The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-31
DuELs am DurIrsrs IN FRINGE
AGnirs During md Ancr the Revolution
Newspaper Dueis-Famous Men.

It1m IRE Ir''iDH my Nf"s
Tho French have nlways been ducling
p"op'r. and sin.c parliamentary inst tut ons
have been established the cn ount's b'tw.on
mcnlh'rs may boz r'rkun II by TN" s'orr. NJ
Paul de Ca-sUguHr. who always avoids killing
his man. j.. indeed, u somewhat mild T. pro-
nis'yr nhg "a, t% . nfgcc n y ana us'
RODS when duclisis fought with the saNagery
No sooner had tho rrcat revolution broken
ont than the urlis1rs NJ The Grown cnmc 90
dnily words AMI blows with thosc of The rrpplc.
| Mirhrau had 10 q sht with the Marquis dr
kevnucn; Cawllle D"smgulns won't put with
tho Comic de- Iil,uo; aud The Swedish Baron de
frrscn. lnmrd for his romantic ai'a"lmrnt to
Queen Marie Antoinctt.. challenged Marnt.
VINO, however. ,onccnlnd himself for three
W 'eks in II cellar. discretion being the bsitcr
part Of his vglor. Among tho many scnsn-
Charles de- L1mcth md the Marquis. do
Custrics. grandfather of Madame de Mao
Parsian rahbic rcvcng,l srlf by sicking his
opponents mansion. Tho eloquent Barnave
a Two unes, one Wm m .n1 ,hs sh' , u"
shoulder. aud the other with Cn2ales whom he
dangerously wounded with pistol bullet Dan
ton WINS challenged 10y the Due q An!n. but de-
! cncd; two days nltrrward the Marquis dc
| Crolx nskcd him whether he would sooner bc
kicked ike u poltropn or shOt like n dog to
which the tribune replied that, being the in.
Womb choose Tho Knife of the cuillotinc which
retort he made good before the end of the week
| by causing The Marquis to he bcheudcd.
The Rgisn OF Terror was not a propitious
ilInt lDl tlu ~, SftlE lNl D'ANf''il lilf
/ dominant Tact on and the Opposition were thus
| npt to br cut short 10y the hcadsman. Under the
Empire thcre WIS great deal OF duclng in
the army. Napoleon dryly r"mHreing that It
! helped promotion hut rs no liberty Of speech
existed in the Legislature. Parliamentary err
| clcs remained at peace. When the Bnurbons
/ returned. the cu-e was dl1crcnt there were
durls firstly between the on ''rS of NappcOn's
disband"d armies and those oi the foreign
/ corps of occupation: secondly. between French
/ DOnaparilSi OH 'crs and french hoydisis. the
/ former Of whom had thor loadquanrr- ut the
ffttf.. / .tt.I.I fitu
latter resorted To- IN" Cafe dr Nalos and. third.
/ ly. there wrre ducs between tue members of
/ the new House of Prers un' the Chamber "
| Deputies, where nob"m"n. eNasperaed by
/ twenty years Of exile. found themselves mixed
| W with the mon 81 tho h'Noiuiiuh whom they
| regarded ~ rrgicidrs, sn'rillgiou~ plundcrcrs
| Of church property, and looters OF other mems
/ goods generally.
If one Considers what drastic measure that
! revolution was. and what fierce passions IL
stirred in the breasts of the old nobility. who
had been despoiled by il Of lands. privileges.
aud social status. one IL rather n'liued To- won
| than was arfunil, the cas. From 1915 To- 1870
chronclcrs record thrty-th durls. in which
! one OF the principals was g peer or deputy
and in 1921. the year, IN " IN the Ducd Bcrri
| t. n general persecution II Liberals, more than
| 500 political du"ls took place in different parts
ni IN. 'nnntry; The names OF the com
balants were for the most part obscure.
| hut among the prominent fighters were
| Gen. Foy. who ,spued NJ. Cordny; Gen.
| Demarcay. who Killed the COmte de Beau
| VOlr. and that prince # orators. BenIainn Con-
! Siant. who hal Ia pistol du"l with Captain VI
/ the Kings Guards. Count Forbin drs 1-sarts
| VI. Constant. who had the govt fought from an
/ arm mar. ami his adversary bullet went clean
band. Among The rrrnchmen who were dcs-
tined 90 heroine famous later. mud who fought
| at TINS TN" from Iontlra motives. were MN.
| h'r. the composer VI, Lamartne. the poet who
was 70 i"cgme leader 81 Nh R"puhii, an party.
also had duel. but Oh the koyali-t side. Tor he
| exchanged shots with an English officer who
had remarked in his hearing that Napoleon |.
va. NOR" klngy monarch than LOUIS ANlll.
ism was ut It's zenith. dueng ragged more
hercely than ever Tine ilustriou- Gen. La
margue fought with Marshal sebastiani whom
| he had called traitor: NJ Mnnguin was run
| through the body hy VI Nirnnct. the fahulist:
! CT. Dc Briauevllr wounded the Marquis de
Damntie. oldest son Of Marshal Soult whom
! The Colonel had accused OF iootlng during the
prninsular war; and Gen raj Ialterward Mar,
-nerrcd at the Generals conduct IN arrr-ting
| n" nu hessc de Brrri after her expedition IN
time was that between NJ. Emile de Girarriin
and VI. Armand Carrcl. the editor OF the VA
stan Of the National Carrcl took The thing as a
personal taunt. and insutrd VI. d. Grariin nj
Bots i" Ninc"nn's, pistols being their weapons.
and Carol received u donth wound. which 80
lneensed ia" Liberal party that W. de- Grardn
70 defend himself with a vow which he has
Kept that il" would never fight again VI.
Thlerss memorable duel with Deputy Bixio
took place after the revolution Of ISIS. and was
| the result Of lie direct launched hy Bixio.
/ Nothing would appease VI. Theirs who vowed
| 10 have his enemy blood. but whether IL was
that his hand shook, or that h" thought better
| Of II on reach.ng the ground h" missed his
man. and WIS missed also. though both combat
ants were good shots. Tn, pair returned to
counter.
The lucls Of the Second Empire were numer-
! Gus. and some of them made great noise.
/ Marshal -. Armand a'cu- "A - stealing 900
/ 10y Col. Comcncuss, fought with him in a room
/ a the Tuilcries. and the Colonel was Killed.
! The Duc lie brAmmont- taderous~" slew a Jour
nallst nam i Dillon. who had mo,krl him in
| IN" press md soon ali"rward. in m enroun-
/ ter with the Due de Persigny. received a wound
/ IN tn" lungs. which subsequently caused his
Heath, though he fingered ipr cighteen months.
/ Aohilc Mnrat: and Prime. Mett~rnich. the Aus
/ TRAN Ambassador. with the Comte dc Beau
. mont: then Baron Tursot French Minister al
/ maiigned him.
Among the newspaper duels NJ. Henri de
i'ur'- deserves special mention. This gentle
nnn having turned som" suh-li'ui"nunts into
ridirule for their grredlness in drvouring re-
ir"shm"nts al parties. all "a" suh-lieuirnante IN
| the army chose - consider themselves AK
gri"Nnd, ana ,grels poured In from every gar
ri-on town. VI. Il" pino Sel"rtei mn adversary
wh" bad travelled from Amirns. and pinkod
/ him; but herruppn this oili wr's second. ating
contrary 10 all IN" us;.grs of the durlo picked
up his friends sword and allied upon the lour-
| and WIS wounded in Oh" clio - 50 lully that for
/ weeks his lifn wa dcsuaired IT, While he lny
IA bed al the opposition journal .-t- i'm France
left rurds ON D. i'm amt formed q commlitee with
Wow 10 choosing d'lrsn"n of COM
Gov'rnm' NJ. growing alarmed M this out
hurst ~ animu~ between the army and the
h,It III ~, ii',, ,i ut in1y,' fr,n, tIo ., ~
of War Thi- annrol NJ de pfu.- occurred
| IN ls5H, ana ten wears hitrrwarl su"i"N WIS
both ~ 'licl AMI amused hY q challni.r srut
10 mn the nu'd' Aumulrtu Proc NM l'ooi TITO
Prince asked his ''usin iE' tmr'ror what Le
'usht 10 do, upon ynicn ,ihn spirited Empress