,Ir. CIay and the CilIey Duel.
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The atrocious and oftrcpcatcd Jet still rei!erat
cd sla nder upon Mr. Clay in regard to the Cilley
duel is th1s emphatically and forever disposed Of
in the minds Of all honorable mem by letter
from Mr.. Clay himself 10 Dr. Goblc OF Newark,
published in the Tariff AdrOeate of yesterday
VIII those presses which have delaned Mr.. Clay
in this matter have the honesty 10 publish his te
nal


ASHLAND. l6,h Augui. lsii
MY DEAR SIR: | received your friendly letter,
with the enclosed slip, cut from newspaper, and
[ appreciate, and am thankful for the motives
which prompted you TO address me. wish you
would obtain and peruse the correspondence which
passed between Messrs. Wise, Graves and me,
respecting the amentahle affair between Messrs.
Graves and Cilley, published about three years
ago l have not copy OF IL but you can obtain
it in New York.


1t establishes lst That the draft which sug
gested of the challenge was made expressly with
dispute amicab!y, and not, as alleged IN the slip
you forwarded, TO close the door.


ID That | never believed that the controversy
you'd occasion a hostile meeting, but continually
though, that it ought to be, and would be, ami
cably settled.


Sd. That was ignorant that the parties were
to meet 10 combat, and where, and at what hour
they were TO meet


And 4th. That when accidentally heard that
they had gone out to fight, although did not
know the hour, nor the place, advised the police
TO be called out and they were called out; but
they missed the parties, III consequence of their
having taken an unexpected route.


I was not uDon the ground, and had nothing
whatever to do with the conduct of the combat
NV agency as far as had any in the whole trans
action, was directed to the object OF an amicable
settlement of thesdiificulty.


am respectfully. your friend and obi servant.


II. CLAY.