The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-21

would have carried the corrodng memory to
the grave, though it was not his fault that lie
had not acted as principal IN the duel
As the telegraph was not in use IN those
days news Npnt slowly. But the Washing
ton letter-wTiters dweit on the tragedy Tor
months, the correspondents generally being
biased according 10 the politics Of the jour
nal they represented. The Democratic or
gans declared that Cilley was unfairly, out
TageOuSly treated; that he was murdered,
in short, while the Wing organs, the Cour
Ter and Enquirer being, perhaps, the most
influential Of all, insisted that the meeting
was entirely equitable: that Cilley was re-
spOnSib!e for his own death by his remark
able contumacy, having forced Graves TO
challenge MIN by the laws of the code. Tie
journalo- political battle ragged long and
iercely, adding greatly to the bitterness OF
the two parties, and 10 the sectional AMI
mostly. The South was then in large
measure Wing, and the Wings were ear
nesty opposed to any sort OF interference
with slavery, and deserved no doubt, the
name of dough- faces which they got in the
North The South never had any politics
outside of slavery, always faVorlng The
party that refused to NEEDLE with that pc
Gu lar institution.
De Witt Clinton, contemporary of Hamil
ton and enc of the most prominent states
men of the close of the last century and the
early part of this, fought several daels, Tor
in those days duelinG was not uncommon IN
New York. One Of the dueis was decidedly
comical, aud ovinced Clmton's good sense,
for which he was generally remarkable.
The New York American citizen, IN the
gubernatGrial election in 1904, accused Burr
of intriguing
WITH TIE FEDERALISTs
To defeat jefferson for the Presidency, and
the Morning Chronicle, in trying TO uphold
Burr. made a SAVAGE onslaught on the Clln-
tons and LivinEstJns, charging them Win
an intent TO monopOlize ali the offices The
old Manhattan Bank, which welded great
Influence, political no less than financial,
used il against Burr, carrying It's feeling so
far that its managers wOnld not re-elect
Colonel John SWartwOut as Director, be-
cause lie was Burr'S Intimate friend. The
campaign was intense, and during lis
progress Clinton, in a heated controversy,
called Swartwout Il liar and villain, for
which the latter summoned the former TO
the field. They met near HObOKen, the
Colonel full of rage, while his antagonist,
quick Of temper but kind OF heart, 1elt no
sort of anmosity. Three shots were eX-
changed without effect, Clinton's second
each time asking the other second, us
your principal salistied?' TO which
negative answer was given. At the fourth
fire Clinton struck SNartWout III the
leg, but lie demanded 1Ith shot, when
another bail lodged III the same les. Lack
of satisfaction was sill expressed, where
upon Clinton exclaimed, testify, de may
20 TO the devil then. FL shoot at him no
more" aud with his irlends quilted the
| ground. Swartwout swore TOundly at this
! iuucture; insisted that he would insult
| Clinton grossly when next he encountered
| him, etc But reflection cooled his temper
| and nothing more was heard about the
| trouble
| General Jackson's duel with Charles Dick
| insOn, two years after the Clluton-SWart0Ht
| affair, attracted wide attention, alDelt Inc
| General was then but 81 and Lad not dis
| tineuiShsd himself even in The Creek war.
| Dick nson lived in the same town Nash
! yile) with jackson and was sporting
| character. addicted at times TO excessive
| drinking, when be was inclined TO speak
| diSpdragngly of Mrs. Jackson, WHO mad
| been married to her second husband before
| her divorce from her first, under a miscom-
| prrheusion Of the law. The General, who
| was a model of chva'ry in regard to women,
| WAS exceedingly sensitive on TINS point. lie
| never. indeed, tUTgave any one Tor untavor-
! able allusiOn to lis wife, whom he always
| treated with extreme tenderness and over
rated 10 an absurd degree. Dickinson when
| sober, eS planned away his illusions, which
! he was apt 10 repeat when again
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LIQUOR.
Jackson thought that he was instigated by
| some of his (Jackson's) enemies in Nash
| vile to seek a quarrel with him, as he Dick
| inson) was considered dead shot and get
| him out of the way. There was lll-bOOd
| between the men for a long while. They
| spoke violently of one another on different
occasions, and finally Dickinson published
an article charging jackson with falsehooi
| and cowardice, winch ostensIoly caused the
| General to challenge him. The real cause
| was his wife.
| They met on the banks of Red River in
| Logan County, KY, in secluded spot,
| fun days journey from the city. The dis
lance was only eight PAGES, the weapons
| pistols, aud JackSon's second won the right
| to give the word, which was considered an
| enormous advantage. As DickinSon's aim
was thought unequaied In Tennessee, it was
| plainly his interest to fire instantly, that lie
| might wound or kill his antagonist before
| discharging his pistol. The General wanted
| him to do so, knowing that ne would then lie