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

: THE DUEL At lYAsHINGToN.-Amidsti
ur secular intelligence today will be
Ound an account Of this disgraceful affair: +,
rhe press generally speaks of it as a
detestable and exceedingly
criminal deed. 1t is pronounced an act Of
deliberate and atrocious murder. For
our own part, we see nothing in this duel
more than is generally found in duels.-
Nor do we imagine that the cause Of yir.
Tue is promoted by mere denunciation of
Individual instances as peculiarly blame.
worthy, while the principle itself is not !
spoken of with unmingled adherence. !
The law Of honor which demands such
conduct from men, and degrades from the
rank of gentlemen those who refuse to
engage in it, is itself specimen of d;,-
bolical legislation. 1t is sanctioned by no
human or divine law. 1t has no visible
existence or tribunal. Its subjects are
amenable for disobedience to it only to
the bar of public opinion, inspired, con-
troled and debased. by the father Of lies.
The man who, against all the ordinances
of God and man, appeals to this invisible
tribunal of darkness, does therein take
the oath of allegiance to its prince, and
consummate league with Satan. The
man, who for any reason, challenges anoth-
erto mortal combat, is murderer, and the
man who accepts challenge is mur-
derer. The law of self-defense can new
er be adduced in its behalf.
There is class of men claiming the
title gentlemen, who govern their conduct
towards each other by this law of murder.
These men are outlaws by their own act;
they forfeit all claim to the protection and
respect of their fellow-men; and while
they thus erect tribunal at war with all
human government, they are the pirates
and robbers of society, and entirely unfit
10 associate with their felIow-men- they
also stand in open war with the govern
ment of God, and are regarded with in
conceivable aversion by holy angels
There is therefore no class of beings into
whose society they naturally fall but that
of demons, and the true definition of a
gentleman, according to this code, is a
demon incarnate.-N Y ram.
THE DUEL, AGAIN-THAT ouFRAe-
EoUs DUEL!-Mr. Wise, who was the
second of Mr., Graves, aud MIR. Jones,
who was the second of Mr.. Cilley, have
united in publishing an account of the
duel, and of the attempts at reconciliation
between the parties. Their account only
deepens their guilt. 1t is gloomy, hor-
rid, shocking, abominabte affair. There
is no language adequate to portray tie
folly, madness, and cri.ninaity, which
appertains to all the parties, AT the close
OF their communication, they say
1--WE cordially agree, at all events. IN
bearing unqualified testimony to the fair
and honorable manner in which this duel
was conducted. We endeavored to dis
charge our duties according to that code
under which the parties met, regulated
by magnanimous prlnci pies. and the laws
of humanity. Neither of US has -tak~n
the least exception to the course Of the
other; and we sincerely hope that here
all controversy whatever may cease. We
especially desire our respective friends &c
make no publication on the subject
None can regret the termination of the
aft ir more than ourselves, and we hope
again that the last OF it will be the sigma
lures of our names to this paper, which
we now affix. GEO. w. JONES,
HENRY A. WISE"
infatuated men! 1.-The las: of it, vii
not be your signatures to such paper
Your "duties, according TO that code un'
der which the parties metz What code
was that? and how will your Judge regard
your acts of allegiance to the code o
rank rebellion? Think you that H.
sleeps regardless of those crimes whi:t
YOU impiousIy denominae duties?
1t is time for the men Of principle il
this nation to awake. The rel ign o
Iynthing mobism, dueIing, man-stealing
and slave-hoIding, must Cease. To on,
, dark empire tuey all belong; and they
must be shaken from their hold upon us
t bv one Simultaneous resurrection of gool
and true men, or God will class thes,
, fair States among the nations that shall
be dashed in pieces.-N Y Evan.
Within our memory there has been nc
occurrence in this country which ha:
more strongly excited the public mind
} and never before did we hear create
unanlmity of sentiment than is NANTES
t in the whitening condemnation passe,
r upon those who aided in efecting tn
t late shocking tragedy. Can it be POSSIBLE
D that these men will further outrage tn
e feelings of the people by continuing, reek
b. ing as they are with blood unnecessaril
$ shed, to participate in the councils OF tn
d naton2 Can the House take no actor
! on the matter, to relieve itself of the pres
f. ence of those who have now reached tn
: natural climax Of their brutal and dis
S graceful drawings upon its floor! |
there no action required at the hands :