The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-04-04

YIN fills dread presence wlo n, 49,
on--lhas / can 20. with the discs,
most faithful friends he lefi 90 eL,b j..
touch The breeding wOuhds Of cIlls, ~
IS clear 3 conscience ss any Of them. !,
basest or the besIi Some Of las Z
tended friends have never yet ben
rsigned; they have never YET been.sl
10 account. though the mosI deepy
solsed in the guilt Of his death. ifbe
Was guilt al al. say il here open.
10 the pretended friends 81 Galley -.
sheuld be held responsible CIR his dl
! did my awful duty 10 nv friendn
thank . gracious Providence he livesn
my conscience 10 81 ease. Eor myil
dicasion 10 was enough when the eli
man VI your commune on that duelIr
Toueyl emphalically declared onii
floor. that h,e uas NOT q seiae,i,o
proof that any Thing dish0noraLlsa,
done upon The field az that eoaf
When that was admitted. l Was saed.
And ] now defy sHy member olal
commiIIee here present 20 rise array
there vas a dishonorsble ACT byler
principal or second. Sinful. unlal !.
wss; and | am ready TO submit he
laws. their trial and their punisnI;
but LEI no man accuse me Of muiin
that case. in any odious sense. he
does. he shall have the opportul 10
commit such = murder himself.
Duelling is sbhorrsnl to every ng
ofhumaniiy. ] delesi the praciicui.
sir. your laws will never prevent,u-
nish. or refnrm the custom Shell
This House--sy, and these pilnd
crowded galleries. where hangs ger
pnpnlace. embracing the most re- of
your lneuopolis--men, and maind
mafrons--enjoying, as they everhe
conflicts af passion on this hoorlid |
The ancient Romans, in crowdedhi- |
theatres. gaze on the combsls OLA
diatnrs---ihat as long as pubiilii-
nent is What il is. pass what lbu
will, they will be dead upon ths,e
book. Ishall meter heed lheuslo
condemn The horrible practice oh
as any man; but there are, in To-
sent state Of society, but two altees.
You must rely. for redress Of eefr-
sonsl wrongs. upon arms or uriic |
opinion. |. in my unregeneratie, Z
as long IS | an a wording, chhe 1
brIgh, steel; Ills more faithful, ME, I
safer. and better security ihanri. /,
MONS Of mankind. And IL, foring
10 rely on the justice Of public on. :
or on the glorious uncertainty DIV,
| must consent To be branded The
mark Of Cain, be dishonored the
name Of murderer. dIsgraced The
character OF dueiiist. I prefer that
disgrace wherewIth ] am sure dis.
graced il | refuse 10 Chronological
in the secret hearts OF those weacli
loudesl agains, duels-- disgrscl The
eyes Of the fairesi portion Of race
even in the Puritan land; and. must
be permitted TO bequeaih thiscy 10
my children, TO write upon nnb, u
die in single combat: HE 4 ffke
fhe aiisrnaiiue TO ,rhich tono,sifd!
Enact. then, your orlinant v lIcll
forbid the fair fights wh,,wil gsned
to morals or to public ordf? pne iice
or another, one ofspring'r ao,hf oil
evil passions riR reign that s'ls.
what legion usurps The pkd The pels
Invariably calumny, viut'.ion, Hck'
guardism. and evils innirab!e, prse
Than those, inflicling wds more fatal
than flesh wounds, incbe BY LAP or
the good will Of your ow-menL rlo,
withou, restraint Inst Of the istol
or The cold steel, in fail open Gid
instead Of ,ba, sudden,por, TO lesth
which the flash Of the gives io mi
sersbly injured man, We the sou--
"w;,h one p,,v-ope ,d-escspe. con.
ttoi;"
YOU would have mrrtchieh iyaeis a
iuing DEATH sy. snal DEATH sso' oy
0ssassiinaiion-by $, broils with The
ghas,ly Bowie knifelaeolng 10 your
Hobbies. ON this verylr. Anu Hshess
are suppressed by lisniient'dry' sun
wha, follows in ihosnds where CUES
or s,reel-6ghis areal Snown' in'
press becomes ropt. ihs' WINS
should be the guard, The paliad'o"' =
private reputation, ! should DC "' puo
lie liberty, become.e vehicle Of deuss
tion, defamation aabuse. 1t ores'ne
upon character. al it is blasted II
breath is poison, veh taln,s The mar'
atmosphere aroun, Il attacks all that
yir,aous and goudnd destroys pasrlo
ism i,self--all Il is high and mob
sinks before il asefnre the Simoon
the Desert. Ah!u, you say, the pre-
Injuries no repu,an; its slang passes !
wha. il is wor,land Injuries no ma
Then you have u the real power al
efficacy of this nal engine TO PUNISH Y
Infamous and be for their crane
Seoundrels and cir crimes 60 unpun's
ed-thr,ve wi,hicsnse, for The press
I -.
no. belieyed-scredIted even when
does no, lie! NO can look to the cour
Bad men comhe. Il is hard 10 p
twelve men vii character enough to
lue character. Your antagonist. u "a