The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-11-25
CAnRyiNc DEADLY WEAPONS - The


Montreal Herald notices tho custom1p pre-.
valen' in some paria Of the United States
of carving deadly weapons concealed on
the person, aud attributes the frequency Of
fatal encounters in some Of the States. par
iiculsfly in the Southern and Western, 10
this habit. |; says;
at is manifest. thu, when civilians
adopt this practice, they adopt with u Ger.
tain modes OF thought, not proper to be
entertained By law abiding men. They do
moi carry these things without purpose,
aud to that purpose, dangerous and wicked
ms it is. their minds become habiuated bs
the constant, sigh, aud handling Of 'ns,rG-
/ mcnls which suggest IT, II il probable,
that man can hardly put a pistol daily
| .Sto his pocket without having frequent
| feeling Ola desire TO make use o. It. Mere
/ defence is a vain pre,ence; the proper and
really valuable defence OF man IN society, IS
! the law. II is not defence, even to Kill the
/ man who kills. me but punishment taken
/ into my own hands. And this punishment.
which may sometimes be just. is often visit
/ ed unigstly by a msn who assumes to bs
! Judge and cxecutioner IN his own cause.
( Hence we see the trling offences, or sup
/ posed offences, which are revcnged by
shooting But besides the habitusl deterio-
ration OF the moral sentiment or respect for
/ HE, which arises from constant familiarity
with the instruments used for destroying II,
the proximity OF lethal weapons naturally
lends itself to the qualification of every ex-
cited passion. There is no time given for
passion TO subside, or for reason 10 assume
/ the ascendant, ms happens, when the knife
or tha pistol must lac searched cut Al the
moment when temper "a mos, ungosernab!e,
| the means Of gratifying Il are most coayeni
emil, at hand. Hence we see men with no
/ i'll will To each other commit murder In their
cups. Hence we find tina, these deadly Ell
counters frequently take place between old
friends, who have had some accidental dis
pute about subject too triiling TO involve
the hie Of a decent dog. Bu, for the handy
weapon, "a few hours would often see the
two men exeeller friends once more, i'm
stead OF which il too often happens that the
one Is corpse, aud the other wounded aud
in the hands oi Justice for trial. which u
no doubt, too often a moukery, but which
mus, always be u distressing ordeal for the
accused and his family, independent Of the
result.
I The Louisville journal seems to have
discovered that It's late abolition ptoeliyiiies
have become rather too pnpable. II sad
some time ago, that the South would not,
dissolve the Union ii the North should re-
store the Missouri Compromise, abolish
SLAYER, in the District of Columbia, and
repeal she fugitive slave law. This was
strong aid aud comfort to tho abol'iionisis.
The Journal now sees that /, went too far,
aud gives an explanation which is absa'nfe' =
~ ridiculous Tho following paragraph
will show to what miserable sbi, the ed
i.or resorts in order 10 maintain some show
Of consistency. Wash. tnlan.
"Most assusedly the people Of the South
would nu, destroy the Union on account OF
the restoration of the NIissoui Compromise,
or the repeal of the fugitive slave law. or
the abolition OF SLAYER, IN the District Of
Columbia, or on account ci all three oi
these measures together. Il they should be
fully convinced tina, the measures had been
adopted ia a spirit Of Kindness and aniis
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that the measures ~ question. Il adopted n'
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