Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-06-01

Ix2 aaxest< seems TO fea.t upon the false
ehnsEes brought against Mr.. Clay with won
det9 relish A few weeks since the editor
a1ed that Henry Clay prnned the challenge
T1inh brought about the Cillev Duel, when we
hare shewn that Mr.. Clay did al he could to
peesent that fatal ereounter. -HsrksY.
We have no recollection Of having made
ths statement laid to our charge as above,
but We do not now hesitate to make it,
n. clsy did pen tie challenge sent BY
'Gnss % Calley. We have the testimony
.efNr.- Wise, Graves second. to ibis effect,
- NJ. Clay has never c,ntradictcd it,
NJ w. himself took the original draft
q ~ challenge. as drawn up BY Mr..
0ruEes himself 70 Mr.. Clasy and the lat
ter,. upon examining it, was displeasetl
swiEh 4, and IT down and pe4ned the chol-
k,6s III Das sent acixh 4 = oscn hand. Does
ID Hawkeye deny this? Impliedly. it
aees, IN the extract above given, but we
e nctchoose to let It of in that way. We
snhnit categorical question, and expect
= - answered without evasion. We are
.aecaesa cf bringing false charges against
lfr. Clay in relation to his duelling, and
ne hsve.a right to demand that the false
,heods should be pointed out.
Mr.. Clays dnelling is rather queerly
81 over By The pious and godly set who
naan6cture the editorials Of that paper.
Gen. Jackson, i seems, has also in his
time fought duels; and this, if not iusti-
6eatioa Of Mr.. Clay. at-ieast excuses him.
They tkas hold up, in extenuation Of their
.idprs cooduct, the example Of q man
.when they had all previously denounced
and c,ndemned- condemned chiefly, too,
became Of the dssls in which he was en-
saged when . young man! Where is the
nm, whose recollection carries him back
q ~ campaign between Adams and Jack
scn, who Is not familiar with this duelling
objection 10 the LATTER? It was the Chief
ding harped upon; and if the EDITOR Of
ahe Hawkeye was at that time engaged in
he publication Of political newspaper,
No hsye no doubt an examination Of his
Hes would show that he too joined in the
Aae and cry. II these men were sincere
.then, an they now support Mr.. Clay,
WIN bat three years ago wa. put under
bonds at Washington not to fight, and yet
be sincere? Mr.. Clay's hast duel, 1t should
mt beforgotten, was fought wlile he was
6lEag the high Office Of Secretary Of
Stste, and with 2 member Of the United
cennrs Senate. The constitution, which
Mr.. Clay, upon assuming Office, took an
eth = support. declares that members
shall not be held responsible for words
spoken in debate; and yet ii is we'll known
hit i was for words tAus spoken by Mr..
Randolph that Mr.. Clay challenged him.
But, exclsims the Hawkeye, the duel
with Rsndolph was bloodless. True, it
was 70, but not through any fault Of Mr..
Clay. Mr.. Randolph fred into the air,
! bat his antagonist, it is on all hands admit
ted, shot with practised skill and deadly
nslice. On pages 800 and 300 Of q s'biog-
raphy Of Henry Clay" written BY his
friend Geo. D. Prentice. Of the Louisville
Journal, will be found the following:
ssIn die time the parties fred. ard luckily for
both Of them, or 1t least for Mr.. Clay, Ma RAN
DoLpH's LIFE WAS SAVED ny HIS GOWN. The
unseemiy garment constituted such vast circum.
Sse,nee. that the locality Of sthe thin and swarthy
Sehatorc was At least matter Of very vague
conjecture. Mr.. Clay might Is well have fred
inee de art spread top Of an oak, in the hope Of
hitting 6bird he supposed TO be snrsly percfling
s6oe9here among the branches. Hrs SAIL HIT
rik eExrnx OF THE visfDL& oBJRcr, bit Ran
aoph vas not thefe-and Of course the shot did
% hWm sad no good"
f3-Mr. CAssIus N. CLAY, the nephew
of The vhig candidate for the Presidency,
IN = r>~enf Latter wriffen with the view Of