New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-13
II. ON the Washington Chronicle, Angus. g.
SENTIMENT OF HONOR.

4 question, WOlcQ Is our eASuSc ioi EcprOuuc.
iagi.. We never could appreciate the ne.
eessity or recognize the propriety Of insti-
tuting invidiou. comparisons between
American statesmen :oc the alleged purpose
OF placing one section before another. If
there i, any difference in ieadin: men. the
Northern man will admire his exenpiar.
the Southern man his. and no amount of
dispu.ation can correc: the vulgar taste:
The New Orleans daily Picaysrc is still
exercised OF the sHhiec. Of the superior
c. aims OF the people OF thu Southern States
over those of the residue OF the Union to be
recognized as representatives OF what it
calls the sentiment OF honor few days
since it asserted that DR.. Claiming had
said tha. the Northern people did not com
prehend or profess the sentiment of honor"
The Chronicle, IN noticing this singular
manifestation OF egotism, observed that
DE- Charming must have aliuded to the
peculiar use made OF the word honor in the
Southern States. il the application OF the
code dueilO. which might be defined TO be
"a sense of what is due to us from others"
Blu. the better meaning OF the word was "a
sense of what is due to others from us.'
And concluded that, in this better sense of
the word, the people of the South had never
manifested superiority over the people Of
the North. The PjcayslHs quotes from our
article as follows:
Adopting the true meaning of the word
'henor, will the Picoyu'3e indicate III what
way the Southern people manifested supe
rior reverence for it above the people OF the
North. Certainly not in their greater re
speco tor the laws, nor for any of the car,
dinai virtues. Those of US who have OBJ
served the manners and bearing of their
representative men at Washin gton have no.
ticed that as many of them were hard
drinkers, gamblers, protane, greedy, iewd,
and officially corrupt. as could be found
among an equal number OF the representa-
tive men from the North. Aad no greater
proportion of them were disting guished for
industry. culture. patriotism and wisdom.
And An examination of the official records
will prove that quite as many o. their off
cials were defaulters as from any other sec
ton"
And SAYS:
Here We Join ;ssie with tif. Cfronie,.
We recognize the test by their fruits We
shall know them
But before We cOntrovert anything. let us
understand what is contrOver.ed. We did
not speak OF the present government of the
United States. The question 70 which the
Chronicle replies was this: Was it not the
possession Of this attribute thOnor) which
gave TO the Southern statesmen, while in
the government OF the United States, that
elevation. fearlassness. and purity which
constituted the wisdom and beneticence OF
their rule Here. as eur readers will per-
ceve. we speak Of the Southern statesmen
while in the government OF the United
States They are no: now III tae govern
ment Of the United States. Since the late
war-'or. more correctly speaking) g)-since
the election of President Lincoln. the people
OF the Northern States have had to tnis
day exclusive mastery OF the govern
men. Of the United States. This is the
era of their rule, as compared: with the
previous rule of Southern statesmen, ex-
tending fo- seventy years from the torma-
ton of the government By which the fact
may be tested. whether the Northern peo-
pie have exhibited an equal respect and
reverence witt. the Southern people tor the
constitution. the laws. and all the cardinal
virtues which high sense 0t honor re-
Guires. Now. how does the Chronicle meet
this issue: By dcdgiuy il. II affects to
consider i. as applying to the present times.
Il says: Those Of us who have observed
the manners and bearing Of their genresenta-
tive men at Washington. stc. 'Replesen-
ti:ive men at Washington Who have been
the representative men of the Southern
States a. Washington since the late war !.
Why. carpet baggers and scaiawags-con-
stituting the !etId scum-the foul poisonous
nUtrescence of both sections OF the Union
floating on the political tide. and followed.
as ravens follow dead CarcassAs. These are
the representative mel' OF the Southern
States at Washington, pat there by North
ern power and Northern craftsmanship.
and supported in the Southern States by
every device Of despO:isal and corruption
backed by the cannon aud bayonets OF the
government Of the United States. OF
course. with thess for comparison. the
Chronicle is triumphant in lis claim for an
equality on the part of the Northern repre-
sentative men IL Washington. We yield.
We give it up-hsre is dead equality be-
tween tham-such as exists IL d cesspOOl or
sugar vat fui OF rat. But ii the ChroH.
icie means TO combat what we said. it must
consider Southern craftsmanship as it di.
played itself in tire government OF the
United States when tie Southern States
were free and their representatives were
truly the representative mea @: theiv
peOo
We quote TINS largely. ice reri., from
the Pieayans, that we may AVOID the posi-
biIity o: doing it I'M usticc by condemnation.
aud to enable the people of the country TO
perceive the impenetrable cloud Of preju-
dice which stiil Chscu-e> the intellect of
many OF the most calture: RECONSTRUCTED
rebal-'jn the Southern States.
anu LUdL CucEc NAV pt uD hlistSpE6iicil-
sion on the subject, the Picoyu1,e is in formed
that the Chronicle intended /. include the
05i'e-beiipm period OF our national history
IN any comparisons OF virtue which II
might be pleased to make between the pe0-
pie OF the Southern ana those Ct the North
ern States. And withou: ,iisparayi ying the
people Of ei:he. section, tha Chronicle in
sists that III everything which adorns and
cxaits human character. the people OF the
Northern are, and aIwsvs have Deen, durln z
our whole national history. the equal. ot
the people Of the Southern States.
The Chronicle can not. however. indOrse
the PcayHass assertion that the Southern
people are not now in the Union, or the
characte: which IL gives OF their present
Senators and Representatives, at She ma
tlonal capital! Adopting Webster defni-
; ;ion Of ''honor," being true nobleness Of
mind: magnanimity: dignii.ea .espec, tor
character, springing FROM r!obi:y, pr'ncl-
pie. or mora. ,ectitude. 3 6lstin guished
trait n the character o. good mea, the
Picoynrs will be surprised to sec how we'll
the present Senators and Representatives.
from its section of the Union compare with
those who met here preceding the way OF
the rebellion. 1t ia true that personal com.
pariscns are usually slistastefu; TO gentle
men of refined sensibilities. Bat since the
Picag"1. has adopted this mode OF reason
ing. Il may not be amisS to give !. lesson
o. its OWE sort OF ethics.
By it's section OF the CniOe. IL may be
supposed tia. it refers to the fifteen re-
| Gently slave States. Hence we begin our
illustrations with Delaware, and, to avoid
being tedious, will allude only to represen
tation III the Senate. Before the recent
war tha. State was represented by the
| elder Bayarj ami Salisbury. Their present
| successors are the younger Bayavd and
another Salisbury. VIII the Picaymne tel
us whether il this instance the son is III
| every honorable impulse inferior to the