Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-08-01

Mr.. CIey denied that he had said any thing
of the sort. He had only, he said. refused
| Webb's note because he chose TO be draws IN
to no controversy with him. adding that he
meant no disrespeci 10 Mr., Graves.
/ Here was Mr. Graves at cnce involved in a
dilemma by a want of candor on the part of his
opponent. Webb was good enough Tor Clliey
10 abuse, bui MOI good enough TO receive any
| explanation of tha, abuse .-and this, not be-
cause of Mr.. CiIley's position Member Of
! Congress, but because the man who had wall
touly assalIed him Z" did not choose to be drawn
| into controversy with him!' Obviously, the
! man should have thought Of this before he made
! rhe first attack. If il had been black walter
at an oysrer-celIar whom be had thus assalled,
| he ought to have been willing TO answer civI!
note OF inquiry from him.
| But the unexpected response of Cllley 10
| Graves had according TO he least absurd por-
non of the la IS of honor, SO cal!ed) now mex
rricably Involved Mir Graves. II was idle for
C,lIey TO dsdan liz empty words intentional
dlsrespect TO Mr.. Graves. Ever since there
were any law. of honor so termed, the parry
who saws, will not receive your principals
note, because be is moi a gentleman puts the
second in the place of that principal. Mr..
Graves now wrote q brief note, asking explicit
lv whether he declined 10 receive The mole ot
which he (G.) was lle bearer on the ground ol
personal objection TO him as gentleman or
man of honor Mr.. CIlley, in reply, denied
Graves's rgh, 10 ask auy such question and re-
fused TO answerit The next step was a chal-
lenge from Graves 10 CiIley.
But what had lNr Clay 10 do with all this I?
Nothing IN the uorld, up 10 this point. He did
not know that any such difficulty had occurred.
But, when Graves deemed himself compelled 10
challenge Cilley, and had already written the
challenge, he called on Mr.. Clay, his friend and
fellow -boarder, and stated 10 him in confidence
The whole matter MIR. Clay was astonished
and disiressed---,old Mr.. Graves he (G) ought
not have been Involved in this affair, and that
il night and should be settled without blood
shed. He asked TO see the challenge. and, on
reading il, remarked that it a naked and
unqualified summons 10 the feld--tha this must
not be sent hu, one ,ha, would admit ot and ln-
vite a peaceful adjustment. Accordingly, he
tore up The challenge and wrote the following
"WAsH1xeToN CRY, Feb %, 1898
"As you have declined accepting communi-
Gallon which bore 10 you from Col. " ebh. and
as by your note of yesterday you nave refused
to decline on grounds which would ex0nerate
me from all responsibility growing ont OF the
affair am left no other alternative but 10 ASK
that satisfaction which is recognized among
gentlemen My friend, Hon. Henry A. Wise
is authorized nv me 10 make the arrangements
suitable 10 The occasion
! Your obedieni servant,
w J. GRAVES
Hon. ]. Cilley."
Mr.. Graves concurred with Mr.. Clay in the
hope lha, the affair would he settled without a
combat. and left HIM II despatched the above
challenge by Mr.. Wise, and ii was promptly
accepted Mr. Ciley (nasins, as the chal-
Ienged party, The choice OF weapons,) proposed
nfes-dis,ance eighty yards-bul as we have
gwen the challenge, let us have the acceptance
WASHINGTON, Feb. %. 1888
S1R-Mr. CiIley proposes TO meet Mr. Graves
at such place as NAV be agreed upon between
US tomorrow al - o'clock. The weapons tc
f be used on the occasion shall be rlies the par
ties placed side 10 side a, eighty yards distance
. from each other 10 hold the rifles horizontally
al arms length downwards the nfes to be
cooked and triggers sci; the words 10 be 8 Gen
lemen, are yon ready" Afier which nei'he
. ans ering " No." The words to be s. Fire-one
! two three, fonr" NeiIher party shall fire be
fore the word fire" nor alter The word four.
The positions of The parties at The ends OF The
, line to be determined ny lot. The second o
the party losing The poslIInn shall have The g's
, ing OF The word. The dress 10 he ordinary
winter cloihing and subject to lhe examination
J Of both parties. Each parry may have on The
ground, besides his second. surgeon and I've
/ other friends The seconds for the execution
+: of their respective trusts are allowed TO have :
: pair OF pistols each OH The gronud bat no oihel
D persen shall have any weapon The olHes t'
be loaded IN The presence Oi The seconds.--
/ Should Mr. Grares not be able 10 procure RI
fie by The time prescribed, time shall be allow
ed for that purpose.
r Your very obedieni servant,
GEO. W. JONES.
Hon. HENRY A. WISE.
Such were the conditions of exiraordnar,
ferocily given 10 This conihat--nol by Mr.
D Graves, nor by any friend of Mr.. Graves. H.
d wrote, through Mr.. Wise, that The terms wer'
E unusual and objectionable" but II was no, hi