Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-11-09

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Mr.. Randolph, but this time ais
aim was u littlo moro accurate, as
tho ball, on its way TO the hill
side, passed through the skirt OF
his coat. Mr.. Randolph raised his
pistol and discharged it in the air,
saying, ~ do not fire Mt you, Mr..
Clay" and Immediately advanced,
extending his hand towards his ad-
versary. They met, shook hands,
Randolph lightly rcmarking, you
owe u coat, Mr, Clay" to which
the latter promptly responded, u
am glad the debt is no greater"
The party returned in excellent
spirits, Mr.. Benton Colonel Tat
nall, and Colonel Hamilton stop
ing to divide with Randolph, who
at dinner took the gold pieces from
his pocket and remarked "Gen-
tlomen, Clay's bad shooting shall
not deprive you Of your seals. !
am going to London, and will have
them made for you" And he did.
1t was certainly q heightened du-
ell, and was conducted with that
dignity and dccorum that might
have been expected from tho omi.
nent mon who participated in it.
The design of Mr.. Clay was TO kill.
Randolph's enmity would have
been amply compensated by q
moderate injury to his enemies legs.
Mother accomplished his object, and
each was content with the result.
SSch is honor when estimated by
the killing codY.
While preparations wore being
made for the second fire, he eX
planned these things, and avowed
that he only designed TO spoil the
aim OF his antagonist by wounding
him below the knee, and declared,
in confidence, his intention not to
return his aecond fire, adding this
emphatic declaration: 81 would
not have seen him fall mortally or
oven duubLlully wounded for all
the land that is watered by tho
king Of floods and all his tributary
streams
The parties to this conflict, aad
all who participated in it, have
long since gono TO that account
were mal's courage, displayed at
the muzzle of II pistol in vindica-
ton of his honor, counts for Danght.
There are but few persons re
naming hero who have any per-
sonal recollection of tho event. We
have the old landmarks, howcvor,
to recall, most tivid!y, the times,
the places, and the actors. "Brown's s
Hotel, 'lhc stopping place Of many
Of tho distinguished men Of the old
en- time, ID changed only in name.
Tho old banking house is occa.
pied by private firm, but the
lime.worn counters and desks re-
main, and the place has an ancient
appearance, even to the cobwebs on
the window pancs and some Of the
aged clerks look as though they
might have been there when Ran
dolph uttered his incorporating
shrek : "I want money"
Further on is the old house in
which he lived and still further is
Rock Creek, where Washington
ends and Georgetown begins, and
beyond is the Struggling street that
leads out to the road travelled by |
the principals and seconds, tho nc
tors in this heroic, bloodlcss trago-
dy.
In describing, minutoly, all the
incidents connected with it, tho re-
cord of the past is essential to the
production Of the details; but the |
places upon which these scenes
wero enacted arc free to our daily |
vision, and they arc rendered clas-
sic by association.
Bat the tide of ofimprovcmcnt, now
at its food, will soon oblitcrate
these mute witnesses. Elegant and
costly structures will take tho place
of the ancient cdilices that for q lit
t,c while remain rs the identifying
monuments of traditional orents,
and nothing will bo left but tho lit
lie, hollow ground by tho river
side, upon which Randolph and
Clay fought Washington Patriot,