The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-05-16
POLITICAL.
HENRY CLAWS
I'D u e. f. 8 Q
THOU SHALT NOT KILL.

| DCHCOH--l come 10 aGVISc WIN you as
to the course which, as a Christian ough,
to pursue in the next presidential election.
Miaister-We!l, wha, are your Difficult.
lies?
DeC-I am trne Whir, and | hcpc a
true Christian. In 1888 | was much in
cIiued to vote for General Jackson ON ac-
com, Of the great services he had render.
cd the country, but Won advised me tha,
rs II true Christian. | could not do so, be-
cause he had set defiance The laws of
God and man BY fighting a Duel. The
Whirs now preScn, Ms a candidate for the
Presidency who has Tough, two duels, and
been an accomplce in third What am
| to do?
.Ma.-I have heard that Clay was a du-
elsl, but have never inquired into the par
liculars.
Dsa-I have: for | thought il my duty
to do so when called on to put him at the
head Of tho nation to see the Iqvs faithfully
evncu,cd Shall rive Won the por,;culors,
nUo -Gnon
Dro-Uc,o ;s "Diooorby Of Henry
Clnvn ,r;,,on Lv his no,,;rulor fr,ond
GoH,ao u prcnt;re A, rnro ~ we nre
,nlI 10 ,cccr,od =, cholIepTo from Co,
nny,ass. M, !, w,s adjusted ~, nnrc Az
il ~ account orhis frs, Jucl Here are
,be words Of the Bjooraphcr, viz
"1Ir CI,v brouoht resolution before
III. house T;he Krn,nckv Vcr.c ofRenrc.
,on,o,;ro.7 ,ho, o,rh ,cmbor C,r rho mr.
nnsc Of enco,rareinr the Industry Of the
co,u,rv should clothc himself in garments
If Inmcs,;c manufacture This resolution
c,iIod ;,,n overc;so all Mr. M,r.bplrs ,oI.
cn,s Of enumeration, lie denounced i, IS
tho rro;oct &c e, democ,cue and ounlied y
yor;rtv oc cn;,hcts TO lis author which no
rnr,;,mor,,ry rules copld irs,;G MIR
C,a,,s l,nrr,oo IN rorly no. 'yoh,hlv If :,
h,r!b ch,roc,er and ,ho ou,rrol rrnceodod
Grnm ono .,,ac ~ cno,hcr iii ,crnrd;nn ~
the Iowa ,C hnnor which o, ,rv Kenmrk.
inn Of that day wa, ,Duch, :, rcy,rcure M
alternative remand to Mr. Clay, and ne
was required ,o challenge H., antagonist
The challenge WIS accented. The parties
met, and the G.s, shot, was cAeharred
without other eNcN than slight wound
TO AIR Marshall. o. the second or third
trial. Mr. MarshaII's bail gave MIR Clay n
sliuh, flesh wound in Nj, lcn, and the sec
on.!s now inrcrercd and prevented con-
,innauce oflhc combat"
This account is sycA by a friend and
,Doloois,. Blu, j, shows ,hl; Mr. Clay was
| iic ,haiIfnger and tina, twice or THRICE, he
deliberately attempted to take away the life
orhi, fellow man.
Nm-But does not the Historian say,
Mr. Cl?y has rcpen,cd or,his early crime!
Dazzle saws tive have no doubt, that
Mr. CLAW erred in this affair with Mr. Mar
shall, and il is said that he himself looks
back to the incidcn, with disapprobalion
and rcgret." Irlherc had been any sim
cere repentance it would have shown itself
in his subsequent, conduct. 81 far from
that, some seventeen years afterwards, he
publicly proclaimed lis determination t.
commit the same crime if he could ird an
antagonist, and the mex, year did commit
| it,
Mu.-Let us have the particulars!
Dea.-prnr to the election of President
BY the House of representatives in 1928,
il was CHARGED in letter published in Phi
ladeIphia, pnrpor,inr TO he written by a
member Of the House. that Mr. Clay had
baraaiucd to make Mr. Adams President
on condition Of receiving prelcrment a,
his hands. whcreupon Mr. Clay published
a card in the newspapers which concluded
rs follows, viz.
~ pyOaoyyc, he mcwJcr. mlOfp,r he
mr.: =, RASr n,J IKEA MONS CAL.
I,iINIsTOR 4 DASTARD AND A
lad. and ;fbo dorounveu himself and
a"om S;s n,mo w;ll hold him responsible
~ horo odmi, mysclf TO he. 10 all the
I.ms nh;ch Govern and rcgu,n,e the con.
J'o, ar,no,. IS Lnnor n CT.AYn
Mr. CIov wos then Sneaker or,hc House
cpa..aa S ' ,nJ !, wos from ,h,,
b;ah ~, y,,,;nn I'M, he Tins hurled defiance
u" u, 49,, t. sI ,n,n~ - Cod and man shockiny all
,ho ~" mn ,r" and reIicions feelings of this
. Wv na,;on
LII H. Rn,ro Duel orew OIL, or,ha,
H.