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RICHMOND, WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1824.
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"MURDER MOST FOUL." Fr -in tin Hostnn R eerder. ' Mr. Wi i.l.l s A oi.r v tillable j aj e r dt uia d o lohit the i h.ir u t r of the ae not nl in its e- . , .J; ;;, i - hut as- i in it- deli ct and d t trinities, p r'jp.t; u.f to ;iV- i " i obli. ation a bra i Record of '..jKedii:.; in the l!. St-it - r ny c iiizi us i I ur cutiufrv ;n e t:.e be.-i!iMi!-i of the rr nt century. As '.$;,' ,'xtt i t l thi rum- l- but little .'on-sidt-red, the ,, i ,vMii ; catah t'i u i re to awaken more attt: t !i to thf widi s r. iui iiV( rw bt limiu' mi--t'v, : . i-. j i d b dutdhiu, and tod noui.oiii oni::on ,tnit." A Cuhitia.n. DUELS, . JlN TiiC BLij!.NMi. of .HI. i'KEstM Ce.NTUKY. f 1UM. I I. I.ivirc-ton, k. V uli im-on. M and:, at BasJaterre. i. !-: . n.- ! ot in t-- .N t w i rk. t; K. Var. il-n?t! - tr, k. (I. it. Tnr'.ir. Marcli 7, (' ire F" rai.c-i-". "it. of fricat'- Adrtuii ;V p. K ir..:, k. Miih r. l' f Hotoii . 4. H i id ! t on , k. Kukir. o. at Hobo.u. Ii. .: ed J, si-n n. llauidton. ? ' KX'J. 5. V.b. r V sn V.'.r.. k. UTIJ.IAM II. CRAWFolll), b -th f f--o-ti i. i . J in.f 3 J jckM.-:, w.t R. Vatkins. June 18, in Jrerri:. . j 7. Th.ii4a- ? wartw-v.it. k. A mid-! ij nnn. May, At A'c'-zir.i. S. n.i ,;hi; rn in otthe ECkex, Tpd 17. 8. Swartwout, w. D. t'hatou. .N'uir N. York. i 1 f 0.5. 9. Chnn, k. J. LaiabnJe. Arril, at Malta, . t tb r..i hir'.n.en. ' 10 W n ..h tm Gryuiec, k. Tirr !l. April. G. of K. hni'.f.'l, Va. il Dr. J rt s WVr, k. S-ir-ent. Near Natcbr. 2. J.mir Ifuhes k. Tuor, w. June. 11. o:
Peter-! ,,r.h, 13 Tii Moor.-, k Buck. Sept. 3, at Natchez. f B. Lieut. Uniteu States urmv. 1 CO K 14 Dr. Horace Srnter.k. J. Rutledrf. Janunrv, , in Georci u S ;'R.ho! Idaa I, R . of S. C. 15 AleXHii'ler llytaaiton, k. A. Burr. July 11, ' near N. w Y rk. 16 Dr. John M. Luckrtt,k. G. Strothrr. Pt. t Loui?2i!le, Ky. Young friend, yet each dctermimd tu kill or be killrd. 1 i go:. 17 John B. NirhoJon, k. Dehart. Januiry, nt ' 3vr u u,f, Oifer in th' navy. i 18 Eno. L M. Lyle, k. Boulei. Aug. L. of AlexkLdria, Md. 1C0G. r Dr. Ftarlin ArfKfr, k. Unknown. April, ' Vv ;(hi:.-.'t o:i rit . A. oi'j. t r of the navy . ac-d 24. ilU J;ut.(- ki r.iiioijtj, k Eiian-. R. "a: tain in ar XZj : F'.. I N at' L 7. j ( "fnr!( Dir k. rv.n.k. ANDREW J ACKSON. Hay U0, ijuti. ol Nasv.vil!r. Tcrme?ee. i 1 COT. AnIr;dinn,L. An Indi.m k. Jure nnr Nrtc) 7, witii r,th-s b.,th o,n.t;irv virtini"; t F -'2nd 1 L- ii- dioif by a fri -i,d of th e fir--t tbrit was ki!h-d Arthur Snath, k T. Hu'ton, k Sf tend .V lhsoifort, C-m.iuit- S a:.i 2'2y 11 aKed 2 J ; thev Vttff both htirii! in one gravel ; 21 nraihb,r!,k I'nknown, November, S Cnro- ;; lma: li"? i-b r. Mrs Kli- Wood, .hed at I'oto,, G ,., , three vt ek- alt, r thr durl. hi rornemjUK e of rrief for her Lrothtr's death rtnd u-uilt! am. Joha D Lurk, k F Coonnehert: probably in Dr Ford, w A Y Denton: perhaps I), not, F. ? - T Eewi,k J M Ikj.ry k Near Christ, ansturj, irjmri rilh s . f JohnW Curlry,k V E Jor r, w At New Or.enri: (, leaving an infant dauhtrr I - 7 jrent(;:,r.hmer,tv G W Cam: bell, WahI r.-tf.n city: riifi?d)er of Congress ; A Negro, k A Negro, k July, Delaware With i otr.e I Al v !i I: nmifbon, k P p Srhuyler: August o, j near rw ork: both oiid;hinmeii m the navy 1) j nnt-ve cf Mum J 1 . r .
John t.amj Ltll, k R Crawford, Sent IW-r
4J HENRY CLAV,w: 11 Marshall ; in Kentucky 44 Bernard Hove, k Kemp; Oct Prince William county, Va 45 Fey ton B Smith, k J Holmes, Dec near Potomac, Va 46 J G Jackson, w J Bearson, Dec 4, Washington city, members of Congress 10 10. 47 Stephen Rose, it A 11 Holmes, at Natchez 48 M Relheux, A: Unknown; at N Orleans 49 IVrCauIey. Barraul; Feb students of William and Mary College, Va Expelled 50 Gordon, w A C Hanson: Baltimore 51 Robert Ta lor, Jt Unknown; in Va: rivals for the affection of a young; lady 52 Samuel Frye, Jt DBeasly; Mis. Territory 5d Rogers k Morgan, w November; Midshipmen on board the Constitution 1011. 54 Samuel Wri- ht. L Unknown: Annl U Bal
timore 55 Abijah Hunt, it G Pomdexter; June, Mis-i-sippi Territory r,r, Dr Walter Fenwick, k TC Chittenden, Nov m ar K ika?kiaj lOID 1 u 1 57 Alexander Suiythe, inferior offirer of the ar-
! ih : m a rerun not Known 58 M reer, k Unknown, Jt January, Norfolk ; both midshipmen; j i.-lol- to each other's nrtasts
181:3. 50 Paru.e-u Backus k 12 Scull both of Vin-
cenues, B c;t r taiu i tU) Ern.ud Tailor, w I Barney; Sept 3, both of ! Baltiun re i til Thomas r Richardson, Jt I Wallace, Novemi It r : W d 1 i 'in. i- ; R a lieut i fd Dr Shonnaker, Jt Unknown: at Fort George; ' Dr S of the U S navy ' 1814 frZ S H Hrvan,Jt Unknown; March, District of
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04 Hall, k Ho; kin burc lit uts in arm v :
wa t G5 Robert": R: rear Wa-hintrton: It i' un
certain hether thev t. ojbt tocetlu r, it w ith other 1 struck from the roll-o( the arn.y , I
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Dr B P.JWell, k J M'Millan, Oct .3, PofS 37 DrPayton,A- W Littley,hn, Dec 5, Leesburg, ad. r'n' k Iil;,kr Mch23, in Can'bt Both of Bo t ir :n Nath:,n,el P.,,,,., k Ufl!niovvn. Fn Virginia 4 Scott; WatkJS: M;iy: yvw OrUan,- S
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67 Charles M Macon, Jt Unknown: March, nt Bui!ah : M alicultiiant, acred '2'-, Jt. by a enrtam ri a n a rosy 00 J.imes Wide, k. Unknown. March, in Georgia. 6:1 Im la W. Stronp, k. J. ITomrp: !SIay, in N. C. S. ot'F.iv tD iile jut married. TO K. I). Dirk, k. Hamilton: In S. C. Both late capt. in army. D. U ft 4 it is. Tl Laar ( ?wvi rncur, k. Unknown: July, near N.Yr"'Gra")outh. Coronrr'a in-qiif-t, wilful murder. i T2 " John Corlin, k. Iiknovn. Drc. j 0. Ruth students of Caili-lc College. C. j of ii ginia. j 1C1G. ; T3 Benjamin Price, k. Green, w. Sun- ! day 12th May, at Hoboken. Major G. ut ". England. I T4 Peter M. Potter, k. Unknown: rear Philadelphia. To David C. Cooper, k. C. Robert?. Novriidtcr, at Trenton, N Jer.-ey : Young j friend-!
iniT. To .1. Git bp, k. Unknown: at IIbokrn. TT Dennif O'Driscoll, k. Tdward-. auL'ud 1 T, Georgia : hdh of Charh-ston. I), j u s t married. Dying he rrird ut in horror, k-Oh, my poor v iff ! ' TO Heath, k. J. Hopkins. At Ilohcken.
I Supposed in 1C1T, hut the year unr i tain. 1 OHif era of the navv.
1010. T9 Malnrlii P. Vaiiau, k. I. Harev.
Slate of i. trk. r. eumnion soldier, was ; convict, d of "manslaughter; impi ionnieut
tell f ai - 00 Heath, O. II. Perry. Septembernear New York. 1019. 01 A. T. M ason, k. .1. M Carter, w. Feliruary 0, Bladenshuru, with musket.-. Near relations. C'J Wm. Grisworl 1, k. Wrioht. April 13, Alexandria, Red river G. native of Ms. W. had accused G. of "marking his raids!" 03 Win. H. Reltoa, k. Unknown. April, (ieorgia. R. lieutenant in army ; muskets. 04 D. X. Crawford, k. Unknown. April, at Mobile. 05 Francis R. White, k. Unknown. October; Island neai Boston. W. lieutcneut in navy. v 06 Craig, k. Unknown. Oct. Bay St. Louis ; both oilicers of navy. 1020. 0T Stephen Dec atur, k. J. Barron, w. March 22, Blaiidenshurg. 00 Smith, w. Downing; March 1 1, Gibraltar. I). Lieut, oi Ouerriere; S. of British Arm). 0!) Townsend S. Dade, k. R. Stewart, k. June 19; both of Va. Mu?kets, buckshot. Neighbors, near relations friends! 00 Wm. O. Allen, k. R.C. O-den, Ar-
I kansas. A late rapt. U. S. anny.
91 Hobeit Adams, k. J. B. Boisseau,k. August 9. Both of Petersburg Virginia. Young men. ' . " 21. ,92 Burrows,k. Folliott, w. January. Maryland. Rivals for the affections of a y oung lady. 93 Smith, w. Miller. March, Bladensburg. Officers in army. 94 Joseph Pannel, w. Burnbam. Beyond the Sabine. Both lieut's. in army. 94 Perry, w. Saunders. May 12; Norfolk; oilicers of the navy. P. lieutenant; S. midshipman. 90 Edward Fox, k. Randall; August 7, Rladensbui g. Clexks in Treasury office R. dismissed. 9T F. M. Amclung,k, Jones; August 7, Baton Rou;e. J. rapt, in army.
90 Unknown, k. Unknown. Sept. near
IS. 1 . Both olheers of navy. : orr 1 99 Worthingtoi1, k. Gaillard. Februa ry 4. port Malum. Midshipmen of the Con stitution.
100 Favrot, k. Ilenaud. February 11,
Baton Rouoe; broad swords, both judges or magistrate. 101 Hepburn, k. Howard ; May 20 l ill r- n i i .I rrt
i ooin oi inileilfj:eMile, ijeo. 1 lie caue, a slight neiiha t of a you:;g lady at a ball. 102 George M'DuIIie, w. Cumming. .Jure 0; in South Carolina, or Georgia. , These dileli-ts were regarded with general indignation and contempt! But had one of them died, u as a fool dieth,' would the desert of honor have been increased I 102;1 103 T. Cadwallader, w. Patison, April ; 5, lb laware. C. of Philadelphia, P. of j Baltimore. 104 Joseph Barton, k. T. C. Rector. j June 30, near St. Louis, Missouri. Rkmakks. j 1. 7'he foregoing bloody catalogue has been. compiled rhirlly frr-in the public pa- . pcrs,and it may be therefore incorrect, and : probably very imperfect. There have hern more dm h, than this record exhibits; i vet by this it appears, that within a little 1 1 t
moi" nan u ears aiout nnuiuirea actual
: mv refers have been committed bv duellists
; and the blood of a hundred unavenged murders cries to Heaven against our guilty 'country! Major Campbell was executed 'in September, 1000, for killing Captain i p.ovd in a duel; vet in our rirfois Repub
lic no honorable murderer has ever yet hern brought to the callows. 2. Of these duellists, more than thirty have been otliccrs,and chielly young officers
r.f the nary. Thev have murdered each ! other in express violation of the law of the I United States, whilst it was in the pow- ! er, and indeed the solemn duty of their Supi rinrs to frown upon the horrible custom, j and to brine the surviving offenders to punishment. How long are the youth of the I first families in our country to be allowed j thus to kill each other without any inter- ! position of authority! j 3. Twenty or thirty of those duellists i were r-fjio-rs fthc anny: 'notwithstanding the 25ih Article of war says, "Nooflicer I or soldier shall send a challenge to another ! officer or soldier to light a 'duel, or accept
a challenge, if sent, upon pain, if a commissioned officer, of being ecshit red: If a noncommissioned officer or soldier, of suffering corporeal punishment at the discretion of a court maitial." The next article makes it the duty of every officer in command "to arrest and bring to trial such offenders."' The articles are subscribed by every officer. Where then is the honor and the good faith of the soldier who tolerates this crime In one instance, (No. (15,) Lieutenants Roberts and Ross were strut k from the rolls of the army by the Secreta-
rv at War, Mr. Aumsthono, whose name j for this plain act of duty deserves to he i held in lasting honor. Had he not soon afterwards resigned his office, it is probable ; that he would have given a great check in the army to the enormous crime of dui II!ing... j 4. Several of these duellists have been 1 jVemhers of Congress the very men, who enact wholesome laws, against duellists
and murderers, and w ho boast, that w e are the most enlightened and virtuous people on the face of the earth! Several of them were in other high stations, from which by their own crime they precipitated themselves into a dishonorable and miserable grave. 5 The murdered duellists, who leaves a wretched family behind him, a wife and children, an aged fatherand mother,bi oth
ers or sisters, is a monster, who plunges a
dagger into, tlieir hearts, while he himself goes away by his own act of flagrant folly and enormous guilt to the bar of his Sovereign and Judge, the honor of whose immutable law will be maintained, and its tremendous penalty exacted of the offenders. 5 The duellist is a cool, deliberate murderer in the sight of God ; and if he has killed his man, he ought,agreeably to the laws of God and man to be put to death. No matter with what weapons, or with
what result he fought, though not with scythes, as the Negroes (No. 30,) nor with rifles, like the Indians (No. 22,) nor with muskets, as (Nos. 81, 83, 89,) nor with a pistol to the breast as (Number 58;) andalthough w ithout firing himself, he only sets his body as a mark for the murderer's aim ; he yet violates the command of God by thus presumptuously hazardinghislife, and co-operating in the attempt to commit a great crime. "Murder," says Blackstone,"is committed, when a person of sound memory and discretion killeth any reasonable creature in being with malice aforethought, either express or implied. Express malice is when one, w ith a sedate, deliberate mind and formed design, doth kill another. This takes in thecase o deliberate duellin.wlicrG both parties meet avowedly with an intent
to murder. The immutable f.atc of GWsavs, u Thou thalt not Kill !" u Whoso sheddeth man's
j blood, bv man shall his blood be shed.
The murderer shall surely be put to death. Ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of
j a murderer. For blood demeth the land; ; ai'd the land cannot be cleansed of the
blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it." The Gospel of Jesus Christ says, u He
! that haieth his brother, is a murderer, and
I no murderer hath ttemnl life tdAding in him.
The late Mr. B. of Philadelphia, was challenged to tight a duel, upon a certain occasion by a choleric gentleman to whom he had given offence. Without being dis-
i concerted in the least at the circumstance,
le informed the gentleman that he would
give him honorable satisfaction. His antagonist having arrived at his hou-e according to appoir.tment,found him engaged in writing his will; and upon being questioned by the challenger, at what place and with what weapons they w ere to tight, he very coolly replied, uSir, if you will please to open that door," pointing to one that opened out of the chamber into a kind of closet, ;you will see both the place of combat and the weapons of death, are as nearly matc hed as possible, I assure eu sir!" The gentleman opened the door accordingly, and saw tolas great surprize, in the closet, a round table of middling size, with two very large Gimbh ts lying upon it. "What is the meaning of all this, sir?' asked the astonished challenger. "The meaning of what urn see sir," replied Mr. B. with much deliberation, uIs thi as )ou have challenged me to light you. I hae a right, by the laws of chUairy, to the choice of my weapons. I have never practiced with pistols as you, and theie-
fore I should not be upon an equality with you at that weapon. Neither have I boon taught fencing, and therefore the sword is out of the question. But, sir I can bore with a gimblet, and I can endure? pain as well as ou; I am determined therefore, to stand foot to foot with you upon that table to bore your breast and )ou may mine if you please, and bore each into the other's lungs, till one or both shall drop upon the spot.' The determined air with which B. delivered this bloody speech, entirclv disconcerted his adversary who made a precipitate retreat from such a daring and singular foe. Perhaps if Bs mode of duelling were to be established, as the only method of deciding deadly feuds, we should fmd duels much rarer than they are at present amongst our gentlemen of fire and honor. Extract of a letter from Liv rpool, dated, March 17. Falmouth, March 12. Arrived, the Duke of Malbro' Packet, from Lisbon. She brings an account that the city was in a great commotion in consequence of the body of the Marquis of Lorrero, or Lorrejo, the King's minister and great favorite, being found murdered in the palace, and suspicion strongly attached itself to iic. second personage in the kingdom as the principal therein. It is also said that the Conde de Palmella, had fled for the safety of his own life.
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