The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-31


10 fact despite the bloody staan Of the code of honor
the logic Of Sir John fasts1, that satisfied honor vii
not cure ruptrred windppe "a stcre the brains
man who has had them blown out IL beginning to hol
| Washington.
good many years ago growing Of ca tain ofensv
p0eations in the New York Courier and E 'mrsr ther
dnel between two members Of tAs HOUSE, Mr. Graves
os KENTUCKY, and Mr. Clley of Aahse at BA densbure
/ T-ey fought with rifles and Ciiley waS kgsA Grea
and passed styingen Law against duslhbs, msh rs 1t
eenaI offence in s District. Since thas time houg
there hse been many affairs Of honor hens, tA hey
that nobdny has been killed There was squared be
tween (;eu. James Watson Webb of New York ana N m
Thomas +. MARSHALL, of Kentucky, the Barkrupt "a
in lS4l and duel somewhere New York in wllcA
| Webb wsunded in the leg, and that VIC think IL
the blooess Congressional affair that has come on sncs
| the fatal Ciiisy duel.
Shortly after there was mortal offence givea in de
bate in the serA te by Mr Clay Of Kentucky, 10 Mr..
Ming Of Alaeaa- King instantly challenged Clay but
the floor of tbs Senate aad thUs the police getting n
of it, both parties arrested the adjournmens Of
the body, taken 10 magistrate Office, and bound
10 keep the peace.
And there affair Of war between Wise, OF Viz
gnia and Stanley cz North Carors of the House High
words had passed between them in debate, and Wise
had inflicted blow o. two USth whip upon the shoul
ders Of Stanley 10th riding ont on horseback to
$780, The affair ended, however, without bloodshed.
though the preliminary steps were taken for pistols and
colcc.r
The next affair was, Sstween Garrets Davis, of Ken
t1chy and Gen. Bayiy of virgnia Fhis arose from the
ieced for beautiful fight. Davis cscaped from the
city and got of into Maryihud where he waited day
TWO Tor the benefit OF shot two at his friend Bayly
But BayIy had been arrested and bound before he
got cut OF town. of his friends having witnessed
the m the House and having given instsat nfor
nation to The police Explanations followed she floor
of the House, and the trouble thus passed of in whit
There was next more lively and curious affair between
Mr.. clngman of North Carolina, and Yanccy OF Ala
getting the Of Thew IN
exchanged shots Clingmans BAH striking the ground
near iancey's feet, and Yaneey's ball passing con
siderably over the head of Cinga,an among the
Chinquapin bushes in which they had taken their
stand for their mnrderous work Bs the constsbulary
force had followed out close upon the heels of the bc
gerents and being informed OF their whereabouts made
descent apon the scene and dispersed the parties from
fed in direction and Cngnan in another over the
the cornelds contiguous to Badensburg The police after
for said at the time that never was there such
running seen any where Badensburg since the
fortunate battle with the British Of August 25, 1914
Messrs. CiDgmsn and Yancey returned to the HouY
whcre business reconced by mutual expla nations i'm
their behalf; and, according to our recollection by
ample and satisfactory apology to tho House
The next declaration of between members Of the
House was, think the affair between Mr.. Duer, of
ing in debate given the latter the lie direct This rupture
however, was settled quietly through the Intervention of
which were duly communicated to the House This ex-
cepting number of knock downs and stcuhings in the
House generally in the midst of the extements OF the
last night two Of the session, s according to
the last regular affair Of honor of the House down
to this between Messrs Cutting and breckenridge
The last affair Of this code Of honor in the Senate
that interesting between Judge Butler Of South
Carolina, and Col Benton, of Missouri One Saturday
night the very last OF the long session of 1S4S in the
consideration of the Oregon Territorial bill the debate
became violent from the efforts Of Southern Senators 10
tire ont the BILL because it embodied in q House amend
ment, the Wilmot provso. few days before Col Ben
ton had given to correspondent Of the NEW YORK
and had autnorzed him to publish @ certain reso
ted in executive session The resolutions published
in the HERALD accordingly, Col Benton standing rcspon
fho uipr sha nf thn IN
the Saturday night aforesaid Judge Butler, with view
10 staye off the Oregon bill, holding the HERAID in his
band called the attention of the Senate 10 the pubca
on, saying that it reflected upon the honor Of member
Of Senate and moved eAecntvc session to inquire
member charged him with dishonor he would get the
lie, and II will cram II down his throat sir. en-
funeral, sir.'
This was midnight, aud the HEaND's correspond
cht judging from the movements OF Judge Butler hat
duel Matching began TO think of the agency which he
had had in bringing about this fearful ultimatum During
Menday morning, the Hsrup's correspondent, having
good TO believe that challenge had passed be-
tween the parties proceeded TO magistrate made his
afavits and had the two venerable gentlemen arrested
contemplating breach of the peace. Col Benton
found at his house and brought TO the magistrates
oce but protesting that lie contemplated no breach of
the peace, he appealed from the magistrate 10 the Court
then in session at the City HALL Tie carried up
there but the testimony of correspondent being in
sufficient to convict him OF any design to break the peace
Col Benton discharged. Judge Butler the other
hand being captured admitted the charge against him
and gave bonds as required 900 TO Keep the peace
The fact is that Sunday night Gen Foote had taken
chaAgc TO Benton but the hitter had sent il indignant
y back because the bearer Of il extremely repugDant
TO Col Benton agent in any way in the business
Congress dispersed and it was not until the meeting
in the following December that there reconcia-
/ tion between Benton and Butler. And account of
his respect for both parties and from responsibility
in the subject matter Of their quarrel the HERArDs
respondent from all that learn, has never had
cason to regret his nterpesition TO prevent them from
I attempting to shoot each other at Bladensburg.
Apropos Of Col Benton. 1t il rumured this morning
that the friends OF Cutting and have selected
him arbitrator between those gentlemen, with what
correctness we know not II such be the case, however,
have doubt there will be prompt and pacific set
Element of the ridiculous Misunderstanding between the
inpctuous Kentuckian and the inexorable New Yorker
from the catalogue Of the which have thus
reced it win appear that the eld Of honor at Bl,dens
burg has fallen into disrepue since the fatal Cilley
! duel and from the common sense principles which
have ever since been overriding the thirty mine
articles, only worthy OF Don Quxotte, and from the
fact that NEST at this day desire to see
much Of the progress Of the age as possible. We
gress for the . dark AMI bloody groundn of Bladens
burg has been esacted. John c. Rises, the popular
seat the dueing ground and he has severA good
Kentucky rifles in his house there; and he says that
perhaps he may take shot at the duelsts himself II
he catches any OF them within rifle range Of his
premises indulging in their ridiculous folly Of vnd
eating their honorb BY shooting at each other. lie
can't allow any near r ne Pre-; premises M Without
are quite sure he wing his game al every clip.
Badensburg is scattering village of about five hun
red inhabitants and Is situated five miles east Of Wash
ington The country around is poorbut abounding as
il does in small thickets Of underbrush and little
Of small timber the neghborhood just the place for
dueing ground while the high roads and open fields
offer distractions TO running when necessary, from
the police We inclined to think that the present
may lie the last iusying any account of the
Congressional dueing ground Tor long time to come
may be excused by your readers IN this heightened
description. RANDOLPH.
L TELEGR.APuIC.
| The Affair Between Mcssrs. Cutting aud