The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-12

sponsibe % him any he might maksp
stood rom Nc Randolph before tbs ao'o Mr.
Clay that he waived his privilege senator"
To this Col. Ta,nali replied.
"As preston (dld and would hold himself re- pom
sbIe le) may construed 10 mean ,hs Mr. Randolph
had given this intmation only before called upon but
q such manner as 10 throw out 10 Mr.. Clay something
like an inv ston 10 nske such oA have, tue part
OF MI Randolph, TO disasos any d,sposi,on, when
pressing his readiness waive his privilege
satisfaction Tho concluding paragraph Of your
ao,s presume ! a,eaasa 2 .aow merely that You did
do'ph up you had asccrained his wIingnesst TO waive
hisPdvilese senator TnsI inler ASH was in your
recollection that the expression of such readiness the
part OF Mr. Randolph was Ia reply 70 inquiry that
point made BY yourself" ee .s ge stsatHtr
Thus an irritating circumstances in the afarwas yr-
tualy negatively and its offensive import wholly disayow-
ed. For my own parf, do not believe that Mr.. Ran
doph used such langnagei IN his speech have no reco
lection OF haylng heard IT, The published report al the
Speech taken down BY the reporters, and not revised
by the speaker, contains nothing Of it, Such gasconade
foreign 10 Mr.. Randolphs character The occasion
ole which these OF delances thrown
out which are either TO purchase cheap reputation
when il is known they will be desplsed or to get adj
vantage ia extracting challenge when there is de-
sign to kill Mr. Randolph had none OF these Views with
respect to MIR Clay He had no desire 10 fight him, or TO
hurt him, gain cheap character by appearing to bully
him. He was. above all thar, ,and had settled &C
counts with him in his speech, and wanted no more
do not believe il was sad but there was part of the
speech which might have received wroag application,
and led the erroneous reporla part which applied 10
which he condemned and denounced, and dared the
President and his friends 10 defend His words were,
reported unreyised: Here plant my foot; here
fling defiance gh, into his ,hc Pesidenrs) teeth; here
throw the gauntlet TO him and the bGavessof his com
peers to come forward and deeAd these lines" &c.
very palpable defiance this bat very different from
summons 10 personal combat, and from what re-
lated 10 Mr.. Clay. II an unfortunate report,
doubtless The effect Of indisInc apprehension, and The
more TO be regretted as, after having been main
cause inducing the challenge, the disavowa could not
stop il. b Nf
and according 10 the expectation oil The PRINCIPALS the
meeting itself would be Immediately but their seconds,
from the most laudable feelings determined delay it.
with the hope 10 prevent it, aud did keep it off week ad
hitting me 10 participation IN the good work, as being
already priyy to the aAAr and friendly 10 both parties
The challenge stated specific ground Of offence. spec
fed eAceplionabe words 1t perempiory and geni
eral for an g unlroyoked attack his (Mr. Clays)
character" and il dispensed with explanations BY alleging
that the notoriety and ndlspuabe existence of the in
jury superseded the necessity for them OF this
demand was boomed on report Of The words spoken
verbal report the full daily publication OF the debates
having not then bsgun-and was OF character greatly
10 exasperae Mr.. Clay 1t stated that in the of
the debate Mr. Randolph said
" Thar letter from General Saazar, the Mexican min
lister al Washington submitted by the Executive the SEN
forged by the ctery of Stae and denounced the adj
,ninsraton as corrupt coalition between the puritan aud
black leg; anc added, at the same e, that he (Mr Ran
had said" .-lwag' 5000 5.sa
This was the report TO Mr. Clay, and upoa which he
gave the absolute challenge and received the absolute
acceptance which shut out all inquiry between The pin
cpas into The Of the quarrel, The seconds de-
teTmned to open II, and 10 attempt accommodation,
or a peaceable determination OF The difficulty la conse.
quence, Geneal Jesup stated the complaint in note TO
Col. Tanail, thus: ~
+" The injury Of which Mr.. Clay complains consists 10
this that Mr. Randolph has charged nIm with ha wing
forged manufactured paper connected with Tie pana.
ma mission a'so tha,he has applied TO him 10 deb.e the
epithet OF black leg. The explanation winch cone def
necessary H. that Mr. Randolph dec thai he in
tention OF charging Mr. Clay either in his public private
IN per or M sfeu
resenting any iact and also that the term backlog was
not intended to apply 10 hun"
To this exposition vi the ground OF the complaint Col
TatnalI answered . #.a ...ra 81. @..H
"Mr. Randolph informs that the words used by him
in debate follows That thought IL would he in
my power 10 show evidence sufficiently presum ptive 10
satisfy Charlotte County, nry mar this nviation was
ing strong likeness in Pointoi style TO the other papers
did not undertake to prove thts but expressed
don the ephe puri,anic diplomatic bIackegged admin
lsifa'on Mr. Randolph IN giving these words those
uttered by hir IN debate, sunwing afford any chps
nation as TO their meaning and application /"
In this answer Mr.. Randolph remained upon his orig
ina ground OF refusing 10 answer out OF the Senate tor
words spoken within H. In other respects The statement
OF the words actually spoken greatly ameloa,ci the Of
iensive report, the coarse and insulting words forgiag
aqd fainfying" being dIsayowed, in fscl they
not used, and not to be found in the Published
port The speech was bitter philippe, aud intended 10
be so, taking Tor point the alleged coalition between
Mr. Clay and Mr.. Adams with respect 10 the election,
and Their Efforts to get up popular question contrary TO
our policy OF non en,ang with foreign nations, in
sending ministers the Congress OF The American States
OF Spanish origin al the stbmus OF Panama. heard it
all and though sharp and cutting, think it might have
been heatd without any manifestation OF resentment by
Mr. Clay The part which he took seriously to heart,
that OF having the Panama Invitations manufactured 10
has ofce, was 10 my mind nothing than allrbung
to him diplomatic superiority which enabled hin 70 OBJ
tain from the South American ministers the invitations
that he wanted, and not at all that they spurious
abrcations As 10 the expression biak lsg and pur
II was merely rafcasm TO strike by anthesIs, and
which. being without foundation, ght have been dis
regarded, presented these views 10 the parties and If
they bad come from Mr. Randolph might have been suf
hcen but he was lnexorable and would not authorize
word TO be said beyond what ne had written,
All hope OF mmodaiion having vanished, the sec
onds proceeded 10 arrange for the dnsi The afternoon
OF Saturday the Sih OF April fixed upon for the time
the right bank OF the Potomac within the State OF Viz.
gina, above the Little Falls bridge, the place ps
tolls The weapons distance, ten PAGES; each party 10 be
attended by two seconds and surgeon and myself at
liberty 10 attend mutual friend There was 10 be no
pr acispg with pistols, and there none; and the
words I" one" "two." three" STOP" after the word
hre were, by agreement between the seconds aud for
the humane purpose OF reducing The result
possible 10 chance 10 be given out in quick succession
The Virginia aide OF the Potomac taken the in
stance of Mr.. Randolph He went out a Ylrgihs SEN
aior, refusing to compromise that character and IL he
fell in defence OF its tghis, Virginia soil him the
chosen ground 10 receive his blood There statute
oil the Stale against duelng within her limits bu, he
merely went out to receive fire without returning 1t, he
deemed thai no fighting, and consequently breach OF
her statute This Tor choosing Virginia could only
be explained 10 ss alone HE depository OF bis
secret The weeks delay which the seconds had con-
triyed was about expiring II friday evesing, or
rather night, when went 70 Mr.. Clay for The last