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name Of duel This statement il dated It
Franklin, Tennessee. Sept. 10. 1913:
IA difference which had beeu for some lnoa.hs
brewing betweea Gen Jackson aud myself. pro-
durtd on Saturday, the All instant ID The town
ef Nashville. the most outrageous ARRAY ever
Witnessed IL 4 civilized connlrY.t In commune
cating .hisIaffair TO my friends and feIIow-cili-
gems, limit myself 10 the statement uf few
leading facts, the truth Of whch1 am ready Ia 4
establish by Judicial proofs
~. Thai myselfaud my brother Jesse Benton
srrised al Nashville on the mornjng Of The az.
frayyand, Knowing Of Gen. JscAsonss threats.
wsns ane took cur lodgings in i different house
FROM 'hesoae IL whien he ssaid. Oa PURPOSE g
aybI1 hlms
TtR Thattheg General ard someE IF his friends
eanik 70 lie house where We had put ~, com. 5
meHeed the attack by dwelling. pistol d me.
when | had no weapon drawn. and advancing
upph me Al quick pace, without giving me time
10 draw oIe.
Ns That, seeing ibis, my brosher.fred upon
Gsal Jacksonb when he had gos within eight oil
ten fsetof me
A That febr other pist4lswef fred 10 quick
suEesssiop che ~ Gen, jackson at me. two ~
ma III the General. ard one bp Col Coffee At
ND IN ihs cnufseIef this firing. Gen. Jackson
was brodghs ID he ground, but received no
hurt
is5. That dasgers were then dawn. Colonel
ColHee and MIR. Alexander Donaldson made al
me hhd gave me five 81 ghi wounds. Capt Ham.
nqnd and Mr.. St6keiy Hays engaged my brc-
tharr lwho being Silll weak from nc effect as Sc.
ve3e wonnd he had lately feceivea-ia duel vas
nopab!e "a resist two men They gol him dawn
and. while Capt. Hammond bsai him on he
head 10 make him lie slll, MI HAYS attempted
10 stab him. and wounded him ID h,th aims AZ
be ay On IBIS back parfyine his thfusis wnhs BIZ
NAKED hands From This situste1 seaefans
heafstd citizen of Nashville, Mr. Sumnct re.
heHst him. Before he came IL. he. ground mys
hrdIhsr claTped a loaded pistol to the breast 81
MH HsyssAo blow htm Though, bus i, missed
,hr4Ial
1 T6 NV own and my brother's pistol earned
two ba ~ each, orltwaS our intention .if driven h
% aFrAs, u have 10 ehl3's play. The pistols
htea sl ne were sd near thai jhe blaze If The
mdzze nf one ofThem burnt The sleeve If NV
coat, and The ofheT aitnsd at ny head al a latle
andre @lhan aa arms length ffgnf1t. IS
III 45.@Capt Carroll was 10 bhye taken part IN
itheiafffsy, butwas absent bs ihe permission .ef
Gef. Jackson, as pc has since pioved BY ihe.
6e4erhl's ceflldeatfs . ceruaeale which reflects
lesN htlnGr, know not heIherupon the General
4 Or a2eh HE. Captain
III Ya. Thatfhis attack was made upon me- in
ihe,shduse Shere the Judge df The district. MIR
Searcy, had his I3dgings So little are ibe
\ laws apd is m.nis;frs respected Nd hiss the +
eivy a4thoti y yet taken cogulzance of This hos
! fible outage.
s-.THoM4s Hart BENTON
*Lieasi CT 39h1 olantfy.sA
r 4 bloodless duel. PROVOKED As Nil.
CLAY.s with Mr RAsDotpH. oy taunfsz
and aspersions The most intbieaahle. In The
face ol Legislature aid Nation, follow.
\ I'D BY 4 single exchange 81 shit and an
immed ate spontaneous reconciliation, 10
The snanimltyto which MI. L i friend
I Gen HAMlLToS) has lately added his
testimony, be 50 execrRbles what is. 70 be /
said oatFis af3irl or 'ofI the main aet 10 il.
whom these fFfiepds pf HUI, anity'' ex.
I alt to the skies al the very. improvisation
4 pf Ill lhatis 10 81 re yaHed
d Tie same pdrty5 wilhIa ssnciilet whine
ard holy horror, talk aiso{as If with the
most vlrtuons :ndigaalion. tabous Setting.
II Mr.. CLlAY Jlhey shuttle ,fof.h}bas played
4 and bet az gamesiof chance -sai cards. or
i even aHhofse RACES WiliIfheY, then. IL.
Il low US 10 give them another insisbce
I where 4he dePrsyiiy Q. hotse-racing 10 1,
| pretty. large tpne was complicated with
/ the mofal sequel Of murderops. duelS
i The facts 1--WE ayb,surely venture 10
say 10 them most innocentk version may
be found a, pp. ia, lbs, ZIG. II7 Of tho
Dew apdogeticallife ol Andrew Jackson
by that fJidas .4caates.i' AMOS KENDALL.
! He says That one MI DfcKNsoN, uniting
! with The profession Of horse-rscer the re-
1 spectacle pursuit d negro-tt trader, bad With
i another made race against Gen. Jackson
for wothousanddollars. but drew bishorse
and paid the forfeit. About the bod1s or
notes on which this forfeit had been paid,
| a. quarrel Arose, and controversial pubEsa-
tons, For one Of these, Gen. JACKSON
/ sent "a Stern chalen ge'" by which must
/ De presumed to Be meant one in viiipg
sanspinafy form Of combat. II was &C..
cepted, Il. be fought week afterwards
Jacksod (says the Life) pressed fol an
4 lnsf2nt meeting but by the ptber party il
wps postponed until The 3Oh. (May,
.lsO6) then % take rlace Al Harfison's
Mills onl Red RIVER within The limits oil
Kentucky the distance "a feet; The par
trFs 70 stand facing cash oilier, With pis.
Etols dnwnfperpendlculaFiy and att6e SIM
gle word fire TO fire as they ipleased. 3
The LIE thus relates the event: at
the word Dickinson fred, and The. dust
was seenllo fly from Jaeksoh's clothes !;
the next instant Jackson fred and Dick
inson fell' .'
| Il turihfr recites, wilh-ad afiraiion, that,
| though struck and painfully wounded
lIbyl BIS adyerssry's ball, General J. rode
twenty. miles wiihout noticing I'll YET
greater admiration does itsexpress al his
lrePly to bis friends. when they discovered
ms Burt and were astoGished af his shoot
ing down. big adversary afferwsrds.--
nSlr said be, ''Isbould baveskilied han
III be bad Fhot me ibrodkh the brain r'-
The ielinehs Of revenge In al never better
expressed Eceflainly !: ana tbese are abb.
Jectseiihe Humanity -party's en- COMMUNIST
Spch afe tite facts, 10 the ace Of which
they who lavAhed upon lbe conduct and
character pr General JACKSON terms 81
admiration which 10 style befilsSe ! Del.
~ oa's : n ~ The smallest degsee 10 exr
sggeta'e, ppw affect 10 be Mortified al Mr.
CLAY's having fought 10 a bfoodtesss ex..
change Of ffes. he reauisilion Of honor
no'. revenge, according 70 The prevailiog
use o. NE community TO whichNhs be-
.o"ssea-a community where, 10 hmass who