JEST JESTIN' ¢ Randolph and Clay in a Senate quarrel
John Randolph and Henry Clay once quarreled in the Senate at Washington and avoided speaking for weeks. On a narrow Pennsylvania Avenue sidewalk they met and Randolph refused to yield while Clay courteously stepped into the mud to pass, saying he always does.
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John Randolph
Henry Clay
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
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Mr. Clay
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