New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-31
KEVOLVERs.
BY CRESCENT CAUsTIC.


n De whose sheddeth mans blood, by
i j also shall his blood be shed.n Thus
i the Scripture, and human law also de-
ses that the man who is guilty of taking
life of fellow being shall forfeit his
4 in punishment for the crime.
4 would rather go to my grave with the
butstion of Soyer for having invented
be new sauce piquante than close my
4 with all the fame of Colt or Rem
nston won in the perfection of weapon of
y lth that seems especially made for the
d of the murderer aud assassin. In
a of war such implements become
siessty, but in times of peace their tre-
asnt use and every day display only show
khorrid Generalization of society and
Nd Of manly courage in wearing them.
4 n what avail are all the most plausible
uments in the world in favor of immi'
rition to the Southern States, for the pur.
e of reviving agriculture, adding to their
I Nth, and opening up the vast resources
4 their unoccupied lands, when al
bL every man ulSSCiuiHdI15 thIOu5A
whole Union and in Eu-
re the utter insecurity of life and
/ perty in our midst? How many think
4 of the thousands of mechanics and
Orers who annually pour into the North
hstates from the old countries will risk
v II lives and their families, be the induce.
BIT ever so great, where the revolver is
II towards right hand, and the liars argu-
Y BIT? None, save those whose natures are
?! badly sufficiently depraved to brave the
4 bard, and to take advantage of local Gus
on the slightest proyoCation; and such
b would only tend to swell the already
i flowing catalogue of crimes that hangs
A R ghostly pestilenhal pail over the fair
naturally beauteous surface of the
4 e, There is hardly night sets in but
4 At earth's evening prayer to Heaven is
snded with the curse of Cain; and the
inset grows redder recording the violation
human blood to be avenged hereafter.
n Ehat horrid fascination is it that has
Ven possession of the minds of men
hat they should willingly deface the no
b of their being by wearing about
persons the means of commit.
] the most dastardly and heinous
q hn crimes? There must be some pecul-
Agsatisfaction in carrying revolver at the
st, for to all appearances among a Ger
!. ! class dress is incomplete without it,
aA pair Of pantaloons considered unfin-
ed where the pocket on the right hip has
"a omitted. tits true that the majority
u persons buy them, as they think, for self
Il tection, when in truth they are ordina-
\ the very last thing in the world to Sc.
:. it. A man might with as much reason
q pW himself into roaring and ungovern.
torrent to escape from drowning as to
" about him the most speedy instrument
eath and thus consider his life in
fd against its violence. Temptation is
=, bis life the source of all evil, and he
walks armed among his fellow men
tempts the fire from some concealed
n pom. And it is the just decree of an
wise Providence that he should die by
same power with which he is to all ap-
rances ready to kill.
n y one mourns or feels regret while
s' Ing down on the paIlid and contorted
4 ures of an unsightly corpse lying on the
Il pnd sweltered in blood, the victim of its
once living ignorance and brava-
\ man is killed; the re.
i is that both were armed !;
y PIE shrug their shoulders aud
Z on; the tempter has met his courted
& and paid the penalty with life by
. atening others. To carry loaded
" pom is In fact threat to all mankind
a E the bully's yes or no, and often used
as much celebrity, and is as frequently
\ sssassin's lying answer to the pleading
q ds OF justice and of truth. Human pas.
are streng, and human temper, under
4 mdeous stimulus of loathsome drink, a
n GUS fury one that knows no bounds
a that of rending in twain the holy handi-
ri 4 OF God, breath and body. A word, a
II a gesture, or even mute silence is
Client to rouse the demon of blood in
pa breast, and rashly guide his hand to
"a committal of deeds that ''as the victims
q ln passes away" ascend shuddering to
n lootstool of judgment.
NJ Ave the once majestic forms of Justice
Of y, Jaw become SO puny, SO weak in their
q, mat they can not highlands upon this
N ss ing evil and throttle 1t, or has the ldlu
% Justice for division of property and lett
4 5nout even voice in the administration
Ii lalrss Originally the law was upheld and
y ed by justice, but nowadays justice
p =. ont its smiles or frowns in conformity to
= y bubbles of the law, the cunning iLtrica.
q q which would puzzle even the dexter
=, q handling of . Chinese juggler. Where
" majesty of the State is violated, wronged,
3D. outraged by lawlessness and violence,
sAment to be effective can not follow too
y " on the heels of the guilty; and it
ld iall with equal certainty and severi-
. all classes, without regard to age,
N color, or social standing. Blood
a s. by the hand of man requires the
q 81 the murderer to cleanse the earth
y Ioul spot; then let the knife of human
w. iall unhinchingly in the service of
" sens high command. Let him who
a eniront the world with hands reek.
Nisn blood also confront the day Of
nom the scafEold.
! Friday, the thirty-lrst instant, An,
Y Sohnzon Is 10 suffer the penalty ot