Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-08

that II would destroy the equality which existed in
ducllng. and would therefore diminish, though it
would not, he believed. repress duelhng. If severe
penalties and disqualfca,ons the consequence
OF accepting challenge, while no such consequence
applied to the challenger equality wos destI owed
and 1t would be dishonorable 10 send challenge
when TO accept il psced the party acccpin under
disadvantages not shared By ,hs chailerGer
MIR Maxwell op.,osed the amendment. Ii was now
hshonorsb!c tn send challenge, when accepting it,
incurred rensl,ies the perry Accepting.
The operation would be t" induce challenges from
indiTidulis. who. knowing they would be accept
cd you'll hope In disgrace adversary without any
danger tn themselves.
! Mr. Anderson of Il Ictourt, supported the amend
meni with warmth. which by makin, the party &C
ccPng liable To penalties from which the challenger
was exempted would restrain honorable from
recucn. "a adversary to sncI, dilcm,u. In regard
10 the assertion of the cen'leIn1n from Norfolk Do
rough, that it was now dlsgraccul to send chal-
enge, there were tho-c who differed from hin, in
that sentimental sentiment which 5ir Anderson pro
nounced utterly unfountcG
Mr. Barbour addressed the House agons, the
amendment and III favor Of the provision stood.
lie alluded 20 the share which he had passing Tic
original duelling bill, which he affirmed was az! ex-
p"rir,en' which had resulted iavoraby; that due ling
was essentially, If not obSouely reprcsscd Was It
reasonable 10 abandon a principle which had thus
succeeded, tor an experiment and anomalous
was - not 0nnTn1loTs ~ excuse the augresSor, tho
challenger, while the vengeance Of the law visit
1 ed on the party who accepted ii Mr. Barbour
NOuil ilpi leave thlS matter 10 be Judged c! BY tie
precn:ious and lucuarng Of honor of the par
tics. Some might be restrained by the destruction
o: equality, from yirg challenge others would
prove their courage by challenging with conviction
thu: il would not be accepted. We know how The
| present Inv opera;cd-w- know not what might be
the effect of the rhapge-and we should not give
bird IN TIE hand FOX twenty IN The bush.
! Mr. Claiborne opposed the amendment al some
length, as making invdious dist ion between
parties equally guilty, departing from policy as
Ger aimed to be eficac'ou: aud Bearing oppressive
" on the honorah!e, while the mean asd cowarIly
would take sUJ:nrtugc under the law.
Mr. Barioot opposed the amendment and a.! legs
lauon upon the subject. AS TO the expec;atio
formed of its operation from tho inequality of conse-
4uences TO the challenger and challenged, that would
be oyaced by challenge uutuully given and accept
ed w lille b. VS. 10 advocate or &pologst OF duel
ling he Indignantly frccd the sentiment advanced
r. the ;,.u',-Iru lru'G / ri! -, Borough MIR May
Wei tAat i vas d-;ra"rrd radsr he former law
- cYc . cl.'g"s1. IL ca,..i not patiently st IN
ts ace and near un opinion advanced unirs' and
@"f'gat"'y 20 in'" within rs s@oN" Il was pu.:uc.
J. "'s 10; G.s.giEec.ui - give "nncn-c. There
were a.tug,'oas winch !ul cth,r alternative but
sheer REPRESENTATIONS % WHICH public sentiment
required =. 10 accept Alternative imposed hv
pnoIc opinion and TO cscapn Lis-racc. was no dis
honor. If as the gcntlcn.eu from Orangr talr Bar
bour) supposed, The pr0ctice of dueilIng was sup
pressed, where was the need OF any legislation on
the subject
Mr. Harbour that hesau.c the practice f duenp had
been Suppressed, by tie law, oo that il that law
Mr. Guroo, denied that the law had the prae.e
or was capable of SURPRISING il Its din,rmi,on not
effected by the law, bat 10y OF public opinion Duel,
ling was ou nf iashinn'at reason ITS ecenson
Mr. Brodoax oppo'cd the amendment Gerius remark
ctcgcouS, SHOULD those n;aosed Il; ANY cnac,-u,
I"'so Da'0s tsad MIR 4 "on" fsyeHtes The
Ihe a' ''e"t would he I" place gentlemen mercy
every bully and BLACKBOARD community who exeinpi
uu nov accept them Mt u proceeded 10 defend the former
dueing law which lie commended had effected ec,s and
deprecated departure from what experience had demon.Ira
n; Andeon of Bot replied ale'srs Froo5nax, Maxwell
and Barbour, with much anma'ion-rcn question was
put and the amendment offered by the gentleman Lou
doun, (Alr Mason,) rejected
by ali officers civil or military legislative Jude
ua they neither had been concerned in giving ep,ing
challenge as principal second, would durn. their
continuance in office ) heNg read from the Char,
Mr. BtoanaE proposed verbal amendments which were
The eighth section Of the aV, making actionlbe word.
insulting IN their u-ua acceptaiion, being read,
Nh Camporll Of Brooke, called upon the bill
harmo'ousy to un'e IN exPnnsns the The law
wcud dan Satisfaction thus afforded Its tendency
to OF the quiet of soce
~ and which ought to be encouraged auj eec, had
"sen TO bring women into c1urs, parties suits
Mr.. Grodnax and Mr. Barbour explained the o.ec, r the
provision, winch was to substitute pa,fc waiSe nj
Mr. Camphei said the clause was nursorv FIR N. oi, 10
Wv" aud available o"y for the consequence he adyeed
TO- @ad enconTaset actions for SANDER bat
G"eISise nor could exercise influence suppressn.
duGlns Insults might he given by gesture gnacc
vel as by words and the bill ought to have proceeded farther
,, Mr.. Csmp9clIs amendment vas uegatvsd-ayos 45.
Mr. Gr2anaS offered criicu repeating all laws coming
within the puricw 81 this, with rRoviso tina, those who had
subscribed the oath IA the old law should be from
it obligation by this bill
MIR barbour objected the Povso as exceeding the con-.
potency OF the Legislature Air. BTodnax replied and Mr.
Barbour hriefy Tejoined
M Maxwell supported proyso az without it, officers
who had taken the oath the old law would he released
i.ow 's orli-a"ca
The pGHviSn then adopted.
The b' having been read through Mr. Williams Of Iiaf
sou to ties, the sense - ne House, out the
third or test oath sccion-5u' tie dcicaed-ayes
-. &c =
the hill was reported 70 the House
On motion OF M' DAyisson, the II ouse al j'uTned
i o. We arc requested to saw FRANCIS l. RINEs
WI he candidate for the Senate, Tor the District of Prime
George Surry, Sussex, Southampton, Of Wight and
Greeusv3lc 2'' "
u The Northern Mail brought on Yesterday. tho
papers due on Saturday and hose as far north as
Baitlmora due on Sunday There arc consequently
two minis duo hn.. MI