Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-09-17

But letter auives--she opehs it-she is
struck by a thunderbnlt Of woe-'ihe du,
el and the deadp Oh, that 'nine DAVIS
bubble" will continue 10 haunt her BIOS
ken heart, and crszed mind, until the
| kind ~ cssengeF, dealh, shall usher her
into woriG where the wicked ceas e
from -oubling.
Hal her husband disd as tho brave
love 10 die. on some well fought field,
battling for his coun,ry;-haS be PERISH
ed on the wreck amid the roar Of oceans
waves: or bad he iallen before disease,
she could have borneit. But "the da1l
and the dead!" He died in violation of
what ne knew obe the laws of his Cre-
atOr. That was the steel that entered
her soul. That was the poissn of her
cup ofwoe.
"They're seareduton her shrinking breas
That burst beneath its doom,
The duel! and the dead! they haunt
The threshold OF her tomb"
And now, you, whe are Pious wings,
are invited to 60 10 the polls and,vOte, in
full view Of all the consequences which
your example and influence will intvita>
bly, produce on your country, in I'D re
ligious, its political and its social rela>
tiOns. The democratic party offer 10
your suppon, men every way worthy Of
il. Both are eminent for talents, have
served their country with distinguished
reputation in high stations i their charac>
tnrs have undergone the "test Of talents,
of scrutiny and Of time" and have come
forth brighter from the trial We daily
assault upon them. The most malignant
demagogue the most slanderous Whig
editor is invited 10 examine their con
duct, as citizens, as heads Of families, as
men. Tho result, with the honest, the
moral and unbiased Of the community il
will be glorious triumph.
ItwiIlbe remembered that at the Extra
Session Of Congress in the Spring lS4l,
John, q. Adams made very fierce and
bitter attack upon Mr.. Wise for the part
he had taken in the Ciley duel. At
the regdlar session Of lS4t=2, Mr.. Ad.
ans reaewed that attack In reply TO
Mr.. Adams, at the latter period, Mr.. Wise
intimated that Mr.. Clay was the ptinci
pal adviser in the matter, After Teceiv.
ing this intimatlon, John @. Adams ney.
er said anything more TO M. Wise on
the subject. The debate 10 which we al
lude took place on the 26, 81 7'snd % Of
January, 1912, and will be found in the
Nalionrl Inlelligencer Of those dates.
In March, lS42, Mr.. Wise thought
proper to make statement Of facts in re
gard 10 the duel and in that statement he
says, explicitly, that ''MR. CLAY dew
the form oflhe challenge with his own
hand;" and also that MIR Clay approved
Of The adoption Of terms" on which the
duel was fought. He says further, that
he (Wise) differed with Mr. Graves on
he point Of requiring Mr.. CiIIeyt to re-,
duce his reasons OF reply 10 wtiting, but
that be (Craves) was iortifedin his opIn
ION on that part by the better counsel Of
Mr.. Clay"
In a letter dated February 2s, 1912,
addressed to Mr.. Wise, Mr.. Clay admits
that he drew the cbalreDge--ihe'same
That was sent,
The National IntelIieencer publishes a
letter Of Mr.. Charles Kings, to show
now much concern Mr.. Clay feIl when.
Ihs understood that Mr.CilIey and Graves
mad gone to fight, and how onxoQs he
was q stop IT. YET Mr., Gay, in the
commuhic t!on addressed to Mr. Wise,
and pnbiisded ii The Sem Weekly NJ,
tiona! IntelligeEcer OF Mach Sth, lS4S,
saws: .sBeing the friend Of Mr.; Grdvec, |
could notinvoke the authority u the Pol
ice TO prevent the duel; aud speaking OF
this, MIR. Chas King says: II informed
him that thoughtnO such obstacle ap'
piled 10 him, and that he might, with
/. entire proprieiy, cause the parties TO be-
i arrested, Yes, Mr. Clay was very much
conc erned about it,yet Immediately after
the foul and bloody deed had been consu
mated. and as Mr.. Graves, his garments
| vet reeking with the blood Of his immo-
lated victim, rode up to the door where
Mr. Clay was standing, he could say that
Il would be but ia nine days bubble"
The following facts, then, aTe apparent,
and cannot be disputed.
i 1. Mr.. Clay was the adviser Of Graves.
2. Mr.. Clay penncd The challenge,
which was sent 70 Chley. ~
/ 3.Mr. Clay, though be knew all about
the duel, would not, and did not, invoke
the authority Of the Police to prevent
| il. ss'
/ a. Mr. Clay, after he was informed o.
the result Of the duel, remarked that II
would be but nine days bubble"