New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-08-24
BY This Mornings Mail.
Letter from Mr. Clay on Dueiing.

From Newark Daily AeN-ftL~-f
The following is tie reply OF Mr.. Clayto a lei.
ter recently addftsscd to him by number Of The
citizens Of Fayettc and Wostmoreland Counties,
p. \ similar letter tas l'ecr received in susr.,
to one from this city, in winch Mr.. Z. repeats
he denial Of the vile sl4nceF concerning the Gil.
ley Duel: ,u,,,, ,r,.,,,,.
Csr,,emen dnl. received your letter OF the
15rh ultmo. on the SUBJ ct of due!ine, and sp
o,.c,are fully the fnenoly, pions and patrionc
motives which prompted you to address me.
ps-oic,,us AS the practice undoubtedly Is, hose
you Will excuse me when | say That there are
1,,,r questions. III our pubic all us. OF much
bi,b,r and os more general inheritance lac 20
inns. or yo,lric-, ot that practice ar but iew IN
,.,n,b,, End bear 10 comparison win The IN
,u,nss number Of sufferers non the f'Jec'on u
,,is. measures oil National policy or The acop.
.lo,, ~ ,hose uf al cpp"e!te character
,ev,-.,Se.I. in >ttonr te,r'S - conae'-ns,.rc.
n,, o-,e,on against da,hDg ~ i ict'er *olsh
''ai.,r...cd ~ NV constituents, N March 1924,
,.b,rh - To We found IA the published COLLECTION
ri NIX .ncech,s Again, within lev" y''fs pas,
I g,yr evidence of my strong dLshP'r ot''on oil
nv voting, in the Senate oi The Unted S'a'es' 10,
the BIZ for supple. sing duchns IN Inc p!'afci Of
Columbia. -,
with these proofs of my sentiments tolns,
.,ori,s,ncn. yon ought to be saIsted. But you
ak me whether. If wee challenged To hghts
AMI would reject the invitation CONSIDER.
in, nv ace, which is now past O.. feel tha!
s,orld exrosc myself 10 ridicue II were TO pro,
claim VIII. ther would or would not hight duel
|, j. certainly one of The most unlikely events
that cal. possibly he imagined, aud ca"Net con
rs,re u cqss in irhich shonld be pToroSed or
tempted 10 go 10 the dr!d Of combat But, ss |
| cannot for.S2e all the contingencies winch may
po,,ihly arise. In the short remnant OF my he,
! and for the reason which | have already stated,
Of avoiding any exposure OF myself TO nticue,
| cannot reconcile 1t TO my sense OF ProPtety 10
mike declaration one cay or the ether
You have gentlemen, done Inc some, but not
f,l ust;ce in respect to the affair OF the lament
cd t;i;lev. When first obtained any Knowledge
nj his difficulty with Mr. Graves, did not think
that there was the smallest occasion for COM
ba, between them. believed, from the first,that
the matter would be amicsbly accommodated; to
that end all nv exertions were directed. old
no, Lrow that il was not accommodated until
tho day when. and after the parties went on 10
6cbt On that day was confined to my room,
nv illness, and it was altogether Academia! that
! obtained information as to the plan, or the hour
Of their meeting. Contrary 10 the impression
which you entertain, did advise the employ.
ment OF the police to arrest,he parties and to pre-.
vent the duel. The consrabes accordingly went
ont in search of them, bu, like myself, being g.
norent of the time and place of ,Scr meeting,
thew mstook the route, and failed in the &C.
complishmcnt OF the object. Ifyou would read
attentveIy the whole of my correspondence with ihl
Mr.. Wise, to which you have referred, you will
find that it sustains the preceding statement.
lam. gentlemen with great aspect.
Your iread and obdt. scrv't . 49,