The Arkansas banner., 1850-06-11
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Hsng tbe0 ehsalhyopts prsaeiisr Di Boztns, ysiied EE4o2e bsviIg iefteT ~ fn,FsoarlIuh 8 ihai pun pose he called eR Thomas Carlyle. Tie English soiaErs piled the American Uifh ntiun~rssls esss- tiuns reisih,s b out customs sas kahss ci seciai lA.s s.= 2. ts great 4Aie=. hat Ea=..s
 es,ed The krsHest curiosity enpeeFhiRg the people ai the back-weods. Parker ersw tor fhs otbsr's amusement sIyid sketch af sise achievements c; B3wle, the famous aFch-dgelis, os Texas. Carlyle listened with sparkling eyes tiH ,ss eias% uf ihs parratIve sud tasn bars I5ie ezclamAsiDns o InFai uutArg enthusiasm:
 by Hercules the HHn svss CFea'rr thsn Casar " Cr0rHweii-n&y, nearly equal tt 0ssn at Thor. The Texans ought ;s bad hsm an al'sf."
 The hurrins ss lnpBihzcr wtIk fhe heroic lu ali its phases, rubbed his hands together. checking in hn eesiscY o savage gies, and mace Parker Tefsea! his story ol bloody Rner0o,es. Finally, hs put the quest.nr;
 |" Ba, by what miracle could il happen Gha' The brave ieIlow escaped ihe capital penalty o tue iaW after such countless viSiSjioass .
 To ihls inseuogatory Pa ksr. .habimseifronfesses, eobd Teturn satisfactory asNMrT; snn as tsn thousand readers have perhaps Ponaersd tue same problem Wiibops receI'yHg A fa;Ionsi soiuisen, T may be not utin;sresIing b explain n briefly, esperaiiT as clear eiurI5S,iOH be detailed n iew words
 L.; ii be remembered then, that slthgseh the Er4at system oi rnmtnon isw. that " peffrc1ioa of human reasoh'' far the Anglo Saxon race prevails fhruugAca' aH fhe States ni the wsst wholly ie is dehnillnn o cTlOes. and partially io the mode ana measure Oi punishment annexed 10 esch, neveg risiess ID iis practical application 10 given eRsrs Il Is controlled by the po@er oi fa' fofshileT law tie cmui potent laE Of pabhc npsRs0t; because n most WRstsra courts Jurirs absolute judges ei bolh ihs las and the iact aaa thsII Interpretations often evincs direct hntagoHism win the dfr1a Ut urv Lord Coke and the classic con nrnbs 9s Black slone.
 0a ibe subject ot homicide ID particular. pabfit opIfinn has passed ihs bounds o al books oi iurt- prudence, and settled iininelasie sSa'aEe ths extraordinary axiom:
 II IS iustEble io kili in f4ir caH4bst evrTJ body . and Any ooay who ougtit 50 te k,ied!'' -3 IT. B3wie's numerous tgBcaatres he slwars kF1' wihin the prescribed hmIis of ihis isiIsgtnArian rue and heacs he was aiNsgs acquitted Y !gsstieT JaFiek, and frequently with aaHeHos o i,irI FeTies tlgbiy complimentary to tiis c8afsgief eilivei rous gentleman. In tru;.. most B hts dasera1e
 agreements grew out oi hs innate ssIa ync3bss Ets position to espouse ihe cause e the weak pgAInst tae mighty. One illustration bF incdsH WiH pre- sent ttis pecuiiarIty the strongest iigt and may besides, Tevesi thorough knowledge oi tis hesri and saul oi the msn
 1 Gu iAe evening q! ihe 4.h of Ju,e, 1855, fife steamboat z" Rob F " stsried Iron s L5ui> to New 0risEns <h ut crowd ol ;esss1 gers. Yis- insa3asiy aieT getting pader good teaG-Sar,'' i0 saopT izgnsIie back woo5s phrase ane peIspu sttactea uaiFatsai aeEsa0 bl tae aa,oy ing eager ness wlh ghicA ne -ti 3ssg0ssd to mike ug a party
 
 eff1rs 10 ilsEi cpd became in-uihg and uReI-l
 GEsbis and yst bls appearance Was srA as 10 deter the hrstesf oa board from administering ffs cijas- issetneut wnich lie 80 rchiY dsserYsi Be was huge oi mighty bDne and musceS NlL sV D. features, br srns iBs impress ul nasg SCAT; pisF- eng dark eyes ihsf seemed o pusses ihe power ol ! blasting inc beha.aeF-eo!d- -eieamine eyfs sach as uaunt the memory palutuiF, 5 rssk inxHTisRce cd cos-b4scK hRlr, immense Wislsaets sAa nonstachs- . Tas savsse locking k-uss vsy Gaailei iG ihe eosinss c'o hlnS, anc anWn-d yih a Ffosasiau ei leWe.ry, wte outlines Di several mupisrpns Wsan- plainly GIstnguisAD4e beneath tlis Ezusy vel and suPeEhns onat. A0f Gd he need these iu render h'm oUject c. error. 4 coanassseGf in iAe sc,ence of peiigsIsIH gymnastics would lave . confidently pronounced hiin match for sny bvs men eu ths aeck, ~llHoGi any ie lsun lead eol4 s.e-l
 Al length aT'ef naly fai,ures, hs prevailed an wealt!y yoCng msrrtlgTlt Oi AacasL 70 oin hlu in game oi poker Ihey sat daNn beside sfbsl table t.Ie bar, and stnu absorbed ia laf most peI4gHs oi al eIciie;neBh. ot winch fae tso aiiuFng ingredients AIe ibe vsity and pride ui lp- dsi@na s6Ii, sHe the uncertainty D geIel a a&zard. ? Al Gfs lie sgakes Were small end the faA .. tae cards scene. ~AaIly favor q tie merchant, out presently tney bel El1ge freely aBd gold eagles sna A hundred dC.lar notes were sutWsrea d0Nn on ii. boaid wi'h exiratagapi afd9f aHd then t1s gUrrcnt ol ioriare chsE gea-e5bea away from Ire olns fcIaH, and hsWr- Co lie prslsssous. gziugscT stream like the oceGH's tl6s. As usual ! happeus In such eases, his WaEt Ot sacsss 0uG plqaed and mad en~d ,e loser, aHG sougtt J3 recover hlusri. ty such desperate ventures es ,ou.d uo pGf asepeB and cuuhrm las rusn And. lrs ihsy COT IrH-f during that tong summer nIgtf. The lss'susgT -ui tb-H tNcIicUeat oecSule eQueaiefT 10 iEssalHF
 He Ic,sRl and ihe satu5isr atifsclea eA eyes, Rn9 Esll many awake and Efziug t.il MofilnE.- Among The latter cue firesf.ilrs eouug=haHes SO p3soas tai ugtl haze tselted bsarts a! bit io i-ass- sssie aId EEqpsssiy beautiful lace pceIed Incesseauy ifun the ha-epeBes aouT Q; ie isaies cah';, weeping all ts N hiie ss 4 oppGes sed cs some deaaiai s.aSaliuf o IHsuaesals il Was ibe merchants lovely ras seefiEg asI i&1e- well io departing AeFs.
 There wes ois spectator, ako, whose srnesTauee and actions excited aiDosi as mnch curiosity the players dic themselves. Hs Jail, spags man, of about iAirfy ~ih hanesuI. features, guideH haT, keeu Sine eyes ot IrrtsShStsS a. bsssbuess, ase his ar;n. si,;', ups pts,esasa sllss mss.sFleus sgisls, u in- straBE.st, ts most Inscruis3s I8ebR- ins. Nth ihe exception oi isis rsd calico siiTt. thIs peison was dressed wholly 1a buck-sElu, OrnS~ msn'ea win long sNsllng issseis end wlid tguFes wrought og, ol tarisstsd besls after ths iEstson ui some western ludiaas. He stood cipsr beside ths cAIdtahls sf6 held in his leit hand sfee, as paper, m his rght, large psncA. ygih which, ever sne anon. he dssh=d on i-w words, as a engaged ia tracing tbe psogtszs Oi tus game.
 s.a lhs merchant and tAe gambler perssvesed in tAesr physical aad mspi&l tail. Tue dsei oi ghs sGft. Hi B ils h1ussho E=SiA e9 Eet1Sb hff io8hseH io tie ROgil- shadows pi Hstughi. 5ui sui ilsy Nl1 bp; pause. II st.E @ shuilr and eut, ana Pass ante ur. and eaii you, and tsEs down it~ rsss - TowsEus the morning a tfeIneIaJas slaTH aross-- T be red Iishlnias flashed sgtast-'he be-l poured ike irnzsA fs5afsei--fts gtral fssrT rnsEea HI rivsi-d the oudest ghandefs Oi heaven znS te very pilot si ihs wues wss sarmea- But ths r+a1 F.2t- h4srd u0'. Whsl rbs fBH.sst Ui .ne raging elements 50 fhen, whose destiny hWug oa the Earit lng a csf9 And gse sutlfng h.gs-eysd sti tiaAssr 10 buck-sksn stlA sioge by them wIh las ps5eH aus paper calmly isoi,SnE fae developments 0i tis game.
 ftaAlsy Ihe stus m passea. as He hSautfsei aaS- break os, Ike 'hshg od glory in the grc@i gray East. Iher th. fnss'H-.ed BershaHt ei-iFse- iea g5Sh hss seuvy sesses dared s climax oi 'o.sy Hs slAksa tgr thoassa 0uiaFs. ecuaT SssIg bis ies cen. ai tnauey IL ths wnG sa 'wo j'Giss si kings The shtskesee gambler 4'csiiea" hih; iAry showed hands ths blsrkisK hsA two Ya&igs ng aces" and raksa ;fs board H Tie merchant dr0ppse io ihs aoas n be had been ssSi fsFOHgb tt.s brssHs saa Fass t,ss teIs