Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1815-11-01
MISCELL4NY.
Fem he Cha,ieston Courier.
CHARACTER OF NAPOLEON.

The bloody dsan.a of Europe is concIu
dtd l. the great rqgedian, VINO for twenty
yeats hes made tie earth lis theatre, and
sc, the world In tears, has lett the stage for
ever, He lifted lie curt in with his sword.
aud filled the scenes with slaughter. His
part was invented by himself, an1 was terri
bly, unique. Never was there so ambitious,
SO restless spirii---nevef so daring, so tor
tuno,e d soldier. HIS aim was universal
dmiaion. and ne gazsd a. i, s.eadfas,ly, h
he eye Of the eagle, ard the appetite of the
vut,lfe.
He combined within hifaself all the Gle,
men.s ofterror, nerve, malice, And intellect,
heart that never mtltcsl--a hand .ha; new
er rcmblexl--a mind that never waved from
lis purpose l he greatness Of his plans de.
fed speculation, and he rapidily OF tbell ex
ecu,ion outstfipped propsrcy. Civilized
nations we're the victims Of bis arls--srd
the savage could not Withstand his warfare.
sceptres crumbled in his grasp, and Lbef-
ty ~i;herrd in his presence
The Almighty appeared to have entrus-
ted TO him the dsstinirs oftha, globe, and he
used them TO destroy. He shrouded the
sun WITH the clouds OF battle, and unveiled
The night with its fires. His march reversed
he course Of naturc--the bowers OF sp,ine
perislieG--ihe fruits OF auiumn fell ur his
track was cold. and cherries. ard desoats,
like The wiiherirg wintry bia,
Amid all the physical. moral and poliii-
- xpls< II. ,rorp,oI - j. !, !.
still the same. Always ambitious, always
conqussts satisfied no com
passion assnaged -io remorsc dstrrfrd--no
dangers alarmed him.
Like the barbarians, he conquered I.aly,
and rolling back 10 its source the deluge
that over whelmed Rene, be proved himself
The Ai,ila Of The South. With Hannib j he
crossed the Alps 10 umph--Africa beheid
in him second Scipio--snd standing on
the pyrsmios u Egypt, he looked down on
the fame of Alex lnder. He sought The
Scythien in his cave. and the unconquered,
Arab fed before him. He won, and divided
and ruled nearly all OF modern Eul ope. II
became large French province where for
eign Kings slifl reisnsd by courtesy, or
mourned in chains. The Roman PontiH
was his prisoner, and he claimed dominion
over the altar with the God of Hosts.
Even his name inspired universal terror.
and the obscurily Of his designs rendered
him awfully mysterious, I he navy of G..
Britain watched him with the eyes OF a
Argus,and her coast waslined with soldiers,
.,t,/, cIa ~ ~, tb.ir arruS
He made war before he declared it. !; and
DC acc was with him, signal for hostilities
His friends were the frsi whom he assaulted,
md his aIlies he selected to plumber. There
was singular opposition between his al
lodged motives, and his conduct. He would
have enslayed the land 10 make the ocean
free, and he only wanted power to enslave
both III be was arrogant, his unparalleled
success must excuse him. Who could en-
durc The giddiness Of such mountain {!
ovation! Who, that amid the slaughter
Of millions had escaped unhurt, would no,
suppose ike Achilles, that deity had lent
him armour! Who, that had risen from
aach obscuriry, overcome such mighty OBJ
stacles, vanquished 50 many rnonafchs, Won
such extensive empires, aud enjoyed so ab'
solute sway--who in the iulurss Of une
quallrd power. and in the p'id1 OF exuising
ambition, would no, believe himself tie ia
voritc Of Heaven!
He received the tribute Of Gear, and love,
md admiration. The weight ofthe chains
which, he imposed on France, was forgollcn