The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-08-13

. ~ y hss present % The Interview.
wish could desrTibe. as IL merits, hi
interesting scene. The Circumstance
attending u were 90 deeply impresse,
nnnn ny mind that they never can D,
snsred 30 long a. memory holds il,
IsesI -
IN The tent. were some half dozen az
heers. The friends Of The dying man. 10,
% have said. he had from his smiabI,
qusl,lies. many and warn Ones exh,b
lung unrquisorsl evidences of their sor
row. Conspicuous above the rest. AMI
near The head Of the rude couch. wa.
me manly form of Tie CommandaDt 81
the corps. 10 which both Of the duelIisl,
belonged. lihe beau ideal OF chiyslrous
sslor. and The chesalier de Bay ard Of the
army endeayoring 20 siifle, as best n
could, ihe feelings which sgilaled his DO.
SON. Al lulle distance, and in full
view OF the victim OF hrs passions, sal
NE insensible -: bot I must res.
tram The Indignation which snll feel
lie Was my brolhrr ofiicer--we shared
together The perls Of . difEieuii war
and. IN battle, | know that he Cid his
taly--and, whs,ever might have been
hls conduct 10 others, | never had person.
ally any reason 10 complain Of him. But
there he sat. apparently, al least. unal.
leeted BY the mischief he had dune, BY
ouryine IN an unlimely grave q man who
had never injured him, whose arm mish,
BE needed IN the pending decisive battle
with the hitherto triumphant enemies u
hrs country. and whose intellect nigh,
81 some future time have been usefully
employed in iIs councils. The severe
bodily pain which the dying officer had
Tor some time suffered. had ceased, end
that calm and ease succeeded, which is
the unequiyocsl harbinger Of spproach-
ing dealh, and which gracious Proyi
Jence has provided for The morlaIly
wounded soldier, 10 enable him 10 offer
last prayer FOR his distant family, il
he has one. and for The pardon Of his own
sins. Turning his intelligent eye upon
his late antagonist, he mildly said. she
bad desired 10 see him. Tor the purpose
Of assuring him Of his sincere forgive
ness---ihst he wished him happiness in
this world-snd that. % the means Of so.
curing IL. lie recommended TO him. with
The sincerity of dying man. TO entea.
vor 10 restrain the violence Of passions,
the indulgence oi which had deprived
one Of lie, who had never injured him
in thought or deed"
am satisfied si.., -~hrs q -is@vo saiti
above does not entirely meet your IN
quiry. and that sou will expect me 10
state what effect The scenes | have de.
scribej, had in forming my own prin.
ciples, and governing my own conduct.
| have already stated an entire change ~
my sentiments on the subject Of duslling
from those l entertained upon my frat
entering the army; and for which no ex-
cuse can be offered. bu, my extreme
youth, and the bad examples continual
ly before me. In almost every other
case. possessed OF the deliberate opin.
ions Of man. you nigh, safely con-
clude that his conduct would be m con
lormiIy 10 them. But such. alas! is not
The case with men OF the world, in re-
lsiion 10 the laws which form ''ihe code
Of honor" Ahsirac,Iy considered, they
all condemn them, while in praciIce they
adopt them. In Ill other cases, inLepen-
dent men acI from their own convictions.
but in this case, upon the opinions OF
others.
l acknowledge, then. that The change
Of my opinions. which | have admiued
in relation TO duelling. had no other in.
auence on my conduc, than To determine
me never 10 be The sRgressor. But a.
though resolved 10 offer no insult nor in.
f'c, any injury, | was determined TO SUI
Ter none. When | leh the army. how
ever. and retired to civil life, | consider
ed myself authorized greatly TO narrow
the ground upon which would be will
ling TO resort 10 a personal combat. 10
The determination which had previous.
~ made, to offer no insult or infict any
injury TO give occasion TO any one TO call
upon me in this way, Tor alter witness
ing the scenes which have last descIib-
ed. the wealth and honors Of The world
would not have tempted NE 10 level a
pistol at the treas, Of a man whom ]
injured,) | resolved to disregard oil re-.
marks upon my conduct, which could
not be construed into deliberate insult,
or any injury which did not sffec, my
reputation or the happiness and peace Of
my family. When | had the honor To be
called upon TO command the North Yves.
tern army, recollecling the number of
gallant men that had fallen in the former
war. 10 personal combat, l determine d
to use all authority aud all the influence
Of my station TO prevent their recurrence.
And. TO lake away the principal source
from which they spring. in an address
TO the Pennsy lvsnis brigade. al Sandus.
ky. declared il to be my determination
to prevent, by al the means tina, the mi
litary laws placed in my hands. an in.
Jury, or even insult, which should be Of.
tered. by the superior 10 the inferior o.
icers. cannot say, what influence This
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