Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-07-26
YCET.
From the Boston Confined.
TuorGurS ON NAPOLEON.

c.,,e the officers ofthe U. 5. Ship Vim
-. during her late crure, visited ST. It's
,,a and there obtained al the tomb OF Ndpo.
w., .oue willow twigs, which they planted
:. ,o,. on board the ship. The twlgs have
Lao roo, aud are quite ilour'sh'og.
fYalioaat GnssHe, June p, 1880.
Al rurope chased the Lion. and he fell
49,, hut not by Europe. Whist he dared
A worId of foes /" in the very dsn
r., h. defended, couched poisonous snake !
,,,s, malicious treason stung his heart.
~. fckie. treach'rous, over wa,'ring France
us brsved all Europe, but, "Mon also, y
Gaul
~, these words they are not apt for thee !;
Thou hast not slain thy mighty Emperor
,Rrntn. blindiy once his Caesar slew,
si;sgnded by phantom, vague yet bri ght;
rhnn has no, slam him, thou belrasest thy
Ear what TO have the Bourbons. Glorious
change
And he betrayed in life. in death is scorned
Now. that he long has gone, and lett his name
Ia history, great inheritance
To men-And WHO betrayed INN even IN
death
Asainih the very men whom he bad drawn
From exile, misery, had blessed-wha throve
Those sers Of fortune. who enjoyed his faith.
His seeds Of kindness bore abundant frat
Ofblack ngratitude lis well. thathe
NV sumhers far away from thankless France
Thou are not worthy TO enshrIne his dist.
p,rrhanca the wanderer would now seek in
vain
His doubtless homes, il buried in thy ground.
There, OH the rock, which views the wal'ry
plain,
As his stern eve once over Europe ranged.
There lie his relics in simple grave.
And where a grove OF laurels we'll nigh, stand,
Aweeping widow shadows DER the sionei
lis dropping leaves point to the tomb beneath,
As fin contemplation, deep aud sad
Oh mighty Cesar, DoSt thou Tie SO too?
Are aNag c0a9uests giories. iriun.phs spoiLs'
Thy lofty works, aud thy still loltler plans,
Thy thousand laws, the puce OF war aud
peace
is all that tot! had yielded, blood and care,
Shtaat 10 this lille measure clark,
Some Wandrers come. Where are ye lEom :
Ses from The only land of liberty
Some pilgrim warriors approach the grave,
And. not requesting, not permitted, break
A twg from that most mournful Tree on earth
That II may root with us, may prosper here,
A faithful symbol of his memory,
10 Europe wrouged, not blasted IN the West.
Whilst he was living we adored hun not;
Now, he is dead, we do moi SANDER him
Bring IT TO us, here on the vast free main.
We do not fear his mighty memory,
Aud call the flee estyessels by his name
Bling il TO US, aud lei il grow tfeei
Free branching in the breeze OF liberty.
Here, where his soul has long d. to rest from
his
Loug. bloody struggle for lasting peace.
From ali his life OF contest aud of glory,
Begun so young, that victories had wrealh'd
His locks. while curling yet in early youth;
And where his brother found a peaceful home
Who, II a crown no more weighs Oh his hrows,
hesS IN the shade OF trees upon free sol;
And, has he lost his subjects, Won him friends,
Among republicans, he loss De'er
II there he lost the riches OF a King,
he gathers treasures here 81 DONG good.
y, thou companion OF his stormy HE,
HIS brother, friend, the shrine of all ms tho'Is,
UnVell bis plans, reveal what yet 10 hid,
All lofty views Of his aspiring mind,
Thy brothers name belongs 10 all the world,
linen shouldst thou give, wnat 10 the name ue,
longs;
That truth be known in spite of rancor, scorn,
aad uippani censuIe; that well minded msn
Way hhd the truth amidst that mass OF fault,
a most vi well.dIesSed lies and painted facts,
!hdt ledgue,' which Is as abJect, as its name
~ hausniy, strengthens ny day aud hour.
1hrY have the sway, for them old customs
fight,
They have the lure for pride and avarice.
Now II Is time TO show what he has been,
Aud what they are. great nans work is
half
BIZ done, until his history is wrote,
A source Tor mankind of thousand
thoughts
The hand, which wrote these rude and shape.
less lines
tAs m1sIng people often in the sand
Ora" careless signs, yet OF their deepes,
thonshts)
Once fought on BelgIm's plains against that
man,
whom nov II needs must render this tribute.
.hen yet boy, fought with youthful pride
Died, and thought 10 bleed for liberty
VOW grown man. aud Taught nv history
ana looking boldly IN the lace OF facts,
acre, Tree, Ear irum the passions OF the East,
! 'ound me truth where unexpected most
CONT Las Cases informs us ofthis u his memoirs
tHoly Alliance