Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-03-25
EDGEFIELD ADVERTISER.
WEDNESDAY,. MRAcu 25, le46.

"Sermon occusioned BY the death Of the II o
Major General Hamilton, preached a, til
Bethel Church, IN Charleston the 10Th day o
August, leU4. before the State Society OF Ill
Cincinnati, the American Bevo,ulion Society
aud numerous asseuhase ol other cllzeus
and published at lne joint request oil The two
Societies. BY Richard Furlnar, u. u. Pastor
Of saic Church, and member OF the Repulu
ton Society,""
"The practice of duellius. bruugh, so
atfccsinsly into view by General lia.plI.
tons untIInely lamented death, requires
al his Time serious consideration; and
il would -bu luexcusable in the conduct oi
a gospel munster, While performing The
service " Inch Is this day allotted lu me 10
pass this cruel custom over uuuoliccd; or
Without attempting 10 lix your atleuliou
Oh lis great. and lear, growing evil"
"iluw much precious blood has il been
he neans ot shedding! Oi how nlany
valuable clIlzeus has It deprived The ua-
Iion! What spIrIt Ot resentment and
ialsc honor mas II promoted III lne commu.
n!ly Il, large and how many immortal
SOULS has II hurried Iulo eleiuiIv, uupre
pared, TO appear with terrur aud uespar
before The tribunal Of their righteous, Of.
tended Judge
Al pass over The distressing scene which
is eXiilniled in The case oi muu who has
fallen in the Contest, aud lies welterins iu
his blood. IN the near views of eternity,
asunIzlng under The conviction that he
bias spured away his lille IN a cause that
serious reflection. and hIs conscience can
no, nstIy. attempt not 10 describe llls +
horror aud rem"rsc o! him, " no Tor liz. |
lie or supposed atlront, has slain WORTHY
man, perhaps his heretofore esteemed and
bosuin lrlcmd. open no, to YOUR view
The dls'resses Ol a disconsUale iumil dis.
solved IL tears for the loss of il. lairnlul
suarcian and fond parent. ] dwell not
"u The iusrIl offered by This hurrid prac
lice ~ The ma ,sly oil The lams--,hus IN
suited, even by the magistrates and cuis.
lalurs themselves; WHO should be- The
guardians oi lis rights. and honurs 3! Bul
| must call for your particular attention
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'ude. aud pernciuuS consequences as
they udect mans cLiel uurt aud ever
las.iug Interests,
"iias NOT the God of Heaven forbidden
murder aud revenge; and do nol these
cv':s, notwithstanding all lne rcGncmeuls
which have ueen attempted by The rcpu.
'ed men o' hohor, l"rm, IN iacl. the b;lsIs
ul the practice Will not, also, The
ghteous, e!ernal Sovereign, enforce the
OF his laws? Or cuu we ra.
lInmaly suppose hat our zen housand tai
nts will be- forgiven ; wien to exact a
nlle, We ME ready 10 seize a brother Jy
the throat Hard indeed mast be the
heart Oi that man. who, from Il principle
ui resentment lnr some comparatively
small InjIry doue To his person ur huuur
can consent TO plunge fellow creature
INTO everlasting rum; or to quit his own
station cf duty assigned by Providence anu
bI, eternal hopes. 10 crafty The inhumau
passIon. What injury, indeed, 10 his
nunur, can an individual Sustain in this
lie, which will justify The conducl?'
IL do not mean 10 say that reputation
is Of Itie moment No: it is of vas,
10 man, and will ever be
regarded by The virtuons
miud. But lei ii be supported oy such
means alone, as are worthy Of q national,
creature. Against brutal force.
u public enemy, The baud of robher and
assassin. we are, no doubt, justified III
employing force for our defence at the
risk of The assressor; but in a state OF
civil society, The whole Of our personal in.
tcrcsIs should, according TO The ordinance
Of God, be committed To the guardianship
of the laws"
"Of the advocates for duelinE, I would |
ask: whel are lis great advantages! alas
towards have fought. towards have con.
qucret, but coward never rorgave !"
men OF The most genuine, tried courage,
have been known 10 reject and huIL 1t in
contempt. The heroic Col. Gardiher
could exclaim to his spruposcd antagonist
"sir you know am uol afraid 10 fight,
but am afraid 10 SIM" In iacr, theIe is
reason 10 conclude. that want Of courage
to face the censure and ohloqny Of the un-
wise, brings many TO The field of private
.comba,,"
Ills it a regular or clIectual method of
Furnishing The guilty, aud Of vindicatins
The cause of justice? If so, how is it
that the ugsressor so often ,rinmphs, and
lives 10 suffer the censure .and contempt
of all wise aud good men, as we'll as The
reproach of his own conscience ~
lis i, the proper test Of refined senli-
menl and viuuous honor? Why then are
duelists so often charged, aud apparently
in Justice, with such a variety of immur
al. Gishouorab!e actions, while Others who
are utterly averse TO the practice, are de-
servedly esteemed, confitled in and re
yered, Tor their virtue and retinement.--
Indeed. it rather seems that men arc pre-
pared ordinarily TO be duelis's, in pro-
portion as they lose The finer feelings of
the heart, are freed from he restraint OF
moral and religions principles, and fallen
under the dominion Of pride, ambition.
malice and revenge"
"Bu, with somr. perhaps with many, j!
is sacrifice of their own principles and
feelings, to what they consider the public