Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-07-13
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\ TED SENATE" IN COURSE or runLicArrosl
Asno isso-Joha Quincy Adan', Prssident-D~eib b.
t~sen Mr. Csaysnd Mr.. Rsndoiph. go
TWAS Saturday, the frs, day Of April towards noon,
the Senate being day In session. that Mr. Randolph
came to my Browns Hotel and without explain
ing the reason of the question: asked me II ives ne
blood relation of Mrs. cays answered that was and
he Immediately replied that that put end a request
that he had wished to make OF me, and then
tell that he had just received challenge from Mr..
Clay had accepted it. ready to go out and would
ply Col Tatna to be his second. Before leaving he
told he would make my bosom the depository or Sc
which he SHOULD commit other person Il was
that he did not intend to fire at Mr.. Clay. He told
me because he ted witness Of his Intention and did
tell !, his second any body cse and co.
Joined inviolabe secrecy until the duel over Thi,
was the first notice had Of the aiir. The circumstan-
ces Of the delivery of the challenge had from Gen. Jesup
Mr. Clay second and they perfectly characters
tic Of Mr. Randolph that give them in detail in the
Generals words:
al unable to SEQ Mr.. Randolph until the morning
Of the LIST OF April when called him for the purpose
OF delivering the Previous presenting It, how.
ever thought proper to ascertain from Mr.. Randolph
himself whether the information which Mr. Clay had re.
cevedhat he considered himself personally accountable
for the attack on him-was correct accordingly in
formed Mr. Randolph that the bearer of message
from Mr. Clay in consequence Of attack which he had
| 500 r.. -, ~, -. p ~. .u ia, ae'e' III .ne
him out CT the Senate for thing said in debate unless
he chose voluntarily waive his privileges as member
J;d nrn,cc, b;, h, 10 j - h;,S S ,s Wv
subtcrfuge the pleading Of his privilege as
Senator from Virginia; that he did hold himself accounta
ni,,s - rjasn. 90. az, ~ s INA. "Iu n's, Two
srbt ,ny member Of Tho Tonss Of 70
shou,d .ckro,rI.d o.. h;,, solr 49,. - - ..,n
ca,;o, in . pb;,Jeinb;, 800, ~ 49, III, t. n Puo' ,
pledged to es:ablisb certain facts in r ~,
4 whom he would NOT name. bnt no dbl bs ssnnid -
ceivs M verbal messa,c fro, Mr. CI.xN,h., -. 80.
1 from him mnstl e 4, rr,;ng JronI;d ,s.,I 2 Nv,
| ,borired Inv Mr. CLAW 10 enter int ~ a.;, 80.
bal explanations-thst the inouiries had made wsrc
for INV own s,tisf.eo and u, on INV own r.snonsn;,;,
that the only messar. of rhicb Was do hs.rc,
was In writing 1 then nrcsen,eJ ,bs no,s .nd ~
marked that knew nothing of Mr. Ci,v,. rIsJ,as. b.,
that &c they existed as he r thar,
and he was are of them when he made the attack COM
plaipej of he could not avail b;mseT ~ a., b.
making the attack thought he had waived ,bep b;rssf
lie said he had not the remoest intention of takipg al
vantage of the pege referred 10, that b nd r,.,,;,.d
them merely IN rom;n5 mo Tho, ho sas -; ~; 80;
Iesc mo-, only "a a Senator from, V;r,;r; BE, US P,
ya,e gentlemen. that no VA. re,dv 10 sssS -, NJ CT
and would he obiged q, M, n ron, 49, Ne 49,, =; -
nly. and that he wenld in tho conrss ~ ,h H. ,l a,
for friend declined being the bearer of his note bni
informed him NV only reason for decininr wa. tbst
thousht he owed IL 10 himself 10 consul, he ssni -
| taking so important stem Uc sci,cd nv banj saS;
'You are ri,ht sir T,b,rk yo f,r ~, t;
as Won do not take INV mote Won mps NO, no nns,;,
YOU should not hear from me to-day now ,binL OF only
two friends and there are cjrrums,ances connected viii
ono Of them which MAY denrye mo or HE so,,;.a 80
the other is in bad hea,h-he was sck yessrdav ana
NAV not no ont 10 day' assured hin, ,bs, ,, r,,..
bic time which he mi,h find necessary IN take would he
satisfactory took leave of him. and Z, I. ;ro ., ri
memory to saw that his bearing was the inter
view that of bicb-toneJ ybivaIrous ren,Im.n Of ,h
! old school"
These were the circumstances NJ tho d.,;vor, Of ,h
challenge and the only thing nccsss,rv N % ,L III;
full character Is to recollsct hat viii ,b;s 5ro, a.o
ance and positive refusal to e.plain and this exr rr,
,ho,, tho ,ro ,,oj,,os ,Lora -, :. -,
NOT 10 fire AZ Mr. C1.r Tba, da,srn,;n.,;on s,ai @ 49,.
Grounds. frs, an rni;rc nm vrill;nsnss 20 hn, NJ o.
and next conviction that 10 return the FIRE would he ~
answer and would no an imnl;o5 ockno,loic,.n, 81 A.
Claws right to make him answer This he would NO, do
neither by Implication nor IN words Ne dsn;od ,b ~,
of any person to question him ON, OF the senate for ia
spoken within IL He took dis,inc,;on hc,,,o., -
and senator Az senator no mad a 90, s,i,n,ior Al ;
nity given for wise burmese and xb;cb h. ron,s
neither surrender nor CONFRONTED: AZ individual bs
was ready TO give satisfaction for wb,, vas do.n.d
an injury. He would receive but not return fire.
! II was a. much "a 10 saw. Mr. Cay NAV fire a, mo
for what has offended him. win not by returning the
fire. admit his right TO do So This was A subtle disnc
ton and that in case of life and dc,tb ard No, var
clear TO the common intellect but 10 Mr. Randolph boi
clear and convincing His ausion to the two pledges
unredeeu which he might have Mead in bar to Mr.
Claws challenge and would not was another sarcastic cut
at Mr. Adams and Mr. CLAW while rendering satisfaction
for cuts already given The ''member of the House
was Mr.. Geo. Kremer of Pennsylvania who at the time
the Presidential election in the House of Represent
tves had ayowed himself to be the author of an anony
nous publication, the writer Of which Mr. Clay had
threatened 10 call to account If he would avos himself
and did not. The great man" was President Adams
| with whom Mr. Clay had had n ncvspaper controversy
involving question of fact; which had been postponed
The OF this sarcastic cut and of all the keen per
sonaty in the Panama speech was the belief that the
President and Secretary latter especially
the newspapers in their interest to attack him which
,o and c,t1o " ~ isO,o- GeyA se i eul
- no This h. 1;d ., IL 80; as Ne I Gu lIe'n
| al 70 ,bc;r go, a,Dor,oo 80 IT, a. 's sPe'eu
Iena nrovsd Tb &c., S;onn ,.I I, eJnis VI e e ma,
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| i,rt - - ~ 80. .'. ts "nicn mign'
! 90 NJ clr - - ~ III .Ge VI my ieHlonsn'P
,ba- Of a;;, nv ~ 'o' nls uegree whe
$500, 49, - " 's I Iy -eO"siueI"S 'ue nrs' no
second-holdng he did with the tenacity of an
! Indian, TO the obligations Of blood and having hut