Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-16

/ Most OF them promised to support the
bill, or that their opposition would be
merely negative. One day was allot-
ted for each territory, and / knew,
therefore. that il my bill was not pass
ed on the day assigned, it would not
be passed at all. A long speech, good
or bad, would surely defeat il.
i went to see Calhoun. He said be
would like to oblige me, but that he
could not sacrifice a great principle for
the sake of friendship. He could not
vote for bill which carved out anoth.
er great abolition State. ! assured
him that did not then know Of a
single abolitionist in the proposed ter
ritory Of Iowa, and that | myself had
twelve or fourteen slaves just east Of
the proposed Iowa line in Wisconsin.
But Calhoun said: Gen. Jones,
you will live to see the day when Iowa
will be the strongest abolition state in
the Union.' And he persisted in his
determination to oppose the bill.
DIR. Linn and myself were keeping
house together then, and before the
time fixed for the consideration of the
bill we gave a great party. DR. Linn
and his family were great friends Of
the Calhouns, and Mrs. and Miss Cal
houn were guests of honor at this
party. Along about 2 o'clock in the
morning 1 walked home with Miss
Calhoun to her fathers boarding
house, near the corner of D and Penn.
sylvania avenues.
Miss Calhoun was beautiful and
accomplished young lady, and as |
bade her good bye she said:
''Gen. Jones how can thank you
for your Kind attention to me this
EVENING"
Il replied Miss Calhoun. l will
tell you. When your father comes
down to breakfast in the morning put
your lovely arms around his neck and
ask him to vote for the passage of my
bill for the creation Of Iowa and Wis
consln. Theu / will come to see you
at / / o'clock and you will tell me what
your father said
At IL o'clock the next morning /
called and the charming Miss Calhoun
told me that her father must oppose
the bill. Then l said TO her: To-
morrow the bill will be called. Alto
o'clock will send your beau to you.
(I knew him well, a tall, handsome
young fellow named Clemson.) He
will escort you to the Senate Chamber
and you will sit in the gallery directly
over the seat of Senator Benton, of
Missouri, on the Democratic side. II
shall be directly opposite among the
Wings. When l send my card to you
l want you to send your card to your
father and call him out into the IL
brary.'
The young lady agreed, and at the
hour designated she and her escort
in the gallery of the Senate.
When the time came / called a page
and sent up my card to miss Calhoun,
She sent down her card to her father,
with line asking him to meet her in
the library. I can see the old men yet
as he looked at the card, glanced
around him and walked out into the
library to meet his daughter. Then I
leaned over to Senator Clayton, of
Delaware, and asked him to call up
my bill. He did so, and, Calhoun be-
ing absent. the bill passed and the
.erritory of Iowa was created. AS a
memorial of the services of Senator
Clayton in this behalf l afterward had
.wo counties named Clayton and Della
ware when Iowa was admitted into
.he Union
Gen. Jones was second to the ILL
lated Jonathan Cilley, of Maine, in
mis- famous and fatal duel with W. J.
Graves, of Kentucky.
AS the only living spectator he gives
A graphic description of that historical
combat, the tragic conclusion of
which, more than anything else,
surned public sentiment against the
tyranny of the code of hon.
Or: -
I'm 1888 Jonothan Cilley, Of Thom-
.ston, Me-, w. ]. Graves, of Louis
Ville, KY, and myself were colleagues
n the Lower House Of Congress.
Jilley and / were brother managers of
he 22d of February ball that year.
At this time there was great excite
nents IN the House, where the Demo
,rats had majority. The duel grew
,ut Of . very bitter debate which oc-
,urred in the House between Jonathan
Cilley on the Democratic side and
Henry A. Wise, afterward Governor
Of Virginia, and John Bell and Bailie
Peyton, of Tennessee, on the Wing
side. Bell was afterward candidate
for President of the United States.
Cilley was the most prominet debater
among the Democrats and Wise the
most fiery and eloquent Of the Whips.
Martin Van Buren was President
and the Wings, as represented by
Wise, were very bitter and severe in
denoupcing him and his administra-
lion. When the debate was at its
height I was sitting by the side Of
Hov Voll NJ rkancar and said toI