The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-07-19
UNIVERSAL FAME.
BIZ J. X. PAuLDIHG.

heard Of the lustrous heroes, statesmen poets, and
philosophers Of Europe; and vast portion OF the
inhabitants OF the latter, Ignorant OF the very
Of the great men Of the east. But instead OF
essay, will give readers story to illustrate
our meaning
II happened once on time, that Israellte, an
Egyptian, Greek, Turk, Persian, Chinese, a
Frenchman, an Englishman, German, an Italian,
and an American, met by chance ut caravansary
somewhere in the east and being all great travellers,
speaking many languages, entered into conversation
with each othor. As usual they all differed in their
estimate of human happiness the comparative value
Of the various epjoymsnts Of ifc-and, above ALL in
their individual importance, in the scale OF ma
tions. Each held up his own country AZ the acme
Of perfection; aud the utmost no would allow the
others, was degree of merit exactly corresponding
with their approach towards the inialiibc standard
OF his own self-importance.
"The lsraeItes," said the Jew, "were the chos
people; therefore they must be the most true and
vrtuous Of mankind"
1.-The Greeks" exclaimed the Athenian, "were
the brightest race that adorned the world Look
at their laws, their literature, and their artsn
"Pooh!" cried the Egyptian, "you had nothing but
rians, and would have remained, if your Use men
as you call them, had not come to Egypt to learn
their A b CO.
"By your leave" said the Persian, "the natives Of
irak being the most ancient people Of the EARTH must
have been the parents of all human knowledge"
ali YAH" quoth the Chinese, "every body knows
my nation the most ancient by at least forty thou
sand years, and that the fregn barbarians derived
all their knowledge from them"
"Mashallah !" said the Turk, taking his pipe from
his mouth, "Mashalah there is religion but that
OF Mahomet, and no knowledge but that Of the 10
ran The lsraelites fchoufouts the Christians are
dogs, and thre is truth but among the followers
of the Prophet"
"Peste !" cried the Frenchman--"there is nobody
knows the true art Of living but the French"
ia finn sbnsa 4, snto
but the Italian" said the Neapolitan.
"The Germans are all philosophers" quoth the
native of Weimar.
"Yes, but England, old England" cried John Bull,
sis the country for roast beef and freedom, nobody
can deny that"
~ do exclaimed the Yaukee.-"The Americans
are the only free people in the world"
"Mashallah whence did you come !" asked the
Turk.
"From the New World "
81 never heard Of it before, (" said the Turk
"Nor T." said the Persian.
"Nor J." said the Egyptian.
"Nor J." said the Chinese. al don't believe there
is any such place"
"Nor l,"said the Tux "There is but one world,
ono God, and Mahomet is his prophet"
"What parcel of ignoramuses! exclaimed the
Yankee.
As is impossible 10 settle the claims Of nations by
these loose generahties, the company proceeded TO
particulars each bringing forward the greatest men
and greatest achievements ofhi countrymen in battle
array, to support his pretensions 10 superiority.
WAS there wise man as Solomon. so
great poet as avid, so brave u warrior as Joshua
Who made the stand STILL or such a prodigy of
learning as Rabbi Ben IIammeskend, who wrote be-
You'd the comprehension of all his readerss" asked
the Israelte.
"Dii the world ever produce such hero as Ma
poleon, such poet Voltsire, such tragic writers
as Corneie AID Racin :, such comic one as Meli-
ere such dancer as Vcstrs I" cried the French
man.
"Bah ~ exclaimed the EagIi.hmsn. nWb., 40
you think Of Wellington, elson, Shakespeare. Bacon.
Locke, Newton, and all thet sort Of thinyi'
"Tbey can't hold candle TO Armenius or Kant.
or Gall, or Schiller, or Goethe ~ said the German
" Nor to Julius Caesar, nor Scipo, nsr Virgil, nor
Cicero, nor thousand Others who were all nv conn
trymen, though they called the msel,es Romans.
cried the Italian.
" Pshawl" said tho Yankee,-" al your heroes
aod philosophers put together would not make one
Franklio, or half a Washington p,
"Gcn emen," said thu Greek "y.u NAV boast
as much as you will, but had IL not been for Greek
warriors philosophers, poets and sazes YOU would ali
have remained barbarian to this day. What tbink
you Of Homer, and Echylu', and Sophocles. and En-,
ripides, and DemostbeRes, and initiates. and The
and ten thousand Others, whose fame ex
leeds 10 the ut,ermost ends Of the earth ~
Who are these b'ockhcsds talking about ,, asled
he Egyptian the Chinese, the Persian and tho Turk
Of each other.
"Talking Off" cried the resi- with one voice.-"Of
The lights OF the world, the children Of immortalty.
rHs UNIVERSAL rAMsr
We never heard their names before and there
Tore they must have been rather obscure persons ~
was the reply.
But II you come TO the Heirs Of Universal Fame ~
cried the Pcrsi3n" What are all these 10 the crea,
hero Rusand, and the great poet Fordousi who wrote
poeical history OF irsk, in twenty thousand cou-
plc,.i"
"Did any body ever read ~" asked the TURK
xravely.
ave ncv,r heard Of eli her," answered NIL the res,
What ignorant wrc chesi" mu,tered the Persian
"Hifsh" erclsimsJ the Chinese. "Hi Yah
Your elder brother Loo Choo knocks head and wor
ships. whs, do you say to the great Moon of poe |
ry the LIZ hi &c the universe Kwang Chung Lord of
The Celestial EmIire, and head of the world. who
wrote three hundred volumes of poetry in he inter,
prcistin OF which three u oossnd learned punds 81
their sensrsl The whole universe was led with
bis verse;"
We never heard Of him before" cried they ALI
"What set Of foreign barbariansi" said the Chi
ncse.
And Whit think you Of our great prophet Maho-
met y ssle the Tux. Msshsllab his sword v a.
'pvincbie against the enemies Of the faith and his
wisdom more invincIble than his sword All know
ledge rs contained in the Koran"
nay be, but we have never read it, said thew
all, with tie exception OF the true believers
8" Dogs !" cried be may your heads ID
INTO shoe brushes, aud ysureycs become blind as your
under sanjinesw
As usual in these cases, conte succeeded Ar
rumeni, and abuse was answered by rccruin.,;,n
tach being unable TO establish his claim 10 sum-
forty, made himself amends by dstr citing fr ON h.
claims OF his opponents and " ali had b. en- ,,u.
v oh they said ofesch other, their heroes nd ur,,,
men would have cen parcel of miserable creatures
unworthy The ,'udc, or even the rem mhrance Of
posterty..
And this is universal fame 2" exclaimed an ala |
iervse who sat smoking his pipe quietly in corner
rIihou taking part in the dchse-"to be sdorcd :.
prophet IN one quarter Of the rid, and sbb.r,sJ
Is an imPos'er in the chers-to be hero in one ma
'on, ana en- Pwe-or IN The eyes Of lis pciqhhor.-
. be held oracle Of wisdom on one slc Of ,,y,,
N apostle Of the other--,o be vensr.,ed in
INC place AZ the champion OF liberty and st9 msti.ed
another - rebel and traitor and 10 be either u,-
inown TO, 90 hated and despi.ed by more lhsp one
'sIf Of mankind. This, this is ustvgss,1 r,v, ~