Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-04
MORNING HRRALD.
sRIDAY, NAY 4, I0oo.
Dxss- CaH you be honest, Musgo!
Muago. How much you gle me, mnssa


knows that without being t0ld-we are strans
genius-every one knsws tha,-we have Tough, an
have beaten others from a boy upwards-we ha,
been beaten ourselves yet by the hand of cur bed
we have not been able to find any two that could te
the same story about honor and insult.
s"Weigh them, they heavy
sound Them they beth become the mouth wsl,"
zach as the ether. They are plain words Of letter
sach-nobody understands them-they have set tn
werld IN commotsn from the time that Eve ate III,
apple, lost her hsnor-that is her reputation for firm
ness-and offered an insalt to Adam by offering the
aPple-and yet no two think alike with regard to
their purport.
Poor Cllley isilly enough) told Graves that Webb
had ne honor-Graves thought that was an insult
TO him and shot him for it. Graves said in the House
OF Representatives that he shet Clley 10 save his
honor-te prove he was no coward Bah! Hum
bug! Potash! We heard Graves and his opponent
Tom Marshall Ia broth of boy is TONY make their
stump speeches on the butchers blocks, in the meat
market al Louisville last sHmmer. Tom not only
said then that Graves had honor bat that he
had any and never would have any; was that an
insult? Graves didn't think scat least he didn't
shoot Tom-didn't try to shoot him.
Whitaker IN New Orleans fapced bar keeper Of
fered him an insult-he stabbed him twice in tine
back and killed him TO avsHge his honor. Whitaker
had fought two dues without faltering-n prison he
stabbed himself 10 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
Nefeught in the Florida campaign-we saw an il
lustrious loafer in the army there-he was always
Boosting of his honor and threatening death for an
insult; he fought very bravey two or three severe
skirmishes-was wounded-was a man Of honor
could not brook an insult-and had wounded an an
tagonis in duel alas for his honor he stole dog
belonging sergeant its hind quarters for SIS
each-was flogged fort! Bat he was "an honora-
bic man ~ 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 duel
and was 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 as we
were ordered to reserve fire; or tive fell NOR
tally wounded. Harper got uneasy-he turned pale,
and tried 10 "make break" and run; a townsman
threatened 10 shoot him if he left the ranks; fred
Mexcans fed-Harper became brave
hi. honor returned-he shouted, "may 60 10 thunder
IL thew don't run" He drove his bayonet through
the head OF Mexican who had been shot down.
What did he know about honerl He knocka small
nan down six months afterwards, by offering hun an
insult in telling of the transaction.
Al the same battle, there was man name Love !!
he had fought bravely at Goliad was a man of no.
rer, allowed no one TO insult him-had fought
duel with bowie knives At the first fire by the Mexl-
..n. The men in our front lines squated vethonght
,bev were shot dewu and he ran from the feld-the
enlv man that did! Next day Sam Houston sent
for him and said, "Love, my dear friend Satan seize
vour soul-there's your walking papers-make tracks
for the sabine-and cross it-and marry brave wo-
man and cross the breed for such fellows as you are
neither FL for heaven nor earth" Love went 10 New
Orleans and called man cut on point OF honor,
and shot him in the side. He eould net brook an in
salt. Bah
lis saving as cid as the hills that gentleman
,,;l no, insult you and that BLACKBOARD cannot.
very good Lawyers are gentcmen-at least you
u,xs, nav $1,000 to call rogae; $50 10 call one
= fool-so says a jury. Tom Phenix and Hugh
Maxwell were trying the case Of Bishop, and were
opposed TO each other. Maxwell got nad-said
phen,x did not condsct the case with honor and
ab,.ed Phenx in Lain verse from Juvenal-Phe-
nix turned red-his honor touched. Maxwell
added VIVA; is called insult insult. He said And
Il the gentleman is ignorant as TO need transla
,;or. III give il him in the language Of DR..
Johnson
sf all the lis that hsrrass the dsrest,
snr. the most bitter 10 the scornfu Jest!
Es,s .eyer wounds kees the generous heart,
A. when a bloc ads insult points the dar!"
Tn. resple applauded; for wha,7 for the insult or
the honor Of the thIng1 Phcnx jumped up, and lean
inc his head between ours and MaxwelPs, hsseu in
his ears, Maxwell you have behaved like scoun-
drel and mean to call yos 10 account for IT," Max
,.. rose and said "lf the Court please, the gentle
~..n,s honor is touched-he feels insulted-he says
h,v. treated him like a scoundrsl, and he means to
c.,l me 10 aceosnt for it," Both sat down! Next
a,y an apology and reconciliation took place Where
-. the honor1-whsre the nsult7 Bah! we have
seen funny things in our day-we shall see moro be-
fsre We die! !.
aThe smallest worm will turn, being trodden on"
no Shakespeare says, BUTT is not He who never
erred said, :" II man smte thee on the one cheek
turn the other" We are nearly all Chnsnans IN
New York. Who obeys the marns Of Him whe
was the soul Of honor and nobleness1
In the Board of Aldermen the other night Vanan
rose to speak Patterson Immediately called oa'
aQuestion." varian colsred -paused.-compress-
"a ~. ,,o-knit his fine open brow" drew himself