The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-06-09
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General kleber, who had fartnt. ~ beer
commander in chief, with 4 strong opinion
81 his own desert, and the remembrance of
His successful conduct, felt grieved ii the
appointment of another person above hin.
and with peculiar jealousy taat q General
Bonapaltc, wao 50 Young, VAS already his
COMMANDER. lie citen toph occasion to dis
plly his modification 1t holding the situa
tial NJ 4 suJlitcrH Il hai pened on one oe-
ci,sion, that N4poecA ordered him to make
4 particular movement With his Ccrpa: kic-
br, not disposed . perform this uaneug.e,
frum al up1a1n That It would net succeed,
was inl:cteet eneHgh q expres, his aisap-
probation before the aid-Ge-eamp Who had
aleaSlt him TIL dispatches. He was in
consequence again ordered 10 perform this
service, and refusing. Greeted to proceed to
mead quarters Arriving .here he t44i5d ~
pQgcon surrounded bv III. " "toie stait.
nlcbcr cut.ttu >yith grea. animation and
even anger h his colntenancc, and TIC staff
officers Of Napoleon were lca = expect VII
olent interview bct~ecnthe Generals. Their
attention was naturally tanned to the com
mah4cr in chief whose Light .9rui, Ie4naess
INA rlancness, and on the Whol-, general
sir u fatigue, centrassed with the almost
heroic pen 9n4l appearance Of hlebtr. Ma
poIton, VINO perceived the impressions on
tile minds ct hls s:tsti, viii. tae usQA pierc-
ing glance, changed a. once MS appearance,
and With IN unusual animation ana Dnli4n-
cy ct tong, llt called cut-"Ns'hich ot is Is
here atsUe tbs cthet, You, general klcber,
may AaNe that advantage W i hsaG heisAt.
Commit another act oi Decentralization, anu
yoa HAl lose t.at u!stinctiou Retire a
Ltt.ftg G0f- HE Romans devoted 4 TEN
pie e Tie Goddess u Liberty, il the cou.
cf which the Pgat9g elnamcipated All slavYs
who by money, important services, sc, h,,I
obtained the right If freedom: and as none
but treemen were allowed 10 cover their
heads IN Rome, an important part q the Ger
eaichy consisted ingNins cap, spch as then
v 1lll, inste III IF out uo4ie.n AAt,. The per
saa wAa h4a bsen released from slavery
used IS parade a3out Tile totun for scyeraI
da. afterwards, Gisplay n; his head-gear
"!,h All tife ur3e oI freedom. Hence, Lio-
eit. aHG tl.e Cap became associated. There
, lore when nedels wet- struck of in hon
cr cI Brucu, aud ta commemorate the death
q Cesar, Liberty vas represented with
tls lreenaH's cap aa eae side and TIVE
Ia ers III tne ojEcr. Various medal.
we've af;srn AIDS made on which LIBERTY
%.,s sometime. shown with the cap III hei
'-a4t =. bst1SAS ttl ltGf ASasls " y! litf SiGC
Ms en.al-m Id, since been adopted bS
hlmost a.l nations who supposed they wer,
ngAt.ng against tyranny. With the Span
iaras, a a very early period, With the Swiss
and with the Americans, it has successiyel
been a popular badge Of freedom. Iii
!. French during their Revolution, wished t
, establish the Liberty cap as national EN-
, blem, but fearful Of Initiating the Unite
States too closely they gave their cap dill
, terent form. Unluckilv they chose the Phry
. gian cap, which belonged to a people VIII
! never knew freedon.-S C6.
Daniel Young, young man near Milford
"a few days ago was bit oy rattle
| snake which he was training for exhibition
i Philadelphia, and expired in about III hour