Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-03-17

ms literary friends and associates.
The Scotch cases of prosecutions for
dueliing are very few. Down to the time
(l622) OF the cases we are about TO en-
ter on, for $50 years previous, there was
no instance of any conviction for fighting
a duel in Scotland. Indeed, there were,
so far as We have been able to discover,
only three prosecutions during that peri
od. These are the cases Of Rae and
macdonald of Glengarry, in 1898, and
DR.. Cahill in 1911
In the first case Lieutenant Rae gave |
the challenge but his antagonist, Lieu
tenant M'Vean, was the sole aggressor.
M'Vean gave the lie TO Rae IN the mess
room of their regiment; and being desir-
ed by his brother officers TO make an
apology, he did so, but in such an imp-o-
per manner that it was unanimously de-
clared to be general insult; on which
MsVean declared he meant to insult none
but Rae, whom he afterwards called
scoundiel. A meeting took place, and
4 M'Vean was killed.
/ The next case made great noise, and
the fate Of the sufferer excited much sym.
pathy in Scotland. Some discussion &C.
cured at ball and supper in the north Of
Sc otland between macdonald of Glengar-
nv and Lieutenant n Leod. The latter, a
Young gentleman, wearing the uniform Of
his regiment, was occosted during lat.
ter part ofthe evening ia the most vio-
lent terms by Gieugarry, on account of
, some fancied insult, such as that M'Leod
: had given him an impairment look. For
this cause Glengarry struck the unEortu-
nate young man with his cane, and drove
him out of the room. A challenge en-.
! sued, and the parties met. On the
ground, Glengarry, by the advice of his
respectable second and relative, major
acDcnald, coniessedthe frightful exces
;. es into which he had been hurried, anC
!, offered, as an apology, any atonement
: which was not Inconsistent with the char
acter of gentleman Lieutenant NJ LeoC
I'll refused to receive any verbal or writer
apology, unless Glengarry should plac
, the cane, with WHICH the disgrace ha,
4 been inflicted, in his hands, and leave it /
- hias to retort or not as he might see cause
! Alter much discussion, The terms wer
r. rejected. The parties were placed on tn
"a ground, and Glengarry fired unto the be
,o som Of the yonng man, whose life fell
~ sacrifice a short time after. A jur.
a with the appreciation of the Court, acqni
nd ted Glengarry, on the ground that he ha
20 manifested an anxious desire to apologies
m AT the same time, the chancellor Of Il
= Jury added. s'they had no idea of indin
r.. by their verdict, that what is called fair
he killing a man in a duel could afford,
ne Itself, any defence against charge
ca murder
The last case mentioned arose out
70. an unfortunate quarrel between t.
lin young men, one the Surgeon, the 9th
be Captain in the same regiment. Sor
ye, trifing dispute arose at the mess on q
we count of DR.. CalGIl having, contrary
for the regulations, carried the file of new
his paper to his room when unwell. L
he doctor laughed at the matter; and, VIII
the informed of 1t by friend of Capt;
EN- Rutherford, he said the thing must hs
md arisen from personal pique; and, ur
i'm being being D D'es d. e me- p Z Captain it
80, 80, naturally took this amiss, and, NO sa
Su factory explanation being offered ine
~ ,;eS the same evening went out, with
80. o-u young men as their seconds, =
IN ON orarry ia the ueighborhood. Several
/, ofl nortunities we're given to Canil, 70 y
: ofl draw the remark, but ne refused 70 ~ ~
ol;v Thev fired, and Rutherford was Nj
NJ Cabin was brought to trial, and the
oan with only two dissentient voices acqu
cep l %;n, mon which the presiding j
:, ot said. .sGentiernen, you have gwen .
~ S S;o. 'srcL as was to be expected on
e me occasion" !.
de. The yerdicts of acquittal given j
man cases we have Just noticed are some
Ma. .oDoorkable. when we recollect the
esult. liar severity of the Scotch law reIal'
HACK. dwelling. By II, not only death res
put in from duel, as in England ihuL ca'
! first aver fair or equal the manner OF co.
after. ;no the combat, but the bare act OF
inf the inc in a duel was by the statute
and 10 oon 10. raised to the same rank OF
Of the | tog crime; and, as if to complete u
- cir. ..a;n, ON duellists, it was. by the
ocouit Isoe can. S5; made punishable WI
;sh.nent and escheat of moveaOse'
be Gath concerned tn the giving, sendln1g'
bralter. cen,inq a challenge, even though q.
&c duels hat should have ensued: IhFS tai
cr1s. u.e was repealed by the united Leg
,inal on in 1919; and. by one OF those
The freaks which fortune delights 10.
an a. for its repeal was introduced S lnTC
that the meut by Sir Alexander Boswell
der for. death in duel will, long be rene
IN going and slight notice of which We pc
he chief make.
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