Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-14


Uurbb1Nas+4T1ie London Times says
-"Weifust 10 see the day when it willb
felt-that The man who deliberately goe
TO Chalk Farm. or elsewhere, to shoot hi
fellow man, and dpps shoot him, is a mni
dnrer. Whatever be his motive, Whetht
absolute revenge, or The less atrocious bu
not less wholly inekcusable fear Of hein
thought a coward, Of an irrational habit {
acquiesoence in The demands Of society
il il a mere audible 10 say be is defendin
either his honor or his life. lie does no
disprovs a Islander or apnul an injury b
killing his standeref. He cannot plea
the necessity of defending a life which no
thing but his own net has put in any jeo
pardy. IF The challenger, he Is avenging
or efecting 10 nyenge himself, and nothing
mere; if the challenged, he is defending
himself by the death Of his opponent. be
cause he has not The independence OF tis
courage TO repair what he has dehe wrong
Or to refuse 'seatisfaetion Jas II is called
for what he has dane right. But revenge,
or fr;yotity. Or pueilianimity, or habit; must
not he allowed 10 impose their fantastic
and unchristian notions on The law OF Eng
land. They have loo long done SO, but
we trust the time of their dominion y pas.
sing. .Duelling has become generally r.
diculons: when not fidienlous. hateful; and
requires but a blow from antiaerlly 10 be-
come the crime Of b past age. our days
has plenty Of liz own 10 answer fuF; let us
at least get rid Of this inherited stain. when
is scarcely ours. 1t Ii upheld by mere
shadow, an opinieb, an Imagination. Men
of sense despise ii, men of religion hate III.
men of deterrni nation rebel against tiff.
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Large masses of refuse tam and saw.
dustare frequently accumulated nd thrown
away biz worthless. This should never be
done, as they may be made oil tnuth use
10. the farmer They are good deciding
for stock, and being also excellent non-ton.
duttote OF heat Whef. dry, they are useful
&c place between The ceilings of the ice
house, cellars, or ether apartments, where
it is desirable to preserve a uniformity oil
temperature. But they are especially val
liable as contributing to increase the stock
of ina ntife, woef, used ia The place ofstfaw
or other Vegetable matter, to absorb tie
droppings from animals. They take mp the
lest parts Of the manure, and retain them
sill demanded for tho growth of plants.
They possess, moreover, an intrinsic
value, in the large amount efpstash they
contain, especially the tam, bark from
which il Ii made. containing a much great.
er proportion TO this valuable material than
than wood. If no other mede of usiha
them be presented, they may be burnt, and
the ashes will contribute to thd noutishing
If the land where they are applied. They |
should never be spread on land without
preparing as above, as they have a tenaena
cy 10 sour The land. and promote the growth
OF sorrel and other nozious weeds.
Lay on Mick Durf Duff
and Tom Crowley were yesterday brought
before The Recorder, for practically Illus
tratine their bellitose pr5pensities on The
Levee, contrary TO The statute in that case
raade and provided, and the peace and dig.
nilv of the State. #5i
Tenn Tanner, a witness who was pre-
sent. put the court in possession Of the
terms and conditions Of the fight. The
weapons were fists; they stcod at striking
distance, and as much nearer as they
could clutch one another. The battle was
TO be fought on the knock .dowi, and drag.
out principle, agreeably the ''sports of The
ring" az laid down In the Kentucky code
"Vho was the agressor2' said the Res
corder to the witness, Tanner,
"Why, Crowley was, of coerse," said
Tanner: ahe challenged Mick, and would
mt give him pace nor axe Till he fought
him. s@Sa
"Well, and what did you snyf" inquired
the Recorder. "Did you endeavor to make
peacefs
II did no such thing. yer amor said !
Tanner, sfor | seed Tom was itchin' for
n batin', and | was determination 10 lei
him have Il. 20, as b az liver | seed Mick
square MI him, | said. as our counthryman ,
Moore, The beautiful dramatic poet of ma.
ture, Elegantly expressed II i-- ha :
sWhoe | lay on Mick Duff :
Pitch into Crowley I'LL he cries enough
And 30 he did, yer anof-as beautiful as .
il he tuck lessons from O'Ro.lfke or Deaf
Burke himselfIs u. !
They Mere oil fined fer disturbing the =
peace, and discharged. =
We are again called upon to chronicle the 9
demise of a member of the New Orleans /
press. RoBERr L. BRENNAN, late of the ,
Southern Sporismdf, and more recently con- 4
nected with the Tiopie, deperted this life on ,
saturday evening, after a brief illness from
the prevailing epidemic. There are few IN. Y
dividuals in our community whose death could n
occasion such universal and heartfelt sorrow, n
az that of poor BRENNAN has elected. but a ri
few days since he was in the full enjoyment i,
hs physical and mental faculties--the hand a
of the destroyer was laid upon him, and he is =
now alas / numbered with the dead. He was :
n man of strong intellect, rich and ready wit,
a writer Of great ptth, force and facility. IIia p
character combined the energy Of an active a
and disciplined mind, with the simplicity Of d
childhood III all that regards mere worldly q
His was the nature that quickly {,
tho friendship of associates and never
the kindly sentiment it has once in
We knew him and loved him well, =
md feel in losing him, we have experienced :,
10 ordinary hcreevement,--Ree. y
The Results Of an. Erecsaioa,--A letter .,
Stockholm Of the 3alt. says-"Yesterday !.
he execution Of a man, named Breitfeldt, took !,
for murder. robbery, and incendiarisn. .,
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