The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-05-16


Induced me to propose The modification, was thus
brought before the public Now Jon, Mr. Graves
and |, were only presen, whent ! proposed tha'
modification. No, for u moment could believe
that he furnished the fact OF the challenge TO the
writer of The letter to the New York Herald
did not; aud my conclusion was mol unreasonable
that you did,
When the subject was adverted TO by Mr. hd-
ans and you in the Hons" OF Rep esenlalVes'
and YOU stated that the prelmlnarlcs had peeh
arranged by another, without mentioning my
uauie, the previous circumstances were sue" as
TO fix attention on me, aud YOU were as distinctly
understood TO refer 10 me as il my nane had been
expressly designated
Afterwards, a long and elaborate exposition,
protesting to give all the circumstances OF The ai-
tair, appeared in the NladSonan, which was be-
lieyed 10 layo been yOnr production, or to have
hecn prepared with Your assistance or sanct'on---
Ia that exposition, the design is clearly manifested
TO transfer the responsibility Of the duel to me
the terms Of the challenge are reclted and ny a
call Of the public attention 10 what is denomlnacd
ii. "ear-marhs," an insinuaion Is made OF my
being lis uulhor--a design nninunded IN re-
specI 10 me us i: is unjust towards MIR Graves: as
i'll, without an earthly motive, Sho1Id lUTGe nm
intO duel contrary 10 his own deliberate judy
mpnt,
During all these proceedings without any appeal
10 You, I remained passive aud silent, suffering
conscious injustice, bat abiding in nndoubted CON
idencc that in this, Us in other instances, truth
would ultimately triumph,
applied to Charles King, Esq,, for statement
Of what had occurred in Two interviews in my
room, between him, Revordy johnson, Esq and
myself Dir King came 10 me rs tho Trend Vt Cot
Webb; and although, icing The triem Of JhF,
Grares, could mol iar0hc the authority Of he
police 10 prepeat the duCi, | informed him that |
thought no snch obsiarle applied 10 HIM. aud That
he might win entire prcprc'y cause the parties to
be arrested therefore recommended the police
TO he called out, and Ior that purpose advised HIM
to confer with General Mercer and f. > hey gen
men TINT knew would promptly lend their add
to prevent the duel. Nr. King accordingly made
statement, forwarded il 10 4 Johnson, Esq who
added his own without my soIici,acn, aud trans
United both 10 ne.
| enclosed to Mr. Graves most false and ma
lienant atlcak npon me IN regard to the nilair,l
which appeared. think, in the Boston Post; and
he, in consequence, addressed letter 10 me beat
ing date the 10Th inst,
These two statements and his letter, handed os
the cd iors Of the National lntellisencer for pub!
licotion, not, rs YOU suppose, in response to anyj
call made by Col. Webb upon me, (lpr, although
he might have known of the two statements. hei
could not n: n York, on The i2h Of Febrnary,l
have known Of letter of MIR Graves, boarlhg dalo
the 10th Of TINT nDWlh, at louiSyille,n Kentucky,
bu, in response to aud in REPUTATION OF an attack
upon me, which had reason to believe had either
il, origin with YOU, or Ind been made upon inlur-
nation supplied YOU.
Such are Inc circumstances under which Your ap-
peal is nov made 10 mo to furnish you with iesli
nony IN answer 10 prepared inerrogatoes, for th"[
purpls either of your own vndlcatlon, or to I'm
picaic me, ] can recognize no rgh, on your parlj
10 make such m appoul, until all agency of yours
in the transactions TO which have herein referred
for the purpose Of nv eAculpnion, Is dlsavpwedi
or satisfactorily cxplainel. Nevertheless, ANNA
ted by n sense of risbt and lairness, which would
nromn, ma 10 do ins;ice even TO an enemy, and
feeling an entire consciousness Of my being be-
yond Sny reproach on account of the depioIabe
event which farms the subject Of our CORRESPOND 4
enc will now reDly particularly 10 such parts of
yonr I,,,er ne opne,r IN mo IN rcoure nm answer
I never thought or said that | was Geceircd By J
,ou or by any olbet person. us 10 the time or place
Of the meeting of Messrs Graves and Cilley ! posi-
lively aver hat had no knowledge of The day 4
nor the hour nor the place of their hostile meet
inc. And ~ hen. on the dav of lis actual occur
renee Ne,srs KIM and Johnson called nj myA
room, in The manner related by them, and inform
oh ma ,bn, !, was I, ,oke naco ON that duy fell
nil the sn,nrse which 10 descrbed in their s,a;es
,nen,s immediately sent INV servant I, The re l
spectiye rooms of Me;srs Graves, Cr,tenden, and
Noneree: and finding thai lhoy had, without any
knowledpe Jeff the !, ra,y in line morning, for The
frs, lime opprehculea that the meeting was ,o5
nike Mace Thai day. | did no, supvpse il woulds
occur on FIN, d,v. because. having undcrs,ooIi
.Ir Graves had me, with ditcu'ty in getting ri
tir, | did NOT know ,hn, he had Obtained one. II
had M RIGHT 10 know the ,imr and place of tle5
Meolur of Tho n.,rirs | only ,.src,,ed my 10
uorancc of i, because. if had known il, / could
have adj, iscd where the 'p,llcc might have been
directed IN arrest the u,ries md pIeyen, The duel
NV belief il thu, never saw the Terms uccurd h
mo Ia whirh the COMMA, WINS 10 he cppJncrcl, uri
mr. +, the due, gIbor,i i ibuk Them mere sL,,elS
and ernIo;n,i m mo. nfobahly nv Won. Ne kiuys
,hnks ihny were shown ar read NV me 10 hing
N, Johnson wh, .,s prescut. does moi urrees
wrh him in that no,,icolnr. and nv memory coin.
ciIes wi,h W. Inbnson's Hut do M, rr,n,J II !.
ne of The lens, consequence had no hand in tbcj,s
nrenorn,i,n Tim, wns The work al ono or boih urs
thc soconh. I
When IN IA, ,,,v nroccdin,iba dp.l Afr Ora, % 4
in comn'ny with you. came 10 nv room, wust
i,G,,nnd Tim, IA, had determined IN ri, l.uc, II, Z
C;II.v and Inn showod un ,,,o ch,leuyr wh,rh het
h,d drawn Unnn rcndiny i, ,honyb, il closcds
the door n MI Recommendations stated finn, ohiec. u