Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-06-20
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IL ISIS % l-ri,wru iu Nc,y Jercy addressed Gen
Harrison our.c soisroi of i%ueIiins. The reply to this
letter Els been widely ,;..u.atei. ana T. justly cons.
Jercj one o. .ha most effective aitlci, upon an prac
l-e OF personal combat tait has been made. The con
Glazing rar5Guah Pccseu's ecu. HarrisnRs owa views
on Is s.i5ec, aud ve %sutyo5u H.
Il AN sJsss,l. tAat wha, / have SAID above. do
uJi cUl.r,ls iae,t yJHr enquiry, gui Won wIl expect
mc 20 sac what ti:-ei tte scenes described bad b.
iur,Eug my own principles, and governing my eHE
conduct 1 haze a.rCauy stated pa entire change 10
mY sentiment Elgu ulc sI'Jevt oidaeii't-; ;rou G,ns,
which / eaienailed Upon uay irst eltersug the Uruy
and Tor vsichno c2Cusc eau Ice offered. NIT ms TX
;fou.o yUgJ!. aud thr bad examples continually bcinr,
ne. IN almost every o,hcr case, POSSESSED ui the dr.
hberatc op.E.,ns ola m1n, yen might safely conc!uie
that his conduct Nouid be al oon.ormi,, 10 theu, ia,
such, alas Is Lu, tic case wIti men ofitso world IN re-
iauul 10 the iut~ winch constitute he 'coic %. honor
Abstyactly considered they all crulcn u them, while
IN puctoc they adopt ia On, Ia al u;her cas.s. lode.
pendent men aci irJu, .isc!r own CuGNi,lOa-, bal, in
This ease, ilop he opinions 90 oIhcr-, or rather from
what lacy tear NAV be the opinions Oi others. 1 uc-
know ledge, then, JIsi iho change ofuy opinions, which
| have aGjatlCd iu relation To- dGeliIng, had no other
IuaJeurc Cu my conduct. than 10 determine me never
10 be ile ugtrsss5g. B-t, although resolved 10 offer
uo insult, usr uiici any uJury, 1 y rs determined g.
suffer none. Nhcn J iet the ARMY, however. and re-
'i.cJ O. civil ul-, ) CONS jered ia -cii authorised great
= 10 narrow tIe ground upon When / Would b. Wi
Ing 10 grsyH % "A personal c1mhaL To tie deierni
uI;ior wbl,H had lgrNiUus.y EIuCe, 20 o.er TO insult
or !Ha.ci any I,Jun 10 give occasion 10 any @. { o. ,ui.
g!UT iac AZ ltiS way, ior after Wu,,s.,.i,s the scene
which = ha,s last described, he wealth ani honors Of
Tie Wo-i vys.I not have icmpicd ue ~ level a ps-
,Ol - tac brc-si ia man whoa | nai injured. re-
sO!,e Cd O. ts.-Ea-I az rynsras upon ny co..duct thai
could rul b. construed iu;o a deliberate insult, or an
.sjury wh.cl de- uoi AFFECT ny reputation, O. the htypi
u,ss and peace 81 any liH.Iy. When / hal the honor
70 be called upon 80 command the u~usih-WCsirra rraac.
rscOileCgi"s tIc number 81 glacnt men ti.ai hlIfl.lca
ia The t'f..es War, ia personal combat, | 'etcrniued
10 Use ali Ins 1UI,puiy aLd al the inlI.ucc Of =. STA.
ton 10 prc,CIl their rcurraIcc. Ar, - .ake away
tie puucip3l source fo.E Which ,ney spr.n-. Ia au
address &C. the Pennsylvania brigade. az SLn!ilskv, I
declared % - 10 M TO ,rm:uaiion to prevent. by all
the means at ihc m.lit,ry laws placed IN nv hands,
any IT" 10y, or even insult which shoIld be- Offered, ~
re suptrurio the inferior officers. / cannot siy What
iliuouge t.s course, q. on M par, may have rrpiu-
ccd ~ lAe result bat ! state, win p,ea-u,e, 10 u there
vas EU; e. single GrCl ,uuT. as far us ! know, q chaI-
lcnge given, whilst 1 retained the command. The ac-
LyIy IA which ttr array are cuHstaG.ly kept. may.
however have b-,s. 'Ls ..i1cigatcluso OF this un,OH.
mon hQnisu5.
an rciau.H TO my present sentiments a sense OF
higher obligations iaaa human laws, or human 0yin-
.pus can impose has determined me never. ou any oc-
cas.ou. 90 accept a ch1lltaE' or sees redress Cor "a Ver
souul iII.rf. 90. O. resort o. tho laws wa.oa COMPOSE
he ",o.- 90 uHHag.