The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-07-04
Washington Feb. 2S. 1912

Washington Feb. %, 1912.
r., Upon reading it
the challenge Mr. Graves had drawn1
thought it closed the door to all accommo.
: dallon, stated tina, objection and sketchcd a
draugM in my omn hand mritiag.
HENRY CLAY.
Hon. HENRY A. WISE.
This proves it thus far. But the weasle
creep-hole the Mercury is, that the chaI.
lenge of Mr. Graves was sen, before Mr.
Clay "skctched his draught." Let us look
a little further
lie (Mr Clay drew the form of the chal-
lenge, which was copied BY Mr. Graves and
carried by me to Mr. CilIey."
Henry A. Wise.
There is sufficient proof to convince any
a. every one that Mr. Clay isguilty "pen
n'ng the challenge which brought the muir
dered Cilley to his grave" But as our pious
and trnh-loving neighbors of the pancake
Mercury, have seen fl, to copy an extract
from Mr. Graves letter, we will take the
liberty to copy the same extract, which is
as follows:
"From the commencement of the diff
Guilty between Mr. CllIey and myself up to
the time | sent him the challenge, do not
recollect that mentioned it to you Mr.
Clay or any other colleague or friend, ex-
cept Mr. Menifee and Mr. Wise"
Now mark! The Mercury says in its re-
marks after this extract, that "Mr G. says
he vermentioned it to Mr. Clay until he
HAD sent the challenge, while Mr. G. |
says he "never mentioned it to Mr. c. till
UP TO-(not after,) the time he sent the
challenge" There! if that isn't about
as laundering and laughablc an attemp,
at lying as ever was made, we don't know
what ls-copying an extract as evidence,
and in the next breath denying that evil
dence by mistaing the exlract-bad, very,
tor them. There seems to be plain differ
ence between up to and utter the time an
act is committed. Now, as you DENY Mr.
Wise's and Mr. Clays evidence, will you
also deny Mr. Graves because it corobor.
ates Mr. Wise! The above prores it ALL;
at the time Graves consulted Mr. Clay, he
(Clay) wrote "Mc challenge that was
copied by Graves and carried by Wise to
Cilley, which brought him (Cillcy) to the
grave" This fas,ens the stigma ofadvising
and abetting in the "murder" of Cilley
upon Clay, and he and his troop of coon
1onkeys cannot shake it of.
How contemplate must such stuff as
appeared in the Mule-skin of week before ,
asst, seem to the readers of that thing while
i is calling them an intelligent community.
Whether its silly attempt at lying, enema
ed from the whiting brain of "Tom Pow.
,rs' or his slop-eaerofthc Muleskn office, t
We cannot say,as it is not an easy matter !
o discriminate between the logic Of an Ass !
md Fool.
Now, gentlemen, we wish you distinct
to understand that we despiSc this :
manner of political warfare-this bandyinp u
pithets, its low business, we know l
ut since you mot your MASTERY have seen
it TO throw that glove so often. we take i,
p. And as we do not wish to fgh, in the u
lark or behind shelter, the "Dgvu's" ar.
lcIes, if he should occasionally take it into
lis head to poke up the muck.worms in the o
Don camp, will be marked thus: u
Before we close this article, and as we (;
ave proved Henry CIay's agency in the Il
CHey mn dr," as well as two other at Is
emp,s to take life with his own hand, we "
SIX of the people OF Vermont, to read an ar n
cle in the Age of to day, over the sigma il
1re Of MdRALITAs"-then let them vote If II
hey can, without The fear of justice or
engeance of Heaven before their eyes, for !.
man who sets at naught the laws of their "
tate, of God, and of Humanity. X. a
GOING FOR POLK! ~
We hear of changes in all quarters in
lvor of Polk and Dallas. Mr. Mcmahon.