New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-30
HOMICIDE IN THE SOUTH.
AN ADDRESS BY HENRY WATTERSON.
ALTHOUGH IMPATIENT OF CRITICISM HE GIVES GOOD
ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN OF THE SOUTH.

ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN OF THE SOUTH
NASHVILLE. Tenn. May 29.-fIenry Watterson
Editor of The Louisville COwicr-JourRd', delivered
the animal address before the literary societies of
Vanderbilt University this evening. He took for
hiO suh,cct "The IIomcidal Side OF Southern
Lire.u Mr. Watterson spoke, in part. as follows
There has been deal of discussion, more or less OF
controversial nature upon the subject, and not little
cminaon and recrimnatlon between the parties to the
disnute on the hand the sOutl, when not as
soed nv the cheap and easy vuperauou Of mere sec
tonol rncor and party interest has been treated to Inc
sin more cooperating process OF moral ylvisecuon'
which under without sym pathy and ana conducted
nnon balknowledge is wont to atune its oraces to tie
unrrcious levity OF the professional wit and the be
Clarifying righteousness OF the professional saint On
he other hand the victim thus stricken aud brought "a
II we're 20 The OF those twin sisters OF cant-seV-
conplacency and sharp practical little dazed in the
nrescnce of such array OF virtue albeit at long range
and little conscious OF gut. vet stung by sense OF
Injustice he impulsvc Ill instructed and t-condtoncu
sou,h-that South. which has devoted the century
q, ITS existence to fighting its own bat
flea and the battles OF its country. and
contributing an excess of material susten1nce
70 fine wealth of the Nation and paying vast bolnes to
pstect ed monopoly, whilst Its sleek censors witl two
hundred wears of accumulation behind thcm have BEEN
Going to school-lhe spirited, generous and clumsy
south unable IN a contest OF artce and letters to cope
With an antagonist trained In both, has been reduced
m of ia very isolation and hepessness, to but one re-
sort has had but reort the familiar but impotent
IN .,to que 1t has matched the unpublished murder in
South aona with the unpuuished murder IN Connee-
tiut II has plead offset 10 the par1oned assassin
in Georra the acquitted assassin Pennsylvania Does
the SLAYER of "a Kentucky Judge go at large Why, so
does that native of Oao, an Ex-Governor ana czen
Of rcpute Who for no cause shot down inofensve
Young man whom lie suspected OF harboring truant
son am not here defend crime of any sort or de-
fboft ho hola
South AS made by our Northern critics is false; and
7 ASSERT that nowhere in the world the weak and
noor-n other words, the emgrant cass-so secure as
they are with us.
CRIME THE OFFSPRING OF CONDITION.
Crime as crime, is the offspring of condition. On the
frontier the life horse is OF greater value than the
life Of man. and. hence the norse-seaer Is summary
prnishcd with DEATH The crowded city produces crimes
which the law does not reach more brutal iaF-reach
ing and heartrending than any known TO the most igno
gave us a DothcDOys Hal and IL Is the Old Bay otate
which gives a Tewksbury Almshons' As the one
r. ise m Dickens. The Otuer has raised up Butler,
aud thus the Of Justice and reform goes on as
snoul 90 from within It seems TO be the H. starred
Soufh winch is aloAe shut from thiS good rule ahd
made TO carry not merely It's own load OF mpf ecuon
but an aided load Oh e1lern1i rePVUH p5l y, tn
Intrusion OF misguided friendship or the enanatioh OF
nren1ice and ignorance. In matter OF crime cacg
ro,,muny b ~ tnat winch is peculiar TO ITSELF and VIII
have It's hands tul II II deyOes lseI flSoio'st 10 us
own criminals. There are dreadful crimes common 10
New England which unknown to lie rou e ana wee
versa aud we should all admit this. II tie two sections
would only look at one another OUT OF GEAR yes iueIe
ia thanksgiving class each sect m and these classes
are undoubtedly different IN IN my respects SUI the re-
suits the la cacI section tue slayer ana
ain as rule are OF the worse. not ne ostter
sort OF people in each however good and Innocent ioK
occasionally TALL victim to the mur1er0us d-vcr' o tno
ruDoer the rash passions OF the hshtlng casS
all men who neither the attention nor invites
the hostility of those VINO carry concealed "caouT dhu
whose brawls usually attend OF closely IoAo" Iher &c
baucAeS-
HOMICIDE IN TIE SOUTH.
Much OF the l.-repute which IS visited upon the Sou'h
is traditional There was time when what was ca leu
the code of honor" prevailed among us 1t was the
fashion for pubic men, particularly fol journalists 70
20 cut and fight If individuals must settle their dis
putes by resort arms perhaps the prcarranged duel
offers the farcst mode adjustment But the trouble
about such affairs that If tney were ever conduoe
with chiyarOus regard to the eiulr5 "I persona
combat tney do.cnera ed into the mrrcst ilcEeyns Tor
advantages. IL Was tins wAcA III Lh-1li' "oo,,s"[
me same cause Joined 70 the absurd inquire wMch thc
professional duest. of the south cut ia the war ne
tween Tie sections one anu a.. th,! .n'oU s' ~
soldiers. Tac, could not endure IauSu thef coud h't
tolerate discipline and Ia mdh' e S5s the, tu.ne,4
/ out TO BE- not mercy lazy aud ldic DIassAIte.
but pusilanimOus 60 Sards Today no m man ="
cnalenge He would sDrnk not 80 mnch IT III tne
encounter as from the diss ace. ana les. rom tne
disgrace frOm the contempt when mas idch hpOh
the bell geIenJ correspondence me MotA hClV'S
settlement on paer anu 'Io P bopyryr Gviioe
me rel III code IT. vOare5 were either very not
/ h .aded young men leading loose aud recsIess
ves Inc same may ne said OF tbOse ooimpe uOls
TO wait Tor the form tes ~ ,be code. sex ne common
! thOrougnfale ned o. honpr aud lmn0 tneh
dues ~iinot cconds surg ons or oeneat Of Gerry
You and and all OF Us kno" tn%t these aqsits arc ~
ont OF ten me re'Ii OF the use % a'H,
ana that who tax part I'D them So Tar IRON DelHE
peprray "A, n npon 1ae down grade of SOFIA c0nsdcga-
ton or entirely outawed from decent Christian
brotherhood.
The CARRYING OF CONCEALED WEAPONS
/ Yetn cannot De disguised aud there is no need to
dcnv that the carrying OF concealed weapons and the
nae ot tnem on slight prOyOcatOnan offspring OF the
war both West and 700 frequent with tic class
/ specaed, aud that the public condemnation OF thls
which is universal fails TO make Itself adequately ie
Here lies the real seat OF the evil a. 81 Us hl, tn"t
/ h. who goes about with wcapOn, II not coward IL
BLACKBOARD. All Of Us admit tnat tue Nloa,Ion "i Jaw
should be punished yet none OF our : - '
been able TO formulate an act substantially oDnlefAth-
he practice csrNIng concealed weapons ahu no com
munty has worked ilreii u tns lD'a rpia - -
cute value Old fashioned pcace-WarfanJ we cave
0nr any as citizens to see that the public peace not
roxcn and TO prevent, no less than To punish Tue yoa
are among us pioneers who can remember wnen the sbo
! gun and tie rife primal necessities OF every DAY
M IL ia not surprising that the spirit OF that age was
fighting Hardly nad it's gencies ceased To press upon
~ nSlo IMAM new batte illed them 10 Thus
for MY or siyy years physical proves was tae stan
tSs c9rr,r6 vim il certain and certain
d'ooraIizstion The ,unry has yet wholly
cipated itself from IT. antecedents ana ts tradiohs
THE FIGHTERS HAVE HAD THEIR DAY.
We have not reached the millennium yet IN the SOUTH
No more have the people Of North But the fighters
have had their day Just after great war there was
childish effort made in certain quarters to revive tho
tourney II was dismal failure. The spirit OF chyary
WA. met by the genius OF labor and the struggle WINS Tor
ar nsraot ony Work II, and the heroes of oar
| time are fast becoming the vlctOis In mans ana
wo mans light Tor human freedom anu ~ to,
popular Imagination Siiadln is rep aced by science;
! our trOubadOur Is the trlmpe-ch OF feison
an" he nsic OF the u Is bushcd forever by the deeper
nusir of the loOm Even among warriors IL Is not tue
b cody butchers If old who are neld O1a model oaP
talns the HaycOcks and the Lees the o."ne n "a
JacEsons aud tine Garnet Wos ;leys, men VINO nave
utncd 10 sOdicTshp scnOlag ship and 10 O0sh gente
| ynanbood and ii Dpe truth Everywhere the word ~
sreE,ng 10 rescue itself from eudal darkness Al length