Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-07-13

sualiy awakened IN behalf OF his fallen
foe, and many whom he had counted as
friends he would have discovered avoid
ing his society. Could he have borne all
this2 Were he as hardened and callous
as Aaron Burr, he might have borne it,
but with the ordinary sensibihties of most
men he would have sunk in despair. If
this picture be not charged with extrava-
gance, and we are confident it is not, what
miserable wretch is the dutlist after all,
and how dreary bis condition If he is sue
cessful in numbering lis fellowl And
look at these conbatanss now they have
exchanged their shots are their charac-
ters improvedl do they stand higher in
the community Far from it. Both are
objects Of reproach. Webb, 10 be sure,
could fall but little below the place he has
long occupied: but Marshall who had
just risen to uncommon honor by his stand
in the cause of temperance, has plunged
himself down into recoverable infamy.-
Murderer in purpose is distinctly legible
on the forehead Of both.--N. Y Bop.
Register.
RE MARK Ks
have two objects in copying the fore
going from the Register
/. The presentation of several sound
arguments against duelling, and correct
views in regard 10 it, which are exhibited
in different parts of the piece. / need no.
designate them. The reader will find
them.
2. wish to call attention to the Edi-
tors views here expressed, by way Of
comparing them with other views which
he advocates. These duelisis he calls
deliberate murderers." He says, muir
derin purpose is distinctly legible on the
forehead Of BOTH" Nothing could be
more true, But how it sounds from the
New ork Baptis. Register, the advocate
OF breaking mems necks and strangling
them to death 1.-The supporter of national
dGelIingi In the very next column Of
the same paper containing the piece am
now reviewing, speaking Of the 4th Of
July IN prospect, he says the day ais TO be
celebrated in this city EUtical with mog-
nifcent procession Of the MILITARY ard
fire companies. and Westinghouse, and
other temperance societies, and an Grafton
by Thomas Flandreau, Esq. Mr.. Elan
dreau is prominent Westinghouse, and
no doubt in the course of his address will
notice particularly the temperance reform,
though the great theme. no doubt, will be
the revolutionary struggle of our fathers,
and the mighty results of their triumph y
The emphasizing is my own. He srizes
on the love and yeneration which child
rem have for their fathers,n and makes
capital out Of it 10 support Of wholesale
thanksgiving. 1t was done by /" our faith
ers-THEREFoRE the Wholesale duelling
between the protesting Christians Of Great
Britain and the protesting Christians Of
America. and the profane men Of both, was
right! Perhaps he will undertake to
place all the sin on the side OF Britain.
Does he undertake to make this distinc-
ton between these individual dueIists
Not at all. Nobody could tell from his
language used which he would censufe
most Peradventure, on reflection, if call
ed on to do it, he would undertake to make
allsdne distinction. Still he would not al.
low that any cause or provocation could
justify the resort to arms between the in
dividuals. Whatever pretext might be
bro't, he would exclaim-" murderer in
purpose is distinctly legible on the fore
head Of both" If individual duelists,
then, are murderers. under all possible
circumstances, what are national duel
lists? Fit be murder for two individuals
to will and intend to STAY each other, what
is It for two communities, states or natioas,
to do the same thing2 lit be harden
ing, murderous practice-calcuIated to
induce and lead to the contamination pre-
pared for-for individuals to exercise
themselves with pistols. rifles, broad
swords. or other deadly weapons, in or
der to being in readiness for combat, what
is It for communities 10 train up their
young men BY law. preparing them and
having them in readiness for the same
bloody and execrable work. Do no: our
military trainings bear the same relation
to wholesale, national duels. lha. the pre-
paratory practices of individuals do to in.