Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-02-28

he was-and with bubble upon his lips he enters
int fight with another member, without 'ne ieas'
of qnarrel between either,-anda eoocy corso'
young widowed wife, and three young fa'aeriess cali
dren is the sequel Of the tragedy. We call upon mem
bers Of Congress to put these bloody practices down-
We demand in the Of the COMMUNICATIVE the
members of both Houses be restrained from PERSONAL
ties and insults. All these things assund the moral
sense Of the community They are uh honor 10 none
engaged in them. 1t is time that the caPiioi OF the
country was reformed in these respects ana that civi
zation humanity, and religion arm themselves 10 inter
fere for the prevention Of duels ARRAYS ana
| squabbes Once more we say. to say more emphaiica
w. these things shock the whole land-and the men oil
any party that engage in them the hazard OF sacr
fcing themselves forever, in the common phanthropic
| Christian Indignation Of all mankind.
FROM the Journal of Commerce.
The murder OF Mr. Cilley has created in this city,
must every where profound sensation OF sorrow Tor
| the apmev death of the deceased; of sympathy for
his bereaved family who do not yet know that they
are numbered with the widow and fatherless and OF in
dgnaon against the ana perpetrators OF tins
brutal assassination Mr. Cey represented TO us by
one who has known him from his boyhood to have been
a most amiable estimabe man-possessing talents OF
high order-coo, firm, courageous but never quarrel.
some-desirous yield all men their rights, and TO IN
iure no one In the few remarks which cost him his
| life he doubtless actuated by generous i'm
pulse in viRdcaton Of his esteemed fellow citizen,
the Hon. Mr. Ruggles, from imputatlons which he
knew TO be unmerited as they were injurious.
II did not to that there was any thing In
these remarks which need disturb the nerves OF most
sensitive man, conscious of his own lntegrty-bu
we miscacuated the nicely OF the thing called
"honor" The rest is already told SO far few brief
words tell it; but what words what is magma
ton even, in depicting the which Will wiring the
hearts of a wife and three small children, on hear
ing that their dearest earthly friend has been tom from
them, by sickness nor accident but by honorable
! murder
Mr. Cilley is from the Lincoln District, in Maine,
and elected powerful competitors by reason o.
his personal popularity and real merit having for seve
raj sessions filled the chair of Speaker OF the House Of
Representatives in Maine although comparatively
young man, being above the age OF thlrty-nve 70
/ thirty seven years
| He had no quarrel with Mr.. Graves; there
pretence that he had insued him in debate; and the
only plea by which Mr.. g. could hold him amenabe to
the laws of honor was las we understand it, that he
had insued Mr.. Gs friend, the original challenger by
| refusing consider him gentleman
| From the Evening Star.
| DUEL AT WAsHINGToN-DEATH OF MR. CiLLEY,
OF MAINE.-We concerned to learn by the mail OF
this day. that Mr. Cilley, of Maine has fallen IN duel
with Mr. Graves Of Kentucky. The particulars, In de-
| tail have not reached We learn, however, that
Mr. Graves carried a challenge ts Mr.. Cilley. from
! Col. Webb, in consequence OF having charged him
| with corruption Mr. c. declined receiving the cha
lenge on the ground that Col. w. no gentleman
and Mr. Graves after some negotiated challenged HIM
in turn, which was accepted. The parties agreed 10
figh, with rifles, so 100 yards and went secretly
into MARYLAND, that Messrs. Clay, Crttenden Gen
Thompson and several others that pursued them could
not find them, and after four shots Cilley FELL MORALLY
bend that il is the orerunner of other contests
and it is besides part Of the signs OF the times when
men tied hand and foot the fortunes ofh present ad
minstraton furiousy on those who have the nap
piness he and SANDER and caumnate them In no
| measured terms. - -,
We know nothing Of the private history of Mr. Cilley
but deeply regret to say that he has been the cause
of this sad result, and has one TO blame but himself
He followed the cry Of that pack OF hounds who ior the
last seven years in Congress have to sus
| tain a corrupt administration by charges oil bribery
nd nuYtlc
rer Enquirer and have induced the people TO believe
in these charges by repetition while the SIAN
derers themselves have pocketed the "spos, ana
brought ruin the country lnevery auemP' maoe oy
Col Webb TO procure satisfaction for these repeated
calumnies he has been answered, You are oiack-
| guard and will not meet you" The consequences
have been that either they had to meet the bearer OF
the challenge, get rid OF the affair through negoa
| believe know something Of Col Webb we have
been at war and at peace alternately lor u. rus. zen
nv He is careless in his political course-zeaious IN
his subdued and oiinordinae vanity
it indeed his great il not his ONLY weakness but
tbat he is "blackguard" or no gentleman, as he was
called by Mr. Cillsy. and frequently so by other men
who have refused meet him. is untrue James Wat
son Webb s the Of revolutionary officer, an aidde-
c,mp te General w ashingon honor enough we would
say for any man the remotest generstion-he con-
nected with Of the oldest families IN Tins State
has several brothers, all men OF character and resPecA
billy and is married in one OF our Oldest families and
II
and attention. To stigmatse man so situated as a
hlackguard" under an excuse to get rid OF the re-
sponsibity Of meeting, is only 70 bring another is
sue which, in the OF Mr. Ciey has led to disas
trous termination and the choice OF rifles by Mr. O. was
no doubt made uHder the impressions that Mr.. Graves
was de-ided shot with pistol. The Spy at Wash.
;nuon states that Webb made several attempts TO find
out the place OF meeting prevent IT, but without sue
cess.
The language used on the floor Of Congress recently
in relation to the conduc Of the Press and partcu
larly by Duncan Of Ohio becoming inolersble for
its general SANDER and vtsperstion and must lead to
| retaliation in some manner. Members presume upon
temporary sea, in that body warrant for sssailing
!. whole class OF men and influential citizens OF
whom in character and standing infinitely above
heir calumniators. There must be an end to this.
IFron The New EraI
We have received long letter from faithful cor
respondent-ioo long Tor us 10 insert today II chief.
| Iy refers to the circumstance attending the cold
bloodedIM uRprn of Mr. Cilley This high minded and
talented Democrat preferred to die rather than
\ knowledge James Watson Webb 10 be a gentleman
he was willing to risk his life upon the truth that this
| man was no gentleman, among honorable men. No
| man. after this, should insult the memory Of the
deao. and the character OF the many living, by
ccptinc challenge from Webb.
Afier referring 10 the immense excitement which
exists at Washington, our correspondent says ;-"lt
was 10 satisfy the diabolicsl spin, OF Mr. Wise TO
| wreak his revenge on man whom h hated, to bring
about his death while he himself was safe from dan
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