Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-10-25


Alexander while he was in Egypt; Cssa'
during his Italian campaigns, and Charlie
magne since he assumed the imperial pur'
pie. When traversing the sands OF Egypl
and Syria, he did not forget the Lyhian
deserts; Alexander was then his model.
He placed large statue of Caesar, allowed
to be of excellent workmanship, fronting
his apartment in the Thuilleries, that he
might have il in daily contemplation. Since
the addition of Helvesia and Italy to his
domains, he has initiated the power Of
Challemagne. To sum up with accuracy
the various characters of this extraordinary
parsonage, is a task to which few persons
will find themselves adequate. There are
two parties in direct contradiction to each
other ; ADD both OF them equally violent IN
assertion. One set of them attribute TO
him every human excellence; in their eyes
he is not man bus deity; another will
not allow that he ever possessed eminence
OF talent, discovered single virtue, or
performed action that can be called great.
8 Let those whe affirm that the sagaci.
Gus Napoleon foresaw all that has been
and might be accomplished planned all
that has been achieved, and with power
little less than omnip0,ent, Insured militia.
ry conquest and handed civil triumph;
let tAose partlsaps enquire whether mlnd
so capacious, could have been betrayed In
to acts, SO many of which arc puerile, so
many more absurd, and sail create,
number are maleyolent and dcsuuctlve.--
lhc nature of true greatness has ever been
and will be benihcens. If his plans were
so ifuly profound, would not his means be
more cerala, his course more even, and
his end more secure? His taciturni'y in pri.
vate appears TO be pride; but il his public
acts, his ael6shness is too great 20 demand
respect. Power, such as his partisans
would have the world 10 believe that he
possesses, would better understand itself,
would ace in slIrnce aud strike ii the dark
It would pursue the even tenor Of It's way,
and d'sdaIn 10 vapor or to scoths. / he
excesSes ct the passions uniformly rob men
OF theiE sound judgment, and render heal
malignant AID base
" 70 those who will not allow the empe.
ro' OF France any one great quality, what
sha!! be answered Let them look snto his.
tory, end fad uaGer whose real or appa.
rect command, actions SO numerous and
great have been performed by man of
feeble nind, irresoluts in conducs, and in.
consistent in his plans. Lex them sCfu!in.
We the powers of the mind, and prove, if
it be possIb from fact Or from ceduc.
ton, how it should happen in times SO
dreadfullv contentious, that debility could
obtain and preserve The rale could coz.
quer enemies abroad, subvert rivals ia
power al home, prof: by foreign and IN.
ieatlne broiis, oseraws or reccoclle FAC.
.lnns, change she csPfieieus des,inies Of
capricious people 10 that whilk despcsism
calls order, and establish new dynasty,
which, 10 days Ct ignorance, would long
have cootnued Permanent and beyond con.
srot. Truth IS always fouod between The
Two eXsrcvncs. Napoleon is al exsraor-
binary man, who has lived in sill! more
x:rsordioary times. The grand events
Of these tines were maoy OF thea mill.
saEy; so, as it happened, vas his educa.
sios, and go were his propeasisiss. Such
was The for!uisous favor Of circumstances,
that they caused h;m TO appear prodi-
gy. A 6sst campaign elevated him TO the
rank Of hero, and the second showed
him God; he ssemed to command G.
vents; iu reality they commanded him
they were his creator.
I" Early habits had powerfully occurred
to 1T him for the future accidents under
which he became placed; and this pre-.
disposition. and these accidents, were fur
ther aided by MIND Of such ardor, and
Of such prolific ambition, that he has been
hurried through the various gradssions
which similar minds have travelled; and
discs, aud will oniy differ from them in