Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-03-16

In the lst number of TIE .lncrican G,umyteyly r..
rstc there ra review Of "Scets Life of Nanolcon ~,
extracts from his .'preli;nnarv viaw -; ,L
French Revolution" One of these, tIcscribinm tL
fierce triu!nVirs Otton, RoJesoie}Ye and li,,,1i ~,
repnhsh.
''ihrcc men Cf terror whose names 80 IN r 49,
main, we tr"st, unmatched in history by iInsc #
any similar miecreans, had noy the unrrall,,I li
ing OF The JacobInes, aud were called the trumvj.
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i)4uton deserves 10 be named Grst as urriyaIJ
Oy ms colleagues IN talents and auiacity He was 4
iah OF gigantic sHe and possessed voice oftupder
his countenance was that of Ogre on the siouI
ders OF Hercules. lie was as fund n a., I
snres OF vice as OF the practice of cruelty on5 =
was sand there were times when me became human
i@ed amidst hiss dchaioicry, lau.icd NJ tho t
Hnich ms iiiTioHo determinations excited and ,r,r,,
tie approached with salty, like the hIaeIstrom NJ i,o
turn OF tide lis prctilsion INDUCED 10 an ex-
tent hazardous to h's popularity, for lie pupusce
are jealous % a lavish expenditure "a r..;,o d.;
tayourltes too much Adore their own dertna. ad
the charge OF Pecnation fluids always ready credi,
with them when brought against public men
hohesp'erre po'>eased this advantage over Dan,on.
that he did ~" seem Ia seek for wealth either far
boarding or Tor expanding, but lived in strict ,,J
economical retirement, to Justify tie name of tIo
ihcorruP'ible, with which he honoured by n.
parzans lie appears To haze possessed Iiit,o o,en
saving adecP iund OF Hypocrisy considerable no,ycr
o. sophioiry and cold exaggerated strain of oraIo
ry, as foreign 10 good taste. as The measures ha ro
commented were to ordinary humanity. II seeind won
derfui, that cTcn the sccing and bninr or Tho row,
utIOndry CaU!dr0n should have sent I'M from tho ,,,
and long supported on Tie surface a thing. 50 niser,b,
NOid o claims 10 public distinction: but Eofes,inrre
had to IMPOSE tie minds Of The yulraI and no lo,y
no" {" b"gHn them, by accommodating b,s f,ttor,
10 Their passions and stale Of understanding and bv ac
% cunning "hl hypocrisy which weigh more with
the multitude than tic words of eloquence OF The arm
Ihent5 OF wisdom. The people listened as I'm t.,r
Cicero when ie tfangcd ont his apostropLcs o( P,r
IeVPic, PGfPie refiueul! and FASTENED 10 cxecnto
whntcvcr camc recommended by such honied nbrasns
thongh devised hy the worst Of men for tl,o ,vnr
most lnGman of purposes.
'dny was itobesPcrrc's ruling passion and tborcb
iHs conhenance waS Tie image Of his mind he was
van even o. h' personal appearance, and never adop
ted the external habits of sans cuIoltc A,oonrr,
his fellow Iac"bms he was distinguished by tie nIci
II with which las hair arranged and poydore a,J
me nc"'Aess OF i!S dress was carefully attended TO- "a
TO counierbaance, # possible, the yujgaritv oC
con Ills apartments, though small were eIeoaDt ,,J
vanity had liIci ticm With representations of tho
pant Robesri"rrc's picture length hung'in ono MIRO
his miniature IN another, his bust occupied n niche and
on The table Opposed few me,aIjions exI,,h,,;
blS head I'D pTObie The vanity which III Til, n,Ii.a
ted was Of TIC coolest AMI most selfish character bc
ing such as Con5ider neglect as insult and rocciyo
homage merely as tribute hat, while praise is RI
CeiVed without gratitude, II Withheld at The ,is, NJ
nor tai bate Self love OF this dangerous char,,o =
closely allied with envy, aud Robespcrrc ,yas ,c ~
TIC most enYione dnl Y,ndiciye men tal ever I;yoJ
lie never was known 10 pardon any Opposition aGni
or even iFa!iy and iD be markell m his tablets n
an account, sure, thong PERTAINS mot an inn,
date sentence Of death Dauron was Lc,o. comn,r
81 win ths cold calculating. creeping uiscreap, for
his passions though exaggerated, had al least some tcI
OF humanity and his brutal fcrocily was supported by
brutal courage. En5cspicrre was coward vino s;pr
ca DEATH WARRANTS "'ih hand hat shook though his
heart was relentless IIo possessed mo n,s.i,, 80
winch 10 charge ms crimes thcy pcrrclrstcd in
cold blood. an upon mature jeiSeration
AIarnt, the t',rd nG THIS internal triurnyir.fo i,
attracted The attention ST the lower orders Nv ,,.
violence Of h's sentiments ~ hc journal winch to rr
ftf fyyIf one rr.Hp t ,f tfte
such principles t.at 'cp!s the lead M ff,yardnI lie
Successive changes. His political exhor atoms ber,n
and ended Ike The howl Of 4 bloodhound for murder
o., q wolf could have written Journal, TIC cauni
snJ GCn,hcd wretch could not have rayenod ,pnrc ga
gerry ur slaughter. II blood y llch was Marai'-
constant demand, not 20 drops from tie breast Of an
individual not IN PUnv streams from the slaughter OF
families. bu' blood III tic pro!uslon of al ocean His
usual calculation Of the heats which he demand, Il
auop1tct TO two hLtdre1 and SIXTY thousand; and
fHpng hc sometime. Ja'sod il hrrh ~ three hundred
S4oqsan9, !. Ee'er fell Jeasah tie smaller pontef