Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-08-24


iy clear and strong, md had no adverse
circumstances occurred, no would naEc
boon an ornament TO society, nnd All hon
or 10 the nation.
But i. was in private life he charmed
So simple. so kind, true! We never
knew a more generous man; ne "as wholly
disin,ersted, aud knew no. to sacriics sc (
with n grace which won hltn me Ioso Of
friends, and respect Of acqlaintnncos.
In an owl hour no was tempted, acting
upon false notions Of honor, t. Pesii his
life and tho Iifo Of another. HIS antn-
gonist fell. From that hoar ho was ~ a.
tered man; no knew no peace; AMI - drown
the bit,or thought ,hat no was n murderer,
he sulliod his soul still deeper ii crime by
drinking to excess. Aud ~ .ar1y life he
WINS taken from US, a dabosel anl set
bJighted mnn!
Ye. how like The man was the 'ast nct
Of his life. This litilc paragraph bui9w
inserted in newspapers without CONNIE +,
and glanced ut by tho reader, pos5 biz
withou, thoughts tells, II once, tho Icsu-
tude of his intentions, and his Own ejuma-
ton Of the dcpth OF bis crime.
George &. DromEoa!n, II MS viii gave
all his property to tie children If sae IN
dviduai who fell by his hanJ ~ duc..'
1t has fallen 10 our lot. IN dny whon so
thought duclliHg 40 sin, i. wo could DO
said TO hive thought about Il at att. ia
meet with many, to know well some, "lio
had killed thor mon. We never kue"
ono who lived in peace after the murder;
we know ouIy two who survive, ana they
are so,s.
The frs, timo wo were called upon 10
witness n duel was in Agusta, t.corgtn. III
1920. We were just oulerlng manApod.--
Tho parties wcro from our uatlTe State.
We knew them bob vol. T1oy were
stationed nj tEcir ploccs md at the word
fire, tho elder Of tho two, man Of pro-
misc md place, foi dcad. We sa" him,
saw his brother, WHO e1zei wildly INTO
his pale face. Just now full Of fife. saw
friends as they hurried took up his body,
and bore him onward = Ills home. And
we saw afterwards the groy haired father
rs he bent over tina. body, 10! tears falling
down his checks, fall US one struck Ssh
tho palsy, for his prop, tho boy Of lis
hopes, was takou away, and there WAS I'D
longer happiness for him on earth.
But tho SURVIVOR Business relations
brought Us together; we were his nitornot:
and We had to seen him At his home and
our house. In company We saw 10 change
in him; no was hgh.-Aearted, almost fro
licksone in his gnlety. llo never spoke
Of tho murder, by AZ unu.tercd. but vel
understood compact, (and how terribly do
this describe tho deed,) mono ever rofared
to il. But we soon learned TINT he never
slept withou, n light i'll hiJ room. Soon
aftor We found that no was iusi becoming
a drunkard, and scarce three years had
passed since the duel, ero he was stricken
down iii cor!y manhood, 0Gd lad near his
antagonist in tho earth.
Blu. his death! wo were present at IT, and
never may we witness such .nosherl That
subjcct--so long kept scaled up BY himself
so long untouched by family or friend
tho murder Of his school companion and
neghbor, was at last broken By himself.
81 could not help IT, said he, IS his eyes
cleared upon us, and his breathing became
painful from is quick and audible action.
We knew to what he referred, and endeR-
vored TO direct his thoughts into other
channels. la vain. Il could not hop il;
| was forced into II, could ! help it!' And
all this was III u duelIiug sense. truo. He
had every excuse q man could have to
fight; but when 50 assured no exclaimed
wildly, Il, will 10, do murdered him
see him now have seen him as ho hay
dead on tho field. ever sinco slew him.
My God! Ny God!' And mut!ering these,
and like sentences. with a shrek, such as
| mover beard mortal utter, ho died!
Another instance. i young Scotchman
came TO Charleston. S. c., and settled there.
He gave offence 10 noted duoilst, aai
was challenged; fought. and Killed him. lie
remove ed afterwards 10 New Orleans; was
engaged IN successful business. aud was
regarded the merriest fellow about. Ills
intimate friends though. the murder had
made no impression upon hun; not one IF
his relatives believed, hc cared anything
about It.
In 1873 or 80, no was engaged in large
cotton specuiaions. News Of rise N
the price reached New Orleans. soon after
no had shipped large number Of baios 10
New York. Ii no could sell. or make
some particular arrangement. lie could
realise fortune. But II vas necessary 10
90 TO New York. lie jumped on board 4
steame-. wen: TO Montgomery. Ala bama,
and pushed rapidly on by land for WASH
ington City. Over excitement brought on
FOYER, and he was obliged to stop III tho
interior of South Carolina.
Full fifteen years. or more, had elapsed
since no had killed his man. Foo the first
time. he lay on bed Of sickness. He
had fever aud dehrium with It. And IN
that delirium, with terrible anguish and