Excerpt from Funeral Oration Delivered at the Capitol in Washington Over the Body of Hon. Jonathan Cilley: With a Full Account of the Late Duel; Comprising Many Facts Never Before Published; Embellished With an Elegant Likeness of Mr. Cilley, From the Only Original Portrait Ever Painted We present to the public a full and correct account of the duel between Mr. Graves and Mr. Cillev, (familiarly styled "the Washington murder,") compiled from authentic documents, well accredited newspaper accounts, and private information from sources worthy of implicit confidence. This case deserves the deliberate consideration of the American people; aid the questions arising from it are: Shall the press be deprived of its freedom, by threats and danger of personal conflict? Shall the lives of individuals be put at hazard for freedom of debate? Shall men in public office be allowed to violate their duty to themselves, their wives and children, their immediate constituents, their country, and their God, upon contemptible punctilios, according to duelling laws? And, finally, shall such conduct meet the approbation, or the direct and severe censure, of our people? For ourselves, we have ascertained and stated facts with care; and though our comments will not be every where acceptable, yet we feel that they correspond with good laws, pure morals, and true religion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.