New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-29
Particulars of the Cassius Clay Dimculiy.

From ~ Hsysril. EssIs 81
We expected 20 receive IN the RirhnoHd
Chronicle OF Thursdsy full account o. the fatal recon
70 between Cassius " Clay and Cyrus Turner, In
Madison County on Friday OF last week. Inc CtroHi-
~, however gives Of the PARTICULAR but merely
,en,ioos Toe aisr and adds that DR. Turner dled Oh
endsv rnorning last living about thirty-iour hours
sner rece the wound Capt Clay - sun IA cfit-
zeal condition. but the better opinion seems to be that
be viii recover
We learn the following from gentleman who was
In the ground There three Pro Slavery candidates
f1f the Convention from Madison, Messrs. WIS and
Chensut and Maj Squire Turner GAMER 81 cyrus ur
ner and 0ut Emancipation candidate, MAJ bufnsln
lta tgimeutGl muster al Wddens, on Thursday OF
last week the candidates spoke, Wills and Chenault
leadiny Mai Turner iolOwed-(althOush he had prom.
iced Cassias 81 Clay the stand before HIM alleging sst
Clay was not candidate and the crowd was fast dis
perslng-and made long speech. Clay then took the
stand and bore more heavily 10 his remarks upon lur
ner than upon either Of the other candidates and 1t was
now evident for the first time that there vas some IN
pleasant feeling between them
On tho next day, Friday, another discussion took
place II a regmontal muster ~ Foxtown. WINS spoke
nrst Turner next. Wnon Turner mad spoken about an
hour Clay appealed 10 him 10 give Maj Burnam an OPP
portunty OF defending the EmancipauOnists and their
views but Turner refused aud spoke nail An houf
longer in strain. during which he resd from
the Tra6 AnrtcaH newspaper portion Of the article
that c0used the Lexington mob and the removal Of the
Typx lm1icda office - Cincinnati. Clay now appealed
20 the people 20 say whether was FAIR ths this article
should be read unless accompanied by the statement
40 often made 10 Mai Turner that the article in ques-
lion was written by a South Carolina planter. Gas many
Of his friends believed. for the express purpose Of
breaking down his prcss) and sent TO his Office and
printed while he lying sick Of the typhoid fever
The article he said, repusive 70 his feelings and
views a. II 10 Msj Tumers or any other mans
and " BIO had been confined 10 bed OF sickness
should never have appeared m hls paper Mr. VIM J..
Neale the prlaier OF The True AmHicdB was on tho
ground, aud would confirm the statement
Mai Turner continued his speech, after this inter
ruufion ani when he concluded, c. NJ Clay took the
sfan for Ne % a apology
the people for the interruptions be had caused. lie
again stated that he thought each party were entitled
10 be heard and that each should be allowed fair 81
vision Of the tme. That the friends Of right and jus
tee by such n course had nothing to lose for If the
Emancpationsts held incendlary notions, and advo-
Gated principles opposed to the best interests OF ne
country the people would Judge OF them correctly and
put them down. viii II their principles were founded
IN right and justice, II was certainly not wrong that
they should be known IN order that they may be up
held and supported
After making his explanation, which did not occupy
more minutes he was leaving the stand, when
Mai RunyOn, a lawyer of Richmond, at considerable
distance Oh piled him with questions, and Clay, with
the consent of Chenault who claimed the stump en-
deavored to answer him. Some Misunderstanding oc-
CURED in reference to the disposition made oil tue
School Fund in which RunyOn pronounced state
ment made by Clay false and untrue Clay referred 10
an nc Of the Legislature 10 proof of his assertion ana
finally told Runyon, who had Interrupted hun before
that he mere tool OF Turner aud was obeying his
master. Clay descended from tho stand IA perfect
good humor, and without expecting difficulty with
any one, when Maj Turner remarked that "Runyon
was not his tool"
CLAY re- piled that whether Turner knew it not he
was evidently his willing tool. Upon this, Cyrus Iur
ner the con Of the candidate stepped up 10 Clay aud
pronounced hi. statement id he and struck hun in
the face. Clay coon stabbed by some one behind
him. beat over the head with stick by Alfred Turner
and perhaps others, and revolving pistol was snapped
four times at his head bursting = cap each time, by
Thomas Turner. lie did not draw his knife, nor shake
of the hold of those who were clnging to him until he
perceived the blood spouung forth from his side and
believed from the wound that he musi die. With super
human effort he shook of those who held him. encoun
tered Cyrus Turner. aud stabbed him. The wound
took effect In the lower part Of his abdomen resulting
In his death in "a hours.