Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-01-17
DUELS THAT FAILED
Flash IN the Pan Affairs That
Originated In Washington.
some FaHoUs HEN INVOLVED
The Challenge That c.t:,-s Ct New
YORK Sent @ 5-.ss.r-..ss o. Ken.
tusky-Tns s--sls.5-r-s- G-sr-s.
ard the Pryor Pstte- Trs4s.e,

afFa Ala ---rI 'tr"-ar.H'
Could the details Of -le causes os lg-
ns.7Js Invitations 70 r-e l-.l o. honor
81 order 20 settle differences 1y rs.
sort % ,ao code daslo an- tIa n1--
uarer.a..za ton u Jle-- -x1-.l l1s-
tie meetings be brought 10 -.g-- they
would most 1sslrri 8 Prove 90 be- il-
terest'ug reading matter Many 70
these fa.bss g. tls pan aEa-rs o---'.
rstcd fl Washington in the GL'ebel1A
days
IL the early part ce 1874 a big se-.
cation was caused becluse VI dill.
Guilty between John G Breckil-.lge o.
Kentucky and 7. b. Cutting Of New
YORK. both members Of The la-iJ11.
house Of representatives II was @, the
time VIXEN ghe Kansl Nebraska lil
was uade- discussion. Cutting int.
maled fl a sgeech that NJ Brec-il
ridge was paruy responsible Tor an ar.
ticie that was published u the Wasl
ingtO1 Union, the Democratic organ II
the capital which was Offe1sa o.
hin, and tie two geateUa. in'E.gsd
IN p cJ.'oquy thai was very -aFr .---
yer personal quarrel 70 tie course ~
70 4Ir Getting made o remark, p zen
the Keg-Ickau arose AM IL . quiet
bur very firm manner asked tn Hcw
York Ilan u withdraw The statement
The house Lad been listening 30 the
remarks % 'hese geaIeuel v,ry err
nesJly AID ,he while, ard wien .Gt-
ting sad IN answer y E.e-k.n ..es's
request ll1t sc Withdraw 2 specified
portion Of his remarks itlav were as
sertious That Mr. Bre-Hnr.dee h1d
been sku'LacI thar he would with
draw uo-hlns there cane O sensation
which developed into great excitement
wien Breckinr-dge said cutting had
spcGeu falsely aud that u- knew be
had led
Eov, when e gentleman called an
other geltIe0s7 4 liar IN that period u
our history i, generally meant a fight
II some hind and 80 il proved in this
case, for before the d4y was over 5Ir f,
Cutting through his friend. q vi.
.IaUricc. s-rt q note to Slr RrncAlD- /
Tidce calling Upon him TO reEFact 70. /
to make the expiration due from one /
goutlemal % another"
Early rezr morning A... Breck.n- 7
ridge. through bis frielf. Colonel /
Hawkins accepted the challsr ye Botd /
nen Tere up 10 full measurea 70 in /
the quality Of p,ucE required for a /
saEEIIrary latt- Al arralgaI EFT /
was made "a uaaJ at Silver Spring, IL (
tbc stare OF ,ta.ialt, which was ne .
res.dela ~ Hon Francis +. Be-. /
they 7ero golls To feht with the or.
dlnavg re lu. they dn't ger tegpth-
r. -irry. friends were q wed q. the
ilea VI a prospective tragedy which.
mtg ED die lives OF both 1i these
chi. lt men. Full details % this
transaction In the interests o. pCsce
were not kaowa. but the reconciliation
We. effected though no. without o.
gent rea a.'.- and o.. TWO became
os friend 49, ersi
Eva.r ore lows of the 4s.au's upon
Seua.r of 2-a-sscaGsc. bv
Preston 8 oas Of >oG,h Ca.l.itr ,
So enc 10 blink rlgt G., p
lea- .le South Carolina man raIM
cJta ca x tl.s llmeltaJls aGa.r.
Brooks }. 81 very well known was ire
t-l-e.y algereG 2, remarks MAJ. Jg
-ir sumner concerning Senate ue-
ri south Carolina, who vaE 81. u.lc D
% BROOKS Th-s was Ia }ia. 1876.
Tbs aiassoeLu-eit clat.c lac sEIl fla
a speech The day before that se4alor
Butler showed IA .neapac.ty Tor ac.u.
O., whether IN stating tie constitu-
ten or % slatEg the law. re also
said "He cannot open his mouth Int e
out gicr HES JlUnler," Tie excite
meuE over Tails AFFAIR was moi confined
10 Massachusetts, ard this oountry. Dot
extended across the sea, particularly 10
England Mass chusetts was stunned
with horror TYeD WeuG y Phillips
and William Lloyd Garrison were
aroused 70 anger
In tie meantime Mr. Brooks was
awaiting q challenge from some ore.
Senator Wilson, Summers colleague
and later vice president Of the United
States made a speech IN which he said
"a attack upon alr Sumner was '.bar-
DarOus ana ruflauly.s Mr .Broo,.s was
prompt to send Sim q challenge for
iSing these WORDS Senator Wilson
vas opposed 10 Ihe code" and conse-
lpendy declined the challenge. he
os.f rr-tr1 "a rfs raaff,r.,r1 t..--
ha be vas Teady 70 defend hirnself