The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-12
DO snarr MEN rrAn,
opir,o.s or veters.s OF Unaoustea Waller o.
This Question.
Tror, he Richmond D,spatch.

perlcnces the sensation OF Ienr IN ono III
which there Ia prent diversity Of opinion. Yet
no authority can have more weight than the
statement OF warriors themselves. and here
are the opinions OF many OF our famous South
ern fighters. Gen. Jubal Early. whose bravery
has made his name illustrious. saws:
I'm response to tho inquiry. '1s fear In A
soldier cownrdico?' | would say that while
cowarlice Is the result Of excessive fear. II
docs not follow that fear is always cowHrdice.
We are told In the Bible. Psalm en-. 10. md In
several other places. that 'Tha fear OF the
Lord Is the beginning Of wisdom.' That. OF
course. Is not cownrdice. Fear Is n word that
has II variety OF definitions. among them be-
ing anxiety. eolicitude. reverential regard.
respect mingled with ave. Viewing 1t in the
sense OF nn apprehension OF danger. l do not
know how l can better express my opinion on
the subject than by referring to the adjective
brave in Worccstcr's dictionary. In defining
Il he quotes from tho Scotch %roetess. Joanna
Bntllic. ~ follows:
"'The bravo man IL NOT n who feels no fear.
nut lie whose mob. snul no tear .u,niues.'
"From my own experience. AMI observation
lean >nv that the iraNcst soldier III action Is
| bmi ic rnrounters that danger without shrink.
ing. 1t follows. thrrr!ois. that ienr Is not
always GownrIiee, in T i 5o,.,irr' who. under the
immortal jackson. won un'adinE lanrels Tor
"THe question. Is fear In a soldier coward
/ understnnd it. is the physical shrinking from
Inrss. ao v!r"is,' i. T VI. rei Hrniis 81 lie %SSi %ysiIssii
and intellectual nature OF man to lace 3pposi-
eontr "lii"rfI ISi sute,io Or! viii pnt .ith.r ii the man
m,m,se ,r or Il .mn,'' S,;o WING Tor IT,. TINE "a u ,rSm,-
s n",is i nn" q b,.;n coM %i%i e" aSa iear Is are sn nGps.
irni as we'll as mural conditions. some men
are unconsrinu; of fear they are actually UNI
aware Of what danger Ia and in the real vun.f-
% a:Ii sis'"'i !" IT,! ss' d hsE 9, s es"lse% "HSs s %, My
AriiIc'S All GMator HAIRY cfitnsS
i MTHi. s@,H'l ,!Sr.w 1'' .n" "H SON st ami my e", aSai.
ysi- 81 lee VS. that when his i,lO ID was. mp
he wa" as iicrrc ~ Any ;ar.or Morse ancestor.
,"Th"ngi know Nothing PERSONALS. o!
f,c"1 l !, ,% Il ~ ,''Y ,u prin n"t ihl Tno the I fSrn. E
blnZed all over with enthusiasm ut the sound
Of the guns and The cheers OF II charging line.
give way. AMI were sorely nfr9Id. but pride OF
home. and tI'. presence and Example Of thou.
sands around them crushed out icnr and made
wi do not re"oilect ever having seen n COW.
ard-that Is, u man whose tear oycrcame, his
s sensts q dutyi h nsls1 sr.n p Ttass az an Iot FGs1 "il. 'Sr
seen them waycr In front OF hostile batteries.
seen them %hesitatc to meet the coming shock:
once. animated by the brilliant examine OF
personal dash OF their commanding oficcr.
above his head ami shout. Follow me. men,
And the thousand men. w,hoG moment before
q enthusiasm nni went forward with a rush
that wns irresistible.
The best veterans have been seized with
panic. When the nerves have been Drnced TOR
hours the constant tension exhnusts the en-;
durnnce OF iumnn nature. and the most trivial
their sclf-control, and send them senseloss int
panic Ike a herd OF buffalo, Napier records
Moor,'s army. than whom more seasoned
soldiers never bore musket. was resting by the
n Loose horse came galloninG down tho ranks.
Fear Is physical and intellectual dread.
cG Gsn. Fitz Is i LIT I. a"ee eR.Goversor o, Virginia.
who won his. spurs under the eyes OF his
uncle. Gen. Rot ert + Lee. says:
Is fear MGT in. a Soldier r"wardice% Fear is cow:
arli,r and cowsrdics is fear,both are painful
aGs i implied in each nj soldier is afraid to
There are, however. two Kinds Of courage
the moral and the physical-the one obligatory
Witnessed n display Of both by Officers and
men where the skirmish lines Of contendinG
armies first opsnei a IiG :t hHttle' Some w9ulI
TRANQUIL. and 4nconrerned. But after the
Submissions had been replaced by lines Of bat
while til. conn were shouting and men
rIissed d" iaci. ,h an" :dc arS us' esc Mss M " Shieh
Gen; Dick TAYLOR said Stonewnll always en-
tie one H' and the ofhsr' and no d l%iiersnce Would
be visible in their deeds of daring"
Gen. l. l.. Lomax., than, whom braver man
In reply to tho Question. Is fear in a SOL
der eric Gow IRA sn 7 | would 1 say M IT is not Enow. ~,
fears the danger and marches boldly forward
II believe the excitement We saw in many
on the iiold was a cloa; Tor real cowardice. and
II not successful in the first dash they often
FAYE up; 4 brave s0lcier is cooland persever-
the contest. but is by no means for this reason
troIoi the Wsrr Iecofds once. expresses his
tion. is fear In u soldier cowardicer Ny d.
i. i. Chpnthnn. who was o hero Of Two great
wars. once said to me-; The nan who says he
& sH iSna ,Hts o er,.' iia W'fH ON t 'sse ex Is s Of ar en- enx !aIS,:
ment. ms far ms my observation and expert.
ence 60. there Is always rercep,iblea fearful
said Of Tamernne thai. on the eve OF a battle
10 WIS heard TO- sxslaim: 4 wish / were .
without a sense Sc Of fear. .nut this lear is not
WHO goes into bsttlo with = fuii IInnowIedse Of
It's, nerils, which, ln wishes to escape. but
risk: :is +. ;o 1idD o FER G G5s e move s ssa sSgpH! p. Z. v,nc.
Nt' ~
that, being in a holly contested engagement In
the lato civil war. 10 saw a hare between the
limos running for life. when he exclaimed. Go
i. Mollie White Tnil. u | were not Governor OF
North Carolina l would run. too"
The following forcible sentiments are from
the pen OF a fam rus Southern cavalry General.
who refuses to allow his namo to appear:
II fancy every man will agree that lear Is
as universal and Indispensable a quality as
most others Misrepresentation is the first law
monty called fenr. CowGrdice. aprrehend. Is
an entirely different thing. Cowardlce H. an
uRmAnly submission to unworthy fear. You
viii ind cowardice exhibited and we'll de-
scribed in Measure for Measure Caesar
was afraid and cried to Cassius. when he
WAS sinking. to, save him: Macbeth was
frightened by tho ghost OF Banquo. but
neither O fthein WAS a coward.
~ repent that fear ia u natural emotion. and
only becomes cownrdice when it is yielded to.
Perhaps the highest courage Is that which
conIuers fear. or which, does its duty and
shrinks from no peril. although the feeling Of
apprehension may lie racking tho human
soul Iear. In a soldier. In my estimation. is
not cownrdice., unless 1t makes him desert the
pnsi nI lutv hHva No ttnu That xha ~