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TAs 'Uay thsy do thisss in Ksntwcky 1.-The Uuitsa States Telegraph publishes letter giving an account of an aray which took place in the printing ocs of the Kentucky Gazette, at Lexington, between Charles Wickliffe and Thomas R. Bennng, the editor of the Gazette, in which the latter was 90 bRdly wsandsd that he expired in twenty-foSr hours afier WIchle

 is the son of Robert Wicklife, Esq. who has been for a number of years member the Kentucky leeisla-

 ure; and the transaction no doubt grew out ef come difference in local politics---Nr. Wcklie beOnaine to the old court and anti-Jackson party, and the e- tor to the new party. The circumstances which

 led to the aray, detailed in the letter, are briefly these :-A publication appeared in the Kentucky Re porter under the signature of COriOlanwS said to be very abOsve that the writer assaled the cascterof some individuals, without giving their names, but So pointed that the aIusions could not be mistaken A publication then appeared n the Kentucky Gazette, treating the author of COroanus with great severity and challenging him to come out under his owapro- per signature, and he s' DeHsatws'') would do the same. Young Wickliffe accordingly called upon the editor, and, avOwing himself the writer of Cosiolanls demanded the author ot Dentatus. Mr. Benfing re- quested him to remain in his office, and he woud 70 out and look for the author; he returned in short time, and told Mir. Wckliffe that he had 60t been able to find him, but that by o'clock next morning he should be given up, and when he tWickiifFe) learned his name, he would be the last man he would wish to hear from; and that he thought the piece of which he had avowed hmeelf the author did lim no credit. Upon this, WicklifTe called him d--d ras- cal; BcnBing raised stick with the intention of striking hm; Wicklife wrested it out of his hand; Benning retreated, and while retreatng, Wieklife drew pistol from his bosom and shot him through the body. Before Benning's death, WickFe had been arrested, and held to bail in the sum of 4600O for shooting with intent to kill. Afer the death, war rant was issued against him for the crime ofnurder, but he had made his escape. Benning isrepresented to have been young man, recently married, of fair character, and much frmness as an editor.

 Such is the, as given by friend of the de. ceased certainly have reason to doubt its trut, in its essential particulars; but where oca pol itics rage ercey as in Kentucky, and especially in Lexington transactions of this kind arc apt to be m"gnifed end extorted beyond the trnth.

 G The Hartford Times nsinua,es thatshis affair may be attributed to the influence of Mr, CIAy Mr. Clay had little to do with it the editors of the Times have with any principle of honor or honesty and that is, just none at all.