‘Increase the wind.’
—The Truman Show
Like Old Hickory, TH Benton killed his man in a duel. So did Colonel Burr, James Barron and William Crawford. John Randolph, however, would not agree to an “interview” with Gen. Wilkinson at Bladensburg as he was not a “gentleman” and thus was only worthy of a good horse whipping. Unfortunately, the besotted Randolph was too drunk to administer it.