Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-10-11
New York iourral. to ;alI, Of him as "a hcrci
tarv ducliSt."

Thus mach have wc thought II our duty to
say. in regard to this singular attack upon o.
Jennings Wise. ~ TO that portion ot the para
graph which described Governor Wise a. one
mot onIr lont Of taking life. but OF Secln9
others take it. we scarcely know how TO >peah
OF il. The Writer in substance charges thI'
eminent Statesman aud patriot, with having tic
spirit of murderer. and as proof u i aiudr-
to his agency il the Ciley CUeI, which he
charac:c.izc,a aS u "c0ld.blooLcd and mardcrouS
affair That it terminated most fatally and
melancholy. none will question:; but not being
very convcr,ant with al the circumstances
which attended that uiidr. we will furnish our
reader, wiil he reply the Louisville Journal
makes 20 ti!'S charge Of the Post. In refer
cncc to the statement that that duel was "a
cold blooded and murdcrouS affair the Louis
willie journal say>:
.'Th.,', . a.,, SANDER. Mr Grave. hJ:e yha!-
ieugc from 'oI. webb 10 Mr. CI.!ry aaI tie latter
r.:u-,. 10 have ANYTHING 10 DO w.t j ~ IL, ground
tia, -. " w:.> :pt gentleman. \; least llr G..
rvr.m.rnr.y refused ~ snv that tins was not the
.rp.u,. mon which he rotusci. TEcreupon Mr.
Grave rlal IT,. i Mr. Cn.vy. ~ lie was certainly
n3gl. 'rtlg py .ac code which tAcy bo,h rcc,!
nizre Mr. Ci.A" nr1n.p;!y accepted tic can.'cn@c.
anGr, .A> r,.l';e ly nAnns t.Inc place, weapons
aud 'i,lap.s.
Ill named rae. . weapon which he uotori"u>ly y
Us,i WIKI yury remarkable skin. and which Nir. u.
n"I never E...... N al. lii l!;c, aud lie made tUc
distance one uUa.r,i yaI,.- in order tnF xii. mj.l,
tell in the '-u', lis friends had the most pcr!c.;
confidence IN - success, and oneot the m">t Fr"r.i
uc.. C. tL,.. tnu.. ont his watcl. III W.,>GTIcpl.
,.ry /. !aw inmates .l:er the time HNyt for the duel
>.,. 80 'r> arHgut MIN w:tt tie ar - one >,r:.-
In. from hUuN.. -, VIM. j. Graves Is mow = del!
man
"lir, Graves escaped uuhurt, and C!,icy frIl. And
til, = w!a, .ir y $ FORK Eycilil: 'Cs: -anIrrnu.-
lv.rf, .c.'! !-l,uplrl murder. VIA. d. Graves ~,
- ii,a.r. Of '.uru. cold h!oo,cd murderer u- hi,
col !-'.,,..rd s,an.yrcr is .! being gel.l!cm.U.'
Wcr,.rc, that the Journal did not deem i;
proper to- a.,t Il word in defence Of Gov. Wise,
vino i. here ncd up by this New York journal
as = cpn>p;supl> actor in cold blOoied mlr.
der. That paper, !or purposes known to Itself,
thus cndoayor, to iniTre great and good man,
bv scrh,u. 70 make the impression that Gov.
Wise VA, char-cahlc with the Graves and Gil.
lev duel: that hr was fond Of blood. and most
gla,ry encouraged ,iuclIing. The injustice and
un;ru;hlnc,> of this i;nputat!On Will be rea-
div seen. when It is remembered that Gov.
" !>c AGAIN and a:ain declined TO be the bearer
of thc challenge when requested by Mr.. Graves
10 act IN ;hat capariiy for mm: and never did
consent 10 bear il TIL, in the words OF another.
Mr. Graves appealed 10 McSSrS. Clay anI
Mcug!cc to bear witness. that on one OCCASION
in the ab>"nrr Of Mr. Wise from the House o!
Representatives, hc had, without asking tic
ri.hr or the wIung of Mr. WiScS controversy.
taken up hi> personal quarrel and was ready 10
fight for iHw.-l,lat he had more confidence in
hlm than any on" Csc. aS h> friend on the field,
and that II hc tWl,cJ suffered him To 90 upon
the l;riri. wirhou; Guarding his life and his ho-
nor and he was brought back a corpse, he dc.
sired his wife lis ci,l.dgcn and his friends, I"
know that he Wise had failed TO stand by him,
after ic knew he Was determined TO fight whr-
thcr Inc W.yJ went to the ground or rot. -
Is there. ash "ur author, an honest. courageous
aud chiyalruu~ heart that beats III the breast "i
urgg. thai on!L have withStood such an appeal.
coming IL it d umlcr such circumstances, and
at that particular time: After this appeal had
been made by Mr. Graves Mr. Wise told him
tLat il nolhn. else would DO but TO fight, and
ill.,. .ain>i h.; advice, hc would consent 70
qua. lis iiit and his honor
Nory sc ask, Our readers if from this il ap.
pears ;ha' GOyriGo" Wise, is this murdcrous
mau-.a., man So found Of blood, that, he not
Only dc,ehis To- take life himself but to sec
others take II:
Ducl!:n-. nr course. cannot bc defended or
Bihic grounds nut unfortunate as il may bC
deemed 10 ne. h0na,"jis men certainly do re
sort 20 il A. :, mode Of settling con;rovcrSic,
without beng instisatod, We presume, by
spirit oG blood thiratincSS. Hover unchriStIar
the practice NAV he, it is conceded that IN
mans going upon :. field and exposing his Ia,
for hiS ilonor there i something more commcn
dabic than anything to be found III man IN
tentonay murderer. Among those who ac
co.npanici G:avcs aud Cillcy upon the field, -:
that .atal day wrrr the Hon. j. J. Ciittcndci
and the Hon g. Y. Jones; but who will be
reckless enough to Charge them with murder
in Consequence Of that! Who will be 80 un
Just to II JACKSON. Clay. a Randolph or 4 Pres
ton Brook, IL to cast upon their memories ;
mul ultcrou> impTtat;on, because Of c!a!lcng'
or u uu. in which they may have had som,
a.cary: i, Heightened public would t!owI
upon injustice great aud gross.
Bat wnat rou,G oc the motive OF tins New
York journalist; in rcyiving this allar in tn
shape Of 50 unju,tiable a misrepresentation
Done AZ this time, We may well suspect the a.
OF being shabby ,llort to damage the Prc>i
Dental prospect, Of Gov. Wise. We rcaIl.
tL!nE New York men have done enough of tn
kind of work. recently, TO satisfy any amour
O, iIi.!ec!.m- t;cy may entertain against IT,
. Gr.,.ao;. We tiought the Cassidy DonnclI.
,rau.,c!,"" VAS outrage enough TO appcasc ili
New Yos& politicians, but the Post prove
We were mistaken. Well they may work on
plan and plot on against Henry y. Wi>e--thc,,
/ will. in the end, find out that he is bcyon'
their reach lie, and his friends however, Il
the meantime, haze abundant reasons TO con
-ratuh,c themselves on these things: for,
they prove nothing else, they establish thi
fact at least. that Coy. WiScS President
prospects are 50 bright, and he himself 50 e'
dcared to the american people that his Toe
are r">ortina 20 any and every kind o! trlc
:md nlTry :" dgira; him.