Democratic banner., 1846-09-28
-. LAST DAYS OF MARSHAL

TIA field Of Waterloo, and began to marci,
Straight for the scene of conflict. BlucI.cr
snih:sPrrssians had come, but no Grcuchv,
vic hac been left to hold them in check,
followed after. In a momc nj Napoleon saw
that lie could not sustain the attack Of so
many fresh troops, if once allowed to form
E Junction with the allied forces, and so he
determined to stake his fate on one bold cast
er! endcavor to pierce the allied centre
with : grand charge oftae Old Cuard-andI
throwing Himself between tic two armies.
fight them separately. For TAI, Purp"seI
the Imperial Guard was called up, which
had remained inactive during the whole day,
and divided into two immense columns,
which we're to meet at the British GENRE.
That under Relic no sooner entered tie
FIRE than it disappeared ike mist. r.:ei
other was placed under Ney. the bravest.
Of the brave, and the order to ad vance
given. Napoleon accompanied them half
way down tie slope, and hating f3c II
mDIlcn III Ll u ttOAlDhJ oOfIICN>tu t"Sib III ! AZ
fiery irapctuons n inner. He told them Ia.
battle rested with Item. AMI t'r.i he r, LED on
their vaior. "IircE' Emperor" answered
hira with a Stout TIA: was hear! ali over
the field Of battle.
He then lett them to Ney, who ordered
the charge. Bonapar!c has been blamed for
not heading this charge himself: bnt be
knew he could not carry that guard 50 far
ofhOid than 81 long before the artillery as Nsy.
The moral power the latter carried with
him, for the reputation lie had gained Of be-
ing tIe ''nravcs: OF t..e brave" was worth
wLc.e division. Whenever acc!umn saw
niln at their head, they knew that it was to be
victory or annihila:ion. With the exception
ofMcDona.d, do not know a general in the
armies who could ko:d his soldiers so long
IN tho very face u destruction as ic.
The whole continent j struggle exhibited
H3 sn1iimer size eta cie than ills last efFprt of
Napoleon to save his skiing empire.-Eu-
roTc had been pnt Upon tie plains Of Wa
s"r'oo t. D. battled for. The greatest mill
49, "a~-ggy all! skill tie world possessed
hal h"ra ',sk.d to the utmos! during the
~. T".r"ncs were lettering on the crsan-
:%,u:r. :. j, aud thc shadow Of fugitive
liz, :i:,:ad through the smoke Of battle.
B,1aFaFte's star tremhled in the zenith-now
ui--;ay ont in its ancient ~splendor, now
suddenly pli"ing before his anxious eye.
At laasflr, when t.e Prusians appeared on
the field ls resolved to stake Europe oil
one bold throw. He committed himself
and France to Ney, and saw his empire
rest on a single charge. The intense anxiety
with which he watched the advance
Of the column, and the terrible
suspense he suffered when the smoke Of
battle wrapped it from sight, and the utter
despair Of his gr.a hear when the curtain
lifted over q fugitive army, and the despair
ing Shrek runs on every side "M gGr'hf
r~ecule," "Az garde cecn!e." makes us for I
moment forget all the carnasein sympati,
with his distress.
Ney felt tn. presence Of the immense res
possibility on his brave heart, and r~esoirr'
not to prove unworthy Of the creat trns
committed to his care. Nothing couid b.
more imposing than The movement Of t.
column to the assault That guard l'ad n"r"
yet rrcoiled before a human zoe, ard ~
allied forces behcld with awe is fra" A.
terrible advance to the final "harro FOR
moment the batteries stopped nlavi?g. "r
the firing ceased along H." Br;ti;' lines, -
without the beating Of GrIn, Or the o!A'
Of bugle, to Cheer tl~ir steAiy colras'
they moved in dead sIienc" over t"c plan
The next III the artillery opened, an
the head of that gallant column seemed
sink into the earth. Rank after rank wei
down, yet they neither stopped nor ialterc'
Dissolvirg sqnadrors, and whole battsiio'
disPpearing one after another in the drstru'
five Are, affected not their steady couIag
The ranks closed I'D as before, and eat