The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-28

prevented any such tragedy. On his re-
acovery he resumed the publication Of
the True. american, which was printed
at Cincinnati, but some months after
wards he discontinued It As q losing
pr f. Marshall had taken q leading
part In tllis agitation against Mr.. Clay,
who regarded him 40 an apostate who
had BETRAYED the abolition principles
ID had advocated in 1882 9. Both of
them served year laterin Humphrey
Marshall's a. cavalry Id the Mexican war,
when Clay, as an officer Of the day, had
occasion to order Marshall under arrest
rescinded the order and this brought
about q deadly feuds between the two
men. that soon after broke out. Clay
denounced Marshall as D coward and
scouudrel, and Offered to tight him
off hand; Marshall. rode off to arm I,
and returned, whensgI Clay seized
his pistols and made for him
80 wfckedly that Marshall fled Ia
full sight OF the regiment, and was 90
mortified subseq uently at his panic that
he tried to drown himself. Expecting
further trouble with him. Clay pur-
chased whetstone with which he kept
through the campaign perfect edge
on his sword, intending to cut him In
two. Marshall lived to speak from the
same platform for the same cause last
hfs gallant service and, imprison ment
served to restore him to popularity In
Kentucky, Mr.. CLAY sued the Commit
tee OF Sixty for damages for the re-
moval of his press. and recovered from
it's Secretary, James Il. Clay, $4,000,
which the latter had to pay from his
owf, pocket, the other members OF the
CON nittee, despite their resolution to
do 90, not coming up to bear their part
OF the expense. xEx
It was but a little while thereafter
that Mr.. Clay got into another despe-
rate ARRAY, resulting fatally for his OPP
ponent, Cyrus Turner, whose father, was
holding joint debates with Mr.. Clay
during the election for members OF the
Constitutional Convention. At Fox
at something Clay had said In his
speech, and Oh his descending from the
stand confronted him and denounced
him as 8 id liar. Clay Immediately
drew his knife and advanced upon Tur
ner. Some bystanders seized him and
took the weapon from him. Clay at
first thought this was done by his
friends, but Immediately on his dis.
rnament he was struck over the head
and stabbed. 81 then, = he says, "looked
about and discovered my knife In the
hands OF some one that I did not know.
T caught 1t and wrenched it from
him, In the effort cutting two Of
my fingers to the bone; but 1 got
it, ant" seeing Turner, I pushed
towards him. Surprising myself
to be mortally wounded, ! gave him q
thrust In the abdomen. We both fell
and we're carried into the tavern. was
afterward taken home, but he died there
a day or two afterward. The wound !
received penetrated my lungs. and the
knife was turned 50 as to cut my breast
bone In two. It has never yet reunited.
1 lay ID bed for many months before {
recovered" The two men exchanged
messages Of forgiveness before Turner
died.. Two of his brothers were present,
and Thomas, now Representative from
Kentucky tried to shoot Clay, but his
pistol snapped. When CLAY was carried
from the ground after he fell, he re-.
marked to those bearing him: II die
in defense of the liberties Of the peo-
ple." His recovery was due solely to his
extraordinary physical vigor and his res
olute will.
After this life of stormy champion
ship Of their cause, Mr.. Clay is con-
vinced that his sacrifice In behalf Of the
negroes has been vain. He expresses
but little con fldence In the future Of the
negro. OF ell the number manumitted
BY him many years ago, none turned
out WE'LL They were thriftless, improv-
ident and vicious, and q constant source
of care and anxiety toshim. He thinks
the race will ultimately become obliter-
ated through. their, own bad habits.
The practice OF abortion and infanticide
among them is becoming 80 common as
to cease to attract attention. They are
rapidly decreasing In numbers and
must finally become extinct. .,..--.. F., r