rbe CtlIey CaIumny,
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We believe the Morning Ners he. ,as.
las, POISONED arrow at Mr. Clay in rerrs
the CJley Duel. In its last paper it quotes hs
M W;s,,s attack on Mr.. Clay in regard .os !
m.,ter at time when Mr.. Wise vas rss
insane with blasted ambition and deadl7 h,,.,
Of Mr.. Clay, whom he accused OF defeating !, !
ss,;rations to the speakership The Ns,,
nnatation from, this letter Of Mr.. Wise c,,,.
the following:
...bov, 10 O'Clock the next luof3igg, ofToes.y ,.,
you called 4; my boaf',ins, , Su'@ v SJenO Pes.
% snd re1ucs.cl me 10 bear i. Yon Sasi ,h.,,y
Ind occurred change y9nr asisnS'oa bnl',.S % s1 yog
mo-, no 9.s, ense Toa had drawn You remarked that ts s
ponis poni So q controversy with Mr. C,key k to VII.


Isl: To-, III nssed he sd in your verbal inervew sS ~
b. b Ind dcnled IN his ms, nOts ailer requesting Toe
10. y N s,f ri honor In refusing to give yov
.s,isinciosy reasons for deeiiuns to receive ayOui
ifom Sc ;rs, :. gs; the point which seemed wesh
~ ninI and concurresl with you that Il .n, tie Co.
yhch you could be lusthahe m calling M. Clsy S 3
W. rb.llsnre at tha; time, was crawn conGsuab.L Is :
& II ,rms YOU know afterwards detr royed. sst he,
caoy of It now but speasES from recollection, s, rS,,
was call upon st nitcr saSfns Il 10 SS'I
aor n.-t 70 elT on hrn, for IT m A7riiiES


He eoes on to say that Mr.. Gvsves subn;t
TO NJ. Clay the challenge hehad prepared, Thei
Mr.. Clay di,appsoved, tore up. and ske!ehed 4.
draft Of another, coniorma6ls 70 bis own suy,s
tons, as follows:


WASHINGTON Cirr. Feb 2 m


ssy ds9:f s @eSS S5cs2dnS a2ad S 81 So 1ss =
yon have refused decline on grounds which wOc err
ale from all Iespons01y 1 = s'STEi SE tioi Gu, 2, %.


Tss Is Isuthorzsd BY me make the necessary arlSs
suitable to The '''a''0li; Your obcdiea. .ecs1.,.


Here is the truth we have so long been o.
,epdinp fer completely established BY the a,
witpcss who accuses Mr.. Clay. Graves &.
Wise had de,e5rnined g challenge ciley oat,
point OF peraeity-to vii, that ne had denied u
refused to put in writing The satisfactory e,ph,.
ton he had made to Mr.. Graves. Mr.. Clay y,
at once that this issue cl"sed the door 10 sls
commodation. ard must inevitably lead to a d. 4;
ae therefore insisted tina: this g'ouOd sacuf
waived and The otbe, taken. which simpj Il
CURED Of Mr. Gil!ey renewa! OF his exp lsnats
that he had declined to receive Webo's ncts
general grounds, and not for reasons d.spansr
10 the character of the writer. Ihls impOses,
Mr.. Cllley the entire responsibility of bringing,
the combat, if one should take place MI. c.
te!t sure that he would net incur this, and ,hrs
explanation would be the result. Hs was d.
pointed in this, but by no fault of his oRn, I
Gravcs's, but of those who were behind CS5s
and who Insisted that he was certain 10 saaI
Graves, and this would make him (Cilsll n
foremost men in the New-Eneand DelseSs
And row Mr.. Clay is assai!ed for causing d:
catastrophe, when the very witness agsins q
proves that what he did was intended and "
calculated to prevent