The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-12
SOME SOUTHERN DUELS.
THE NUMEROUS EXPLOITS OF THE
GALLANT COL MCLUN0.


DIOlt8 OF v AlGy, II. MyCiGllhn. i HeV even 40
80 far as to connect the alleged dnellist with
Judge ciopten Of The supreme Court. q Ala.
ton SaaI society iaS IN days Of ysre.
By Mcclellan. the writer's 81 these sketches
wal q celebrated character in the Southwest Of
forty odd years ago. 1t Is not impossible that
and s S5nSii Sao M %eS men WHO Z yS w"s h laddy; mss
sIRH%s WAS % e fSsspi an mind MH% weai I h'Sn aSa f had be- be-
anything more than ordinary acpuaintancce
ship betwssn them. however, there Is no record
Or RECOLLECTION Of the fact among those who
Il is also : mistake. and one, common. too,
among people even In this locality. to charge
snd bloody y bGn. esaaR q d ias Eis,i'a So far ra as anyl
us.sl sh g n asS e az hi Sn ss swS Of R HI "in Is.t 81 ths
four, renconnters, took place on tho coast Of
Sou South america e. when hs Wss a miIHshtpmam in \
navy during sam Houstons Presidency; On
s a1n. 0fGs is a nsI, 1 MeGlSn %M,, Tss wSn nassba II } Ris
cousin. by. whom he had. been challenged.
After receiving his adYersary,s fire he dis
chasGed a. MS pistol IN the air which, OF course
He served as second for Henry s, Foote--
TN Heo ia ~ dhe SECOND wss; at% essnu iSSasn via fGuf the dse x !
that occasion Foote ieH: danserousiy wounded
III ~ HEOlus Utlu = j wac SIol III tlo
shoulder: II was at the former duel between
the two that Prentiss is reported to have spoken
ppon sne Sr ta g sse oi 3 s 81 ns'' Of t Gsss n psTeh Syi
and warned them to leave. as Gov. Foote was
IN the habit q doing alot Of tall and mighty
McCiune's third duel, and the first, which
proved fatal to his adversary. was fought with
H ffa; A neai 1s yGanS m Mlss on tf Eae esn Hss Of a rssrdI
with six pistols. not rifles. as other stories have
i. There wac y large concourse of citizens Of
and. Of course, no attempt was made to pre-
vent 1t. as duelling was q recognized %institu;
sl9a p pae sss a Ss9n IT tho I besin " w STs. a p1q Ssd
advance a VIII. And here IMcclung showed
close corner. He took one stsp, forward and
stopped. deserving his fire; Allen, hot and
as ssf e. T S"sn'd M fS6T"sa; x a!SssHF anPIi t his o e,Ss4
aim. shot him in ths mouth Aliens tongue
died after 3 brisf period Of suffering.
= rS duel M.r sG;% e %pisiaq y,i his {, gIra ,Tsy aIl:,l but those
have declared that .McClung was in no way to
So much for his record as a du%ellist.
his proved to. BE-. His lie opened with ali the
sSS bs an ac z, th ssss st ssy; + liz s' SstsI % R4s,sssS:
tho South Of the present. It was possible
jill -uAAgl II koCuIlHI CouuIIIOuS THAT
S ES%SSi sS.; q + i$oF t.. q t{ hIsy e yss4 s,, ase;; Mn
'SS1d' move aSs'f ie 81 t to q f ssas i1F or a a strset t eat
counter. And. Indeed. some OF the old-timers
this way contend that the, revolution in
"Ws have" they, say. only exchanged. the
dnellist. who was at least bound by some laws
Fl i siatim IN 'G Sr sas s assiisSt T IN the sh s}pest a9 gi1,
indian VIE iissln ambush, Give ms MeCIuns
Inc Alstons and the Bufords."
But to return, to .McClung. He vas born in
IsoS or i y Gb r. fFanGIisr county; Va: the same an
Of a former generation first saw the light.
hs no. them benz were s; M Hn,,sa s., states sen;t rs
kaehansa:s &1mR|n alEsz II ,n and s? &snsy a ssaa9s
.es SHas 4' , a.dds,ss aRefhs $50 sou s I rs s!as dsrins :
the State; Of Louisiana. and others the of note.
McClung was reared in Kentucky, and was
for the navy, 10 which he served sew.
be- sfSss ." Of @ chisi Jnsiiee N MARSHALL Mss lie Of s0a the H,
manhood s9rroandsd BY all the refining inflq-
within the circle Of his, own kindred. Asa
voung man he was distinguished for manly
1ss. s1Sit thf G0 ol . MIND ae %sif sso sni w lnfsr us scr
knowledge. and even the graces Of sducs-
,n% ho He NJ, Ess I. Possessed sse Of an a aYm3GIs fortune n;
studied law and was admitted to the bar, but
never practised his profession. so far US now
ian be recalled.
His first prominent appearance in public was
p the, capacity Of Lieutenant-Co Colonel Of the
First Mississippi Volunteers In tho Mexican
celebrated assault on Monterey. he was the
lrst man to mount the Mexican works. killing
: :r%: Hp ~di .aiilae 81 din Himself II at a sf Buena az Si siso
ghere Col. Davis led. his Mississippians in the
Throughout the war the quondam dueliist bore
himself with o reckless bravery that won him
n so aa was lis Iif z, s Mso dpI@T passsd in scenes o,
most polished and finished writer's Of his day.
nd scholarly articles which appeared in the
.Sfs dssus m I paper Isriv yhiSh v he ss syo At
'oesey aei shs political doot 1fas e Of w Which tdl
ISeresd f bsfors he HsSs tsis GIN" ot Mhississhipspi an an
e nGssd that hat was .aaa en NJ, sb Commended
that tho Legislatures Of MiissssissipTpli and d KEN n.
uSky each had 5000 copies Fl 1t distributed.
>ayis was defeated iSr Governor Of Mississippi
y Henry 8. Foote. McClung was an active and
sA SSst G% Is FssRS q s sss th latter sUn Eas is sshs was q
S Soald JOIN oR M aish qsS osss S.r Th:,h Il th &is svsnt 81
~ oooooo'yh VI tus iAtt6I, anu cOOt0 was tho
jnton candidate, In this campaign McClung
liiy established his reputation as y vigorous.
iGtory was due. In no small degree, to his.
Later. when Pierce WAS President and Jefrer-
on Davis was Secretary OF War. McClung APP
lied for . commission In one Of the newregi-
aents OF reGolsrs then organizing for frontier
eisis 9, IL Il VIZ Vas refused hin. This was tho
I melancholy. %alternated with swslis Of fierce
Efresslvsnsss; which made men shun him.
rom bad to worse he passed. until ut last.
slng n the 45th yen, OF his age. he put a pis-
cant 3. Prentiss fought as many duels as Mo
lunS' ana. AZ already stated, ,Foote fell twice
y his bullets. Prenftss. nh old-timers remem-
e. was one Of those remarkable men who
IN their hands the hearts of I'LL who are
ultimately associated with them, and his iniu.
nee IN Mississiri, was marvellous.
Judge ISAAC. Caldwell Of tho supreme Court
this State died from a bullet In the stomach
by Col. Samuel Gwinn. the Register OF tho
and ONCE ~ Clinton. Miss during ,Jackson's
dminis'ration Gwinn died 2 yenT later from
Ctlllwail 0raA tho futnl ubnt nftar