The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-02

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anl a gentleman, viii not insult iii
his sober senses a Christian gen
tleplan. But if Christian gentle,
man is insuIted, or feels that his honoi
is. wounded as did David By the chal.
lenge oflGoliath, we think he would
fight, and it was the promptings of IN
spiration that caused David to meet
Goliathin mortal combat. David rep
resented the great family ofIsrael, the
chosen people Of God, and they were
insulted by the taunts and jeers q
Goliath, a powerful Philistine; and to
protect the honor and prestige of the
house ofIsrael, David went forth, armed
with that ohivalric spirit that God had
implanted in his bosom and slew him
who had defed his people.
Daeling has beenreoognized by. gen
tlemen in all ages of the world, as the.
proper method by which to settle such
difficulties; and no people, save the
Puritans and Round Heads, but what
have indorsed it, and legalized it by
the public voice. There should be
no restrictions upon dueling. If a
gentleman insults you, and refuses
to make the ameade, challenge him.
# he fails to recognize the usage, post
him, and let the public opinion las it
always does rebuke him for his cow
ardice, and disowu him in society.
This is public opinion in South Car
olina, Virginia and other places; and
where we ask, can there be found
better society, better morals, more
Christian Piety, truer philanthropy
a higher sense of honor, or more
noble race of mon, than those of the
Palmetto Statel What has done it
The recognition, in a great measure,
Of the duello. Cowards, crayens, SCI
dueers and slanderers cannot live in
South Carolina. The code of honor
has driven all such men from her lin.
its. Wherever daeling is not reeog-
nized, theruHiau, ignoramus, the black
guard, and the poltroon are the. con-
trolling spirits in society. There are
no lines of demarkation where thore
should be degrees and grades accord
ing to the manner in which men demean
themselves. There must be distinc-
tons and grades in society, for the pub
lie good denands+it, and nothing re-
tains the proper Inc Of demarcation in
society well as the full recognition Of.
the duelipg system.
srIRrr OF THE ALABAnA WoMfx.
The ladies Of Dempolfs, Ala, are cir
eulatipg the following resolutions,
which have already been numerouslyI
signed:
Whereas, The Northern section of
the Union is placing itselfin ant &C.
to the institutions, rights ana esu slity,
of the South in this Confederacy, aud
its politicians, teachers and diyines
have lighted the ire Of fanatieisn,
whiehs if un-resisted, will lay waste
our land and desolate our iresides,
And whereas, II fs becoming in US
to withhold our aid and support from
our ayowed enemies, we viii, as our
sacred duty to eneourge the develops
mentof the industrial resources of our
State and the South therefore be it 4
Resolved, That we but emulate the
patriotism of our mothers of the Revo-
lntion, when we declare that we are
ready to practice aey self-denial to as
sist our fathers, our husbands. our
brothers and our sons, in maintaining
their ghts toliberty and Independence
Resolved, That for this purpose. and
to contribute one humble mite to the
of Southern commerce,
manufactures and Southern
industry, we hereby pledge ourselves
to purchase no artieleiof Northern man
dfacture; no books from Northern
publishing houses. and no goods bought
in Northern markets, from and after
the lst day of March, 1860, even
should we have to resort to the primi-
tive :. homespun, or the fabrics Of our
own handiwork. @
Resolved, That weBiH not hereafter
support a Northern, preacher, employ |
a Northern teacher, or travel in North |
ern cline in pursuit of health or pleas
ure.
Resolved further, That the foregoing