Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-11-01
VOL. U.-NO. so.

conceived themselves raised TO equality with them;
ana, 10 act whatever may be tire noble blood and rank
OF the vanquished, the victor becomes his equal.
wisest among us, however. began TO be alarmed;
they said, but IN undertone & at man must fancy
himself more than human to denaturaIze and displace
every thing IN this manner without fearing be involv-
ed IN the universal confusion They saw these mon
archs quitting the palace of Napoleon with their
nilamed, and their bosoms swoln with the most poi
nant resentment. They pictured them during the
night. when alone with their minister's giving vent to
me chagrln by which they devoured. Every
thing was calculated to render their suffering more
acute. How imporuaate was the crowd which it was
necessary to pass through order reach the gate of
ther proud master while their own remained deserted
hdecd all things their people, appeared TO
"etray them. While boastnC of his good fortune was
II not eYdent that he insulting their msfortunes?
ihcy had therefore come to Dresden in order swell
the pomp of Napoeons triumph; for it was over them
mat he mus trIuinpled; each of admir- offered
To MN was cry of reproaCh 10 Them bis grandeur was
'heir Illumination; hs victory their defeat.
What contrast does the Of Buonapa th oush
Germany present to his glorious and apparently suspicious
advance! But the destnies of fixed. He with
Grew from Russia fugitive, and subsc gucntly this
ordinary individual died exile on rock in the ocean,
where an ungenerous enemy compelled him 10 expiae, by
n7ihS death his victories, his greatness, his
nat an Impressive lesson soveregus, especially TO
spos what lesson TO humanity Of vanity of life.
and all worldly distinctions! We shall not follow the hero
IN s advance The following dctnils Show manner
III ""ch buonhparte preserved the affection ofhis soldiers
after having SO often led them glory conquest
From h0nigsberg TO Gumbinnen, he review ed sevt-
raj OF ms armies; conversrg with the soldiers with
gay frank and often abrupt air, well aware that With
such ms plsca.cd and hardy characters abrupincys
IS locked upon frukness rudeness rs force; hauri-
tness as true nobty and that the Ielcacy and refine
nents OF The higher classes in their eyes better
than weakness and eticmnacy; they appear them ike
foreign language, which they do understand; anu
the accents OF which strike them as ridiculous
According 10 custom, he promcnaded before tla
RANKS knowing IN which OF his wars each regiment
mad been with him. at the sight Of the oldest soldiers e
occasionally haied 10 he recalled tine battle OF the
Pyramids: another he reminded of Mareneo AusteIii,l
Jena, or Fricdland, and always by single word &C
companied by familiar caress. The veteran Iqho he.
heved himself personally recognised by his Emperor.
rose, IN consequences, IN the estimation of his Junior
companions, who considered him object of envy.
Napoleon, IN this manner, continued his inspections he
overlooked not even the youngest soders twould seem
that every thing which concerned them him mat
ter OF interests their least wants familiar TO him;
he incrrogated hem Did their captains take care Of
them had they received their pay? they in want Of
any requisite? he wished 10 see their knapsacks.
AT length he stopped the centre of The regiments
there being apprzcd Of the places that vacant he
required aloud the Of the merorous in the
ranks; he called those who designated before
Il'n and questioned them: How many years' SER
wee: how many campaigns? what Wounds what ex-
p'os' iie then appointed them olicere, and causcd
them to be Immediately installed himself prescribing
the iorns-a particuarities which delighted the SOL
der They told each other how the great Emperor
them IN their mnutest details that tlty composed his
Oldest and his real family! Thus it that lie instilled
into them the love OF war, of glory, and himself.
The formidable aspect Of the Emperor OF freno, may
be conceived from the following remarks:
We were upon the verge of the Russian frontier;
from right to left from south north the army was
disposed IN the follow ing manner front of the Nc-
men. In the first place. the extreme right and
issuing from Galicia, Drogiczin, Prince Schxart-
embeIg and 81 600 Austrans; on hcir left, coming
from Warsaw, and marching the direction of Bialy-
stock and GronO, the King of Westpalia at the head
OF 1920 w spl'alians SaXons and Poles; nv the side
of them the viceroy of Italy who had lust effected
the junction. Maricnpol and Pony, of 70 500
Bavarians, Italians, and Frenchrnen; next the Empe
ror, with 100000 men; commanded BY the Hing of Ma
pies, the Prince Of Eckmuhl. the Dukes of Dantzic
lstrla RCgeio, aud Elchngon. They advanced from
Thorn Marienwrrrer, and Elbirg, and on the ODD of
June had assembled in single mass near Noruriskv
league above Kowno Finally, in front of Tllsit was
Macdonald and $500 Prussians, Bavarians and
Poles composing the extreme left Of the grand any.
Every thing was now ready. From the banks of the
Granddaughter, and the Caabrian sea, TO tie V.stnla
were assembled 6i7,0O0 men. Of whom 100000 were
present. siege and six bridge equipagcs, thousands
of provision Wagons nnumcrabe herds of oxen 1872
pieces Of cannon, and thousands Of artillery and hosp
tai wagons had been directed assembled and station
cd at short distance from the Russian frontier river
The greatest part of the provision Wagons alone
behind.
Sixty thousand Austrans, Prussians. ana Spaniards
Wsgrarn, Of Jena and Of Madrid; for the rnan WHO had
four times beaten down tha power Of Austria who had
BUNDLED Prussia, and overwhelmed Spain. Ard vet all
faithful to him. when it it is considered that one
third Of the Of Napoleon ehes foreign 10 him
or hostile, hardly knows at which to De aston
ished.-he audacitv Of one party the resignation of
the other II was in this manner tbat Rome made her
conquess contribute TO her future for conquer
ing.
As to Frenchmen, he found US all full of arIonr
Habit, curiosity, and te pleasure Of exhibiting tism
selves in tie character Of masters in new countries
actnated the soldiers; vanity the great stimn1nt Of
the Younger ones who hirsed to acquire some glory
which they might recount with The attractive quackcry
peculiar to soldiers: these inflated and pompOus nara
tives of their exploits being indispensable IN
their relaxation. when no longer under To tits
must be added the expectation Of plumber for The cx-
acting ambition Of Napoleon had rs often disguised his
soldiers, the disorders Of the latter furnished his clo
ry compromise necessary: ever since 1905
there sort of mutual understanding, on his part
10 wink az their pluuderon theirs, to suffer his ambi.
ton.