Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-01-23

IriThe world at Washington, has for
The past week been in quite frenzy in
view Of Az expected duel botwccn Mcssis.
Clngmnn md Yancy, two members of
Congress, who, in debate on the Texas
ucs,Ion, become involved in something OF
a personal controversy The following
from the Long Island Star, is 80 good n
take off, Of this AMI most other du,l.-and
as it moreover gives all the necessary fc,s
in relation 10 this affair, we give it, that
our readers may learn that the thing has
come Of and no body killed.
"Will some one give us the meaning of
honor, MS laid down in the southern voca5.
ulnry2 One man abuses another; the in
jurcd demands redress None is given
He sends a challange II is accepted, OF
course. Immediately there is an excite
mcnt Friends are running hilhcr and
thther, to bring about reconciliation. but
the parties will no, listen to word of
peace. Nothing bu, an "c,change of shots
will suffice" The police are enrrcA,ed to
interfere, and prevent the violent letting OF
blood But the police vii rot move step
| The fever increases The letter writers
grow pathetic One OF the parties has nm
interesting wife and Two chiirnn the other
l'a bachelor. 1t is pity that wife
should be made a WIDOW, or lhn, some
young lady's chance Of getting good hus,
band should be hnzl;zed Can'tsomcthing
be done Dear me, all the ladies, old AMI
young, cry, why will not these desperate
gentlemen be paciied, Do run, AMI clap ice
on their wrists, or apply some other remedy
! for this extraordinary heat. Al this while
the belligetenis are secluded from the public
! eye, and Mysterious hints are thrown out Of
their having gone to Delaware or Maryland.
or some other place fixed upon for tho fatal
meeting, Ii is 81 ID they are calm, bu, Arm.
/ Courageous fellows, with wha, avidi,y will
the boarding ,chDol misses read the accounts.
and how their liule eyes will roll, in admira-
ton Of such bravery y The catastrophe ap-
| proaches. Tho newspaper editors and re-
Por'ers, are perspirag wiki anSiety-lhey
issue bulletins every hour. Real
ETrn,--s O'Clock IA hope of averiing
he duel ID vet en,e tained by the alarmed
friends of the parties yet we regret to add
that the hope is very iaint-so faint that one
can scarcely detect The pulse Of it,"
EyTRA--9 o'clock and Is minutes AN
hope is over The door TO recon ciliainn is
closed, and won't open, any way you can fix
it, the hinges are stuck together, and the
bolt Of the lock refuses 10 slide. Even while
we write, the deadly shots may be passing
between tie combhauls, or n, least the
rloved fingers may be on the hair triggers
The grentest excitement prevails, and as il
is abou, the usual time some Of the trades,
men are rlsssn9 their stores. Gloom
Z hangs over the city. It has been raining
at intervals !or the last twenly.lour hours
an the 'oIdcs inhabtanr says the day jus
closed. was the darkest he remembers sine,
1906. Our pen refuses TO make snoIke
mark. We shall issue anoItst extra III.
nomcnt the boy rUurns hoR H. sta
TONER'S vEh sorne vllainous black mi
. which we haves cent for
I EIyRa-96 ciock There w a report
= which we have act bern Lblo to trace onI,
to tie 6 lass bosse, that the poilics have me
: and that one Of them Is MORALLY Wounds
Anguish 's on every eounlenance one gen
!, ilemsn o. heating the run,or, lfod 90 a b
4 orange peel snd f \ foil length on the paw,
mn, W. are hOHry 70 lcafD that b. is