The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-20

TnE LATE FATAL Duel AT NEW ORLEANS
We lament TO announce that the difficulties which
have for ZONE time existed, and with which the pub
lie has been mace familiar through the press, be.
tween MIR. Frost, the editor Of the Crescent, and
Col L q. Hunt, one Of the candidates for the
mination to Congress, have had fatal termination.
Mr. frost fought a duel Yesterday NJ about one
o'clock Il. NJ, at the United States Barracks, be-
Low the city, with DR. Thomas Hunt, the brother
OF Col T. G.. Hunt. They fought. as we hear.
with double barreled guns. at forty PAGES, and on
the second fire Mr.. Frost was mortally wounded,
the bullet passing through his left breast. aud he
died within half an hour. The immediate cause Of
oferce was an alteration which took place at the
whig meeting, in Pcrdido street, on Monday even
ing. u was, however only the renewal of an ancient
dfiou ", arising out of tie Congressional election
last 'aii, when Col. y. g.. HUT was a candidate
before the wbig convention, and Judge Billiard, the
law rarner OF MIR. Frost, obtained the nomination.
Another &C the brothers of Col. Hunt became then
involved in personal difficulty with Mr. Frost and
the preliminary movements for duel were made
upon the part Of Mr. Frost, but they failed The
whole correspondence was published at the time,
and is doubtless familiar 10 our readers. The i'll
feeling has ankled since, and the
in which OIL Hunt is again candidate, revived IL,
produced the collision at the shades, and has ended
IN this lalnentable manner. IL has already been
publshed that there was meeting bet reen the
parties on "wednesday, which the police interrupted,
and both challenger and challenged were bound
over. They disrcgardod the bonds, went almost
directly from the Recorders Office to the United
states Barracks and finally closed up this most
happy quarrel with the death of Mr. Frost by the
bands Of r. Hunt. 10 the excitement of this event,
which agitates AMI divides the whole city, the merits
OF the cause Of the quarrel hardly fit subjects of
discussion We have profound regret for the do
ceased; we have more pity for the survivor. Very
rare indeed are the meetings Of this sort in which
the man whom fortune has made the victor does not
envy the quiet Of the dead. But though may
not, wisely or generously in the midst Of this ex-
element and sorrow, aid in revving the angry
controversies among the living Of which this event
s a deplorable consequence, we may pay tribute
Of sincere respect to the memory Of the dead. Mr..
Frost was valuable and rising citizen, and most
srtimable man. His talents were of a high order.
aid he had cultivated them we'll In his profes sion
Of the law he was n successful advocate, and was
rising to fine practice, which he might easily
have secured but for his prediction FOR politics,
and the zeal for his party, which brought him much
INTO public life ne popular orator, and then into
the editorial profession. lie was fluent writer as
well rs speaker. The ardor Ct his temperament led
him often into controversies wherein he maintained
himself with spirit and talent. He had many warm
niends, who give him the credit Of being OF an ex-
uemtly impusive and generous, ne well as sensitive
tenpersment and they deplore his dc ith that Of
warm hearted and gallant gentleman, who had
The qualities and capacities TO be useful TO his
country, as he dear to his own circle Of inti-
mate. and associates Nee Orleans PiuryUut,
yWy H. '