The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-14

= H1LF- FORG OFTEN CHfPTIR or
MOVIE KNIFE POLI1TCS.


In THE SUN of June IL, 1919, there was
published Geographic despatch from Louis
willie saying that during public meeting at
Foxtown. Madison county. Ky. on June 49, II
serious rencOntre had taken place between Cas-
sius NJ. Clay and Cyrus Turner. an cx-mcmbcr
of the Kentucky Legislature:
Both parties snapped pistols then attacked each other
with bowie knives clay stabbed tlruuah the heart
and Turner severely wounded.
In THE SuN Of June ~ this report was con-
tradiccd; Turner had died. hut cray was still
living though dangerously wounded. The fol-
lowing brief account OF the ARRAY WAS pub
lishcd in the Louisville tKy) Journal OF June
IL:
Tho anmr t. said ~ have occurred At public meeting
cnlid u liar by ~omc one az the crowd ON coming
"ncoun er cn,i,d Ne law hcari tat INV snn
their pistols sumit inrnisiv n,thr Of which we're n.
charged, amt that ne, thcndrcw knives ami struck .
men and Sir Turner .bbins Mr. ca, in iGo I ''
The Maysville. tky). Edgie Of the 18th said:
81, When Mr. thr wsscalcd a "a liar. he rushed rom
Turner who ,napwi h., pistol three time at clay
dfcw his bowie knilc aud at the nr.t blow tgpei Oxen
Turner. abioWcn As Igrnet wa. fiuv Clay lm-ei
held aud dirk kme plunged ~ lis breasthy SOME
he wo1d ui him Who otsGp HIM nv ens ho , rev.
co,ercd-othcrWisc hc would not tell him.
Tho fight occurred on Friday afternoon. June
-. 1912 and Turner died on the following sun
doy morning at 2 o'clock.
Previous TO and after the Mexican war. Cas-
sius VI. Clay ably seconded the efforts Of Henry
Clay for tho abolition Of slavery Soon after
Henry Cays great abolition speech in the
United States Senate. Cassius NJ Clay cstah-
lishcd an anii-savcry newspaper. the True
american. at Lexington. Ky. In this sheet he
continued his bitter attacks ON slavery In
August. lsiJ an exception bitter art ice was
published. On Aug. II a committee waited
upon MIR. Clay. who was lying i'll with icyer re-
purstgd him To- discontinue his paper. and pre-
scented him with resolutions adortod nj n meet.
ing OF citizens Of Lexington. One resolution
cnn. foryiLlyi We must Hr. Clay nu2lshcd
Inc resolutions. ana anmgunrrd his intention 10
continue his paper at all hazards.
In the original article the following strong
language had been used:
Remember. YOU whoiwt iu marble palaces that there
~, YEN. arm, ana ngl, heart ana IRON hk'. IN i,e
silver ilnte On III, to ~ ai ill., smooth skinned woman
ON ihe ottoman When Noa have Knocked at yistuc de
uon Is ii hini aid ill., masses viii b. a,onscd
This language and u bulletin. issued 10y Mr.
Clay - the citizens Of Iayette county aud the
city Of Lexington, in which he declined his plan
Of cuanci patton. lnccn-Dd the Inhabitants. Clay
had also told the committee that they were not
appointed 10y Il meeting of respectable citizens
hui 10y cowards. thieves, and ass lSsins. Another
puhlic meeting was held On Aug. Is In the
moan time Clay issued an extra, in which he
dolned his principles. and said " Lot the
cowardly rahhe OF assassins come on; c. NJ
Clay knows his rights and will maintain them. d"
commlitec Qf sixty were appointed who
went TO >lr. Clay's Office. took down the press
and shipped It to Cincinnati Had Mr. Clay
he"n ma health the office would have been des-
porately defended. Cannon were IN realiu,s-
cannon balls had been run. and musketry pre-
pared for an attack. \ cousin Of Mr. Cluv lately
IN tbs city. said t. q reporter for rHE SuN:
The printing oille" Of the True Iuetrcdu was
ina hniiinS APPROACHED only 10y a narrow
lnn". Dir. Clay had called in several friends TO
assist him, and they barricadod one end of the
an'. and mounted howitzer 80 a. TO c.mmnnd
the other end. But In the absence OF Mr.. Clay
no .i"i.n'" was attempted
Mr.. Clay went about Kentucky max ing oman
elpItiNn speeches H. had several fierce en-
counters. A. one Time he wont into "A meeting
and rarinl, two eos. hed reNolvrrs hefor,, him IN
the table. said: " | understand there l. an in
tent .nn To prevent me- from speaking Let any
man Interfere with M who lnros. At another
hands; lnri ln'f'- 81 NJ daring bravery could
m Vo t1iiH,iG Sim Inn,oly n,,iii1f,'i Il. inr
SvS. mr." interesting examples u his proves.
II VA WING - stump -po9kihg tour ihal
vile Ky N"rsEave the following account of 1t:
teNtnwni- five mil, from Kichm nd on ihe turnrik'
IN ,t,, ,t ti "s,'gi.i, '"S an "a'lr III
mr. acan4,t for 90 convention wa ihe mi "a take
i9e ,.'nd u had been slsahins about AN lonr when
.oi aa' VI. rh,u,ii All ,ir Bolurn mi-it in,t 40 o..
,oriuuy 20 give their ,ir',- ulon tie various ,ui
,.t' nov asiinuns the e'nuu> lhnt he dt
%i.hof % mar ne oiRei taniiia,. W Iar
rcua!l oaP Psa ,a ara, "n W. g .Sg5r 'o6
va, ~ sau- hc a..anit nf Ga, ,itil,nsf loNil-t.
ulnu MS Iriuune "ihrr Atr W. Turner al run' ir
n' i'm"i.'i WI NAY ",N >,, VT ny""t Mn"
nation wii Io.ll Sir Ola, r'Isi.ti tlat n' afficl.
.nohc % wa. mot Nrl'tcn ~, in-c tnni it apI.sr in
li- lller "hlif r wH- Nm. tns'r"u.A 90 utilt We
"uith hN f"'ti T. H. he i'"sA| i'i Ne
/ lf ''- ~. J., , w. f..,,, n ,f,.,
Una 'tlr fnr ID - An iitor NJ X Ri...',u
tlrn asked Mr ,as uqur-fiuu winch Doc wished hpi 10
explain After Mr. 'laA hI made Gu, Npanat ' kuuy
| ,nl l" u ",' n.i :, inni WI ola, "ui nnt if"', u
'"' H. iN" ""t % ."i, 49,. N' n,,, 30, -
NM H., A., i,,, IN, rli 'r.t ~ ,poN ,i ~ .i IT,
lam hat b. could prove II b, MAJOR Tuin,r who's, tool
! Dee Kln.uu was rcttu- oi The ,iant. CLAW TO-
| market that kunNon had tried on several Ueci-
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! -If.nd-il, tal tl,n si,, .rt,.i i,,lrav hi. Smile
C,.u, ru.ncr .,eus In lufenuDn.. struck HIM CLAY
them stfH luiH"i WIN hi- u,i Nu's Ains nan dow
/ Nai'a runner MN 'tu' "a. Ni.t atse nc ~ 10 b
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i',I bi. o,a, wv, ~ H. ,,uslt ,,ia, and ,,,r.
pu n. i.mnwa as, wl,n Ihomn, Iurnei ,rppca iorw,i',
plc.en,.i ns revolver, AMI burst ir.e caps a., u, II
/ iNN.' 'H.wn Nr'n"r ~ wh'm GA, "s,N,d ~, ''a'
Mn, i ' ~. 81 '...s, .t,. ~, l' ID. N'"" vi
,r.ni.I i,. .i,1u' al ll,rains md, t, l.ui. u :.
t aeht hc Desired 90 speak Aiirr 10. iii mi, .ins
/ hig tii Zoe must not-tlHi lc mus go INTO ihr h,n.
/ atd he doNn-h. inui n"9nd d" ."- ti' i"vr.. ,"'
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/ Iurner diced. after tor,Nlis MI clay inr tu, a,,t