Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-03-14

The MgRDER, ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF
HoNoR-AaAlN.-Thepr press, to a considera-
BILE extent, has rebuked, in some proper
manner, this horrid outrage upon Christiani-
ty and civilization. Too many Of its con-
ductors, however, have betrayed, in regard
to the affair, either a want of moral courage
or of sound moral principle. Especially is
it to be regretted by any and all who have
a peculiar regard for the morals of the Green
Mountain State, that there should be any
lack of faithful and stern rebuke of this foul
sin, from any one of her score of presses
What is that press doing-what is its value
which fears or neglects to speak out
against popular sins2
One press in Vermont in abiding to the
transaction, barely calls it a melancholy
duel" Truly-and if the Editor of that
paper should fall down stairs and break a
bone, it might be melancholy affair, and
yet he he chargeable with no sin or aorong
whatever.
Another thinks that Congress "takes too
much notice Of this barbar Gus mode of
settling difficulties" Probably the same
Editor would think Congress taking too
much notice of the beastly practice of
drunkenness: if it should go into any meas
ures for disciplining its numerous drunkards
and too much notice Of adultery and for
indication, if it should appoint committee
with power to send for persons and papers,
to look into the conduct If its own host oil
. vile debauchees Too much rotice, for
sooth!
Another still, who has ventured to say
that " duelling, under any circumstances,
is wrong )" and that "botb parties were in
error, "-while he has vented his feelings
towards the memroy of the murdered, by
saying that "his body should have beer
thrown into feIon's grave to rot, unhonor
, ed, unresarded," has not had the courage tt
| require of Congress the expulsion Of thu
t murderer! How consistent-to pour GU
:. such aood of indignation and contemp
q upon the dead body Of the murdered, and a
e the same time have no more Of censure 70
- the living murderer than 10 say the popula
y practice in which he was engaged
i wrong" he "was in errorr'
il Many, no doubt, who detest the vile an,
II atrocious practice Of duelling, are led 0
IL driven into it by the fear that they shall b
considered cotodrds. There is nothing the
;, deprecate so much as to be consiIere
wanting in courage. But does he deserv
s to be called courageous, who, in the prim
Y Of life, with wife and family around hin
t a mind and an immortal soul within hin
IS and heaven and hell before him, quails q
~ the finger Of scorn and derision pointed
e, fools and murderers Is it courage thu
d moves him to throw away his life and hi
" soul? Rather is it not consummate foil
r and madness2
T. Here are some expressions from the press
q touching the affair:
N HORRIBLE MURDER !-One ofthe no.
l. shocking and cold bIooded murders eve
as recorded, has just been perpetrated ;
is Washington by members of Congress,
m open day and within few miles of th
ID capitol. We refer to the death of the Hor
Jonathan Cilley. member of Congre.
from Maine, in duel between himself an
Hon. VIM. J. Graves, member of Coz
'h gress from kentucky. 1t is called ian a
Re, fair of HONOR" but if ever there was d
y. Iiberate and atrocious murder, that wa
d. one.
at Every man who participated in any wa,
:. in the deed Of blood, should be considere
and treated as a murderer, and every ma
~ " no has the honor of seat in the Co,
Us gress of the United States, who aided an
nd abetted it in the least, should be indignan
- Iy expelled from that body 1t is tin
nd that such lawless and bloody proceeding
~ should be confined to the region, where.
any where, they appropriately belong
+" to the licentious and tyrannous SCOUT
s's We cannot find words to express our al
horrence of the whole transaction, embra
nd ing as well the conduct OF the victim as
ofl the others concerned. That New En-.
:, land man should acknowledge himself Ii
subject .ofa code, always disgracefull
OF civilization and hardly sustained anon
re- sayages, is passing strange. An accou
oil of this horrible affair will be found ia 4
other :olumn,-Mid. Argus & Free Pr.
ga All the parties concerned, principa
nc and seconds, are guilty Of murder.-Mi
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