, 1865-07-31
CARRYING PlSToL3.
Il Custom More Honored In the
HrsAch than the ObserrAnce.ss

The Carrying Of coneea.ed WEAPONS IL a prac-
tice which Is becoming terribly prevalent in our
nidtt- The ,evo!yer may be seen It almoei eTery
turn. In tie haIde aid pockets alike Of reputlble
citizens, and olsfeputrhla characters. The bowie
knife IL not popular Instrument; lha1 Is rather
a Southern institution, ard the brass kuuck.es
and slung shot are By common consent len to the
acknowledged vlllatue but the pistol in Al its
fcrEnf, i,cm the s1ngls bs1re, up to The formIda-
Bile Teyp.vef, II carried with 80 much OF univef-
esl1ry as 10 taise khudcer In the mind Of not
very tinid man wha becomes for ne a1st time
pever forgtt boE, when the Iews arrived h.tel t.
at night. a few months ago, that RlchmEnd was
H. 1sd
ergRed In firing their p!tto's in token Of JOY at
the news. The demonstration wa8 hearty aud
imposing one, Int It Was remembered 1t the
time that the ahbneance Of pocket firearms IN
The crowd thcicated anyth1ng hnt health moral
tone in the eocicty IN which thosa persons
mnved. and VIC hare 60 reason to believe that
hut fair sample Of our do o<n-toKu community,
those ~ho live in un1 hoteis, or whose business
e. .n he fubu1n; iii .te h5ul 0 ne n
this c1aes carry pistols, few eur:uR the dly
hour, unt the great majority poek.t the wespon
ing ont without tner purse as ursccoupauied 81
what they foolishly cal "protecIon, !" IN the
thspe Of stx-ebcotef.
1ae pf1sss l. ,sghy
ept ctabte 1ran puts ttr1se.f .nora'iy On level
With every thief cDt gambler In the city. who,
without exception. ce1res coucca'ed weapons,
while really he te no better able to cope with
them " a'tetked. hecause In nearly every casa
they take their VIC In whcn he Ia 0np1e pared,
ard generally when either partially intoxteated
tme nse hs Ths ~ u
hspd5 70 hare IN e1se y row, IA one which no
righi minded nsn wcu'd u.s.. bccsase eu:h never
enesee In hrawle. III men are Lar less likely o
give or tsfe ofe1se when urarmed than when
backed b. the contclou.ness that they are able
to defend" htmte'vef. trty many quarrel Is
h,t ofaptty, ike tho gambler who ts slxays raady
to back HE or!nion II =. bet. and ehutit.ons Of
temper are andu'eed in for which The otherwise
eersihle man Il Atyerward eorry.
There Ia 10 hnf1n II keeping pistol In the
house; it IL very good projection asainst Eight
burglars, AID II hidsd hy 4 good w.f:a dog, Will
premisee, er pu.ashins sntruders:: but the propar
place for the pittol IL the bed room, not thc
1sCcket; AID It II not t3fc iEs'ltution. even IN
sleeP M Bai he psto, ice
lr e. OF leaving them n places where they caa bs
get At b children, are very dangerous. Acci-
ronreris that they are Eot more ffcqo It. A.
protection IN The Ptreet the pistol Il worse tasp
u.s. lees, and IN easc Of rrnnh:e mag get an iouo-
iF oLe which thcald be put dorm By the etTnng
arm Of the law, a. tn,mieal u the highest
degree 10 the .hte;y Of tie community.
counon eiIce the breaking out OF the wer than
befoEe. 1t has hecu lo0knd on 8s q ktni Of ttay-
attome soldering cta:it5tre the N ltsars feeling
wahout eopie1nnk the hardship or ttsk OF The
soldiers !ifc. Very rn.uJ Of onr citizens have
tcneht pistols during the last four or fre years.
who reycr before thurCh1 Of carrying them, and
csuEe they require the necessity OF the act The
tbirE hRe BE- scone almost = manta among o1r
ycune men; he laFEe crowd e those smonz
bil 1ard roome. ard swell Ing asouud the as13oae,
are almost without exception provided with !
ftnrJ pistol. which they nus'e - carefully and
wlld "A coils themse.ret, they think their outnf
incomplete without ore Of his p1stnls:
seml1etpeetable eiassea If society. Thieves.
burrlars and gamblers. are only tor, glad 70 be
ihes esn punteh With hut IN Ill grace, where the
plea Ct custom 1sy be 20 successfully .put IN.
There IL Law, somewhere. prohibiting the DIRE
enfcrcsd, Of defective, ameneed. aud then en-
tcfced vigorously. Let every Ezu on whom 10
oana ssn e Pa1hSd nnss
this permit ehould b almust entirely condued -
police ofaeert, watehmen. &c-, while On dnry. IT,
deed, ttis not every nne Of those who nseds, Is
| TT to be tntrutfed With revolver. No mtn. not
even su ntdcef OF the 1a~. should be allowed 10
'ca,E apieto. until he h. been proven to Be :
%sn 90 Of l'1se dscrr'pp snd not ,1Hless
or gamblers are found 10 carry
fuch weapons, the f.cs is ITSELF pri01a fa:< evs-
being called en- 10 psosec1te or defend IN unhol5
claim by En- APPEAL to asms-sud tLe5 should be
prn*sbs d accordingly. That faeL e.Sne. should
be sufficient % eena them I. lie Bn iewtl1, II not
TO the Peniientsary. g.iuout appeal. Confscst,on
Of the wetpn. follows. as matter Of coursc.
ThE Constantly Increasing number OF desperate
eaaraeta1s IN or midst aod the Great number OF
! freatms known TO be scattered through the
community. ere saou: afcumente IN favor Of =
stringent application OF erch rule. We ehAll
not then hare to notice, ~ now is the case, thAl
paftn1 Is drawn on almost every dtthtnlty, In
erloon OF street. AID thuse Of the respectable pub
! lie who arc not rseat enough moral towards to
| csrry pistols will he able % wa1k the streets in
eskety af:er n'Ehtfall. which nj pres mt IL more
than can be guaEan.e ed to them