The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-14
THE HUGHES CAMERON DUEL.
The Article that Provoked the Fiuht--
Arrangements for Meeting-The sso-
lice Interfere--The Second Meeting a nd
Its Rcsnlt.

hHH~nxcments xOr q MeettnH-The E'o-
lice Intcrfere--rhe Second Meeting and
Its Result.
The Richmond Dispatch gives the following
particulars in regard to the affair of honor be-
tween Captain William E. Cameron, Of the Pc
tersburg Index, we'll known ani ably edited
Conservative journal, and Robert w. Hughes,
Esq, who is reputed to be editorially connec.-
ed with the Richmond State Journal Radically
THE SUPPOSED CAUSE.
The difficulty is said to have grown out of q
leading article in the Index of Morday last
which we herewith publish:
"There ie an article in the Friday evenings State
journal which, In its vileness and vrulence betrays
Its parentage. He'll has fury like woman
scorned, perhaps, but humanity knows no hatred so
bitter 30 reckless, 90 unrelenting that the
feels towards those whom he has betrayed. None
but renegade Virglnian, smarting under The sense
OF his own shameless treachery and brimming with
enmty to all that is better and truer than bimseif
an Arnold seek to cloak his baseness by slander Of
the cause he has sold-could have penned sut
which we quote:
"If names could typ!fy the meaning of worIs.
destructive history has pronounced upon the sec
t,olal party That has 30 long ruled and ruined 10
in such
OF he class who have gone forth to envoke the
pie to cou ses Of treason. 1t is we'll for the of
loyalty. reconstruction and State eneration, that
class of parrcides so notorious, with the mark of
Cam on their foreheads and the quit of Cain upon
their onsciences. have gone out as the champions
of discontented remonstrant and incorrigble sec
ttonalism. They know that the ascendency Of na-
to xed and brar ded ooscurlty and in the spirit Of
Beelzebub, better to rule in he'll than to in
Heaven they are ready to drag down the Common
wealth into deeper damnaton than that in which
she already writhes and p. rish g.
There Is only one journalist in this State who is
utterly degraded enough character to hav4 ndct-
ed those lines He IS one OF those who lent trucn-
lence and almost tuhuman bitterness to the Rlch-
mold Examiner during the war-the man upon
whom John NJ. Daniel chiefly relied for his strongest
appeals to the wort passions Of our people. BE sat
all that good In the lessons Of his master But
seized upon bad with the instinct Of natural de-
e dersn he as.
hse. s iSa sSyss sr e. n s %sste caaDs
which have dtsgraced W ginia since '64-the Rich
mond Republc-and his unden,able versatility as q
all that he had advocated for six years me-
vious. since then he has played part which
is, thsnk God, stranger to Virginia jour
nalism His venal pen has been sold to the highest
bidder to bolster up any and every cause whose d.
sestofs rect t.t were s wiling to buy his 6ains He has
II sufficiently remunerated he would teel warrant
ed IN arguing for polygamy: And the time came
were words which the public knew were bought
and sold like herrings in the market, ceased to
memper his talent In the presence OF his want of
"ne Is now contributing editorially to the Rich
mond State Journal, which has lost thereby four
afths Of Its previous claim to respectabtlity. The
people Of Virginia want no Sta onger evidence Of un-
reliability in public print tkan to know that It's
timents flow frem the purchased pen OF Robert w.
Hughes M
CHALLENGE.
On the appearance Of this article it was un-
derstood that Mr.. Ernest Wiltz, the local editor
OF the Journal, Immediately left Richmond
with note from Mir. Hughes to Captains Cam
eron, in the nature OF q peremptory challenge,
and requesting the latter, as the phrase goes,
TO name 8 friend"
THE RESPONSE.
Captain Cameron ls said to have promptly
in his editorial columns, and named MIR.
Ernest Lagarde, the local editor Of the Peters,
burg Express, as friend 20 whom the com
ed or the correspondence that ensued be-
tween Messrs. Wlltz and Lagarde nothing posi-
tive can be stated. It is rumored, however,
that Mr.. Wiltz demanded on behalf OF his
MED oy q generous and chivalrous expression
of Mr.. Cameron's regret at the publication or
the offensive artlcle. This was positively de-
clined by Mr.. Lagarde. and this declaration left
no alternative but q meeting according to ''the
Code" There is report that delay was ask
ed by Captain Cameron OF day or two on
account OF the delicate health Of his vito, but
of the exact nature OF this, request we are not
advised.
HOSTILE MEETING.
E Certain it is that hostile meeting was
agreed upon, and on Thursday evening the
seconds" were to meet in Richmond and ar
and Weapons. This plan, however, was frus-
trated by an unexpected move on the part OF
some one who got wind Of the affair, aud deem
ed it his duty TO apprise Mayor Chahoon or the
fact that duel was on the tapis.
oFF1o1Ar. INTERFERENcE.
This Official at once brought matters to o
temporary stand-stin by arresting Mr. Wiltz
and placing him under bonds to keep the peace
He also telegraphed to Mayor Newberry, OF
that city. The order reached Petersburg too
late, however; for when il was received Captain
Cameron and Mr.. Lagarde we're not to be
found. In the meantime Mr.. Wilt1 was re-
leased on bail, and left town on Thursday night
or Friday morning.
ON THE FIELD.
Mr.. Wiltz yesterday mOrning made his ap.
pearance IN the village OF Ches er, on the Pc
tersburg Railroad. about fourteen miles from
| ted by runnor as the battle e-erouud. Finding
that his purpose was suspected by the resi-
dent magistrates, he secreted himself and at
hs ss Sa as 80 his ss say ha n sas
by his seconds. Mr.. Lagarde and Cap
tain Rogsrs, and also by aeneral Malone.
son, were nnomentarily expected, ana every
thing looked fsy gable to 40 exchange Of Are.
Lindsey. Of Chesterfield, and Q spe.ial con.
course, made to escape the clutches OF the
o6acers, bnt they were unsu6cessful, except as
TO Mr. Canteron, who iasa,d to have made GOOD
Mnsh hs ccoas gsas sSn'sSns Sss e
Rogers. and Mr.. LAgarde. were then placed
under bonds to kesp thepeace. 81,
GONE AouTH.
i ghia ID the story 90 it was received here iast
tnight snt q none q tae e ps.nss have returned