The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-08

were just the opposite. Davis sent him a
challenge and Bissell accepted, naming
muskets loaded with slugs at five PAGES.
But President Taylor. whose daughter
Davis had married, heard OF the proposed
meeting and arrested his son-in-iaw. Bis
sci went to the field and was met by a
messenger from the president, who con-
Quoted him to the white house. There
President Taylor made Bissell and Davis
shake hands. Alexander NJ. Dallas and
X. A. Hoaie we're arrested at Bladensburg
before an exchange of shots took place.
One of the best known characters about
Washington is the venerable Senator
Clingman. who served North Carolina in
the senate before the war. Senator Cling
man and Representative Iancey of Ala
banjo EXCHANGED shsts near this city, aud
honor was declared satisfied without
blood.
very ludicrous affair was that be-
tween Senator twin of California and Mr..
McCorkle, a member of the house from
that state forty years ago-even more lu-
dicrous than the duel between Bynum and
Jenifer. This meeting was fatal, not to
either OF the principals. but to a mule
grazing some distance away. History
does not state who fired the fatal shot.
"
They fought with rifles in California, and
after three shots had been exchanged in.
efiectuslly each principal apologized to
his opponent. Another affair that came
about through a race-course quarrel was
between Henry A. Wise, member from
Virginia and Edward Stanly, member
from North Carolina Wise was one oi
the democrats who went over to the whie
party with President Tyler, and thus in
Cured the enmitv of his friend Stanly
This was in 1872 Both men went to the
race-cOurse near W Washington one day, and
Stanly's horse. becoming ulmanageable
ran into Wise's animal. Wise struck
Stanly with his whip, and the latter SEM
him a challenge Col Jack McCartv
who killed Senator Mason in duel nearly
a quarter OF a century before, was second
to Stanly. The affair was adjusted with
out sanguinary results. In 1905 Senator
Dewitt Clinton OF New York was cha
lenged bv Senator DAYTON of New jersey
but satisfactory explanation from Clinton
ended the affair.
The Last Duel.
The year 1851 marked the end of con
gressional dueling In February the las
affair in which both principals were mem
bers of congress. and in which the provo
cation was given in debate, was fough
near the national capital between Mr.
Inge of Alabama-whO had been second
in the McC -kle-Gwin duel. which re
suited fatally for q mule-and Mr. StanlJ
of North Carolina. Inoe charged in the
house that the river and harbor bill fol
the fiscal year 1S5l-52 was sectional, anC
Stanly objected to the statement Accord
e,1I
Irge be had little sense and less charity
in charging him with unfriendiiness to
the South
Il saw that remark is ungentem anly
and supplementary. and comes from 6
BLACKBOARD" retOrted Inge.
Mr. Chairman" cried StanlY, che
charges me with being BLACKBOARD He
has Just shown to the house and to the
country that he il one"
Personalities are not in order" inter
posed the chairman.
mo, was Stany's reply, personalities
are not IN order. | am willing to let our
conduct be judged of by the public, and
let them estimate his character and mine.
As to my friendship for the South, let the
record and my conduct speak whether
have not more friendship for the South
than those noisy traitors who impeach
others 10 seek the applause of the groQ
shops at cross roads at home by their own
professions OF devotion and by CRYING
eternally. There is danger, danger TO the
South = Even those who voted with a
majority of southern members upon GER
tain measures are uncharitabiy assailed.
| regret | nave been called on to say any
thing | was unconscious of giving any
prOyOcation. The gentleman cast the first
stone, and be viii made the most of what
! have said. | shall hereafter treat re-
marks from that quarter with the con-
tempt they deserve"
The duel took place Feb "a, and re-
suited in nothing more than an exchange
of shots. Stanly was the man who fought
Wise of Virginia nine years before. JET
fersOn Davis was Inge's second.
80 ended one of the most romantic fea-
lures of Washington official life Many
represe natives OF the people placed tb cir
lives in jeopardy because of the silly idea,
which time has happily changed, that in
suited dignity could be avenged BY blood
shed only. Some OF these forfeited envis-
bic careers to the fetish OF honor others
fortunately the greater number-es-
capped without injury. Time has changed
these false principles in America and a
duel today between congressman is an
event that never goes farther than rumor.
\ ct it would be well for those Americans
who believe that France, with the pen
chant of her legislators for the code duello
can never maintain a stable government
70 study the history of what might be
called legislative dueling in their own
country. and moralize accordingly