Western statesman. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-1845, 1844-08-31

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woias ihieaiIoasI dHrssptei 70 w. Gfayes.
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"a ltmfd. the parry who iala"l vii not
receive yobf FNHeipalsmole. iec4use hgtt
esi gshfipman," puts tIie fseond IA The
plfee ~ that principal NJ Graves nov
vrais bfief note. asking explicitly whsih'
~ he declined N receive the noie ~ which
NJ g. J was the bearer On toe ground Of per-
tonal objection ~ him NJ q gentleman or
man ofhonor NJ CiIley, IN reply, denied
GravcFs right 10 ask any such question and
refused 10 answer Il. The next step was
"a challenge from Graves 10 Ciley.
Dot what had Mr Clay "a do with MI
thpl Nothing ~ the world, up 90 this
point. lie did not know that any such
difficulty had occurred. But, when he
deemed himself compelled 10 challenge GU.
Iley. and had already written the challenge,
1 Graves cdled on Mr. Clay, his friend and
/ fellow.boarder, aud stated 10 him in conf.
dence the whole matter Mr., Clay was
as,onished and distressed told Mr. Graves
he tGraves) ought not to have been inyolv.
ed in this affair, and that il might and
should be settled without blOodshed He
asked to see the challenge, and, on reading
it,, remarked, that il was naked and un-
+ onalifed summons To- the field--that this
must not be sent, but one that would admit
of and invite peaceful adjustment. Ac-
cordingly, he tore up the challenge and
wrote the following:
"WAsmvoroN Cry, Feb D, 1888.
, "As YOU declined accepting a communi-
cation which | bore YOU from Col. Webb,
and as by your note OF Yesterday you have
refused TO decline on grounds which would
. Fexoaerate me from all 9Sponsioility grow
Iinn out OF the affair, am left no other al
tprnalive but to ask that satisfaction which
4. is recognized among gentlemen. Ny friend.
Hon. Henry A. Wise, Is authorized by me
to make the arrangements suitable to the
occasion. Your obediant servant,
, wv. J. GRAVES
'HoN. J. CItEY"
: Mr.. Graves concurrel with Mr.. Clay in
r the hope that the affair would be settled
5 without combat, and left him lie des-
!; patched the above challenge by Mr.. Wise,
d and it was promptly accepted. Mr.. Cilley
: (haring, as the challenged party, the choice
Y of weapons proposed ryRss-distance eigh-
r " yards but, as we have given the ehal-
= lenge, lei US have the acceptance:
"WAsuiNqroN, Feb. %, 1888.
i "SrR: Mr.. Ciey proposes 10 meet Mr..
: Graves at such place as may be agreed
0 UPON by us tomorrow, at ID O'Clock. The
J weapons TO be used on the occasion shall
u be rifles the parties placed side TO side at
e EIGHTY wards distance from each other; to
G hold The rifles horizontally at arms length
y downwards; the rifles to be cooked and
? trirpars set; the words TO be "genilemen,
+ are YOU ready 2" After which, neither
/ answering "No," the words to be Sire
q one, two, three, four" Neither party
u shall fire before the word "hre" nor after the
?, word .rour." The positions Of the parties
% NJ the ends Of the line 10 be determined by
D lot. The second Of the party losing the
% position shall have the giving Of the word
: The dress to be ordinary winter clothing
I and subject TO the examination OF botf
ie parties. Each party may have on the
o. Ground besides his second, surgeon ant
n two other friends. The seconds for tn
y execution Of their respective trusts are al
10 lowed to have pair Of pistols each on Tx
IT. ground but no other person shall hav
ID any weapon. The rifles to be loaded IN tn
presence of the seconds Should M
~ Graves not be able to procure rifle by tn
o. time prescribed, time shall be allowed e
y that purpose.
ie Your obedient servant,
$. GEO w. JONES.
y "HoN. HENRy A. VISA
Il. such we're the conditions Of extraordlns
he nv ferocity given 10 this combat--not by NJ
u Graves, nor by any friend Of MIR. Grave
no He wrote through Mr.. Wise that t
nj terms were "unusual aud objectionable
but il was not his right to change ther
ed He had rarely fred pistol, scarcely ey
he a rifle, and never except from a rest. /
,od had no rifle, and coald not obtain one
,od season for the early meeting appointed