The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-10-22
The Code.
'S,. Louis Post Dispatch.

A&80 GA4A EukG4ttCR h&4C T C1A- ] Dft1krk,- said a weH-known citizen this morning, < in which Mir. Lewis claimed tha, most of,he New Orleans duels he had known were nothing but murders the result Of that frivolous. brzvado styie which was so common before the war. He vas right too. Many of them which have witnessed were simple murder. but that the almighty code removed the stain. The rules of .honah' had been so rehned and fined down again that often a man would sci himself so entangied by accident that without the slightest desire n the world 10 do so. he would have 10 go and get out and Kill or be killed, JUS; because the code sad that was the proper thing 10 do. Take the famous Graves-C Cllley duel as aa example. Cilleys epliaph should have been :: : Killed for iechnic4lIiy.
 Do you remember :he particulars: :"
 do. very- well. for was q trend of the parties. and vas present on the held when Cilley was killed. You. perhaps remember tha, Watson Webb. the edi- toi. wished 10 challenge Congressman Cilley for an aliusion Cilley had made 10 him III debate Congressman Graves car ried Webb's challenge Ciiley declined 10 receive Il. Graves grew excited lm- media;ely. He wrote to C.lley. demand ing 10 know and 10 have stated in writing. whether he sCilleS had not said IF refgs- ms te accept Nebbs soie that he meant no disrespect to ne: tha, you could no, 5eensen, ie gel into difficulties with con- ductors of public journals for anything you might say III debate. and that your objection 10 receiving Nebb's no;e was no; because of any personal objection 10 him as gentleman. Then began eourse of halr-s spliulng. which looks non sens!cal enough. but which ended in the murder Of Clliey. l. seems that the latter had taken the fery grounds expressed in Graves no;e. bu, that he declined to pu: them n writing He did io, ,hlnk iha; any i:.an had right ;o demand :his from him. His reply was l declined to re- -ciXe Colene! N ca5.s aate beeaase do no, care 10 De drawn ir,a a con,ro,ers, Wlth hIrn. neither affirmed TOT denied anything concerning his character 4 A gentleman. 5u; did say ,ha; intended by he refusal TO disrespect 10 YOU
 This did noi satisfy fire-eaiins Grave. lie must have an answer Tn detail To ;Ae questions he put. 50 he wrote agaln de mAndins ;o know eNpliei,lX whether he would a.sclaiH arkss5' ee;ial . Ne5i1 = ; a gentleman. saying in terms. ! inquire whether yol declined 70 receive hls' com municauon on, The ground of snA personal objection 10 him 4s gentleman CT 8 man oi honor. shall expect d categorical answer.
 oiliey replied: I regre; ,h.., m note eni yesterday was easa:f fsf4ciory tu You oJ; zafl h. adm: Ies.. -h, ta pfa- H'4ad me questions ,a winch vy,. tlls-- IG.ald < categorical answer. and l. there lore decline any further response to i;.
 safAN e> reSpundcdas follows 'As you rei1sed ;o reeelvc a no;e which bore 70 you from Colonel Webb. ard have re- tased To decline on grounds winch would eNonerate me from ali responsi bili;y in the affair. ! am bound To ask that satisiac- non. etc.
 .'on this p.osoca;ion he parties me-. Ailef the first ire q reconciliation was a,- tempted. After consultation Giiiev- atl- ihorized his second ,o make thc following statement; I meant no dlsrespeet 10 Mr. 6TaYe> ID Ieiu>.ns io acCep; Colonel Nebb> note. entertained for him. and do now. the hlshes; respeci and kindes, feelings. l deC.ined to receive Webb's note because did not choose to De drawn into q controversy "i,h him.'
 l, should be stated here ,ha: he noie which caused he trouble was not chal- .enge, but letter asking an explanation. Ihis dld no, s2.: Graves. Cilley further stated that he refused 10 dlsclaim auy G.s- respect for Colo..el Webb. because he did not choose to De drawn into an eNplana- ton eeneeTn.ns -hl!a-----.Ai this shots were again exchanged. Ciley's second again claimed tha; the matter ough, to end here. He stated that his principal had fully demonstrated his courage and tha; the matter ough, to end here. Mir Wise Graves second replied that NIT. Cilley had already. in another ooresp6ndence disclaimed dlsrespect 10 NIT. Graves. bu, tha; Graves fel, bound to protect the honor of hs friend, Colonel Webb. Mir. Cillcy was again requested 10 say tha; he did not intend to reflect on Webb's char acter n declining his note. He replied IF inc same words that he declined 10 re- CeIye Webb's note because he did no; choose to be drawn mo controversy with him. The parties then took places for he ,hlrd tune. The fighting was being done with rifles al eighty yards. Al the ire Cilley fell and expired in few minutes.
 Was not Webb presen, or the fieid :"
 No: but he wanted ,o be. Webb was enraged and humilia,ed beyond expres- sion 3; Cilley's refusal 10 aocep; his note and or the morning that Cilley and Graves went out to fight. Webb wen, to the form CTS room for the purpose of fighting him with pistols on the spo; or forcing him 10 arrange meeting Cilley was no, there. of course. Webb immediately thought that he was fighting Graves on the old Bladensburg grounds. and rushed out there with his friends. Their pro gramme was that upon reaching the ground Webb should approach Cilley and demand meeting, and should sive Gilley notice thai fl he pointed his rife a. Graves or attempted io hsh; the duel with hIm he Webb would kill him or the spot Ii Clliey refused the meeting Webb was 10 h,r .t E-- l.