DUELISG.

This is not a political article.
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This is not political article.


The daeis OF our public men form the engrossing
topic OF discussion in the Hartford Times, and, IN
deed, all the Van Buren, papers in Connecticut
All the disgusting details OF the hostile encounters
o certain eminent politicians, for the last thirty
years, are poraded in the newspapers TO operate on
The coming election.


his is wrong-very wrong III the IImes-tor II is
neither designed norcalcuaed 10 suppress the prac-
t!ce ofdueling. Nor can the editor succeed in max
Ing political capital for his party, BY denouncing
those Of the opposition who have been engaged III
duels.


We do not desire 10 be considered the advocates
OF the pemicious practice, nor the defender OF
those who have fought. Our object siuply to re-
huke the Inconsistency of those editorial pHriytS
who condemn the acts III their opponents. t0r
polit5cat egect, which nave been committed by their
friends.


1t is true that both Nlr. Clay and Mr. Wise have
bscn engaged in dues. Both have fought-the for
mer twice, and the latter only once. But neither of
them ever sierra fellow being. There is much COM
fort IN that


The Times newspaper was the ardent and unwa-
yering supporter of General Jackson, and is now
the jealous friend of Messrs. Benton, Dromgoole
&c. All OF those gentlemen no; only fought duels
but each OF tkem shot has man through tie heart
Each one OF them has slain fellow being, aud the
editor Of the Times has been, and is. the enthuSias-
TIC supporter Of them all And yet il is slrainng
every nerve TO get up deep prejudice against
Alessrs Clay, Wise, &c IN NewEugland for huy-
ing merely winged their men.'


A great many Of the public men of our country
have fought duels, and we will cheerfuly JON the
Times in a sweeping condemnation of them all But
protest against launching our denunciations, for
moral transgressions, only against those who are
opposed 10 us in politics.


I've will JOIN the Times in condemning Mr.. Clay,s
Bank, &c. we viii JOIN it IN condemning the prac
lice Of dueIiug; but will not JON II In the al
tempt to cast odium on our opponents. who have
only slightly wounded their antagonists on the
:. field Of honor" while we excuse our own friends
who have sent their victims, without moment for
repentance, into eternity.