The Arkansas banner., 1849-07-24
Cassius M. CIay's Account of his Recent
 Fatal RenconnteE.

Capt Clay publishes long account of this affair. from which we extrss the following. Aiisf aIluding tc some difseuity between himself and Turner. u relation to the iime the latter had occupied in speaking, he says:
 Bow began to feel for the first time that there was a concerted purpose to drisms, sence, and perhaps assault me. l went into ike room where my eaFpei-bag vas lodged, and put on knife seven inches in length. and aa iuch asd one-eight in breadth, which nsuziiy cary loF self defence. and returned Co ;he stand, ier my instincts a fnAn. Well as my use!uisess is citizen. had determined me never lo submit to personal IDaignGr. da not deny that have other and more efficient weapons oi defence than this knite, but 90 Siisht was my apprehension oi assault tba lniiea into false security. Whea Mr Tanner had coacluded lis address. determining tc be clearly ih ihe Iishi, asked his pardon ior nfsiskhg he hour, saying thar l thought Il had beeH two houry when If had been but eae. So far from accepting ny apology he dryly remarked that DO doub, that l thought his speech four hours bong instead olive; this also bore in silence. l tben sscended tie stand and said ibat yesterday ai Waidin's, Mir Turner agreed that shouid speak first, and ye withoat any notice, be occupied the stand iH violation of hrs own agree menf sbd now io-day he is the first up again, and refuses fo assept io aay compromise. 1 claim both from fhe theofy of the government and from inc practice of all parties thsi Mir Bufnam ihe emapci- patton candidate, has an equal rigflt 10 be heard, either through himself his son. or some friend before the people, presume these is tset man present who will deny the ia>iice of this elsim. ao no; ask 10 b. hear myself, Iuy interruption of Mr. Tur- ner was noi on my account, but that lBy friend Mf Bafnasn. who desires io address yea should hase fair distribution of the tlse. Alter some other irrelevant explanation with regard to Caesnault, myself and Turner. was about to resume my seat, uhen was questioned by Richard Rnnyon. He asked me fl had noi asserted ihat.,be school bonds were burnt. l fold him lad: he then sand II was noi true. l replied thai 1t was true. and referred him io the act and the School Canmssioners report and remembering that this vas the same man who bad insuiied at MIihon's, Rho was currently reported 10 be Turner's agent al inc meeting held
 n Richmond Of the original friends of constitutional reform ih presenting resolutions, pursued him with just ndisnation " Yes SIT, you voted Tor the bii 10 burn, by your owa admission you are guilty, and therefore you are sensitive. Ask your master here, whose tool you are fl l state not the truth" l was about getting down from the stand, when Mir. Fur ner again aseended the stand, and disclained that Rnnyon was not his iool. then said l" he makes himself your willing leol, and stepped oh the stand, and then remaked under tone. that this the second lime that Ruhyun had attempted 10 raise row with me Cyrus Turner. (fhe eldest son of S. Turfef) immediately gave lie fhe damn lie, and struck ne simultaneously. Cyrus Turner and myself had heretofore been upon friendly terms; had not spoken to him that day; dId no address my remarks to him Il there fore regarded him as following in the wake of Run Yon. threw of my cloak and attempted to draw my knife, C. TufBer caught my hand, butH at
 efgth succeeded ID drawing It As quick as thought my hand was seized by third party. Turner then lei me go. and commenced striking me feebiy in the face with his iisi, and the knife was wresied from my hand. linen struck Turner violent blow on his ieft cheek with my righ; hand, which stag Eered him back against tiIe cI0sgd whether he eil or not l don't know.~ Being assailed from behind turue1, and seeing my knife the possession of some person, for whlch apparently there seemed 10 be a struggle, seized II with my right hand and by twisting fl with my left fcutiiug three of my hngers,) 1 succeeded in recovering 1t. For A short tune was insensbie, probably the eee: of violent blows; then heard the bursting of cap; found was unable to sec therefore Tetres,ed few paces out ol the dense crowd. My son WaT6eid. fourteen years old, came up to me crying and offered an old pistol, three inch barrel. which had given him some years before; this rejected inefficient weapon. So soon as recovered my sight, and perceived where Cyrus Turner was, made iowa ds him; he IetIesiea with the crowd. I'he crowd giving way behind hiua he fell. when attempted 10 strike, did strike hn in the abdomen with my knife I was then borne away. believing myself nodsliy wounded; appealed 10 the crowd to wit ness that fell n defence of the liberties ot the people
 My first impression WAS, that the man who took my kniie from Ae had stabbed me with my own knife; but every one wha has seen the wound and the knife, pronounce il physically impossible. was struck oh ihe tfih Tighi r5, the knife turned partially round and passed gp n The direction ofth lett breast l do not remember al what time l was stabbed. know DeliheT who took the knife, nor who stabbed ne-Cyrus Turner admitted that he did not know not who struck me-it is admitted all hands, by friend and foe, that Alfred Turner. (cousin of Squire Tasner struck several violent blows with stick. Thomas Turner admits that he bursted three caps at win six barrel revolver, and vsas proceeding to fire on when tny friend Wln Wilkerson threw hin under the table; whilst many others whom forbeAf 10 name al present, seemed 10 be aiding and sbetiiag My friend Wiatt WiikeI- son badly cut 10 the arm with knife. l sup posed for several days thst stabbed the right side near the hack bone bui # must have been the result of severe blow; suffered acute pain in my
 right shoulder for ten days, this was pro- | ducei by severe blows.
 Ii is probable had as many friends on the ground
 as Turner, but they were paraiyzed by surprise,
 whilst l must do my oppoaeets ibe justice 10 Nay thai they acted With speed, concentration and
 energy Woftfy of better cause and better success Afet was borne into ihe house, could hear C. TGTneT's groans in another room; asked xhst WAS
 his condition was fold that be was not fatally woufdrd. ] then sent him word that reioioe,l tbai had DoI given him moltai woaha." He
 returned fur q that he lad stabbed me-
 and understood beIoie bis death lie imputed ho
 blame 10 me.
 Truth requires me to say that Cyrus Tuners life
 and character had inspired me with ihe respect which IS felt by the ciiszens ol Madison county ! generally Whilst I regret his deaih, not upon Lae I rests ihe responsibility oi its necessity
 1 Now in the ihlrd week sili lIhseg and suffer ! from the wound, unable 10 have iay beG made up. i In this eoOdiiion l have dictatrd ihe preceding ! statement to an aIASnaensis. C. N, CLAY. i July ,, lsI9.
 gJ Caleb S W oodbuil, the wing mayor of New 1 York, says of Mr. Polk, ia his proclamation au- rnu ff.e Inf