Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-13
EIIERIL eAssIus NJ. CLAY.
or THE DuELs THAT HE
' has FOUGHT.


"a. XIV Dec. 12.-Now thai
IoaisSls' TO- ,orrr 81, =,
"a is again prominent before the
,he tragic exploits of General
rfio' w r,av ars WILDLY recalled
1ssius ~ 80,
a when he tells the story IN MS own
.allsr way the interest Is all the
.,,rc
ore aoso. 49,. &, 49, IA
BIS public career DesA" ~ '"e oia
,,s-good old days they nave been
vhen political differences were
,ha oods An enthusiastic
jns'eo W - ~ ,aoas ,,ht,h
plitionlst, ne ea'iieu ''S "'''0''
had imbibed In MAssachusetls anu
.,,.,t into the heart OF Ken
'na''f' .,,1.ad he ,onch,
ky. He was as'Aui'sN' is iousi'
~ he thrashed his assailants' he
.bolitIonlst speeches TO slave
s's ~, he etroae through the
ners--ih l"e''
n with q chip on ms shouiuer' ana
,.w men who dared to knock 1t off
rr,as
ne +" IN. ~ ro,,tas his .xra
To listen "hile ne ne
hces on the Held OF honor IS rare
psnence and one long 10 De remen-
IA.
Ny drst duel, he once SAID occur
n when was % years olh-oNer sixty
ar ago-and terminated without
her party firing a shot. l was en-
eed 10 be married ana riVal'sultor,
\, had been disappointed, wrote a
M to my sweethearts mother. The
4 was a doctor, and MS name was
E,larey. went to Louisville TO md
a and took my friend. James 5. Roll
who became General Rollins dur
The war, with me. As soon as |
al there went TO cooper-shop and
good. tough hickory cane, about
thlek as your finger.
well, sir. 1 saw DIR. Declarey on
street. went up to him and asked
b u his name was Declarey. He re-
ID that II was, and then l told him
eld like to have talk with him,
NJ US on one OF the main streets of
lkyllle. and although / intended to
II him, did not intend to do 1t
he crowd would rush In and pre-
/, my giving him the punishment
ieserved. So / quietly turned our
renade of Into a side street. In
Meantime my friend walked along
ether side OF the street and watched
When we reached a side street l
u. Or. Declarey, / am Cassius NJ.
ly, about whom you have taken the
frble 10 write In this letter. and l
Wa ike to know II you can give me
EXPLANATION of your actionT He
inothlng, so / raised my cane and
szn TO strike him. He cried out, and
fpwd soon collected, but Rollins. by
Fading out his arms and running in
Pin and again. pretending TO separ-
u. actually kept the crowd back
n was able to give him a good
ilng- A few hours later I got a
elknge from him. We fixed place
Indiana. Just over the river. and the
h day was there on time A great
D, Declarey's friends were on the
ID. and General Rollins refused
How the fight TO 10 on. We there
chose another place. but Declar-
mob followed us there. The next
vas my wedding day and had to
hand. Declarey wanted me TO
nhack after l was married. but !
tttded objections to breaking up
A7fymoon In that way He after
Esd that he intended to cowhide
~ next time he saw me. and /
etb louisville to give him chance
si into the dining room OF his no.
iii leaned against q pillar to walt
Nm As stood there heard some
ne behind me, I turned and saw
hrey. He was as pale as death.
saw the coward In his eye. He
kid out OF the room and did not
w a man who acted like TINT
not In these days be respected
ksntucky. and Declarey committed
~ the next morning by cutting
n rieries
uous, Isn't It," unused the gem
q that a man viii have the bray
d 70 commit suicide and still not
enough physical courage to tight7
l'e had number OF such instances
" life. II was 20 with Tom Mar
\ who was so famous as an orator
kentucky. There has for years
teud between the Clays and the
naalls. Henry Clay, you know,
duel with Humphrey Marshall,
ION Marshall and myself were en-
! Tor years. My first trouble with
vas at the time was editor OF
y mob which was raised to kin me
dtsmolish the paper. Well, the mob
800 me, but I was not killed.
ne ume after this l went to the
4. a. war as captain OF company
70 settle my trouble with him
We got through the war. He
sshk about half the time, and
~ ne often cultivated drunken
~ order TO say mean things and
W saiied to account for them. I
sv9ne and sharpened my sword
shone like silver and had an
~ a razor. l gave him one or
rauces to challenge me. but he
Il IN 40 SO. and at sast one day.
~ were pitching camp, Marshall
49, my quarters. He may have
.snk and he may have mistaken