Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-05

AnoWs tnat Witnout oeing tSiu-~o
genius-every one knsws that-we have iesgnt ana
have beaten others from boy upwards-we nave
been bsatea ourselves yet by the hand OF eur oedy
we have not been able to find any two that could tell
the same story about honor and insult
"weigh them they heavy
Sound them, they beth become the Eoah rs wen"
Each as the ether. They plain words Of 6letters
eaeh-nobody understands them-they have set the
world in commotsn from the time that Eve ate the
apple lost her honorthat is her reputation Tor hrm
ness-snd offered an insult TO Adam by offering the
aeple-and vet no two think alike with regard TO
their parport-
Poor Cilley tsilly enough) told Graves that Webb
had ne honor-Grayes thought that was an insult
TO him and shot him for it. Graves said in the House
of Representatives that he shst Cllley TO save his
honor-ts prove he was no coward Bah. Hum
bug! Potash. We heard Graves and his opponent,
Tom Marshall Ia breth of boy is Tony make their
stump speeches the butchers blocks, IN the meat
market a, Louisville last summer Tom not only
said then that Graves had honor bat that he never
had any and never would have any; was that an
insultl Graves didn't think so-at least he didn't
shoot Tom-didnt try 10 sheet him.
Whitaker IN New Orleans fancied bar keeper Of
fered him an insult-he stabbed him twice in the
back and killed him 10 aveRge his honor. Whitaker
had fought two dues without faterng-in prison he
stabbed hsaself TO save his honor and 10 avoid the
insult offered by death on The gallows. Was he a
man Of honor could he know what was an insult
he butchered an unarmed man; he had before beaten
two ladies almost TO death because they refused TO
dance with him
We feugh, in the Flerida campaign-we saw an il
Instr loofa in rhsre-he wa Ia ALWAYS
boasting of his honor and threate,ing death for an
insult, he fought very bravely two three
skirmishes-was wounded-was a man of honor
could no, brock an insut-and had wounded an an
iagonis in dael alas for his honor! he stole dog
belonging 10 SERGEANT sold It's hind quarters for IS
each-was flegged FORT! Bat he was "an honora-
BILE !" Bah!
AT the battle of San Jacinto we had young Ten
nessean named Harper for comrade. He had fog
ged his father, Bit his mothers cheek, fought dsel,
and was a man of honor. Ne one dared 10 offer him
an insult. As We were marching up 10 the Mexican
lines, the balls flew thickly and fast past US; VIC
were ordered reserve our fire; one or tive fell NOR
tally wounded. Harper got uneasy-he turned pale,
and tried 10 "make a break" and run; townsman
threatened 10 shoot him he left the ranks; fired
thrice-the Mexicans Hed-Harper became brave
his honor returned-he shouted, may go to thunder
if they don't ran" He drove his bayonet through
the head of q Mexican who had been shot down.
What did he know about honerl He knockda small
man down SIX months afterwards, by offering hun an
INSULT in telling of the transaction.
At the same battle, there was a man name Love
he had fought bravely at Golad was man of no.
nor. allowed no one 10 insult him-had fought
duel with bowie knives. At the first fire by the Mex
cans the men in 'front.' lines squatted Love thought
they were shot dewu, and he raa from the feld-the
only man that did! Next day Sam Houston sent
for him and said, Love, my dear friend, Satan seize
your soul-,hsre's your walking papers-make tracks
for the Sabne-and cross ii-and marry brave wo-
man and cross the breed fer such fellows you
neither fit for heaven earth" Love went 70 New
Orleans, and called man out on point OF honor,
and shot him in the side. He esuld not brook an in
suit. Bah
Its SAYING as old as the hills that gentleman
ssia no, insult you, and that BLACKBOARD cannot.
Very good. Lawyers are gentlemen-at least you
msst paw 5000 te call one a rogse; $50 10 call one
a fsol-sc says jury. Tom Phenix and Hugh
Maxwell were trying the case of shop, and were
opposed to each other. Maxwell got mad-said
Phenlx did not condact the case with honor and
abused Phenix in LAnn verse from Javenal-Phe-
nix turned red-his honor was touched. Maxwell
added wha, is called insul, 10 insrl, He said, "And
IL the gentleman is 50 ignorant as to need usnsla-
,ion, Ill give il him in the language Of DR..
Johnson -
OF all the lis that hzrrass the distresi.
Sure the bitter IL the scorsful j-st.
Fate wounds 81 keex the generous heart,
As when q bleckheaa's insult points the dsr!r
The people apBsuded; for whst7 for the insult or
the honor VI the ihng1 Phenix Jumped rp and lean
ing his head between eurs and Maxwelrs, Kissed IN
his ears, Maxwell you have behaved like scoun-
drel and mean TO call yos 10 account for it," Max
well rose and sad, "lf the Court please the gentle
mans honor Is touched-he feels insulted-he says
have treated him like a scoundrs, and he means to
call me 70 sccosnt for it, Both sat down! Next
day an apology and reconciliation took place. Where
was the honor 7-whsre the insslt7 Bah we have
seen funny things in our dsy-we shall see more be-
fore we die!
The smallest worm will turn, beng trodden on;'
50 Shakespeare says, but Il u not co. He who never
erred said, If man smIte thee on The one cheek
turn the other" We are nearly all Christians in
New York. Who obeys the marims Of Him whe
vas the soul Of honor and nobenessl
In the Board Of Aldermen the other nigh, varan
rose 10 speak. Patterson Immediately called out
Question" vsran colsred ap-psused-compress
ed his hp-knit MS fine open brow" drew himself