The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-05-16

| changed salutatlonS, ana TOOK their STA
! tons.
The Pistol of Mr. Randolph, which was
suspended by his side, wen; off. 1t was
perceived to he IN accident, and so pro-
nounced by Mr. Clay; Immediately however
upon the report Of the Pistol, Mr. r. turn
ed to Col, II, and said; Il told you so,"-
Col. Il. then turning 10 Gen. ]. observed
"Sir, the fault is mine-Mr r.. protested
against the use of the hair trigger-lt was
at my express instance the hair was
sprung" Another pistol was handed to
MIR R,-The parties resumed their stations
and exchanged shots wilhou; effect.
Immediately after the report orthe PTS
tolls, while Col, i, and Gen J, were re-
Ioading, Col. Benton OF Mo, rode up, and
united with MIR johnson and Col iiamIi-
ton III an effort to stop the affair, which
proved Intellectual, The parties again took
their stations, and the word being given
MIR Clay raised his ps,o! aud fired, and the
hall passed through Mr. RS clothes. Mr.
r, reserved his fre--holding his pistol
perpendcularly up-sald, 81 do not fire at
lyon, Mr. Clay" and discharged his pistol
in the air, lie added, "it was not my in
"tenlion TO have fired ut YOU at all; the
'untorlunate circumstance Of my pistol
going off accidentally, changed my deter
"minstion.' At this Iu-'anl, Col. Benton
came up and said Yes, Mr. r. told me
$50 expressly eight days ago" The par'e,
simultaneously approached towards each
other, both with extended hand-Mr r,
remarking, "5ir, give YOU my hand, y
which was received by Mr. Clay; and the
affair thus happily closed"
Mia-Bnl loonherc; Mr. CIay's Biogra-
phcr in his Appendix, page 800, notices
this duel, and says Mr. Clay "rcgrels this
incident" He gives an extract from Mr.
Clay's address to his fellow citizens soon
after the duel, III which lie says--"l owe
it to,he community to say, tina. whatever
heretofore may have done, or, by uev-
table circumstances may be forced to do,
no man holds in deeper adherence ,h.I
| do, the pernicous practice Of dncIInE
Condemned as it must be- by the jndgmen,
and philosophy, to say nothing of the re'-
aion, ofeycry thinking man, il is an al-
lalr ol lce'ng, "hont which we cauno,,
although we should, reason. The true
corrective will he found, when all shalt II.
nIte, as all ought to unite, in its unqualified
prescription"
DrG,--l had observed thar passage and
reflected upon it, cndcayor to give the
views 1t suggests
|. 70 ki! in DucI is MURDER by
tie lars If God dad mar,
.. According to Mr. Cl1y's reasoning,
murder of,hiS sort islo be excused because
it is "0n AFFAIR cf(ccling" Otherwise he
is without, excuse.
3. All m0EciOm murder is car 0fa;r ot
tceling," and is excusable on the same
ground.
4. How can all unite "ln its unqualified
prescription" when men like MIR Clay,
whom society recognizes as It's leaders,
apologize fur the crime and persists in
committing II!
5. So far from promising reformation in
this address Mr. Clay avows that he "m0y
br fwccd" to fight again. What is hl,
"dcfpr dbkUrtacG worth with Ills ayow-
al on his lips!
g. Is il no, the surcst way To arrive at
that "unQunllfcd prescription" which Mr.
Clay SAYS ",he true corrective" for "ait'
to "unite IN the unqo"iif'd prescription
from the high offices Of the country, all
who are guilty Of this awful crmel
Mn believe the blood Of no murder.
ed man is upon Mr. C'ey's head.
Dca,--l am net certain OF that. But he
that as it may, it is no apology for Mr.
Clay that he did not succeed in his mnrde-
rons design. The reason why the blood
of Randolph does no, res, on bis head, Is
thus lightly given by his Blographcr, Pages
200.3OO: yia. an due time the parties fred
and luckily for both Of them, or at least
Tor Mr. Clay, NJ RGndoipHs lifc ~0s sdoed
Jy his goua The unseemIy garment con-
s,ituted such va., circumference, that the
InCaIlIN OI 'lnP lUlll HliI Nv d''ill '1thH''i
was at least matter Of very vague con-
lecture. Mr. c. nigh, as well have fired
into the ontsprcad top of an oak, IN the
hope of hitting bird he supposed to he
snngy percheJ somewhere among the
branches. His JoHM the center Of the
risibh object, but Randolph was not there
and of course the shot did 10 harm and
no good"
This shows that if the blood ofRandolpl
does not res, on Mr. Clays head, it is moi
for lack of malice or Of deadly aim.
Min.-But you say you are not sure
that the blood of the murdered does moi
rest on Mr. Clay's head: What did you re-
| fer to!
Dea.-To the murder Of Mr. Cilley IL
1886.
Mn-Why, Mr. Clay had nothing TO dc
with that
Dea.-You are greatly mistaken: lie
was Mr. Graves adviser from the beginning
until he went ont to fight and was clearly
an accomplice in the murder.
UiR.-What authority have you fol
that
Dca--The authority Of Mr. Claws par
iicular friend and of Mr. Clay himself
Yon may remember that Mr. Graves O