Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-10-23
THE CODE DUELLO.
How It Is Expounded by q Com
petent Georgia Authority.
Never Resent Public Insult II Possible
Be Silent and Consult Your Friend
In Accordance with Well Es-
tablished Rules.

CSSor RESENT = f'uDllC Insult II Possible
Be Silent and Consult Your Friend
In Accordance with Well Es-
tablished Rules.
A Georgian whose familiarity with af-
fairs OF honor is vouched for by the Atlanta
Constitution lays down the following a. the
main provisions Of the code:
Whenever you believe you are insulted,
II the insult be In public, and By words or
behavior, never resent 1t there, II you have
self-command enough to avoid noticing It.
When you believe yourself aggrieved, be
silent on the subject, speak to no one about
the matter, and see your friend who IL to
act for you as soon as possible.
When your second is in full possession Of
the facts leave the matter to his Judgment
and avoid any consultation with him unless
he seeks it. He has the custody of your
honor, and by obeying him you can not be
compromised.
Second of Aggrieved Party.-whenever
you are applied to by friend to act as his
second, before you agree to do 30 state dis
nnctly to your principal that you will be
governed only by your own judgment; that
he VIII not be consulted after you are In full
possession Of the facts, unless It becomes
necessary to make or accept the amende
honorable, or send challenge. You are
supposed to be cool and collected, and your
friends feelings are more or less irritated
Use every effort to soothe and tranquilize
your principal; do not see things in the.
same aggravated light In which he views
them; extenuate tue conduct Of his adver-
sary whenever you see clearly an opportu-
nifty to do 80, without doing violence to your
friends irritated mind. EndeaVor TO dis 3
suade him that there must have been some
misunderstanding in tho ms
him If he uses opprobrious epithets towards
his adversary, and never permit improper
or insulting words in the note you carry.
II note be not written IN the style Of
gentleman refuse to receive 1t, and assign
your reason for such refusal. If there be
question made as to the character Of the
note require the second presenting 1t to you,
who considers it respectful, to indorse upon
it these words: 81 consider the note of nv
friend respectful, and would not have been
the bearer of it If believed otherwise"
When an accommodation is rendered new
er require too much; and if the party offer
ing the amende wishes to give reason for
his conduct in the matter do not, unless Of
fensive to your friend, refuse to receive it;
by doing so you heal the breach more ef-
fectually.
Party Receiving Note.--If the note re-
celved be in abusive terms object to it's re-
ception and return it for that reason; but, If
it be respectful, return an answer of the
same character, in which respond correctly
and openly to all interrogatories fairly pro-
pounded, and hand it to your friend, who, it
Is presumed, you have consulted and who
has advised the answer.
Second Of Party Receiving Note.-When,
consulted by your friend inform him dis
tinctly that he must be governed wholly by
you in the progress of the dispute. If he
refuse, decline to act on that ground. Use
your utmost efforts to allay all excitement
which your principal may labor under;
search diligently into the origin Of the mis-
understanding, for gentlemen seldom in
suit each other unless they labor under
some misrepresentation or mistake, and
when you have discovered the original
ground OF error follow each movement to
the time of sending the note and harmony
will be restored. Retrace step by step, re-
moving obstacles, or simultaneously with
draw obstacles.
When your principal refuses to do what
you require of him decline further acting
on that ground, and inform the opposing
second of your withdrawal.
Upon the acceptance Of challenge the
seconds make the necessary arrangements
for the meeting, in which each party Is en-
titled to perfect equality. The terms of
meeting are put in writing and signed in
duplicate.
If the challengee insist upon what is not
usual in time, place, distance and weapon
do not yield the point, but tender in writing
what is usual in each, and if he refuses to
give satisfaction then your friend may post
him.
If, after fire, either party be touched
the duel Is to end.
If, after an exchange of shots, neither
party be hit, and the complaining party has
not been deeply injured or grossly insulted
the seconds shall direct the principals to
meet in middle ground and be reconciled
Should they refuse to do SO the seconds
shall withdraw, informing the principals
that the contest must be continued under
the superintendent of other friends.
The arms used should be smooth-bore
pistols, not exceeding nine inches in length.
Every gentleman Is expected to be fa-
miliar with the weapon, which is less dead
ly than the rifed pistol, the rife or the shot
gun.
Each second has loaded pistol In order
to enforce fair combat, according to the
rules agreed on; and II q principal
nres before the word or time agreed on,
he ts at liberty to fire at him, and II such
seconds principal fall, it is his duty to do So
"As long as men are fashioned by nature
with strong impulses and hot passions"
continued the advocate Of the code, SIT may
be presumed that quarrels will occur
among them. There are persons who be-
heve, with some show Of reason, that so
long as difficulties viii arise among gen.
tlemen they should not be settled By men
under the influence of anger and excite
ment, and that perhaps after all it may be
wisest, best for all parties interested, safest
for them and for the community at large
that their grievances should at the outset
be placed In the hands of cool and honor
able friends who have no motive to involve
their principals In personal combat and
every reason to desire creditabie adjust
ment. They believe, and the history of the
duello shows. that they are right; that in
this way quarrels, with comparatively rare
exceptions, are amicably settled. Calam-
tiles are avoided, and many a heartache is
saved the innocent parties indirectly enter
ested"
So much for the code dueIlo.