Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-10-21
The Terry and BroderIck Duel.

that look upon the dueho or any other mode OF ply
steal combat totally out of place in the settlement oil
any matters of opinion, questions of politics. Good
shooting or strong nerves. certainly not good or To-
gca arguments in support of positions with which shoot
ing has nothing to DO This much, suppose will be
conceded by everybody Messrs. Henan and MOrrlssey
could knock both or all of the candidates for the
Presidency into cooked hat, and plenty OF prots-
SIGNALS " could pick them off like rice birds.
But again. duels do not arise out of mere differences
of opinion In this age of the world and in these Uni.
ted States of America with the general might say,
universal publicity attached to things of this kind
toerabIy fair ground of personal difficulty must be as
signed the occasion of challenge, indeed OF any
steps TAKEN and in the of the correspondence if
this ground is removed satisfactorily, the thing must
STOP for after ALL in nine cases out of ten affairs of
honor" they called simply appeals 10 public
opinion-men 90 out, not out from considerations
of ilfeeling to their competitors but from sense of
what they conceive to be due to themselves Whether
they right wrong is another question. We ex-
press only opinion, when say that no man ought
to give personal offence who is not willing to give per-
sonal redress If A, in moment OF excitement says or
does something Justly oensvet to B, it is the duty OF A,
whether approached upon the subject or not to make
the amende to B, by plainly acknowledging himself
wrong if he so feels himself wrong. Sometimes, but
very seldom indeed between perfectly rational and hon.
orable men an rreconclabe difference Of opinion may
arise and be kept up and be had to the last alter
alive
We make these remarks in come ction With the recent
fatal duel between Senator Broderck and Judge Terry
of California. We do because we have seen good
deal of wasted piey all poured out in the shape Of de-
nuncation the head of Judge Terry, who killed Brod
erck in fair fight. If Broderick had killed Terry the
Free Soil Vgantes OF San Francisco who control most
of the papers there would have had very little to say
The fact otherwise and therefore they attempt to
the blatant beast both on the Pacific and the
Atlantic We are surprised that the New York Er-
press should have written such article as find
copied in the Necen Progress of yesterday under the
head What Are We Coming To?" We are sur
prised that The Eapress, which, although Free Soil
paper has heretofore appeared to have some decency
should publish the article referred to- and equally
surprised that respectable Southern paper like the
Progress should have copied and endorsed it.
Look at the thing. Not long ago Judge Terry, as
Chief Justice of the State of California resisted as his
oath required him to d. the process of seEconsttuted
Vigilance Committee. In doing So he or some act
ing with him. wounded one of the officers of the Vg
ames For this, these people arrested him and held him
in durance vile, threatening to take bis life, compel
him to resign his position Judge He refused to
sign, and dared them to carry their threats into
ton. They did not dare.
Among the men Of position who lett the sanction of
their and influence to this coercion assassina
tion of Judge Terry, was David Broderck, and David
Broderick wanted to see Terry hung by tie Vganes.
When Terry spoke against BrOderck in Convention,
the latter told the truth when he expressed his regret
that Terry had not been assassnated by the Vigant
Committee Terry naturally resented this, and did to
BrOderick in fair single combat, what Broderick wanted
five thousand Viglanes to do to Terry. Which is the
most vu gar-meeting in fair fight assassna-
ting him by Vigilance Committee.
Bezy~ The Charlotte Bulletin hopes that the Journal
will take the thing (the modified DaDville Connecticut
coOly. The Bulletin must be aware, by this time, that
that is way, sine" any other mends mat
tars. Still the facts to which called the attention OF
the Bulletin worthy the consideration of the people of
Charlotte and parts adjacent.
The Bulletin INDUCES in some witticsms over our
efforts to call the attention of the people OF mington
to the adoption of for avaling themselves Of
the facilities they already enjoy and it also appears to
be much pleased with the supposed uneasiness OF the
people of the East etc. Now, we shall none the less
press the enterprises have referred to- because the
Bulletin appears rejoced at anything that gives uneas
ness to the people of the East That may be quite
element in its happiness To base enjoy upon
loss to any portion of North Carolina, is what VT
could neither do nor understand.
Wmlkerisnl.
Surely, the people must by this time, have grown
weary of Fbusterism under the auspices of the grey
eyed man." Where faulty marks every movement
made and abortive attempts are the only attempts the
interest Originally felt and manifested must gradually
turn into pity and finally contempt; and in truth,
all feel that the play played out and it is time for the
curtain to drop
At time regretted the ruined health blasted
prospects Of young who might be tempted to go out
with Walker, Henningsen and Company, to Nicaragua
or elsewhere but now we must be convinced that no
man. no matter how inexperienced whose situation is
not wholly desperate-Who has any prospects, could be