Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-07-05
From the Maysviile Eagle,

From the Maysviile Eagle,
Particulars Of the cassius M. Clay. Diffie.,,,
We expected TO receive in the Rich.
mond Chronicle Of Thursday "a full accoun,
Of the fatal reconlre between Cassius M.
Clay and Cyrus Turner, in Madison coun.
ty, on Friday of last week. The Chron;.
Gle, however, gives none Of the par.
ticulars, but merely mentions the affair
| and adds, "that Turner died on Sundav
morning last, living about "a hours ats,
receiving the wound. Capt. Clay is stil
in critical condition, but the better op;n.
ion seems to be that he will recover.n
We learn the following from gentle.
man who was on the ground.
There are three Pro-Slavery candidate.
for the Convention from Madison, Messr,.
| Willis and Chena,lt, and Mai. SOUR.
Turner, Gather Of Cyrus Turner, and
but one emancipation candidate, Mai. Bar.
nun. At regimental muster at Wal.
den's, on Thursday of last week, the can.
didates spoke, Willis and Chenaul, le,d.
ing. Maj. Turner, (aI.hough he had
promised Cassius NJ. Clay the stand be.
fore him. alledging that Clay was no. /.
candidate, and the crowd was fast dis
persing-made long speech. Clay then
took the stand and bore more heavily in hi,
remarks upon Turner than upon either
Of the other candidates, and il was now
evident for the first time that there Va,
some unpleasant feeling between them.
On the next day, Friday, another dis
cussion took place at regimental muster
at Foxtown. Willis spoke first, Turner
next. When Turner had spoken about
an hour, Clay appealed TO him TO give
Maj. Barnum an opportunity Of defend
ing the Emancipationists and their views
but Turner refused and spoke half an hour
longer, in severe strain, during which he
read from the True American newspaper
portion Of the article that caused the
Lexington mob and the removal or The
True American Office 10 Cincinnati. CLAY
now appealed TO the people TO say whether
it was fair that this article should be read.
unless accompanied by reinstatement so Of
ten made by Maj. Turner, that The arti-
Gle III question was written by South
Carolina planter, Gas many Of his friends
believed, for the express pur pose Of break
ing down his press, and sent TO his Office
and printed while he was lying sick Of the
typhoid fever. The article, he said, was
as repulsive to bis feelings and views, as
it was to Maj. Turner'S or any other mans
and if he had not been confined 10 bed
of sickness, it should never have appear
ed in his paper. Mr. VIM. L. Neaie, the
printer Of the True American, was on the
gound, and would confirm the statement.
Maj. Turner continued his speech, after
this interruption, and when lie concluded,
G. NJ. Clay took the stand for the pur-
pose of making kind of apology to the
people for the Interruptions he had caused.
He again stated that he thought each par
ty were entitled to be heard, and that each
should be allowed fair division Of the
time. That the friends Of right and jus
tice by such course had nothing 10 lose;
for If the Emancipationists held incendia-
ry notions, and advocated principles op-
posed to the best interests of the country,
the people would judge of them correctly,
and put them down, while If their princi-
pies were founded in RICH. and justice, il
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
than two minutes he was leaving the stand,
when Maj. Runyon, lawyer Of Rich
mond, at a considerable distance of, piled
him with questions, and Clay, with the
of Chenault, who claimed the
stump endeavored to answer him. Some
misunderstanding occurred in reference
10 the School Fund, in which Runyon
pronounced statement made by Clay false
and untrue. Clay referred TO an act Of the
Legislature in proof Of his assertion, and
finally told Runyon,wh had interrupted
him before, that he was mere tool Of
Turner, and was obeying his MASTER
Clay decended from the stand in perfect
good humor, and without expecting diff
liculty with any one, when Mai. Turner
remarked that "Runyon was not his tool"
Clay replied tina, whether Turner knew
il or not, he was evidently his willing tool.
Upon this, Cyrus Turner, the sor Of the
candidate, stepped up to Clay ard pro-
nounced his statement I'D lie, and
struck him in the face. Clay was soon
stabbed by some one behind him, beat
over head with stick by Alfred Turner,
and perhaps others, and pistol was snap
ped four times at his head, bursting a cap
each time, by Thomas Turner. He did
not draw his knife nor shake off the hold
Of those who were clinging 10 him, until
ne perceived the blood spouting forthfrom
his side and believed from the wound he
must die. With super-Euman effort, be
shook off those who held him, encountered
Cyrus Turner, and stabbed him.
The wound took effect in the lower part
Of bis abdomen, resulting in his death in
hirty-four hours.
MAJOR BELGER.-Quarter Master Uni
ed States Army arriyed In this city last