Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-09-19
.Fsr The Alesandria Duly 4apsrs;ser.
DUEL G,
si:oNstDERED IN IT'S ORIGIN AND
CONSEQUENCES, &c.


the instance just now related sheWs tnal
The proposed remedy is often lnaaca-
tious, .r.ither docs tie notbce the case ei an
injury received. TO BE Branded as cow
ard, and Stunned in society, IS worse
than death; and requires extraordinary
fortisude, or a lucky opportunity OF having
shewn little apprehension Oh justlha6le
occasion, such as al attack by robbers, or
in a field Of battle, in such case lnc combat
should be declined, particularly by one inn
pressed with religious principles. This
last consideration may be deemed void OF
exception; yet in a Ike predicament, |
would rather, like David, truss to God
than man.
have noticed, that the r.odern puncti-
lios Of honor ereanknowa. 60 the anclents,
which a single instance, bat pointed one,
viii cyince. ThenGstocles, in a debate,
threatened by tol'ow citizen with an Cy-
lifted stick, calnll, said----ss strike! .t,en
listen" Sucha submissive notice Of q like
insult, in ow' days, would have bIsstol the
reputation OF Charles the 18th, man re-
markable for brutal courage neit!asr was
the bravery Of the Ataen;an IN The least
doubtful, when justia..oic occasion re-
CURED exersion Of it. Achilles, sensioiy
hurt by al injury, did not sl.es AS resent
,nent by ch>llenge. ishe py.taipted un-
I. Outstanding Of fornlsr ages, did aot admit
that thu rash and rude manners OF one man,
should sully the reputation OF another less
hot-headed. conceive that al men of
moral and rational ideas, 4ho4ld combine
TO expeI from soc;s<y such pests. Il Duel
lists were Compelled 10 associate only with
one another, the evil rightia time correct
|,isself, by amendment or mutual destruc-
ton.
Not Only the rost brilliant epochss Of
antiont history, but likewise gaoFe modern
times, and nations deemed BIZ, baious, at
ford instances Of this ferocily beng I'm
known or despiseassbv their. Sultan Be
salaludin divided the spoils among his
troops, quarrel happened betm sn Sultan
Chan Mack and Saetudin MAiss a8oat a
horse, which wen. So FAR Thar Sultan Chan
Malek gave Snefuc,ln aialek a iasta ca the
face with his horsewlip. Shetudia Maiek
did act fail to complain to the Sultan Desa-
laludin Of the insult, bar finding NC nopes
Of receiving such PREPARATION as would salts
| fy him, he Quilted thar primes Ia the night
with those Ct the tribe OF Konkles,' Sen.
Hist. " p. les, Had such a oaarrei
happened a century or TWO ago, between
two chieitatls of Scotland, not only the
heads bur ever, individual Of their clan,
| woall have been parties in the quarrel, aud
actors il revenging the INJURY on one side
| and defending II on the other.
! Among the Nuscovites, fsrsne.ly, daels
! were dec!ted on horse back, but with no
more deadly weapons than hossewi4ips. :
Hoist. Esnb. VS. p.zo7.
| Inthe Annual l.eg; ster for 1865, p. 123
| | find an instance of this false point oi h.
nor superccdlng gratitude.
$ Two gentleman who had long beer
very .utialste friends met to fight a duel.
| one of them took his wiz GU; Of MS pocket,
and showed his antsgonis, "a gacy o; one
Thousand pousNs he had lciS, him, and
| which, notwithstanding this sdue], he had
| Determined not to TAX iroa, HIN; yet ,h4y
! fought and both were wounded" Had tbs
| legatee killed his antagonist, with what pro-
prle5y could b: have recei.ed the gift, or
! enJoped II, without rejecting he bad OBJ
tanned i By d-prNirg f.:5 itleod Of life
Another and moss horria lsstsncc Of the
| ascendancy ofrie1ttsd prejediees, showing
them parano INT 10 every thing sacred and
| rational is
Two officers Of equal rank, quartered
It Ca4n n Normandy, having unhappiiy a
| quarrel, one, in his rage, ssyack the other,
| the Glow was returned, and the combasaats
| parted. ih4y immediately retired with
/ out ,he luwn, each armed with small
sword, and accompanied with second.