https://www.masonslegacies.org/files/original/a1b4a1a57deebc07fe3f7a72f5c8b5c2.png aaefd9b25b2f95232c42cd4986dad5ad Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document That they, and the great body of their fellow-citizens, hold the practice of dtelling in abhorrence, as inconsistent with a state of civilization, as utterly at vtariance with the precepts of christianity, and as a violation of the lawvs of God and man. This detestable practice, at all times, and in all places, and between any citizens, vicious and inexcusable, becomes a vice of peculiar enormity, when followed by those to whom their fellow-citizens have intrusted civil, military, and political duties. Your petitioners would apply this remark particuarly to those intrusted to make laws, and especially to those delegated to, the Congress of the nation. This practice assumes a more injurious and malignant character, When members of Congress undertake to punish one another for words spoken in debate, where all have an equal right of reply; or where members lend themselves to persons out of the body, to call each other to account for transactions within it. If either of these practices are longer endured by the country, the right and value of popular representation in Congress are destroyed. Your petitioners think, too, that the peaceful and orderly citizens of tile District of Columbia have a right to some efficient protection from the violation of their laws and peace, and from the effect upon their youth of a practice which is an outrage upon law, civilization, and religion. Your petitioners therefore respectfully pray, that your bodies would pass a law with adequate penalties against both principals and seconds in duels, Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Citizens of Washington county, Pennsylvania, for suppression of duelling within District of Columbia Description An account of the resource Petition requesting action against the practice of dueling in D.C., especially amongst government officials. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Citizens of Washington, PA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12, March, 1838 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tim Schranck