The New York herald., 1869-06-12
AFF AlRE D'HONNEUR.

Two Members OF the First Families OF Vlr.
ginia Avaiiing Themselves Of the Code-Not
the Civil One-shnrp Edit0risls-Short
Swords for TwO-The Meeting-EIinions Of
the Law Interfere-Tableau.
RICHMOND Va, June IL, 1859.
Already the heat Of the political canvass IN this
State has been productive OF exceedingly unpleasant
results and in manner too, altogether peculiar to
the South For some time past Mr.. Robert W.
Hughes o leading Virginia journalist for many
years, has been editing the radical state
Journal wells organl His articles in this
paper were always filed with a severity and
bitterness against the conservatives or sup
porters Of Walker for the Governorship that
frequently created doubt in the minds OF intelli-
gent readers as to their authorship, few being will
ing 10 believe they were ever penned by Vlrginian.
State who readily recognized In the leading columns
Of the Journal the forcibie and pungent style Of Mr.
Hughes, and illusions indirectly towards this gen.
tlenan occasionally appeared In opposing political
On Monday last as II forbearance had ceased to
be virtue, with Mr.. Hughes attacks this state Of
afiairs culmnated IN q bitter personal article on
leader in the Petersburg Iader. This paper arrived
here on Monday, nc half-past eleven A NJ with the
article, which Is as follows:-
There article in the Friday evenings Journal
which, in s veness and vrulencc betrays its parentage
@ nn S SO S 80 Sa
he traitor ss hGss wa he hss bet
Of his own Shameless eachery brsmins with eh@s
Ss:sne:; By SANDER ne Sas
ginia gentlemen as that which we qaote:-
% sSgs yHS s ooy ans s sescss wS h s.ios
ss e Bass s ii 5
sisf; have sGse @ a' @
construction and State regene.aicn that class Parri
si Ssad. and he sa Their eoasciencss
and Il sectOpssm They know that he ascend
Sncy of national IDEAS and Sys sentiments must S9asg9
Beezcbub better hell in heaven they
damssiisp than that in which she already wrSes and
There only journals, in this State who is the
time rs capable % wer boss ons utterly de- de-
Of those who lent truculent and almost lnhu%an bit
Spo e DSn s for
sppea tS the worst passions Of our people He sat :, the
good IL Il. ie:.oS. q lis master, but seized upon
dspiS shisS Peter II. ar. &C;
the poisonous sheets which have disgraced Richmond
we
Sr SaS
nallsm. His vsnsl pen ha. been sold to the highest
rector. were willing buy his brains He has said
muneraed he would IN arguing for polGamy
And the time came when his former friends finding how
and sold ike herrnss in the Market ceased remember his
ssas esS sA%ond PdSs
5 lost The Of 81 % 5 rSnse 20 %
unreiablliy public print than know that its sen
ments flow from the purchased pen OF Robert W. Hughes
Upon reading the above Hughes, smariing under
the pain OF such severe chastisement at once de-
spatched Mr. Earnest p Witt, an attache OF the
sonal satisfaction under the rules OF the deo OF the
editor Of the I.lde1, Mr.. VIM, f. Cameron. The
health OF the latter gentemans wife being In very
| precarlous and delicate condition, an immediate
meeting was an impossiblity, and however eager
either was Tor the deadly combat the matter had 10
be postponed for few days under the circumstances.
ON "Wednesday MESSAGES were lying rapidly be,
fun information as to the nature Of Mr.. Hughes
demand upon pom him, receiving In reply that nothing
expression OF regret for the appearance OF the
! offensive article, or an Immediate meeting on the
field Of honor, would satisfy HIM. Thus matters con-
friend Of Mr.. Cameron, and Mr.. Witt, Nj. Hughes
friend, concluded the arrangements for the time aud
place OF meeting, there beng no possibility Of an
| honorable adjustment Of the affair.
Cameron, upon receipt OF Hughes last message,
instantly agreed to meet him. and chose as weapons
short swords The place Of meeting resolved upon
was Chester station, on the Petersburg Railroad,
were by apa te eoc
| the combatants and their seconds leaving either
city, but all vigilance was skilfully eluded and at
one p. NJ. Hughes departed In carriage from here,
attended by surgeon, his seconds having left pre-
| yiously. During the entire day this city was in
tragic affair." and knots were created on the streets
anxousy awaiting news from the parties in whom
About four P. NJ ali the parties. principals,
seconds and surgeons met at Chester and active pre-
/ parations were at once made FOR the combat. Az
this iuncture justice OF Chesterfield, accompanied
| by other law officers, made their appearance and
caused flight Of all the parties They succeeded
Interesting Legarde Rodgers and GARRISON Seconds
| but the principals made their escape and are now
in quest Of another place where they can fight with
out being disturbed by the mlnions OF the law. The
secQnds were held 10 ball to keep the peace, and the
baled officers then went In quest OF the principals
| with little hope, however, OF their capture. From
| circumstances attending the arrest OF the seconds
IL was believed that the affair OF honor thus inter-
rupted would come of late tonight or tomorrow
morning Later intelligence from Chester, however,
states that all but Cameron, who could not be found,
have been arrested and baied 10 keep the peace. u
Is now supposed that all the parties VIII go 10 some
point In North Carolina ahd there fight There Is M.
| tense excitement here regrding the affair,
Mr. Robert w. Hughes Is native OF this state,
about forty.hve years OF age, and though slightly
| tinged with gray s comparatively youthful In ap-
pCnrnnCc. lie is q sOn.ln law of the late Inhn L.