The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-05-16
MR. CLAY AND THE CILLEY DUEL


his election by roiHg for his opponent.
MIR CLAY AND THE CILLEY DUEL
That i, was the advice Of HENRY CLAY
which produced the murder Of Mr. Ciley IN ha
duel with Mr. Grares, is proved beyond cohlfo
Nersy.
Hon. Henry a, Wise was Mr. Graves seconc
in that affair. The Clay majority ci the Senate
after rejecting many other men whose characters
the world suppuses 10 be good, recently gave NJ
Wise their unqualified endorsement BY coARfmi"a
his nomination aS Minister 10 Hr|II'
Tins gentleman, so endorsed, has never hcs,a
ted to say, that it was Mr. Cay's advice differing
from his own. which produced til! ducI. h,
made publication in 1872, IN which ne makes
the following distinct allegations, VIZ
That when asked why did Mr. Graves require
ilr Cey 10 put his verbal reasons for not accept
ing Wchh's challenge in writing, he had invariably
answered, that he (Ni,r) "had differed with Nh
Graves on the point, >" but thai he (Gravcs) vas
fortified in his opinion oN that poln, By TIL
BETTER COUNSEL .! MIR CLAY"
mir Claw" SAWS Nj Wise, "drew the form o
the challenge wHa his owa k0nd,"
~" SAYS Mr. Wire, "oppose3, but Mr. Ga!
APPROVED Of The adoption Vi The Terms, ito
ignl with rides at eighty PAGES.
"In defence Of the course pursued 10y Nj
Graves, never failed TO quote tie authority o.
the advice Of his friend Mr. Clay"
al have said, that Mr. Graves sought his { MI
Chy's) advice at tine very beginning "i ' cores
pouLrncc with Mr CiIItt; that his CIR Clay 81
q3rice u1s gicCa;and that it rGS the CONTROL
LING ADVICE WITH MR. GRAVES AND
Myself"
Who then il So responsible for the death Of Nh
CiIlcy us ilr Claw
John Quincy Adams, on he floor Of The House
Of Representatives called Nlr Wise mPldrer,
more guilty Of the blood Of Clcy "ihdn tie man
who pulled the trigger" 1t now Appeals that the
imam who pulled tie trigger" was acting 0ccOrd.
i0gio NJ Ciuys advice, and 1:rafy 10 That oi
Mr. Wise
Newisl Doe uu,', ~ our paper would admit OF
he insertion OF all the documents; but aS they do
not, we must content ourseIi with rcpuhlishing Nj
Claws own evidence, 10 wit: the staten ents oi
Charles King aud Reverdy Johnson, published by
him, and Mr. Clay's own letter 10 Nh Wise.
STATEMENT.
On Friday, 22d February, 1893, going down u
bout 5 clock 10 the plrlor, which wiih Il part
Of nv family and some friends from New York,
occupied at Gad,by :, aud where was then assenl-
bling party of gentlemen whom we had invited
To dinner, met on the staircase Mr Graves wlo
as well IA ilr Wise. were 10 he OF the purity. To
n,y question where N'r Vie was, Mr. &. SAID he
was not coming, aud then informed ne that Il
chIenne had passed between himself and Mr.
Ci.ley, hla, it hid been accepted, that Mr. Wise
was arranging the prcliminaiies. aud that both de.
sired 10 I've excused fom dining with us. Mr.
Graves then went away. ! was greatly shocked
at whd, he had told me; for although had heard
runors that, at the request of Mr. Webb, Of New
York, Mr. Caves had called on Mr. Cillry for en-
PLANTATION of language used by hat gentleman in
aIlusion to Mr. Webb, had also heard and cer-
lainly believed that the matter was adjusted
at once on entering the palor, took MIR Webb
aside and stated what passed between VIZ Graves
and myself. Mr. Webb appeared greatly surprised
and distressed, and ut once said the meeting must
be pre-, enied lie beckoncd 10 Nlr Reserdy john
son. one OF our guests, aud the nnier having been
explained To him, i, was agrred that Mr. Johnson
and myself should immediately call on VIZ Clay =,
and as, his assistance TO arrest the hostile procccd-
ings. We Immediately went TO Nr Gays lodg-
ings. and there found Mr. Graves seated with hun
expressed my qualification at the circumstance,
and commenced explaining The ol,jec, Of our visit,
when Mr. Graves rose 10 leave the room, SAYING.
rs he went out that he could permit, no nierer-
rnce with any thing that touched his homer. Mr.
johnson aud myself then represented 10 Mr. Clay.
in the strongest manner we could. The enormlIy oi
permitting two gentlemen to fight IN quarrel that
did not concern them, and appealed to him, no
less ~ n friend Of Alr Graves than out Of re,ntd
10 Mr. Webb WHO, we told him. felt that it would
he the deepe., wrong and injury 10 him that others
should peril life IN hts cause-tO aid us IN arrest
log the duel.
VI, Clay replied IN substance that we saw how
he was situated. Nr Graves had consulted him.
lie oupht not, he said To have been consulted, bu,
having been. the honor Of his friend. who was
the challenger. might be compromised by any adj.
vice on his (Mr C!ay's) part 10 arrest the progress
Of the Affair lie neither showed 10 or explained
us the correspondence Of the challenge and ae-
cep,ance, and terms. &c, and assured Us that the
meeting could not take place the next day, as Nv