North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-03-01
MEssRs. srANLY AND INGE.


We noticed in last the personal difficulty be-
tween Messrs. Stany and Inge, of the House of Re-
personalities; and have now to state, the uu.
thority of Northern exchanges that these gentle
men have tuay shot pistols each other, and that
Immediately afterwards, the affair was amlcably
adjusted"
The cause of the difficulty is thus stated in the
newspapers In the course of debate In the House,
on the River and Harbor bill, Mr.. Stany was pro-
voked to say to Mr.. Inge that he, Mr.. Inge, 6 had
little sense and less charity" Mr.. Inge replied that
the remark was 'ungentemanly and unjust, -
and proceeded 6 from blackguard.'' Mr.. Stanly
retorted that Mr.. Inge had " charged" him with be-
ing BLACKBOARD, but he had just shov,. - to the
House and to the country that he Qnge) was one.
This led to the challenge, and for the account
of the fight. k.Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun, under date the 24th February, SAYS
Messrs. Stanly and Inge, with their friends (Mr
Ashe, the friend of Mr.. Stany, and Gov. Brown, of
Mr.. Inge,) quietly absented themselves from the city
to-day, crossed the Maryland line and fought duel.
They foaght with pistols. After exchanging Shots
Zone round) neither party being wounded, the affair
was amicably adjusted by the friends of the parties,
and they all returned quietly to the city this evening"
The difficulty grew out of language used some days
since by Mr.. lnge, in debate, at which Mr.. Stany
took offence. -
The Washington papers of Wednesday last con-
tain the following statement-evidenty by authority
as to the " adjustment" of the difficulty:
"ADJUsTaENT. In reference to the difficulty be-
tween the Hon. S. W. Inge and the Hon., Edward
Stanly, which grew of the debate in the House
of Representatives on yesterday week, au-
thorzed to state that they each other with pistols,
and, after exchange of shots between the parties,
the friend of Mr.. Stanly advanced the opposite par
ty, and expressed desire that the should be
terminated, and, in order arrive amcabe
| tatodt tho rla nv Mr.
in reference to Mr.. Inge made by Mr.. SanIy in
reply to what he considered gross personality on
the part of Mr. Inge in his first remarks. And the
friends of Mr.. Inge stated those remarks to have been
political. and, such, should not have personal
bearing, Mr.. Stanly withdrew his remarks And the
above having been submitted 10 the principals, and
by them accepted, the difficulty between them was an
nouneed as honorably and amicably settled"
We predicted in last, that would be
" hurt " the result of this difficulty but far be it
from call in question the chvalry the gallant
bearing of the gentlemen concerned They have
proved themselves to be quite courageous-a fact
well known before; and both to be 90 had shots "a
fact before unknown. They have tried the whole
matter by fire, and after all, it has been determined
and adudged that they misunderstood each other and
that nothing personally offensive intended on
either side.
This is business of ours, except in ''polti-
GALS sense; but trust may be allowed to say,
that in opinion this whole affair adds but another
to the many rces perpetrated according to the code
of hopor''