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The Strange Duel Of Randolph And Clay In 1826
In April 1826 on the Virginia Potomac side John Randolph of Roanoke and Henry Clay dueled after Randolph’s sharp Senate speech attacking Adams and Clay. The pistol exchange misfired then resumed with both shots missing their marks. Clay spared Randolph’s life, and Randolph refused to yield. The incident highlights Randolph’s volatile brilliance and lasting reputation, contrasted with his tragic, fatalist path through public life.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Virginia
Potomac River
United States
Senate
John Randolph
Henry Clay
Kentucky
John Quincy Adams
Clay
Andrew Jackson
Randolph
Adams
Blifil
Black George
Washington
Thomas Hart Penton
Missouri
Benton
Secretary of State
Sir
Mr. Clay
Roanoke
Gerald W. Johnson
Minton, Balch and Company
Jefferson
House of Representatives
Russia
Johnson
Robert Wright
John Rea
Ray
Wright
Richard Rush
Treasury
Caligula
South
Republic
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson Davis
Congress
Webster
Calhoun
James Maison
John Marshall
John C. Calhoun
Daniel Webster
House of Usher
Commonwealth of Virginia
Mr. Randolph
Roland
Don Quixote