Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-03-15

lii' oNc statement Of ,nr late duel
hc'wc"u Hc>,ts. Grave, aud Cillrv bur con
:.r'Hs -" previous accouuS Which we have
'hn' The aU,h".s oi tbs i!Gsf ;r:cI TT1r5,ifS s
"T' rcc",'ing itoim al Iuar'"rs the Ia >h.s Of
''h indignant people. i is no ",,!iiiarv cir
c"'sI;tarc. BEN. wha, /, technically called
an GG"ir Of &o.or between two high func-
iioharics Of The land, and conducted as the
honorable friends would make MS believe ar
ror'lnS 10 the strict rules of gcn,cmanIv
warfare. IL demands The grave and solemn
attention of every citizen of the comry.-
The morM Influence must be great, and il
Is well to turn it TO The best account Never
since the mclanclIol V injecting Of Hamilton
ana Burr, has any similar occurrence al
tractcd SO large share OF public attention.
IL gives Us sincere pleasure to know that,
the Congress Of the Nation has determined
TO investigate The matter, and we hope thai,
The Cote Of Ifonor may now b+ purse,. of
some o.! It's numbcrlcss ahsurltics.
The extracts which follow from an excel
lem article in the Charleston Courier, will
prove interesting to the reader.
"Drcllins. although prevalent chiefly in
civilized and christian countries. is nj hcS,
barhnrous and unchrs1ian practice: bu,
the circumstances of the late personal com.
bat. between McssIs. Graves of kcn,urkv.
and Cillcy Of Maine, which terminated il,
the unime!y death Of tn: latter, STAMP it
w'h character more than usually revolt
ing. So Tar as we have been able 10 oh
serve on learn, bmt one fcclin. of horror
and indlgnriiun pcrva,lvS our entire com.
muniiy, distinguished as il u for i:,a, Linh
toned and delicate sense Of hn,or. ch:iror
lerlsiIc oL 'i!c South, against those ON " :,om
rests the responsibility of this aIroro,s ;,r-
iar. Tie chef weight o! thai re>,on,ibil-
iiy. cananr anI Il sense ni' ,In'v gn:rnrl us
10 say, must Le borne hv i!,at iuihricu;
Nr"ln,hn. who has 80 long Possessed an nn-
rnv'ahic notofletN, as Il di>iurhcr of Tie
peace and good order of our national Icris.
laturc. The statement of the TWO seconds
Is now before the public; and well may
they, ~ ono Of them at least. EXPRESS thr
wish That The transaction should hcucrfm,h
br buried i'll silence: for II case of more
cod hloOd"d, wanion and deliberate sncri
h"c"f hI'ninn l!ft has never been presented
III he annals of drcilina The puhicarion
OF tbs statement, and the circumstances of
The Transactions. required and demanded the
inli ANA universal expression of the upin-
ion OF the press; and we shrink not from
our share Of tn" painlnl but necessary d,,y.n
After commenting most iorcibly upon Tic
nature of the controversy between Mc:srs.
Ciliey and Graves, and The various a,tcmp;s
at negotiation upon the field, the Editors in
conclusion, remark:
''Thc mockcry ofiurhcr negotiation was
at length abandoncd; and Mr. Wise in =
spirit, which we cannot but designate as
san.nInary, makes the revolving ,lcc,ar.,.
lion TO MIR. J"ncs-"Iflhis matter is no. ter
minated this shot, will propose To shorten
the distance" to which Mr.. Jones rc,l;cy
After this shot without ctlcrt, vii! cue.
tam the proposition. Here ,i:rn y ..
manifested determination Tor h!no,-
g"cint'on had become exhausted. a,h ,i,.,.