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E:iclls1lDma, Saturday, March g.
THE DISASTROUS DUEL.

;ct and PASSED resolution of enquiry. The seconds Of
The parties have invoked The silence OF The public bui
il ia i'm possible TO prevent investigation congress vi"
actnlen will sppak-The press will publIsh.-This
horrible event W hch is calling forth such profound re.
nrr, from the whole country without any distinction OF
party, may ye, carry precious jewel ~ Its mead Inc
blood Of CiIpy ought not to sink IN The sands IN vain
Il pocInin,s the denominations of that bloody code OF
Honor which has found its way into public
ciIs-and invokes the members OF Congress abandon
the practice and to refnrm their habit Of vituperatve
debale-Wp have never known the public mind so deep
" afflicted and agaled as il has been by this irag'cal
caasr"ph p-and II reads an nw'ui moral against one
bloody code 10 which Ciley has been the martyr The
eloquent and thrilling letter Of Washington Cures
pendent saves us the necessity Of making any extended
comment Of our own Wc find also, in our neighbor
The Compiler, Of yesterday morning. Inc following con-
densed view Of the SUBJECT:
"a friend puts the whole matter in n nutshell thus:
81" lf declines the challenge Of B. because he does
not hold himself responsible member nf Congress
10 B. the conductor OF public journal, has his friend
raht to press The enquiry whether he has not another
objection viz: that y is moi a gentleman:
- When expressly dsclams, that his refusing 10
nccpp The challenge proceeds from no want OF respect
fur G. but on the contrary Declares that he has the high
est respect for c. has right 10 infer that his refusing
10 irh implies disrespecl 20 himself:
- If the rernsa! to accept The challenge is declared
Ia nrocrcd from no want Of respect for c. has or his
friend D right 10 insist that B is a gentleman?
"TTo these three propositions every one must answer
certainly and mast d'cidsdiy Sur fourth proposition
is entitled to consideration which we nope II may re-
ce,ye from Congress at Washington
81 If these propositions beanswered in the affirm
alive nccordug 10 the aacS n On0r, not those laws
founded on the grossest violation of common sense'Is
mol such Code any thing else than Code Of true no
nor-And is il not high time to reform, or abolish 1t a.
toge,her:-And with whom the reform more properly
originate than with those who have had one OF Their
own members hurried into eternity by these bloody
laws?
"WAsHiSGTUN, 2Sth Feb, 1888
"a melancholy gloom hangs over The hrtropolltan
CITY; gloom only umined by The nrd flashes OF pub
lie Indignation. The awful tragedy which occurred on
Saturday last occupies every tongue and heart, 10 the
exclusion Of all other topics. Never have witnessed
such manifestation of popular feeling 1t is confined
Ia no party, station, color. 1t fills the streets with
mourning \ more cruel, wanon, remorselrss, heart
rendinr catastrophe stunned the annals OF civilized
life The victim beyond comparison, the most pro-
missing of the young members Of Congress. Honorable
high. minded eloquent. of graceful manners and courte
Gus dcmeanor he hid fair to rise to The highest distlnc
rion The purcst blood Of the nation flowed in his rena
His grand. father ilustrlous in the BeVo!u'n; his
brother brave officer who distinguished himself nnly
in one of The gnrinns actions Of The last war I'm
ANIMATION could not invent more painful continuation OF
circumstances An interesting vile and three helpless
children SPEAK numerous md large
circle of friends add the climax to this tale OF woe. Aud
whv was Ibis noble young inundated in cold blood
BY The Ina nd of one whom lie had given no cause OF
offence To satisfy the malice of infamous lGrentnr
en- speak nf whom, as gentleman Is 10 dtsecrae Tue
title And has TO this: Cannot representative
of the people aude in his place. In the notorious mis-
deeds of the United Stnlcs Bank. without being called
TO the field at The bidding OF such creature and shot
down by the murderous rifle: cannot think or write
upon this subject with patience which, III such case
were criminal apathy. The couneuaucc of the unfor-
tunalc vic,in-a counenancr n"bc in lIie aaa IN death
serene baunls my dtenms and disurbs my sleep the
wai!inss of hearts stricken widow the plants OF be-
reaysd orphans are ringing IN my cars. May God
in his infinite mercy socihc grief which is leo big for
ulterance and heal wouha which huil'"h co"so'ao"
cannot alleviate!
(ireat as is the sensation here, it TO in
crease as the intelligence spreads The COMMENTS oil lie
Northern p.pss indicate the mast intense excitement,
commanded cf sympathy and indignation. The feeling
IL honorable 10 human nature and vindca!rs humanity
from the rrprnach of utter seshnsss Poor Mr. h!ares,
who is represented 10 be- aniah!a man has my hearty
sympathy. The survivor is I" be pi'ied even more man
lbe victim For him. after life can have h! lille ha p
pness in store Brsrs liz is said 10 have been anxious
for IN honorable rcaoacia;inn All concerned IN tins
melancholy affair." ore indeed In hr ptird Goa grant.
for their cakes in time and in eternity, that they nu
every thing in their power 10 avert THIS equally wa"on
and SHOCKING catastrophe Rrmorserss and b""dy'
minded must be The man, who could winess such a
scene without earnest interference 10 prevent It's fatal
termination :.
"Accort;ng to the kind dispensaons of Prnvltence,
there is ulways good to lie etucrd from evil Inns
event is calculated have happy effect upon the iu'
turc proceedings Of Congress II will certainty chcch
somewhat that clustering tone, which for some years
pns. has almost converted the legislative hall into a
Bear .garden There III The house, whose
only ambition seems 10 be- the acquisition of vulgar no
lnriey founded upon Noise rant and bnVado iey are
generally without real talent knowledge, sase, dighlly,
or character. These compensated Tor b hec"ing
efrnn,ery, which Stands them in lieu ct every noble
faculty. Such men rarely rise, without saying some
,hinr offensive ar Outrageous Their whole pleasure
seems to be- to keep the Huuse in r!oous confusion.
They have no idea Of the high and delicate courage
OF the gentleman and cavalier ANXIOUS 10 avcid ~
unwilling To receive offence To them, az YOU happily
expressed it, on another subject, The extreme remedy
becomes their daily bread. They are hrebTands % Oe
quenchcd and nuisances 10 be nbaled. ihpy 'aNe up
the time of the House. Inc retafdallon, mol The d'
situation Of business. They monopolIze debale: ana
keen ADLER and better men in the back ground her
nstan harangues are listened BY the gallery but mo-!
read by the country. "Whip me such pretenders!
81 have no swHggrrers!
"But what are to expect when men high IN sta
lion and still higher in prelelson, set such notorious
examples When grey headed Senators indulge in wan
ton violence whaI look for from their stripping
discp !cs Did not MIR. Clay, but the other day, sexa
geuarlun he is, graulously assault MI Cahoun, IN
erns and manner, which, between younger men, woa'd
infaIhly have led 10 rcnconlre lou nave aouotess
read Mr.. Calhouns great speech with care. If So you
cannot but have been struck with his uncommon couf-
tesy towards The party OF which Mr. Clay IS the enne
nay more, by the sludious with which he mol only
avoided offence but actually defended the course OF that
party from the charge Of inconsistency How gra'ui'
,nus, then, the assault Of which he wos
few days after. the object, and which made so painful
an impression upon the Senate aud the gallery Mlr.
Clay must not be shocked, if the honest truth reaches
h;m through at least independent press. The pub
lie interest the public character requires that such e!e
waited examples Of violence, at time when outrag's
frequent should be visited by fearless eprehen-
sion. Let US hope, tina, hereafter suc! things will not
SO frequently Let hope it for the sake Of in
dividual happiness, and national character
TO prevent them in the House. lei lis rules be strict
ly and imparliuy enforced Let the first attempt at per-
sona,y be at interrupted. Let the sauary autho-
y of The Speaker he sustained by the House. Let the
sghles. effort insult, to outrage, 10 annoy
him. be al Indignantly frowDed do~n. Let all IT,
relevant topics be carefully excluded. The melancholy
event which all 50 sincerely deplore would not have
occurred if the degraded Davis had not been permitted
10 throw useless frebrand into the Hail Of Congress