The Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1844-1847, 1846-07-18
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szTURDAY.m.~ JULY Is, is4s
CONCEALED 1EaPONs.


This county, this community had upon the barbarou Gus
sOm Of carrying deadly weapons. Year after year month
ser month, The custom and s necessary result prevails
Men are buschsred in our streets; in our walks tread
on he spattsred blood Of our fellow andfiends, until
s moral Sensby Of the community Is blunsed and case
hardened 70 such degree that while the stealing Of
horse would unquestonuby subject the delinquent 70 the
oudealof rope and pine limb the HOMICIDE walks the
streets brave man, justified in the eyes Of the law, seah
Iss and ifss Now let us not be underwood in this article
mssning to accuse:ony iew individuals. We have no
PERSONAL enmtss 10 crafty and do not intend to wound
any individual beyond bic share We strike at the code
.aua practice of The whole commonly touching this
point Iis wrong. and outrageous From the Legisla-
iursdowp 70 the iitest and lowest there is entirely
false sentiment prevailing requires no argument. il aa
mis Of none prove that the eustomO carrying bowie
knives an offence against moral sentiment and the pub
lie peace True, the public looks compacentIy upon il
sTruehe Legislature in s great wisdom and morality e-
gaizes bypacing acOntemtibe tax Of ONE up
on bowie knife, when Il ought make Il Penentiary
-4oenco to wear one, But ali this cannot make Il right
1T SOosnds against the painest principles Of law and
der, Of moral right and sense, Ofeivlzaton and
justice, that il seems axiom self evident.
Yet the Legislature legaizes it, legasss boodshed and
murder, HOWL Every knows for what the bowie knife
twas invented and s manufactured. Nobody will be fool
snoughtosay il is made worn for any purpose except
to hack human flesh IIt,isnot an ornament, Il Is not
convenience Il an instrument Of revenge and worn as
such The Legislature allows every man. for dollar
year, 70 wear one. Now whatever il taxed we suppose
y legal 10 il ownership and The Legislature not
only egazes the Of this infernal maehne by taxing
i but il Coca further and by express statute authorizes
men to them! Oh Potant segi'FS, oh we sons Of
Solomon and soloIl
Yet uRwise and reprehensibls such law, the
muDily cOuldin remedy this shameful evil were
feeling and practice right Men profess to be bravs
yethey dare not whisper shove their BREATH even when
they think it, the Of the deed; Mum s the word
sIence the principle Of action. ThuswhasvsE turp uds
atehss to the matters net the community expresses
aOopiniOnmen leak blank but speak not, and unwhpl
vsny staksabsoad bald and hraaAn againsf hasa fame
10 one dses whisper what his heart feels except IN hiI
soWn private room with thsRksyhols guarded.
ashis shts-Offeslisg confined 70 sny elias sect
party o. equsl No!il iSIihs The breath brsashews
ere al guilty. TIE writer Of S takes home bis full shsre
and while Be hopes make eremss By thus speaking
cut Re is boand to say chs truth before friends"
lOal, aEs your hands clean, while you look with ap
psubatOn, OF oWn not upon this Wholesale inrOad upon
yOur philosophy
han Of honor. can your code hold you guteSs while
your psPesk noyOuE abhOrance Of this most barbA'OuG
customl
Patriot. has the good Of your country claims, Phil
anropist hes human suffering eOquenee, that ye stand
SILENT all the day and intimate not your deep abhOraBes
d this disgrace Of humanityi
Christian, ARB you q Chrstan-end are you shining
light IL the world while the candle that truth and con
science lights up in your bosom urging you 70 cry aloud
l. hidden under the bushsl Of szpsdency snufsf Ou
BY eOwardly silsnesl
Minister Of God, i your mission fulfilled when iron
The almost almighty pulpit your denuncasons have beer
uttered and wasted againsl theories and cEeeds and I'll
fling errors that neither make mar The soul, while sin
that glare tie community in the face, are left untouched
tester and puirsy and poison he public taste and moral
and salyl Bet If truth can BE- heralded from no ohs
source, We are determined whatever may be the result
speak truly end plainly, exercising the right which ever
fireman. with character and interests and life and cell
rsspec. to protect possesses We want the community
put down by lie decided and expressed sentiment this CT
throat lew among u that has dethFened al other law
We take our stand-ws plant our standard. Ifthe Fg
thinking and right feeling -of which there plenty
accomplish 4 fihey will aetsee h to gather arohnd an
sustain us well II NOT We have done our duty.