Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-10-26
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TIE Ldfe MidsetPEtos Ss'F
npchoIy fate Of this young man ha, eAcl!ea
a yery ereu, degree Of fiu,eres, IN 'hls com
mn,iiv and we are sure that any th'ns re,
1.,ina 10 bis un,imely death will be reaa
% n;,h ay;di,y. The following article: han
,Ied 10 us Yesterday by Commodore Moole'
,v,. founi upon his person after he rece'V-
ed his death wound; and was "r'tlen' Us
has since been ascertaiued, but ie" min'
utes before he appeared upon 'he heia,
from whence he was borne, 80 soon 10 Dc
a lifeless corse. The few lines which we
now lay before the public, were The lasthe
ever wrote, and may well be regarded as
oo cnana,on from The grave. They show
what were the feelings OF young Cuip-
they lay aside the veil which "oridi'nes'
spreads before all our actions, aud expose
the workings ofa young, gallant and ch'v.
alrous spirit. He was called TO tho heid
Of blood 10 atone for some real or fancled
insult. In obeying this call. he bowed 10
the despo,ism Of public opinion, aud sacr'-
feed ali Of bis own precouceived opinions
of moral and religious duty. Hc forgot
tho precepts of The mother who had reared
him-forgor, perhaps, tho warnings oi q
sis,er-he heard Lu, the hiss oi eAecratlon
which was sure 70 follow refusal TO hight
-he sGlc no,hiug but the 'slow uumovlns
fiueer OF scorn," which he knew would be
pointed al him. His resolution was taken,
and ,aken promptly. 1t was ouch an one
Us any young man Of chivalrous iee''ngs
would DO prompted TO form; aud We DO mol
blame him for il. He calculated his chan
ces, he knew be might fall. that he nigh,
be cut OF in the very spring time Of his ex-
is,euce. with bis foudesl hopes blghted,
and the bright dreams Of his young heart
uurealized; but il ga. better thus. better to
perish in the freshness Of purify ol youth;
better to le, his name fade from the ear.h
iureyer. than 10 link i, with the seorn oil
men, 10 rouder i, forever n ny word aud
,uockery. Poor Boy! He has psid the
penalty Of his error May some kind an.
gel drop tear over his fault aud blot II
from the record.
We have DO hope that the immolu,ion Of
this victim, 10 wha, is falsely called honor.
will in any degree affect those who stand
up as The advocates and champions OF 80
bioody code. Nor will it affect larger
and more con,emplihle class Of beings. who
themselves too base and cowardly to incur
tho risk Of a duel, are ye, always foremost
il promoting one. aud Grst TO raise their
foul voices agaius, any one who may have
the moral 6rmpess TO deciino Que. They
are callous---,he blood Of hundred VIC
Tins, ahundred names made desoia'e.
hundred hearts crushed and hroken would
not avail to bring Que sigh from their bo-
SONS. Houor requires costly sacrifices
aud Why should they nc, be made! Bah.
NC have no patience wits these duel mon
gers and duel promoters-the whole tribe
are rot worth the pulseless heart from
yhich emanated the sentiments contained
in tie following:
Thoughts Before Fighting q Duel
Can any one set doyn aud cooily and
calmly think on death, without thrill vi
bra,ins every nerve! TO think tha, only
a few momen,s may elaspe before his i'm
mortal soul will be wirging its flight to
worlds unknown. aud knows no, whether
j, will take its place amids, bright sh'ons
OF angels. or drug its weary way TO the
dark,aad fiery abyss prepared for such as
|! IIy God Such thoughts are enough
to rack the soul aud make the stoutcsl
nerves quail, To bring the naughty and
the proud to their knees and in humble
pcuileuce and supplica,ion ask forgiveness
OF The God who made them! I om moral.
~ and retigiously opposed to dueiting! II
docs no, prove ,ha, one Is gentleman, or
a brave man. neither does il give saiisfac-
rior Of an insult; for, 10 receive an insult
and ball also, is very poor satisfaction TO
n nan OF feeling and Of honnr. AlmosI
any man eau raise physical courage enongh
10 fight duel, but few, alas. TOO few. are
possessed OF moral cournge 'ufficicni to
stem the tide Of public scorn. and walk
cree, through the myriads OF hisses spit out
hy those who are too low in the scale OF
vir,uc and morality to respect itIr any
shape. trust. and pray. that the public
will no; condemn the course that | have
oursred. There are situations, rimes. and
OCCASIONS When men must act with bold
nrss and firmurss, TO command respect irnm
ihose with whom they are thrown. Into
such one am thrown, and ! sincerely
,rust that God will forgive me, Tor the course
that i.ave pursued.
FIELDING r. CULP.