The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-12-20
The clay. sandoIph Duel.

kppClal lNNllIlNH loI giving " GuIINCl
account of the great political duel
Of ls2i, writes us follows OF that re-
murkable episode;
A. duel grew out OF remarN
made BY Mr. Randolph in 1924, re.
h,cuug upon Mr. Clay's character.
That campaign known MS the
Qulutuple Canvass is quite u
no,,d one in history, Tor various
reasons he Fedcrallsts were
broken up into two parties, BoIn
unIeed ~ Ovlug Constitutional lat
uuauurans, but had differed on the
war policy Ohe nominated john
Quincy Adams; the Other Henry
Cluy. ! hu Democrats were also d.
yIu,d. Andrew jackson was uom-
mated bJ one extreme, John q, Cal
houn Ol the other, and William II,
Crawford by tie middle faction
Iucsc were the candidates. The
canvass was exceedingly acrlmOnl.
Gus, and party leellrg ran wild. 1t
WAS at the ptrIud at which the West
was caIl,d upon tU be the arblter
between lno Nrgua and New Eng
land >cuuols ol pol'uce. As might
have bccn cNl'ct,u, u" eiecl'o" was
made by the clOclura college, ueh'
cruI JACKSON receiving Il plurality,
but not IL maJOnly OF votes The
election was accordingly taken to
the House oi Representatives,, winch
mucvvded to ChooSc II President
from the h,ghcs three, We: Jackson,
Adams anu Crawford. Tue election
Was taken BY States, each state cast
ing one vote, 1t 50 happened that
Mir. Cmy,wllh his followers hello the
balance of power, which placed MN
IN an awkward quandary. lie re
fused to vote for jackson, MS being
nero military man and UNITED
tor tie high office. On the other
hand Mr. Adams, although Il mem
Der Of the same party ara thorough
Nv committed to the american Sys-
tenn" was considered inlmlcal 10 the
interest Of the valIy OF Mississippi
And furthermore, there was an ad'
iourned question OF vcraclty between
lhcm, Tor Mr.. Clay had asserted
during the canvass that ~ the treaty
OF Client NJ. Adams had offered TO
barter the interests Of the vaiIy OF
the Mississippi for The cod fisheries
OF New tounuand Mr. Adams de.
nivd the charge, and called tor the
lrUUl. Mr. Clay declined the chaI
lcnged ON the ground OF Its lmpro
prely on the eve Of The election,
but realty, | suspect, because he
WAS Iouth to enter on 4 discussion
with Il man who never forgot any
thing, and who WAS Il perfect wade
mtcum OF facts. So here the matter
rested.
CLAY BARGAIN WITH ADAMS,
In spite OF this state OF AFFAIRS,
Mr.. Clay decided the vote Tor Mr.,
Adams. HIS followers I0uhu'y,
protested, and were unable to zee
how le could, with justice both To
his cons .ltuents and himself, sup
mort Il man hostile to ,her section
Mr.. Clay, however, would not yle'd'
and 50 his followers refused to follow
unless ho should become the pre-
nicr OF the Administration lie We
hcmcntIy objected TO this urging
that 1t would impair his future pros
p,cts Ills followers, however,
were memorable, and so it WAS
agreed that Mr.. Adams shou d be
President, and Mr. Clay Secretary
oiS State Mr. Adams read, y agreed
to the bargain, and 80 he was made
President. Mr. Clay is not without
b anne in tits matter, tor, though
aid not make the bargain himself,
he knew that 1t had been made, and
agreed to. The result was as h"
Mad urrdictcd. A torrent o. abuse
was hcaped up.n both tho Fre''-
dent al d use SECT elary. ne Jack
sonians were furious and bargain
aud corruption sounded on all
sides.
THE CLAY RANDOLPH DUEL.
John Randolph, the sworn enemy
Of Clay, headed the onslaught ana
IN m,n.vrube rpe,ch enounceu
~, affair ~ IL coalition of the Pur'-
tn. OF Now En-. iund with the back
,,y OF kun,uckrl." Mr. Clay rha'
Mny,o Ism, aud preparations were
uode fer lnc meeting Coniialy 20
An custom, Mr. Randolph came to
the duelng ground envH"ped IN a
husc dressing gown, that tuttered
in the brevz like the sails OF Il lnl',
rlyued vessel. All present objected
TO tins novel consume, ana inc rec
ond. came near havinga duel them
selves but Mr. Randolph refused 'c
fight under amy other cona'''1n
Beng naturally thin, his oouy ""'
completely ooecured By this how'nt
mars Of calico Mr.. Clay a'mod I"
the centre, but there or somewhere
else. Tne ball pierced the sowl
and inner coat but did mother harm
Randolph reserved his fire purpoSl J
and then discharged 1t hlgh III "
air. Throwing down his pistol u
flung open the gown, aud INSERTING
his thumb into the hole mace III IL
coul, walked up to Mr. CI3y ana On
CLAIMED, MIR Clay, you owe me
coat; you owe me II coat O'as ~ IL
Piled, / thank God, Mr. h"nuVIP,
/ am no deeper in Your debt, Arc
what has occurred, | would not nav
harmed Won tor ii thUuHahu "or!u''