The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-02-06

cooler heads, who waited till the sponge was full
at the end of the session, and then squeezed it
to the last drop.
We conclude the exhibition with sketch
drawn from life at Jackson, Mississippi, of the
chivalric
SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN.
When my work was over | walked out and
sat in the shade with a gentleman whose talk
turned upon the practices of the Mississippi
duello. Without the smallest anmus, and in
the most natural way in the world, he told us
tale after tale of blood and recounted terrible
tragedies enacted outside of bars in hotels and
in the public streets close beside us. The very
air seemed to become purple as he spoke, the
land around vertable 'Aceldama. There may,
indeed be security for property but there is
none for the life Of its owner in difficulties who
may be shot by stray bullet from a pistol as
he walks up the street.
L learned many valuable facts. | was warned
for example, against the impolicy of trusting to
small bored pistols or to pocket six-shooters in
case of a close fight, because suppose you hit
your man MORALLY, he may still run in upon
you and rip you up with bowie knife before he
falls dead; whereas, if you drive good heavy
bullet into him, or make a hole in him with a
"Derringer" ball he gets fantish and drops at
once.
Many illustrations, too, were given of the val
ne of practical lessons of this sort. One partic-
you are engaged in alteration moves his hands
towards his breeches pocket, or behind his back,
you must smash him shoot him at once, for
he is either going to draw his six shooter, to pull
out bowie knife, or to shoot you through the
lining of his pocket. The la ter practice is con-
sidered rather ungentlemahly, but it has been
somewhat more honored lately in the observ-
ance than in the breach. In fact, the savage
practice OF walking about with pistols, knives
and poniards, In bar-rooms and gambling sa-
looms, with passions ungoverned, because there
IS no law to punish the deeds to which they lead,
Affords facilities for crime which an unciyilized
condition of society leaves too often without pun
ishment, but which must be put down, or the
country in which it is tolerated will become as
barbarous as jungle inhabited by wild beasts.
THE CONTINENTAL MONTHLY, for February.
SLIGHT MIsTAKE.-In n notice of the Continen-
tai Monthly the Press t Is unnecessary to point
out the Importance which attaches to Secretary STAN
TONS views OF the Consequences OF the Rebellion :"
The writer of the article The consequences of the
Rebellion, is Hon Frederick p. Stanton, a celebra-
ted lawyer in New York, and not the War Secretary
Edwin NJ. Stanton-tBangor Times
what!-the Bangor Times detect the Press in
error! That can't be. The Press is always right,
and the ENTHUSIASTICALLY. But in this case
we beg the Times to observe, that we repeat with
out qualification the remark styled mistake
II is entirely unnecessary to point out the impor-
lance which attaches to Secretary Stanton's views
of the Consequences of the Rebellion. Does the
Times deny this, Well then, we go further: il
is not only unnecessary, but it would be ridicu-
lous, to point out the importance of Secretary
Stanton's views on this interesting subject, in
speaking of the Continental for February, in
which case it might be suspected that the dis
tinguished lawyer, F. p. Stanton, had been
carelessly mistaken for the Hon. Secretary OF
War, f. NJ Stanton. Go to!