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July 25, 1849
Morning Star
Limerick, York County, Maine
What is this article about?
Cassius M. Clay publishes a dictated account from his sickbed of arming himself with a knife for self-defense during a street fight, vowing never to submit to personal indignity.
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Cassius M. CLAY has published an account of his street fight, dictated from the bed where he still lingers from the effect of his wound.— After narrating the commencement of the quarrel, he says:
"I went into the room where my carpet bag was lodged, and put on a knife seven inches in length, and 1 1-8 inches in breadth, which I usually carry for self-defence, and returned to the stand; for my instincts as a man, as well as my usefulness as a citizen, had determined me never to submit to personal indignity."
"I went into the room where my carpet bag was lodged, and put on a knife seven inches in length, and 1 1-8 inches in breadth, which I usually carry for self-defence, and returned to the stand; for my instincts as a man, as well as my usefulness as a citizen, had determined me never to submit to personal indignity."
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Heroic Act
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Street Fight
Self Defense
Knife Arming
Personal Indignity
Cassius Clay
What entities or persons were involved?
Cassius M. Clay
Story Details
Key Persons
Cassius M. Clay
Story Details
Clay recounts entering a room to arm himself with a seven-inch knife from his carpet bag before returning to confront the quarrel, driven by his instincts and sense of citizenship to avoid personal indignity.