Daily Republican., 1882-09-07
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBKR 2. 1859
Cha1mors saved from the Bullet

THURSDAY, HEPTEMBkR y 1859
Chalmers Saved from the Bullet.
That duel between Brigadier General
Chalmers, the confederate hero OF the
Fort Pillow Massacre and Colonel Van
Manning also Of the late Confederate
army, both members ef Congress for
successive terms, though the first named
got booted out, did not come off after all
and the country is spared the lives of
two great men, both from Mississippi,
and both usurpers of seats in Congress,
TO which they know they were never
honestly elected. Chalmers it should
be understood is running for Congress
rs an anti Bourbon in the Second Dis
trict of Mississippi. He has become an
Anti Bourbon all at once, because since
ne as kicked unceremoniously out of
Congress by both Democrats and Re.
publicans it no longer pays him to be a
Bourbon. Colonel Manning is the
Bourbon candidate for reelection. A
rediPtricting of the State has thrown
both of these redoubtable bulldozing
heroes into the Second District and
hence the antagonism between them
The two Statesmen both endowed by
nature with hot heads: met for a Joint
debate. Colonel Manning himself the
usurper of seat in Congress, charged
boldly that his opponent had three
times in succession stole seat in Con.
gress. This was more than ths Gen
eral could bear, though it was true, but
it is the truth that hurts most. He re-
tOrted with language that could'only be
answered by a challenge to mortal COM
hat, according to the southern custom
of settling disputes. AS was expected
Col. Manning sent the challenge which
was accepted and a place for meeting
was agreed upon. What an impene.
trable gloom must have hung over
Mississippi at this time When two
such meu honored in peace and war,
leading citizens, one member of Con.
Rress, and the other an expelled mem
Der, both candidates for reelection, face
each other in the field of honor, surely
there will be blood shed. Poor Miss
issippi! Men drew solemn and long
breaths, and gasped at the bare men
ton of such dreadful calamity. "Sup-
pose" said they, both pistols should
DO actually charged with balls and
should be well aimed! The State would
lose two of its most gifted statesmen !
Oh, it must not, 1t cannot be 80" And
1t wasn't 80. The State did not know its
men IS well as they knew themselves.
They both loved the State too well to
deprive it OF their services, and they
Eeconsidered their actions. The matter
was referred to arbitrators and the diff
Guilty was settled "on terms alike hon
Orable to both" the valiant confeder.
steS. But what peace has settled
down upon Mississippi Her valiant
citizens breathe freer and the gulf air is
dOubly exhilarating. The fatal bullets
have been turned into ladies and the
two confederate bulldozers 90 off arm
in arm together and appear in the same
platform together, amid the shouts OF
admiring Thousands. 1t is malicious
libel to say that the day of Southern
chiValry is past. Modern invention
has only found way to settle them in
an honorable manner without blood
shed. After this why should any man
grow faint hearted when challenged by
D Southern Statesman to fight a duel /?
They do not mean to kill or even hurt
anybody. There have been dozen or
more duels in the South during the last
year and nobody has been hurt. Hap
py Mississippi! Happy Chalmers Hap.
py Manning