The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-01-17

kings, who are greatly tempted should be greatly
tolerant. When Gustavus married, he undertook in
good faith TO become the husband of woman, and
he hes ever been model of conlugal tenderness and
! fidelity
During these Details the king had entered the hall,
and taken chair upon raised platform at the up
per end his chancellor and staff officers standing ON
each side of him. Suddenly the lively and beautiful
march, which had greeted the entrance of Gustavus,
ceased the king nodded to the band, and the wind
instruments began to play the solemn dead-march,
usually performed when condemned officer is going
TO execution The large folding doors again opened,
and two black collins brought in by soldiers, mo-
wing in slow time to the saddening music, and follow
I'd by tall and harsh looking man, with uncovered
head and vulgar features. lie wore a red CLOAK
which but partially concealed gterng blade OF
unusual breadth, and resembling rather surgical in
strument than weapon. " What does all this por
endP | eagerly inquired from my old companion,
who had hitherto answered all my queries with singu
lar intelligence, and in language far above bis appa
rant condition Without, however, removing his ca
Ger gaze from this singular spectacle below, lie briefly
ansWered d" those are two cofins and that man with
The read cloak and sword is the provost marshal.''-
The collins placed in two of the hall, the
headsman reteated behind the body-guards the music
ceased, and Gustavus spoke to the following effect
with an impressive dignity of look, voice, and Ian
guage, which no time will from my recollection.
"My beloved soldiers and friends 1t is well known
to you, that after mature deberation with my faithful
counsellors and field officers, have forbidden duels
in my army, under pain of death to the offending par
ties. My brave generals expressed their entire APP
proyal Of this regulation, and recorded their unani
nous opinion that there is essential conneXion be-
tween duelling and the true honor of soldier, and
that conscientious avoidance of single combat is
perfectly consistent with heroic courage and eleva
ted sense of honor.
"The soldier must be animated by just cause, or
his courage is worthless the embroidery of his uni
form ornamant, but not virtue During the middle
ages, the practice of dueing perhaps expedient,
to counteTbaance the enormous evils which grew out
OF lawless state of society; and it must be allowed,
that the rude and chvarous habits of that savage pc
Rod, were redeemed by no small portion of honora-
bic and devotional feeling. Let us then prefer the
substance to the shadow, and model our conduct by
the better qualities of ancestors, instead of copy
ing their romantic exaggerations and absurdties-
The lawless days of chivalry gone by. They
have been succeeded throughout Christian Europe by
settled governments and institutions, which, however
imperfect, afford comparative security to person and
property. Why then will civilized men cling to the
savage customs of savage period! And why are we
Protestants Why are we in arms against Catholics
Is it not solely because they forbid 10 keep pace
with improved state of knowledge civil and reli-
gous Some of you will perhaps contend, that an oc-
casional duel is favourable to discipline and good
manners J, but, you prepared to prove that the
Catholic officers, who fight duels with mpuny, bear
any comparison with mine in urbaniy and discipline
And do you attach any value to that base and coward
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