Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-04-20

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Or sedaeann ssms b ~ aid with animad-
vsuisnasa - ~ Rsyorpostsr fslly. Nothing
IN rEs 10y, 60 On that theatre Of strife
s.d S1s1ldn. e1sll5 AdIlgrassfai 20 the nation;
- - - - el1naslsd - largo . shars Of
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aSss1eRe1t 90 qusYrsi whicl.
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I'll TN = ~ n : sacriaes Of lfsrN
this rsssrt wsHs jsslfaabls anasr ssy cireunslaa'
suskAna xslAlnt ~ night not. fsho prscipi-
tass1ielsc6 ID NJ fsyps had not prsefndd all OK
PLANTATION aad Apeloey, Aave bssn sesslsd without
difEeslsy. Roslsehss since declared that = In
ssadsdss ssassasa stSa piyor's hoaet Il he NJ.
marx nads By Mn 10 dsbsts and felt 20 nukinel-
nsss towards Mn,. Under such : state Of facts.
and In Ne AhsensAo Of I'll malice Il IL dflsult to
conceive how any man eoaid bring himself to the
eoaclssioa 70 taks the life Of his fslow. aud in
volve innocent perSons 10 all tAs wees Of widow
hood and esphaaags; spon mere panctilio.
auibbas. - inpAlpab,s sndimpercepable point Of
hcasrl as sAs'as
10 oar mind, vhsfhsr the opinion he popular or
not. q ssens thai. Mr., Pryor attempted TO play
Ahs bully. md ~ . forced construction Of Ian
guags y "piok sqsssrsi |" with his antagonist.
and fcrce Him to an Issue. In the face Of and =
sonpanisd II , asolsmn protest, Potter violated
the secred rishts It ,eonscisaco and accepted the
sltsshativs. Here was his error. But, after
pressing an issne. which, BY universal consent
lessss - the challenged party tho choice Of weap
oss; had Nj. Pryor or his friends who recognise
the " bloody code" any right to object to the OK
ercise Of this choice upon the part ct Potter?
Maniisstly not The plea set up, to-wit; that
Potter's propositioa was barbarous and inhu-
man, and not In accordance with the eode." was
aitogether untenablo. The whole sYsiem Of aa-
cling 10 barbarous-n nobody will or ought to doabt
that, What i thsobjset In m apreal to shc du-
sllof4 Il il to prove sany given ease If dispste
upon Questsn DC honor or ssracity. which is Mo
more honorable and vesaoious man. eau provo
either We think not. Where dueis fought
limb, they oslS criuse the possession q brute
courage in tho principals; nothing more. If shen.
q re maintain, dusls conducted under oirenm-
atancss Involving real danger, only set tic tho
question u nero animal quot moral cou-
rage, 90 snSiSt1 upsn II that they ought to
be fought nndsr rnlss aud with weapons that
would settle, bsyood all casil, the only question:
involved. WITH. pistols, at the usual distance.
every BODY knows that there is very Little danger
Of a'eonbatant striking IN object smaller tl'ap IL
barn door ;--henes. stAs- great number Of blood
less dusls. The parties 50 out upou the field;
fro In the direction cf sochothcr their balls pass
ing possibly about twenty feet wide Of tho mark.
and fhsn. having demonstrated their courage t?)
the mAttee b t.amicsbly aud houorably adjusted"
If those parties had 10 resort in every similar
case. 70 cold sstcsP in . hand-to.l,and skirmsh,
there would b fewer dasls. and those who arc
now Cred with ambition 70 DO known az ducllists.
and men If approved courage" would pass moro
quietly through lifc. sna,with crests immeasura-
bly, fallen.
Nobody rejoices more than We DO that the late
-'affair OF honor" at Washington, ended as it
did but o. before stated, We do not admit tho
Soffos'ness " sne 'asoss sAss.oa y! "'' rry'r .
.''e0as. .nese pfeesaoa' a. "'e eode equal
v~ oa.oaross ~ tue serms proposed ny fo'.
.ef. In 'ae ee,ooFa'ed ouei oe'ween mason ana
M'Carty, both virginians, aad bcod relatives also.
the combatants fought with nuskets loaded with
buckshot, at o distance Of ton feet SO that the
music .. saen p'ece was neAsiy Joined 70 the
e'nef' ims was ese' 10 ess"es.' ana ended IN
more "as'os, manner 'n.n 'se l4soes called a"-
as' 10 no"-a'aays. nas tue aa'oca'es u Inc