Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-03-24
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GSeSy CtaSs " DSuuoou Jus w COup OF
honor. Thers ID none 10 low 81 90 degra
ded 10 reputation Is 70 be destitute OF dome
boundary, beyond which il ID not credita-
Bile, Ia their sstimation, 10 pass. Whatev.
or they may be to the world as large, they
must behave with bscomins grace among
themselves. They must not violate their
acknow wledged ard standing code. zig
Houor among thieves Is not An ex-
preston without saeaniag. Hordss Of ban.
di,ti have cerlaia Fixed sslss- for the guild
ance Of those bsloSgingte thsir commu-
nifty; and though it 10. With them, no die
honor to murder and rob in The way Of
their profession. 10 betea ,os Otherwise in
jars one another would subject them 10
iniany and punishment 81 ! at F4a ElsE
Honor among gentlemen I've use the
word in ito fa-hiopsble sense is somewhat
different, but 10 not more exact than honor
among thieves. II does not prevent dis
honest actions, nor does it prsclude false
hood and Intrigue; but 10 be called = liar
or a scoundrel is not ~ be borne, aud the
man who subMits to such insalts is degrs-
ded in the estimation Of his gcntlxuannly
companions. The code of honor has been
violated--the character has been called in
question, and the stain must be washed
away witt. blood. One or both parties
must tall-the offender or the offended
Like the sangninary Jewish ritual, "with.
out the shedding Of blood there is no re-
mission" The challenge must BE- given
the hostile meeting must take place
aud The innocent man, as is cflen the case,
being shot down. takes his murderer by
:he hand, and declares with his dyiay
breath that se is an honorable man This
is the code Of honor among gentlemen:
and OF all codes il is the ,naddest aud most
absurd. Other codes require the punish
ment Of the offender; thls code gives the
offender chance Of killing the innocent.
Honor among kings requires that all
crowned heads should help 10 keep the
crowns on the heads OF their royal tre,h
ren. Honor among arisiocrats requires
that every duke, marquis, earl. viscount.
baron and baron-t, should aid in the main
tensncs Of hereditary power and dis,inc-
ton and BY oil sorts Of means, whether
honest or dishonest, endeavor to maintain,
pure and untouched. the blood aad the
privileges Of the nobility. Honor among
religious sects requires that members OF
the sa ne denomination, however piously
they may psrsecute aad condemn vii other
sects, should not "worry aud devour Que
another"
Honor among mechanics requires-not
the best workmanship, the mos, excellent
materials, or the most punctuxl faliiliment
of promises made 10 customers rs-but il
requires that no brother mechanic should
undershe!l or underwork his neighbours;
that. for a given price, neither the stuff
nor the huish shall be superior to what is
generally considered as the standard or
similar cases. Tho mechanic may work
as much worse AZ he pleases--he may
make mahogany sideboards out Of chesnu,
shoes on. Of sheep skin--or
silver plate Out OF block tina word,
he may chea. rs much as be likes, both in
the materials and the workmanship. Tha,
is no concern Of his fellow mechanics.
provided he keeps up the pr,css, ana does
not injurs the trade by uuderhand cheap
ness ia selling.
Honor among boxers, hruisers, end the
rough and.tunbls class generally, requires
the due observance Of fair play and
that two or moro persons shoula Il fall
upon one IN The Same engagement. Honor
among gamblers exac,s the payment Of y
gambling debt-shich Is empha,ically n
. debt OF honor iii preference to the
payment of an honest debt, which may
hare been contracted for the necessaries OF
life. -..t ..
Honor among the snuff takers and TO-
bacco chewers provides that no man box
shall exclude The fingers Of his neighbor,
and that each oae shall be ever ready ~
return u euID pro quo. g -..-
Honor among fashionable ladies require
that they should never be lound out ia an
intrigue; aud that The sister who i. impru
dent enough 10 be caught in . fuar pas
should never be forgiven. Honor among
lovers demands that they should behave
with due deierence to one another aud
that one Adonis should hot cut in, in or.
der to cut out his triend and companion.
Such are lew OF the items belonging
10 the various codes of h,nor tha, are e.
be found among mankind. But, howev-
cr, diversified these codes may BE-, one
principle pervades them ALTO wit That
lhs memhsrs OF each class. trads or pro.
fession. should not prey upon Que another
aud that, however they may de.psan them
selves among mankind, they should ut
least observe = due regard 10 those OF
their own order. In this rsspec, they re.
semble birds and beasts ii prey. which
ars never known to devnur ot' the Same,
species. Dog will mol eat dog" 10 the
homeIy saying; and we kaow that The
hawk will not prey on IL fellow hawk. =
But dogs have no scrupls 10 devour the
flesh Of lambs. and hawks do no, hssi,st-
to tear TO pieces the feeblsr kiais u
birds
Codes Of honor, then, require neither
more nsr les. than look out for oursei yes
aud never preauine 10 offer either injury or
insuls - individuals Of our own class.--
''S,and clear Of oil rogaes. excsps our
frieuds e was vhiloms sans By Chris,oph-
Or Cans,ic. LII. D. But no eide of honor
requires one " give notice Of daaeer to
any 81 Of rosues that ever lived escsp.
those Of sae's own class. a .
Honor brigh.!' SAYS the thief to bis
IL he fnds them diaposed 10
take more than their share Of the plnnder
--"honor bright. my cronisa that's the
fair thing" "Think'.t thou I'll endang-r
my soul grstis!" said the immortal Fal
staff, when, With his good sword he talked
about opening thnt great oyster. the world.
And Fallstnff. the companion Of princes,
and tho commander Of ragged r.yi
ment," was surely an honorable mn,
To conclude-it 10 evident that honor
and honesty have no necessary relation
ship. inasn,uch M tho former il found 10
thrive and flourish surprisingly In the Alb
ssnce Of tho latter. 'i'a ! FL aF"t