New-York tribune., 1875-07-02
THE ADDRESS,

have chosen the subject Of MY address NJ trs time
Relations OF the Sentiment ~ Principle Of Honor 10
Political IAfe' Tho prircine Of honor IL OF use As
suborn,tc rule OF cthics in s our relations especially
in those which sustain 10 equals but Shele as 10
depar,t Mt OF action whore Il Is much needed as IL
poltio-thcrt is none in which it is So much missed The
decay OF IT, or rom the political department
OF Hfe not only wat cy o itself hut II dters many
yeune neu ~ refined tastes from seeking to do public
service Tor their country, because there seems to cn
eorcns unclean and l0w ing 70 90 with c man
sgcmepl o parties and in consuming to acc ~ party
men As tho country grows in culture and
wealth thcle will be an increasing number o.
Those who can freely choose their spheres vi He
without being forced to protect themselves from want
A. such oung men debate before the bar OF con- ctnce
and inclination what path they ought to take thcy can
not make MP their minds to expose their cha'act s TO
the contact Of political corruption They thn they see
an liable sacrifcc of principles on this path; COM
promise which they 0ahe; influences from nel whom
they deSpe tenptapn e unha'lpwe or, ~ el>t mean
desire; sn'ins down below the level Of an urrichi
end honorable Hfo Therefore, ae In thcir estimate
doing good in the c0unryo scrvice is Incompatible win
being COOL and being good of fSt ValHc. h! viii
leave the other 10 those WHO are les SotUI Gus Ifi'
they something tIe a-ce;co Of Old acted iEy 'o
outside of world winch tl'y might adOrr. and perhaps
puri'v ust as e the world belonged TO Satan aId God
had He share Of thing only solitude and ei.' neni
Thus they win bc tempted to l,ai an nsori"ls life,
dccidmc do that for which th'y are best h and
10 do tat which al their conpeers are W. j ft',i
or surrender themselves 10 srln'h e"N. 2" t III
cugcCc O' literary taste, t. thc Stndr o. Ti; itN h
cosmopolitan ana j.. p!idu~ i, ~ "''h
Inen snd vim country ar up. 50 that II r'J it'l -
that fndirrenti' hon POI it'alS ma! 90 b"t s"o At
Tho cud th'n they , - ..,., .,-
numerous, fen. who l.ht 10 Il, taken no a'fW.t
wbcI spcak Of pOhtica' honor lhcF are "et'. push
Ing iuitcltucIs NO. even ia yGdth, arc otsui S t'
idr S ,nt.S ,i% for fs rrcs, 10 Gc risht o. he r
polit htt allow tlcmsol. cat latitude IN tfr nt'i'S
ihcy rc admirers Of Who believe cvciY hnu rai.
and tlcy are hc-nning t. pm iHA M u, & ii'L ,'
I
promise tiey ncvcI man to iulai AMI thai tteN
iust De l.iuei by Srvk u you arc above lh' average
OF ncn ticy tlnk in your ,i'lri of action, ur' VINO
70 5"r c. P,1 m,se glf". T,' scser for yo own ,ri
who con never give ana tabe on an equaii VITA me
come ready for I'll decono", Of ri.nci IT, H. .r1 u.
Xorsidrnc ssian eeSaqt' ., a} E me p,f o G o NJ
men have tho INTENTION OF hcibg very so"d on mos, ooc-
sID''s e." c,.S So az ~ honor sa' fi'il iclrcs
Nj rim Ihcn, j. {" seek ~ he ~ some use toward r&>h
Tn STANDARD q ~l cal honor IN TIM eor9;N II PEI
sonA ,aracter he h IT inc and llciH tli9icspeet
there lttle fear for our futue Il can noi @d
ncts nark IN corrupU@ force ON thos, who cn'cr INTO
pocn re. md u his coiTHpins cause cannot % To-
in"ved r rtF~c will show, tscl, in divisions, yoenc.cs
oveituinn,s, national decay.
WHAT l. HoN0K'
But W. ~ Il hcnor4 And j, honor sent"' that
can h~ -. ide t. flourish ~ u tomoc1cyf Tor t-c>e t""
fnlcY rt points hrt of all hc>pc1k your attention.
An not ere g.. teacher o. ethics. ana 9m o''rri ON
accom-. ~ nc extent Of tbc hil c 10 g'c u1 dtius
OF hor,r fhuGt either oxp.,nn- Ci lonlin- IT, Tie
of honor has iof MS u.s,l llt t-Ili 'l
which we are held 10y fellow -. the stan0 'd ca ca-
octcr ~ witch they mcaeur acuuf. IT,, ,'.r 'rd
may ~ o ycfJ low one u goo ins ;l""yS ho"e' , 49,,
a. iavc in ,ifw tl'at which vo..At o. u.c s. "i .
man II j. cutie r,--..' 81. " 'u ~ o'o"rn' ~ t"s
ean,al,s. shall saae- ts's.'ii b. sc '. o .
low H. TIC IGQantSt Oi men MY llt on tHl 't'" oi
honoI. l~i tier. could h. no ,t"ulTi "i i. .-.'i'
CERTAIN actions weic Ic-, ~ llse aad unworthy of o.
man. u-!.ss thoy had N il'u tAat cigir mora. '-t
sniy of the Ind ncn;s Of ,ocie.y. 50 We co, q
obcct.yciy considered. Which nay nc defined to ' q
. 30 IL q .if ~ u .al 4
b. arnot his fellows Tic la~ Of honor the tpf Tx"
he fccil,S ami below TIE judgment which a lcriec'
cicty vou'd form % IT, Is ANY pre- 'i,b- sor tA'ne'
and forbid others when II orgt n9t. II j. '@ f' si-
TALLY colAncd IN its lcd "a external Conuct 'nG Io hl
man intercourse, chiefly With ones fellows. mus We
have FIST delicate salArn' Of "~t ia ccmlnl,u o VIZ
fn those relations with our f,]low nou esp ga'y WIN
our equals. which human law reach 'rI second -
apurPlsc 10 conform 10 th s..ta'd ro2t'G'L q ',u.
aud right good man G'uii not Stof al me i".it "i
man wGo I'D not have Tn riment f"ily drveoped
him. aud wa not prepared o adhere - a. iw 0i
Wordsworth, in speaking Of public honor uses tAe-e
""" say-what IL honor' 'Tis the incest
OF jastoe, wbirh The hunsi mind can frame,
hS i%' asTd sSS ,s ' WY 1%s d 'f' o iic S each ons6
That s TO say a%ve the lower fields Of justice which
law claims iog & II, "a STn ho,a G ire c ig %i I'
OF eternal righteousness, which the saiP Va op OF re-
sa,,eTed m tlese higher nclds each OF
fhcra of the sOn, law joyuily Sefinpod
and character; the standard thus raised athoush boy
others less dciiclit III
percent NJ OF what Is honorable. and IN IN end law
inore or .e-s regulating the icolnl- 81 whole connu-
~. TIE .RnaiIy FOR violating II Is ftHcOLient Il
sense of having forfeited ,aim to the estimation OF
other ncu td ou TO those other HUMAN -dnt lions
which rcnd disODclrcC 70 Tie LAW Oi fsLi ~ odCl
For that which truly honorable il always right and
henoe the double support tha; arises from bong
Tgnt being projected Dy The stipiS Olhioh OI
the leading members OF the society Honor, ti ae-
cordiug this exposition OF u, i Dntnncnt necessarily
present m every noble mnd II l. NOT mere ornament
Of human bti OF our higher institutes. Ihe
law Of true honor j. Not something beside all
above morality, hut belongs TO morality most
Intimately. rs fed hss between tAc cntiser
and obv Uleu Jiotce nnd lnc sell
Forgetting pulses 0i love ii Is ROt 10 DC denied how
like the Of justice, d Il scltmCUt
akin 10 prir that a certain extent II J., when pure
and unlnxed, unsOcid fecin, htileSs ia rs ceSures
base actions, separating nan rom Ms fellows ana
raising Lin up pr mare. VA his own es',iIt9h, a'oe
large class of them II must be balanced IA COM
pletr chaiactcT by gtntlcr nO:c social more hhmhc
eensHlsiIes To be continually feeling contempt, even
where IL s deseTe ed, for TIC actions Oi other men h not
te best stale OF mind fOf tie cultivation oI a OI the
virtues Just be sckor Tor ones own rights Is
quarrel spirit, and turns The mind aside nom Obh
TONS due etbers fle alone who ouvates In himself
che sentiment Of honor help 10 other noble scnti-
adopts the STANDARD Of an honorable life
az part OF generally high standard 0i ac ion, be- alone
will be able 10 that completeness of character
which results fm tho union and fusion together OF the
vsriOu5 10 tel sentiments belonging 10 our nature re
elaqe will ie able the Vages or eNcrSses Ol
one sentiment by the balance and proloron@ie mixture
The actions 20 which the feeling and the standard ~
honor I,late those the performance of winch eX
clfe sbaIne ia delicate mind They actions
enlaAg fellows. and, according 10 our standard
derived from mother country, include especially hc
Observance of trdth fairness, courage ana he inhfs
tatOD Of what call btgInDdedness, OI The character
IN which petty sIfshDess, and the taking an
fsir advantages In controversy are unknovn 1Iubiu-
pss and courage mingled, giSe brh " moral courage