Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-03
ANOTHER ADJOURNED QUESTION OF
EEnA CITY

Mr. CLAW once had memorable adjourned
question OF veracity" with Mr. Adams, which has
been adjourned over we believe, @nc III" Al
any late, we have never heard OF any public sell
Element of it, He has now, in his late Letter on
Duelling, raised anolher-wih himself Philip
sober was once appealed to from Philip drnn1-
In like manner, Clay riM special political mo-
tive, and Clay piihopt one, appear Two different
persons The one of whom can, on occasion, re-
verse The savings and doings of the other In his
Duellins Letter he says, in reference TO the Cicy
affair:
Il believed. from the first, that the matter would
be amicahly accommodated 10 that end all my
exellions were directed. did not know that II
was not accommodated until the day when, and
after the parties went ont TO Tight On that day,
| was confined 10 my room by illness, and 1t was
altogether accidental that obtained information
that the parties had gone out. But was neither
informed as 10 the place. nor the hour OF their
meeting. Contrary TO the impressions which
Won entertain, ! dd adri@ The cmW,ymcnt Of the
lpliec 10 arrest The parties ad 10 prereai The duel
The cOn>tables accordingly went ont in search
OF them but like myself being ignorant of the
time and place Of their meeting they mistook The
route, and failed in the accomplishment Of their
object"
How this is 10 I've reconcicd with his own
words in his letter TO Mr. Wise, is his own friends
business IlitiC tIicH Sui' fSih"P WV '''''N'
or the Express, or the Courier will Try their wits
upon it, Here it is for the purpose:
'"I3ciag Mc friend Of Mr.. G,0rcs, Icoun not
inrosc tie anthority Of the policc 10 pfcrent The
dutl"
The ONLY explanation apparent on the face OF
the case is. that on The morning Of the duel, after
MIR. Clay knew that the parties had "oac mt TO
fight, there was no danger OF injury TO MT.
Gravess "honor" from lodging information with
the police, for the simple reason that there was
then, OF course no chance OF pursuit being eiiec-
tual in the absence of all knowledge of the direc
ton in which the parties had consequently as
these matters are usually pretty promptly despatch
cd AT the time when he refused TO give inior-
nation there ocould have been some use IN IT,
The two statements are thus reconcilcd--the one
APPLYING TO the brto,e, and the other TO The aver;
he would not, indeed, inform when 1t would have
prevented the duel-bul. ON the other hand, he was
prompt to do so when it conld not.
ave are thus able TO vindicae Mr. Clay con-
sistencv-lhough we rather fear il is at the ex-
pcnse OF something quite as valuable as the pre-
cious Jewel Of consistency
rs. Y Morning Ncars.
rive understand, that on another point, MI
Claws memory has certainly failed him. He IN
Inmates that ION that day he was confined 10 his
room by illness" as if by wayof cScusnS his lS-
norance Of the time Of the duel, and his not being
ableto assist in calling in the police Now, ms SAID
that Mr.. Clay wasnot confined 10 his roomby III
ness. Had he not an interview with MIS- Graves
on that dav in hcrroom-and was he not ont III the
streets o!,hc City? Mr. Clay'S letter. from which The
above is an extract, was addressed TO number
of the citizens ofFayelle and Westmorclard coun-
ties, Pennsylvania, and was dated August l. lSl4
IL was drawn out To- operate on the elecuon i'll
MAINE, which takes place in few days.