The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-17

III Was III FAVOR OF q cen
trallzed nationality. and he exerted
precisely h influence to consolidate
me slave-holding interests. Ran
oolph organized the slave-holding in
nuence under the banner of State
sovereignty and used Capitalization of
p" in the Federal Government as
a scarecrow. Clay divided the lave
power and he was crushed and sla-
very ruled supreme till Lincoln-s
election in 1860. On the 1st of April.
1926. Mr.. Clay sent a challenge to
Randolph. The latter immediately
repaired to MI. Benton. who was a
mutual friend of both. Randolph
a challenge from Clay, and stated
That he did not intend to fire at Clay
and told him to keep it secret till af-
ter the duel. On the night before the
due Benton went to see Clay for the
last time before the duel. The family
were in the parlor-the youngest
child asleep on the ola. Mr.. Clay
was present. 1t was a happy family.
Mrs. Clay, a delicate lady, was uncon-
scious Of the impending duel. The
next day Benton went to see Ran
dolph to ascertain if he still adhere
tC his intention of not firing on Clay.
AS he had told him that he did not in
tend to fire at Clay, he was afraid to
ask him the direct question. as that
would imply a doubt of his word. So
Benton old him Of the visit the night
before to Clay's home, of the sleeping
child and the unconscious tranqility
of Mrs. Clay and added, Il could not
help rejecting how different al
might be the next night" Randolph
Immediately said. I shall do nothing
to disturb the sleep of the child or
the repose of the mother" The next
day, the Sth Of April, 1925. they met
on the field of henor They exchanged
shots, but neither did any damage
At the second fire Clay struck Ran
dolph's coat and Randolph raised his
pistol and discharge it in the all
and exclaimed, Z do not fire at you
Mr.. Clay" He Immediately advanced
and offered his hand. He said tic
Cloy, You owe me a new coat. Mr.
Clay to which Clay replied, Il am
Benton, in his Thirty Years View de-
votes about eight age to the affair
n sums up as follows:
TT was about the last heightened
duel that / have witnessed and among
the highest-toned l have ever wit
messed, and SO happily conducted t6
a fortunate issue--a result due to the
noble character Of the seconds, a.
we'll as to the generous n heroic
spirit Of the principals" Randolph
did not desire to harm Clay, for Cha.
had a family dependent on him ant
his death would bring distress upoI
them, while Randolph had no tamil,
and nobody would suffer by his death
Randolph was only in the Senat'
for two years. In 1927 he was de
feated by job Tyler. who took h
seat in the Senate March 4th. 1929
He was deeply wounded by his defeat
but was consoled by the devotion o
his district, which Immediately re
turned him to his old seat in tn
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Constitutional Convention of 1923
General Jackson appointed him Min
lister to Russia in 1880. He wa:
abroad about eighteen months, spend
ing most Of the time in England. /
a during the debate on the com
promise bill that Clay and Randolph
met for the last time. Randolph il
the last stages of consumption wa.
on his way to Philadelphia seeking
medical aid. Passing through Wash
ington, he desired to be carried u
the Senate chamber Clay had jus
risen to make a speech
stretched on a lounge, raised his heac
land said, L come mere to hear tina
voice once more When Clay fin
shed his speech he approached hls
old antagonist, who was soon to die
and they shook hands. He ~oceed
to Philadelphia n died June "A
1898.
Randolph was a strange EsfdiSd'
nation Of diverse e or human
haracte In early life he was a deist
and Mahometanisn had a strange
fascination over his nature
In his last days he seems to have hao
more respect for the Bible, and a rev
erential regard for the divinity OF GU
ehgio and he was often heard tc
use the beautiful expression that II
woman had lost us Paradise she hac
gained US heaven Mr.. Benton says
the last time / saw him, in that las
visit to Washington after his return
from the Russian mission. and when
he was in full view of death, ! heard
him read the chapter in the Rssela-
tions of the opening of the seal, with
such power and beauty Of voice ano
delivery and such depth of pathos
that / fell as if / had never heard
the chapter read before. When he
got to the end of the opening Of the
sixth seal, he stopped the reading