New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-30

"Oh, yes he answered, very de me,t
ately; ''you ought to know that. DHn
you remember the duel between Pausei
and myself, I never refuse challenge
I will 'fight auy man who has on clean
shirt. without inauiriDg whether ne is
gentleman. He must have gentlemen TOR
seconds. however, -
.Do you believe in dueling.'
Yes. on purely economic grounds. In
New Orleans it saves time and trouble.
The chances of being killed are very few,
and if people know you are ready to hight
they are careful not to misuse you man
in my position in New Orleans who would
refuse to fight q duel would be driven out
of town in month. SO ! accept all the
challenges that come"
Did you ever kill your man.
NO. l thank God I never did. have
fought a great many duels, but l never
fought fatal one
| thought this was strange, for Senator
Kellogg, a day or two before. had told me
that Carter was the best shot in the coun-
try. either with a rife or pistol SO asked
him how it was that he never killed any
body, how many challenges he had re-
celved. and it he was good shot.
Yes" he answered, II am very good
shot: can ring the bell at the word at sixty
PAGES, with rifle, nearly every time,
have had. during the past twelve months
| fifteen challenges. Some were arranged al
| once. some were arranged on the ground,
| and in some shots we're exchanged. In nine
cases out of ten, when man is on the field
for the first time, he will not shoot Wlthln
| ten feet of his opponent. If his opponen,
| is an experienced shot of course he would
| have great odds. but nobody but runan
would take advantage of such thing. "A
person in the field for the first time lnVarla,
bly shoots too soon. Then an experienced
duelist has him at his mercy. But you will
oct very bad impression of me, fear, he
Continued, I'm not bad man. and I'm
NOT a dueIjst, and it is a bad business. and
all that: but accept challenge in order
TO maintain my peace OF mind.
| TIE BADGER DUEL.
How about the fight with Badger.
We'll. we were driven into that. We
didn't either of us relish the idea of shoot:
ing at each other for we are both splendid
Shots but we were rather forced into it by
our friends. AS it was. one shot only was
exchanged. Badger intended to kill me,
that knew. l knew 1t from my friends
and from his: so to protect my own lite
was determined to take his. But he shot
at the word, and his aim was bad. The
ball did not come within several feet OF me-
What do you mean by the word
"Why. the word is ready-tire! One,
1
fire | aimed at his heart, but when lshad
received his shot, l changed my aim from
his heart to his left arm, Just above the
| elbow | shot between the words one and
.two.' but in changing the aim so quick
missed his arm. and my ball went between
his arm and his body. MY object in aiming
at his arm was to disable HIM and prevent
a second shot But the seconds interposeC
and arranged that we should meet in the
~ el,n lyn han Ia
Well. that was probably the best way Il
Tx it,
What was the cause of these challenges
during the past year Colonel-what shall
call you. Colonel Professor. Doctor or Mr.
Speaker"
Call me anything you like; it makes NJ
difference. Most of the challenges wer
given in consequence of articles IN M
paper. the National Republican, in New
Orleans. scarcely any of which l wrote. l
l had not accepted them, l would hav
been called a coward, and accused OF try
ing to place the responsibility on IA.
editors Then | would have mad to SEM
the challenges, but would thus have los
the choice of arms and the odds which
thus secure Do you see, Now. it th
editors get me into any more trouble. III
whip them, and refuse the challenges
PICTURE OF WARMOTN.
What do you think Of Warmoth, Co
onel ,
lon. Warmoth is q thief. traitor and
liar He has stolen himself millions of do
lars from the ruined. war-ridden people @
Louisiana: he deserted and betrayed ever
friend and principle he ever had. and as TO
lying-well. he is the most artistic.liar tina
was ever in New Orleans. which is sayin
enough. He knows mT opinion of hin
But his power is broken there. The peopl
are beginning to understand him, aud hi
end is nigh
How long viii you be here, Colonel ,"
asked. as he rose to 60.
oh. week or TWO. II, come and &c
: You. Good day"
Good day
: sUMMIHG UP.
After he was gone, Mr.. Smith told N
that he was one of tue ablest men in th
! South. He had formed the same opinion c
! him that | habitat he was one OF th
mldest. most agreeable and gentle mai
nered men that | ever met. There W.
nothing of the EAST" look about him, an
nothing of the bully. His appearance Wa
that of genial, gOod-tempered and cou
teous gentleman. He said that the ladit
are good deal more fond of him than tt
gentlemen, and think he might have adde
that he was good deal more fond OF the
than of gentlemen. lie said he carried G
his fight against WarmOth with only fly
dollars in his pocket. and that in all h
J struggles he had managed to keep poor. 4
is said to be one of the ablest public spea
:, ers in the country; if this be So his acco1
t plishments increase and make this line,
: professor, college president, preacher,
LAWYER, an orator, a soldier, a lover POI
{ tician. legislator, and a duelist Frailt
! thy name is Carter! Pass on