The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-12-13
r,oa The y. j. Courier.
'rtIr tAIt. DUEL.

ii, death f he say. brilliant aud
me n'''' -, 4h,al It's aectsiai"d many
Idr npl'" gl.uldIti,'- and iblls of dnrlths
samt'ts' ,,,,l l., repr i .ifiis al ifdfsaS on
Heda Il" f,il aut readers nhnI they al
III. o''' tD.ttAr Practice Is savage crihihdi
.sl uandal" ;.s,,a.e ola man ofline &c.
iirtf ~ ,eot,oiitanoe with thr world, ot
Mo % sim AMI gentemanlY spirit, ohefihg
Hl.H .,c,i6 81 to a custom winch his1"ds-
h'm'fH ~ ~ ,,rinriples alike condemned why
pis1i aa'' ,,bere shall we tarpw the bIaue
"a ias' -, which IL loud IN dennnciailons n
Ton s' 1,,g ,oriety, which condemns the
gHo' IA y,t Suun, aud spurns the man who
pfa''1 ,,..,,d. ca aicnge OF 10 Sei.d one when
ratus9s -, ;,,nted While this is the case,
te hs' milf her furnishing arm IA vain
,asi'.e - seconds aud SuIYivors--she can
fh9 -, d,cli,ng. II il not the duelhSt then
III pc, ,na,onation ought 10 fall II should a
M T'o'' .ao,tu winch pre,endsi 10 cande'nn and
!s ~, encouracrs the practice. / ma IS the
0iH"9 h. WHO knows society, VIII say 80.
fe" -" ,.ligious and pious "oniPn, always
W'M ~ ahborrcnce Of dueillng in the alb
spe'N 40, LET any gentleman refuse 10 accept 1
ai%' M neglect - send one. when le mas
@" lied aud these very same persons speak
.,,b .corn aud contempt We ak, IL not
Of raot and ifit be so, which pariy I, 10
W',' / The duclist or they Nho fotee him 10
D. qua" Ia This view of the question we do not
/" -, consideration the all-impoftant duties OF
hH n.ian--hp who properly considers hem aud
rev .l,es the appreciation ofheaseu more than
1.-THE sarcasins of earth would never IN
" oi,,,,nstances, take away the lie winch
=. did not give.
!" mae dnels out often, the parties isht III de-
,'',cs r. the oninon ofsocietV. There dre ca
- WHICH deep aud deadly injuries can only
oil avav bv blood aud forgotten in the
20 Rat these are nufreqaent. D1els gen
Az, ,rise from slight and trivial causes, and
.,,,;ving marty never reflects how slight
go tu,ses are. until he sees tha blood OF his
a,y ar ms friend. red and rocking upon the
.,n VIII What feelings the victor c"ntem-
.l,,.. male face. the bloody breast. aud the
r crate form Of bis victim, none hut the success
: 1,el,ist can tell but W have heard one ger
-, vino hot his ancient friend, a that he
,.yer rnsed his eve without seftgihc ng0mziHg
f,,,. and Gearing the forgal}Hg md dyfg voice
- him whom hp slew. The phaatofns OF coa-
,.i,n=f are appalling inde d.
sor,aty. not law must correct this evil; so
.,p,v not law. IL 10 b" eNccfat"d for MS exits
,,ncq While cietv thus direc' encourages II,
lave cannot prevent it, We once heard an edu-
Gated exemplary and intelligent lady remark
INIT Mr.--.as a mean. spitllloSs coward
and WHY he bad defined chaIlenge He
ans A m arlied mantle had given iast re
,,,s 10 a hotheadrd and inconsderate bog, the
b5y had sent hnn n message. and the mda relu-
sa,l IL For this he was made the theme OF con
,pmnlunus remark not only by the lady IN cues
ion fwho all the whiIc'abhorred the practice of
1elinq) but bv all who knew hin,--he was
te,ea with neglect aud disfrspeci-he lras Il
olrara We appeal 70 the common sense OF our
readers and ask them if this De not the true rea-
an why durls are 81 frequent aud We ask tuf-
'acrmore y here should ndignarIon nlght2 up.
m soricty which sanctions and eajorfei the
b. r.ire, o. upnn the Unfortunate dael'st, tdninr-
tlnurp ~ either event of duel, who Is driven
u GA course which his conscience, his feelings,
aal his pr nrpIns condemn, because he cannot
u lafss uoi .sist the opinion oftho world :
I,uottk the true and correct view of the sub.
irt ?