The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-02-05


that tho customs and institutions they so
lyngly commend are meie bsubles.
He was highly intellectual, and delight
ed in discussions on practical, literary, and
abstract questions; and in these discussions
he would never hear of materislism. He
would point to the stars, and say, "You
may talk as you will but who made all
that ?" The most grateful parts Of the pic
ture of his life are these hours Of thought
and wisdom. But, with the virtues Of the
middle classes whom he represented. you
must not be surprised if be had their vices
also. IL is fatal quality of the pursuit Of
wealth, that il generally leads to the break
ing down, or the weakening of the senti-
ments. And this will be found in all
those whose highest object is external sue
cess Napoleon was singularly destitute Of
generous sentiments. He had not the
merit Of common truth and honesty; he
was unjust TO all his generals; egolstic and
monopoIising; meanly stealing the credit OF
others great actions. He was boundless
liar; in his premature old age, he coolly
falsifed the facts, dates, and characters Of
history.
Like all Frenchmen, he was anxious for
stsge-effect His doctIine Of immortality is
simply fame with him, the two levers for
moving men were interest and fear; love
was silly infatustion, and friendship but a
name. He said he loved nobody. He
would steal and Islander, sssassinate, drown,
and poison, as his interest dictated he had
no generosity to an enemy, but mere vul-
gar hatred he was intensely selfish and
per6dious, cheated at cards, was prodi-
gious gossip, opened letters. delighted in his
Infamous police, interfering in the patterns
Of the dresses of women, and listening in
cogRito after the hurrahs and compliments
Of the street. He treated women without re.
spect, and with coarse familiarity and even
insult. In short, when We penetrate TO
this mans centre, we find that We are not
dealing with gentleman, but with an inn
poster and rogue; fellow deserving the
ePithet of Jupiter Scapln--s sort OF scamp
Jupiter.
In describing the two parties which con
stitute modern society, the democratic and
the conservative, said that BUonsparte be-
longed to the first. | omitted then. to say.
that those parties differ only in being young
and old. The sristocTat is the democrat III
pened and gone to seed. Because both
stand upon one ground-the supreme value
Of property; the one endeavors to get ii,
and the other TO keep it. Buonaparie rep
resenis the modern party,-its youth and
age, and with poetic Justice, its fate in his
own. This instructive history has its prsc-
tical moral. Napoleon was an experiment,
under the most favorable conditions, of in
tellect, unsupported IF you will, untram-
meled) by conscience. Never was such a
leader so endowed and so weaponed never
leader found such aids and followers. And
what was the result OF this vast talent and
power; Of these immense armies, burned
cities, squandered treasures, inundated mil
lions Of men, this demoralised Europe! Ii
came TO no result. All passed away like
the smoke OF his artillery, and LEFT no trace
He left France smaller, poorer, and fee
bier than he found it, and the whole contest
for freedom was to be begun again. The
attempt itself was, in principle, suicidal.
France served him with life, limb, and
estate, as long as il could al all identity its
mis ht with him; but when men saw that
after victory was another war; after the
destruction Of armies, new conscriptions
and that they who had toiied so desperately
were no nearer to the reward, they deserted
him. They found out his mere egotism,
seeking to crafty itself at the expense OF
all other men. The universal cry OF Eu-
rope was, 1--WE have had enough Of BGona-
parte" He did all that in him lay, to live
and thrive without moral principle. But il
cannot be; the eternal law Of man and OF
the world forbids it. Every experiment by
multitudes or by individuals, that has 6
sensual and selfish aim, will fail. The
pacific Fourier will be as Inefficient as the
pernicious Napoleon. As long as our civi-
lization is essentially one Of property. OF
fences, Of exclusivensss, it will be Knocked
by decisions; our riches will leave US sick /;
there will be bitterness in our laughter ;
and our wine will burn our mouth. Only
that good profits which we can taste with
all doors open, and which serves all men,
Nottingham Mercury.