The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-05-04
ApAR1SH REMINISCENCF.
Tho Duel Between Generals boSS'cr
and Gaiennie.
BY THE EDITOR.

|cuStOn and IrHrAnrte, "'"' W.
nd published j" the New ''''''''> I
D,mocynt by a distinguished journal
st of that city. =
THAT account contained Il reference !
o the noted duel which occurred !" ;
he same year and about the same
i'm. between General p. +. B"SSlER,
Of Congress from THIS u.s.
trirt at the time, aud General T.
C.,r<S1E, distinguished citizen ~
,,,cc influence and popularity. as VAS
also ,:cur,al Bo>>ier. B"'h these
we're residents Of \atrh'-
torhr. rn,is>. and as all the p''n"
plc parties T." ,.'"' sad a"'' '''' al
f,;r ,,vr been called t" il"l! f1na'
o.c,uu, Nr hc'nv' Statement "I
it's ra,,SrS and tragic results won't"
~, H.. ,.u;SS, " hilr il will II" d"n"t
he irtrrr<,in. TO our leaders.
,a:H WAS y yea. Of vinltnt and '''-
u]ent puiriral agitation. The press
t4rmvd with viin!rlatlon. an" '''
passions Of political opponents were
wrought to the highest pitch. Gene
raj Gaipnnir was the leader OF the
Wings of this parish, then, in area
At least, embracing Il large scope OF
territory, while General Bossier mar
shalled the Democratic hosts "nocr
his banner. This, then, can be sa'd
now that passion has calmcd with
time and we can form enlightened
judgement on the transactions OF the
past, to have been the cause "mc'
ended 50 tragically, and at the time
moved society in our paris" TO II
| very foundations.
The events Immediately proceed
= ing the duel, and which may be sal
$ to have p,ccipitated it, although soon
y n.y. late, it must have occurred, al
l. nea, to have been the puO|icat'""
paper hy General Ga'en"le !" III
10 Natchitoches Herald, August 24t
re 1879 in which he stated that Gener
re- Bossier had represented a certa
hostile convr, sation, which t"'
OF Mae. at the house Of Mr.. S. Rac'''
in soch a manner as to impress I
u public with the belief that he (Ve
Gaiennie) had been the insulted pr
IT,. This publication, ofc'"rse, orr
Sjs a reply from Gen. B"ss'er' re'tte'
&c. of ting the substance of his c'"'er'
rhe tions relating to til: meeting at
st G' Rachars, and stating that he "
&c. e: Bossier) was on the point of pers'
urs allv chas,iSing Gen. Gaien"ie on
,ni' snot. but drsis,ed at the request
ern his son, Mr.. V. Gaiennie, and seVe
pistt ladies who were present. Are)o'n
ling from both Gen. Gaiennie and Mr.
,c cat Ga;ennie. was immediate, in vi
Il r<v
'sSs they stated, that they "haa rel
I H;'.; family procured certificates t'o"
ring ladies, that would be published
good time, showing concl"s've'y
t c;t;. Gen. Bossier was tho insn'ted pa
, S3 and he must in consequence seek
trou: redress he had held himself read
q ali III accord to Gen. Gaiennie, or e's'
h0o'S sume that olinm to which de"
mess preferable to a gentleman.
manu- Whereupop Gen. B"ssier prom
! and sent the following peremtory
aiming lenge to Gen. Gaie""ie'
10 III NATCHlTOCHES, l
az t"i in l4th September, 1885
popu: sir:-The unprovoked aud sland
r mot mot attack which you have lately MAJ
ing in NV character, induces me to dema
. allu Won personal satisfaction. This not
le 1t is I've delivered to you by my IT
= co Ta M.ssrs. Sylvester Bossier, Victor
= con. n.rrac anil PA Morse, who are al
g. As zei on nv part, to make the nec'
o"riv arrangements. >cc,
; later (Signed) r. T. noo''
ion has ~ Can.r.l Francois GAIENNIE,
the i'm. \" ...:It,
ep and Jlel'li'o'
n nn %1,' This was as promptly accept
-, 49, General Gaiennie. in a note bt
approve. a later date which, unfortunate
Il t teD have not been able to procure,
n mo Hsrx Nv Messrs. L. G. DeRussey,
.., .,;. Sherburne, and J. 6. Campbell
one su: rifles were named as the weapo
e nsSs'I We thus see that politics, thu
d 4, 's A,a fever heat, divided even the Se'
ns, ~ A.
K hard for while the gentlemen nam
r gates. Gen. Bossier as his friends,
"'"A' urominent Democrats, tho Sec
Gen. Gaiennie were also pro
'ils. Wings.
Intense excitement pr
throughout this whole section
time, as it was morally certain
NJ. public that, as beth we're gel
M. of character, chivalrous and
= NJ bic, nothing could wipe out Il
of newspaper elimination a
.xcent elimination save blood.
'A.M. In the account Of the Lob
Houston duel, to which We
at the outset, it was stated
4, NJ mated that General Boss'e'
"noted duelist.' Such doe
tice to the character Of tha'
khn M