The Arkansas banner., 1849-07-10
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 PaEticupars of Cassims ns. t-ieys~ Dfmemlty. We expseasd so receive, in the Rirhmond Chfoni- els of Thasndsy, faii secoans of ths gntal Fen- costrs bstwesH Causias M. Cisy ard CyFus TsrnsF, ip Madison eeanty, oa FFiaay sf inst week- Ths ChrDuieis. however. eises none of ths PaFttcxIasa bat meraly mentions the mfair. and sdds, e thAi Farmer died on Saturday morning uss, living thirty teuF heuFs after rccAlViRg the wonud. Caps. CiAy is sil ia critical condition, bat the hs1ief oPn0n ssesns to bs that be wal recover"
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 There gre three .pro-saavery esDdidaiss fer the eenventiaE fFom Maaisau- Mss~rs. Willis and Che nzalt. and Msjos Squire Turnes. tfzaher sf Cyms Tnrner,1 and bat eae emancipation candidate, Maj. Bufnafn- Al a rpgimsntal muster st Waidcn's, oH Thursday of lnst week. the candiastes sFoks- Willis and Cheaaal Isasiag. Major TarneEs al- though he had psemlscd CAssius M Clay tse kiand before him. AlIcging that Clay was nOs candidate -and the crowd wss fast dispcrsing -anNde long speech. Clay then took the stand, and bore more heavily ia his remarks aPoR TarReF than upon either of tho other candidates; and it evi- dent, fer the hFs; tsse. tsaf there wse sOme un- pleasant feeling between them
 Oa the the ne Ki 1sy lFr;dsy) sSCsher discassion toek place at regimental master zG koxtswn. Wiiiis spoke first and TBrBer next When Turner had spoken about an hour. Mt. Clay appealed to H3Iu 70 Etke EAAf@g DuFGaM 1h Grpoftul1tV 04 de- f~sding the emanciPahenists and their views: bat TasBer refssed, and spoke half aa hour longer, in
 severe strain. daring which he read from the True American newspaper portion of fhs article tluat cansed the Lexibgtoa mob. and the removal of the True American office to CiBciAaati. Clay nes SD reaed io the people 10 say whether if was fair thai ,his article sbosid be rad, unless sccoupaaies hy the statement, 70 oftsR made hy Mr. Clay, thSt the article in question was written by Senlh Csfona planter, (as many of bis friends believed, for the express purpose of breaking down his press and aent to his osee and printed whle he was fyine sick ei the typhod fever. The article he ssid vrus as repulsve io his -eiings and views as 1t was to Mgor Turner's or any other men'S--and if he had not teen confined 10 ted Of sickness a should ueSeF have appeared in his paper. Mir. Wn L.. Neaie, the prtRter of the True American was on the ground. and would confirm the stateneHt
 Mf. Turner continued his speech after this inter rupiio1. and wben he coDc,u6ed C. M. Clay took the stand to make kind of apology to the pco- pse for the interruptions Ire had ciused He aqaip stAted thai he thought each party entitled to b heard, and that each shoUid hs allowed fair di- vision of the time That the friends of right and justice by such course had nothing io lose for if the emansipationists had Rceadiary netious and aaFocsied principles opposed to the best interests ol the country, ths people world judge of them cor recty aud pat them down. wbiie if tleir principles were founded in right asd justice. it was certainly Dot wrong that they shcald be known in oFdef that they may be upheld and supported. Afser making has explanations. which did not occupy more than two minntes, ke was leaving tlie stand. when Mai kuuyea. a lawyer of Richmond. at considerable distance o5, piled him with questions, and Clay, with the consent of Cbenauli, who claimed the stump, endeavored to answer him. Some Enisun- dersiaDding occurred n reference to the disposition made of the school fund. IR which Ranyon pro- nouHeed statement made ky Clay faiss and nirae Clay referred 10 act of the Legislature n proof of his assertion, and haaliy told Kanson whs had interrupted him before. that he was mere tool cf Turner, and was obeying his master. Clay descsn- ded from the stand in perfect gcod humoF and with ont expecting dilbcatty with any one, when Maj Turner remarked that Ranyon was not his tool. Clay replied that whether Turner knew it or not he was evieeatly hts willing tool. Upon this. Cyrus furner the of the caudi6ate stepped up to Clay and pronounced his statement to he d-d lie. and struck him in the face. Clay was soon stabbed by some one behind him, beat over the head with a stick by Alfred THrRer and perhaps others, aud a revolving pistol snapped ear times al his head. bursting cap esch iims, By Thomas Turner. He did not draw his kuifs shake of the hold of those who eli1gisg to him, until he perceived the blood spouuag forth from hts side, and believed from the wound ke must die. With sEperhumaa effort he shook of those who held him. encoa aiered Cyrus Farmer and stabbed hiln. The wound took effect in the lower part ei the abdomen. resulting in his death in 34 hours.