, 1874-05-10


Ing else to make his Gubernato1ial tenn ;1t,.
trious, he At least deserves the tharks rot mi.
Of the people OF Mississippi, hut also ot n.
whole country, for tie reaolute stand xbic, !.
has taken IN regard to due1ing. As soutb.-,
Illinois has long been made tho hghtinr.erou,a
fox st. Louis roughs and bruisers, 60 Mississr-,
has been made The bloody ground upon vt;.s
tho so-called chivalry Of New Orleans has satt,..
it's debts Of honor. First under Gov. ANA.
administration came tho duel between r.,
Rhett and Judge Cooley, in which the latta, ~,
killed. Gov. Ames on this occasion decided M.
to interfere, believing, a. tho harm wsz dor.
that it would be preventive to. the future n.
Governors reasoning, however,, ras no. r..
sound. The man who kills his orponan, !,
duel Is usually regarded as a hero bv IL,
scions Of chivalry. Soon auother duel 1o1o,..
between two citizens OF New Orleana wbo b,1
mutual misunderstanding which could "a: +.
settled except by shooting at each ether. 1,
usual, they came over to mississippi md foura.
The Governor grew little angry and imr,.
tlent, but, ss no ono vas hurt, and as there us,.
no heroes, be said nothing Eoxt followed Il.
duel between Phillips and Bienyeuu, s1so y,
MisBissippi soil. The latter vs killed. Tb.o
tho Governor determined to atop this kind o,
work, and he telegraphed the authorize, Ia
arrest al persons engaged in fighting duel1 in
the State, and to prosecute them to the full a1t.nt
Of the Law. Nothing intlmidatcd BY thls ora.:.
another chivalrous couple came over the oths,
day, armed with pistols and equipped NTH win.
cigars, and estables, aud accompanied br !,
squad of fnewspaper-reporters to chronicle the;,
valiant deeds. 30 one was badly hurt but t..
whole crowd was locked np, and the Goya.no,
WAS notified thAt there was a jaii-fuu Of caiy.I,,
st his disposal. The temper OF the Governor
may be inferred from his own words: II rya
pose to have them all indicted and punished q
an example. / am going not only to find tsa
bills agains: them, but also against the psr:la,
pants in the others; and ii I cannot gat them IN
this State will issue acquisitions and hare then
brought here xnd tried. They need no: thi1l
because it is the custom in Louisinns, that til,
or Is going to be, the custom in this State
can't get witnesses against them I wiu hxa
some one OF the numbar to turn Stste's syi
dence, and will convict them On that. Il tie,
all rcfuse to testify, then c4n, under The h.
Of this State, send them to jail until ous doea'
Such language as this mea1s business, and nd
Gates that the chiyalry OF New Orleans will h.n
to do its fighting at home or 1un risks Of id
prisonment, which mpst b. very distressing t.
those who haVe such = 6na eenAe Of hoao:
The Governors policy, ae ha announces it, IT,
duces dusling to the sumo rank with pfize
fighting, and the duelist to the snrs rank
with the brulser who fights for money
instead Of honor, and puniahes hir1 II
the same manner. His policy ia H timely oua
Duelin9 II rslo OF barbarism which shonld b.
By the Law. aad it can bs beat sep
pressed by reducing the due1ist to tho r7g:
grade Of tbs professional prize-dghtar. Thers
is in reality little difference between them
Prizs-dghters struggle to see which is tbs tettst
nan xs their coda goes. Duelists struggle also
20 $50 Ehich is the bitter man Is 0eir code goes.
Che bruiser meets his opponent becarss Tia
altar has presumed to doubt his prowcas md
kill in tho manly art. The duelist meets III
opponent on very much tho Same ground, BE-
ause his opponent has presumed to doubt ha
ourage. II there BE- any difference in manb
ess it is on the side Of the p1ize-6ghtes, aa hs
gbts with natures weapons. When drelinsa
reated as vulgar crime, aud punished as c:hs:
renses against the public peace are punished
will soon become unpopular, and ho:-heaae' /
hlval1y will be compelled to find aoms otas1 +
LEANS nf appeasing its testy honor