Scene in Washington,Sunday,February 25,1838,James Watson Webb,Whig Editor

Title: Scene in Washington. Sunday Feby. 25. 1838 Chambers, W.
Date Created/Published: 1838. James Watson Webb, prominent Whig editor of the 'Morning Courier and New York Enquirer.' Webb is shown parading, armed to the teeth, along Pennsylvania Avenue. He carries a sword cane, a musket, a knife, and several pistols. killing of Maine Congressman Jonathan Cilley by Kentucky Representative William J. Graves in a duel on February 24, 1838. The duel was initially provoked by Webb, who became the object of the considerable public outrage aroused by the murder. Representatives Jesse A. Bynum of North Carolina and Alexander Duncan of Ohio, threatened Webb with physical harm. 'Courier and Enquirer' correspondent Matthew L. Davis ('Spy in Washington'), Pennsylvana Avenue.'S. Southern District of New York.'The New Code of Chivalry or What We Would Have Done' (no. 1838-18). an anti-Clay caricature (no. 1838-16), uses the same 'Scene in Washington' title. Weitenkampf, p. 55. American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress) American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1838-17 .
Subjects:
Bynum, Jesse Atherton,--1797-1868.
Cilley, Jonathan,--1802-1838.
Davis, Matthew L.--(Matthew Livingston),--1773-1850.
Duncan, Alexander,--1788-1853.
Graves, W. J.--(William Jordan),--1805-1848.
Webb, J. Watson.--(James Watson),--1802-1884.
Morning courier and New-York enquirer--1830-1840.
Dueling--1830-1840.
Caricatures--1830-1840.
Lithographs--1830-1840
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