pronounced by Mr.. Clay
Immediately however, upon the report of the Pts
tol, Mr. r. turned to Col T. and said : 'Itold
you so, Col T. then turning to Gen. J. observed,
Sir, the fault is mine-Mr. R. protested against
the use ofthe hair trigger-it was at nay express
the hair was sprung Another Pistol was ham
ded to Mr.. r. The parties resumed their sta
tions and exchanged shots without effect.
Immediately after the report of the pistols,
while Col. T. and Gen. ], were reloading, Col.
Benton of Mo. rodeup, and united with Mr.. John
son and Col Hamilton TO stop the affair, which
proved Intellectual The parties again took their
raised his Pistol and fired, and the ball passing
through Mr. RS clothes. Mr.. r. reserved his
6re-holding his pistol perpendicular up-said,
Il do not fire at you, MIR. Clay and discharged
his pistol in the air. He added, it was not my
intention to have fired at you at all the unfortu-
nate Circumstance Of my pistol going off accident
ally changed my determination At this instant
Col. Benton rode up.and said, Yes, Mr.. r. told
me so, expressly, eight days ago The parties
simultaneously approached towards each other,
both with extended hands-Mr. r. remarking,
Sir give you my hand' " hich was received
by Mr.. Clay; and the affair thus happily closed
Mim.-But look here; Mr.. Clays Biographer
in his Appendix, page 292, notices this due, and
says Mr. Clay 'rcgrets this incident He gives
an extract from Mr.. Clay's address to his fellow
citizens soon after the duel, in which he says
owe it to the community to say, that whatever
heretofore l may have done or, by inevitable cir
cumstancrs may be forced to do, no man holds in
deeper adherence than do, the perncious prac-
tice of duelling. Condemned as it must be, by
the judgment and philosophy, to say nothing Of
the religion of every thinking man. it is an affair
of feeling, about which cannot, although we
should reason. The true corrective will be found
when all shall unite, in its unqualified proscrip-
ton -
Deal had observed that passage and reflect
ed upon it, l will cndcavor 10 give the views it
suggests.
/ To kill in Duel is MURDER by the Lacs
of God anil man.
Cd. According to Mr.. Clay's reasoning, murder
fair Of feeling" Otherwise he is without ex-
Sd. All malicious murder is an affair of fee
ing," and is excusable on the same ground.
4. How can all unite " in its unqualified pro-
scription," when men like MIR. Clay, whom So
ciety recognizes as its leaders, apologize for the
crime and persist in committing h2
5. So far from promising reformation in this
address, Mr. Clay arows that he " mag be forced'
to fight again. What is his "deep atAorreuce''
with this avowal on his lips.
b. Is 1t not the Surest way 10 arrive at that I'm.
qualified prescription" which Mr.. CLAY saws is
4 the true corrective" for "GP' to unite in the
unqualified prescription" from the high Offices
Of the country, of all who are guilty of this aw-
ful crime?
Mia believe the blood of no murdered man
is upon MIR. Clay's head
Deal am not certain Of that But be that as |
It may, it is no apology for Mr. Clay that he did /
lot succeed in his murderous design. The reason |
Why the blood of Randolph does not rest on his |
head, is thus lightly given by his Biogrnpher,
ired and luckily for both of them or at least for
hr. Clay. Mr. RGndOlphs life aOas sared By his
y010n. The unseemly garment constituted such
vast circumference, that The locality of" the thin
md swarthy SENATOR was at least, a matter of very
ague conjecture.-Mr. c. might as well have
rcd into the outspread top of an oak, in the hone
Il hitting bird he supposed to be snugly perchcd
omewhere amcng the branches. His ball hit the
entire of the visible object, but Randolph was not
lere-and of course the shot did no harm and no
ood."
This shows that if the blood of Randolph does
OF rest on MIR. CIay's head, it is not for lack of
lalice or of deadly aim.
M1n-Bnt you say that you are not sure that
le blood of the murdered docs not rest on Mr.
lays head. What did you refer to? a
DeG.-To the murder of Mr. Cilley, in 1888.
Mi".-Why, ME-. Clay had nothing to do with !
mt. &
Dea.-You are greatly mistaken: He was a
Lr Graves adviser from the beginning until be o
Pnt out TO fight, and was clearly an accomplice 4
the murder. h
Min,-What authority have you for that2 s.
DeG.-The authority of MIR. Clay's particular
lends and of Mr.. Clay himself You NAV re.
em6er, that MIR. Graves of Ky. was the bearer of I
challenge from James Watson Webbto Mr. Gil
y for words spoken in debate Mr. Clley ver-
lily declined accepting the challenge for reasons
hlch were entirely satisfactory to Mr.. Graves.
ut upon consultation with Mr Clay, it was de- S
rmined to require Mr. Cilley to put his reasons e
writing, and 10 state among other things that he
nsidered James Watson Webb gentleman.
his ne refused TO do, because he could not in te
nscIence, and for not admitting that to be true b
slch he knetc TO be false, Mr. Graves challenged {
d killed him. And this he did under the advice "
Henry Clay as | shall show b
Here is a letter from Mr.. Clay to Henry A. p
Ise dated February %, 1912, in which Mr. Il
ay says:
" did not know that Graves bore note from
d. Webbto Mr.. CiIIey until after the delivery Of ST
note and after Graves received from him ver- th
answer In that stage of the transaction. for al
nrst time, Mr.. Graves communicated the mat b.
to me, and | congratulated him on the fact of tr
at answer being perfectly satisfactory and such e,
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