Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-11-19

sna' no. bot i is difficult to preserve the digni-
4 W er.ason in discussing It, w1ilc 1t IS
1 ,,eh too serious to justify lssity. It was
'';,b impressions solemn as TIE thought OF
~ thatI entered upon It; and with the
a0 'l.r,s permission, [ will now eecur TO
.s view of i, which those Impressions
,srre calculated to exhibit.
Nothing, perhaps, is of more Interest,"
mo and vial importance to community,
,hoo the security of that species OF proper
= which. as commonwealth, ltPossesses
=. talents and the services OF that class
"fe;tizens. of which General Hamilton
20 > prominent Individual: While the
nr;nciples ef the duelist are sanctioned, as
fibey have heretofore toQ long bcen---whlte
..ry DESPERATE IN the community, posses
.;nc,nerely the name and exteriour OF an
5,nSoura5le gentleman, is vested with the
a,bori,v which results from usage I'M
aro;tv permitted to call thoss citizens 70 a
r.rsonal account in the field, and eithar to
f.ls their lives, or brand them with DIS
s-ace and infamy, does that security stand
o,on the basis which IT ought
while so many considerations consp;re
- form the most impressive Endorsement
mh;l. i !. equally the dictate OF religion,
&C reason, Of duty, otjussicc, OF policy,
and ofInserest will not ths citizens of the
1Tn;,ed States at length consent to be AVA
tsned and aroused 20 the worthy and no.
n. resolution of abolishing at once prac-
cce 50 dissraceful TO them, and which 1850
nsrfectIy foreign to all their other institu-
tons: Nothing but the mott singular and
unaccountable apathy, and le.hargic s:u-
NOR Of the country, have sanctioned the
nreyalence of it hitherto; and nothing
more is accessory to It's Immediate aud
complete destruction, than a bold, manly.
and decided expression Of the national SEN
,imcnt, and the national spirit.
For an individual to assume upon him.
selfths provinces of prescribing the manner
in which that expression shall be effected,
il, indeed. bold undertaking When
that Individuals private and obscure one
it may be thought understandable presumr-
ton and arrogance, On a subject winch
did not carry its own credentials II tbs We
sy face OF it, and which were not IN It's ma
ture so perfectly independent OF argument
or elucidation, the writer had hesitated
longer. He requests you to weigh the sub
iect, regardless Of him. He is only the
humble porter who unlades himself of
pondrous burthen at your door. :
So far as the sublec. has been assumed
BY tbs worthy General Pinekney, in his
letter "a the society of Cincinnati Of the
state Of New York, valuable assurance
IS Afforded to our country of the influence
ola very respectable body Of KS citizens in
favour Of the abolition and great credit is
due to that gentleman for the suggestion.
He viii pardon, however, the inumation
Ola hope, that on further reAas;ion upon
the subject, the mere diSuse.of SO vile q
practice, By the society over which he pre-
d sides, haw much soever that may contri-
bu,e 10 the desired object, will not salty
I the good sense and patriotism of the socl
4 ETY.. but that they will be induced to pledge
4 themselves to each other and to the COM
muoity, 10 60 all lengths in driving from
Oarfrec and happy country tha: abonina-
bic offspring OF golhick barb risy, by per-
sooally interfering ii every instance where
nmay be necessary, to cause the law OF
~ the land to be enforced IN It's last and ex-
emplary punishment.
4 And in this measure it were greatly to
bewished the example of that gallant So
ciety may be initiated, nor only by every
associated and corporate body il he Uai,-
estates, bat by every Individual citlzco.
Let il be manifested 60 the world thar We
arS no! the savages and bsrbarians that
Asy would be led to suppose us from the
continued prevalence of 50 notorious a
Fait OF those characters: that We do pos
ss's some regard far reilgion, truth, and