Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-19

nor Is the time Wnen 1t was uttered, or
the circumstances which called it forth
stated. For aught that appears, it may
have been statement to which neither
Burr himself nor men Of honor in gener-
al. ought or would have taken any ex-
ception; and the time of making it and
the attending circumstances might have
entirely relieved it of any offensive char
actcr which would otherwise have belong
cd to l..
II Hamilton was bound to answer such
an inquiry from nutr, thon, aeeDt liu2 to
the code of honor, man is required 20
abstain not only from saying anything, i'll
| fact, dcrogatory to the honor of another
but also from saying anything which in
the opinion of a third person is thus de-
rosatory. Nay more, he is bound. when
called upon, without any specification of
time place or circumstance, to rlnsack the
chambers OF his memory. to give himself
a searching examination. and declare
whether, .: am time or on any OCCASION
he has allowed an expression to escape
him which a particular individual would
'NttS6h HcIO-atpiy w II i'''l > hNH'i -
Certainly, i. requires but a moment :
reflection to see that the demand made
by Barr was utteslv unjusiihablo.
To the cole Of honor We are bitterly
opposed. The thing Itself is wrctchedly y
wron1; but waving this fundamental oh
lection, VIC have some respect for the
details ofthe system. 1t is not the mass
Of absurl.tas whi h 1t is 50 often declared
20 be- Gentlemen aud scholars and
soldiers have had a hand in framing 1t.
and its rnles are peryal d with the spirit
Of JHs,cc and good sense and sound log
ic
|, scnras TO interfere. with the free
lam oil thought, or with the just free
/ dom of action. Its aim is to protect the
reputation of men. 1t permits one man
to entertain just such an opinion OF
another as plcases him. and to conduct
himself in accor lance with such opinion,
Tor this does not impair u mans repat5-
ton; nor doe, it SEX = invade the circle
II intimate tf:enls. What is there "
'etfd belongs there; ani while kept there
,ean4t harm the general good name o a
, 'nlA.
N4miithn, in otler II haza answara
BI5.'s demaal satisfactorily va9id have
~ o,.I,.1 r, desI,r. .n,t h, a,i M,
. rsnenn,r tIlt aaexgrss,j.,n lad exc1.sd
a:m at any time. or O, osq ocatsinn
J Wht'ever, (which wonli have justified tn
statsmen, Of Dr.. Go1p-r-a tribute nj
{ viii hardly nsrmi. a n4n to extort from
/ his hitter enemy. And -. tbs wa.
tn, a,,ern4tirc winch Bur tbrp,t un5n
nj. ldgers4ry-,itasr . bs.,5w up5n
hin an aexn5vt.d telnen, wai.l A man
reserves flr tho,a whom h 4dm.rcs an |
5ys>. or to f5.Dow hrn into the fold
. Ii sstcA VI. t.e requirements Of tn
'c1le Of honor it never c1nn nave en-.
Gtel. sstkas. the sanoof. Of brave or
:. s.bl, men.
Ia, truth Is. i, is system which AL.
dressed itself only tn thos, who believe
in l.. and i, requires no,hin, which a man
of honor who believes in it should be
unwilling 10 grant. I,comnaads mea t.
retain in ,hair o,y, hreas,s s,ch ,ni,;-,,s
- ;,,,,o,cb "a. b,,or ae ,the5s ,,J ,lc
,s,-.ltv far = rcvel.t;a, of til, -,rsce,t !,
he customary satisf,c,ie, to / he ininre
n,,tv If a ma, mak,s an os.ert;o,
( ;r,s,cb;,, tho honor or,na.ber i i
o;,h., ,,,,s or f,,ss. # f,lse b,.o,,h, =,
on,, - ,a,,,c,. If tr,o ho mn ,bt r,ve,
;, h,y,' p,,sre !, vitbont hin, w;lI;n +,
:, s,,,l bv to ~ las. ox,,em;,v
hi. system Burr w,s M, injured
by tho Statement Of DIR. C,oner /, did
not rsouire him to take an aairma.ivs
s,,nd ue conld and a gcnerous e,e,nv
wnnli h,ys s,;d. .Tbe oo;r;o, of Dr.
c,o,,, ia no,h;p, IN me. wbo, Tho Ian.
,,,,a of C,lorei Hamilton il hrnr,h, tr
nv no,ice il will be time for ne to.con.
sia,, whether nv honor is attacked
II annearing tba, Rnrr had no ;us.isa.
HE c,nsa for maxine his domand u,,r
Hamilton. the nresnmn,ion at once arise.
that he was urged on Inv n, ;mnrone,
motive. that he was bent unon torcino
his adversary into conflict The at
te,d;n, circumstances ins,;fv ,h;s pre
-s,ruyrt,,n. -----------
The occasion selected was the close o
a political contest. in which Burr nae
sustained mosLaaprtiSyi .deSs>kr upai1,,
lly through the efforts of his rival. Tn
obnoxious expression was one made IL
the course of that contest. Every cor.
ccssion which Hamilton could in dscen y