Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-25
ANOTHER OF THE SAME SORT.

Judge Guilds Charge TO the Grand Jury.
We give below an extract from the
charge of His Honor, Judge Guild, to the
Grand Jury of the present term of the
Circuit Court. In his peculiar style the
Judge "knOcks the centre out, - but it is
a question whether his assault upon the
present espuIl-back'' of lovely woman
will amount to Il row Of pins. All of the
Judges, from Lord Eldon down to Judge
Guild, can't manage them, for:
when she will. she will,
And when she wont, she won't
And the least said about il the better.
But we cannot too warmly commend
the views of Judge Guild upon the prac-
tice of carrying concealed weapons. He
speaks out with force and truthfulness
that will be endorsed by every good citi-
zen and brave man. "Bullyism" has too
long been suffered to parade unmolested
and should be stamped out by an enlight-
ened public opinion. And nothing will
contribute more to this end than its con-
demnatiOn by such men in high official
positions as that of Judge Guild, whose
own personal courage is above criticism.
Il come now TO charge you upon high
misdemeanor which is TOO common in the
land, and which il is now your high duty
to notice, and bring the offenders TO jus
tice, whosOever they may be. ! allude TO
the vicious habit of carrying about the
person concealed weapons. More than
half the hOmicides which occur grow out
of this debased practice. When | was
boy, the sbullies'' of one creek would
meet those of another creek upon the
muster ground, ring would be formed,
aud 4 fair hght was had; no concealed
WeapOn was tlrdwn ana citizen Slain.
all their muscles were brought into play,
which ended in 4 knOck-dOwn and an oc-
casiOnal bite-nO one slain. But, now,
the desperate, with his pistols buckled
around him. seeks his victim, insults an
unarmed man sensitive of his honor, and
if he make an effort TO repel the insult
the pistols drawn, new grave is made
and a helpless widow and orphans are
left to mourn the loss of husband and
father. This evil practice is enc of the
off-shoOts of laZiness, an indispOsitioH to
pursue some Virtuous and laudable en-
ploynlent which will always secure Il rea-
sOnable living and bring home to a young
man an honest reputation: Whenever
young men depart from this laudable
course, put on and wear broad cloth,
silks, kid gloves and 'prunellas,' attend
upon gambling houses and saloons and
idle away their precious time, they are
sure to fall into vicious habits; such char
acters as those who loiter about whiskey
bling hells, think themselves disgraced
if they have never "killed their man, - so
they arm themselves with the deadly pis-
tOl and seek and an occasion in which to
use it, that they may be iOnized by the
gentler sex, thinking it will give them
position or caste with them, who in every
age have appreciated bravery-but, the
bravery displayed by men should be cour-
age exhibited in defense of their country
and net the bullyism OF the murderer
We are fallen upon evil times-carrying
disclosures and parade-giving enter
tainments attended with the extr8Ordina-
ry expenditures, such as no honest call
ing can afford. Too much extravaganza
and too little work are the fruitful causes
of most OF the evils of our time. Gen.
uine mirth and virtue are undergoing
decay, in the cities especially, they are
stifled and becoming extinct. In this
train of vicious habits is this disreputa-
bic practice of carrying concealed wea-
pOns. The juries of the country and 4
VirtuoUs public sentiment should Danish
this habit from the land as they have
driven Dueling and the Bowie Knife be-
yOnd the borders Of civilization.
In writing about lovely woman, we
should always use pen made of quill
plucked from an angels wing, dipped in
the hues Os the Rainbow upon rOsetint-
ed paper sprinkled with the dust from
the wings OF the beautiful butterfly-but
1 am constrained To notice the present ex-
trayagance in dress. Six yards of calico
in ancient times made dress which
copied nature and displayed the comeli-
ness of form and beauty of figure of love-
ly wOman-now, il takes twenty and
ii silks are used, forty yards: they carry
upon their backs from ten 10 fifteen yards,
puckered, pinned and cruppered up 80
tight that they cannot step more than six
inches at time. The other day | was at
the depot in Nashville and two beautiful
girls endeavOred 10 raise their feet high
enough to get upon the steps which lead
into the ears; after repeated efforts and
as many failures, 1 saw the dilemma in
which they We're placed and stepped up
and lifted them into the ear. Now this
kind OF capar'soning may meet with the
favor OF the gentlemen of the pistol, but
NOS of those who are attached to the an
cient customs of the country.
4 Memphis man writes 10 the Appeal:
II is rnmOTed that some parties are con-
templating to make profit out of the mis-