Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-06-23

/ ger muzZled the mouth eff every French mort
from Dunkerque 10 Toulon. The correction
was done, and the rod was burnt and in the
! iUlness OF time came the GROWING act Of
grace, when, as VI. de Rsmusat stated in the
/ Chambre des Desputes. England had mag
/ unanimously consented to the proposal of the
French nation, 10 return the remains of Ma
poIeon, thus surrendering the trophy OF the
most unparalleled struggle in modern his
tory And yet incredible as ii may seem.
when rance was receiving from British gen
crosby boon which she could not obtain bv
any physical appliance, the law and medical
students Of PARIS displayed base and jnfl.
nous hostility against the country which was
10 the very act OF returning, with Il noble and
chlYalrOuS sentimen the undying token of
her own supremacy and the humiliation of
her enemies, such expressions az 4 b1s Pal
n2erS0a, Il bGS les .4ngLaiS. sounded oddly
enough in an Englishuan's ears, with tb-s-
recoliectlons still thrO5bing in his memory.
1t was TO do honor to those precious re-
mains that France, nay Europe. had assem-
bled her thousands in tie Champs E!ysees
on that day His faults as well as the I'M
bounded sacrifices made to his daring ambi-
ton, seemed TO be forgotten. Men appeared
to point only to the bright and burning spots
IN NapoleOn's career, without r-collacting
what they cost to France and the world. Il
IN the names Of freedom and honorto the
representatives Of military power.
1t has been ssi9 that French enthusiasm
IS easily excited, ana that it as easily cools,
! seldom lasting long enough 10 ripeu into tbs.
more diguiGed sentiment of traditional veneer
alton Certainly it Inconsistency decreed
the honor ofnational ohsaques OF NAPOLEON.
whose fall was hailed BY the great hClk Of
the nation. after the battle Of Waterloo. as
the term of their unboUnded sacrifices. and rs
the second dawn Of their vubiic libarfies-
But little penetration was required to dscoy-
er that curiosity was the strongest feeling ex-
hlbitcd, or at the most. it was n galvan-
Izcd eXcltement--it wanted the reality of
natural emotion. 20 those few, who's.
los it was to witness the bura-s Of Nupo-
leon, this must have been apparent.-
They could not fail to note the contrast
between Tho gorgeous display Of the sec
ond ceremony, and the simple, hut deep
~ heartfelt funeral at s.. Helena, In
Paris every thing seemed unreal, For
burial, the seCon ceremony was removed
too far from the death; people, if they
had not forgotten, had ceased TO la r.!ant
for him. The charger led before the he.
70 : hearso had never borne the hero
And for commcmoration 1t was much
too soon. True, the remembrance Of his
services, and his suffcrings at ST. Helena
commanded the sympathy and reverence
OF every FrGnchman present; doubtless
they felt, and felt keenIy, the return Of
heir former hero, though dead bat the
reflections were bitter 10 their sensitive
natures they felt that though The bones
of their idol were amongst them, vet the
sentence which indignant Europe had
written on the rocks of ST. Helena, was
not erased. but was treasured in the depths
Of mems minds. and registered in the his
tory Of the world,
As the cGtaf aEgte slowly passed by, O.
yer The bridge, along the Qua d'Orsav.un-
I'll 1t was finally hidden from the view bv
the trees Of the E5planade Of the Fnva-
ilIcs, it was evident, that let his country
men do as they would, let them fir. the =
canno", sound their trumpats, unfold the
dusty banners Of past wars, they failed 10
lnPart TO the memory Of the vauQlshcd
OF Waterloo d becoming character their /
funeral ceremony wanted moral grandeur
they converted into n theatrical show, |
what was in tended for a national solcm-
nifty. for mourncrs there were none his
own uniforms were not even seen around /
him. and the only eagles there, were those
which we're cut in yellow pastebolrd. But
the light had burned out which projected
the gigantic shadow on the canvass, and F.
what was left behind nothing but name, /
The sport Of fortune and the jest Of fame
An amusing act Of ga<conada, the performance /
Ut which runJr awarded the Prince de JniUvjllD +
was freely commented upon ID nav al cir.l. about
this period. 1t viii be remembered, thai lis Roy
n II h8css was Dispatched by the French GJv-
,rnmeur in the Belle PoIle, the finest lrigate in
heir service, convey the remains Of Napoleon
ronSt Helena to France. After me eXnus tLipo
IF the body, which performed In presence of
many EagIish aud Fr n:h officers the features of
Napoleon were recognized, contrary as 1t WIS STA
ted, to Fren-h expectation. lue co7I after being
placed ia a symptoms one brought from Europe,
was conveyed. after mrnv compliments upon the
honor and good faith OF England. on board the
3 lie Poale. which. with Is sacred freight soon
after pat - scu. Tn. ta.Jh Of pertze Albion was
NOT So bad as expected few weeks after th'
French frigate had taken her departure from ST.
II lem and was nearing ths coast OF Europe uu
I.u-I : frIE7te hove m sight, and perceivlnC
F rruch shja-U,-TIr. sic bore down upon Ter, Z"
speak her. From s'-r uIeznlllHel reason, the
Plir~e i-,lgiuri she r. -aL be sent % capture the
rr..r:au. relic fa h1I on ard the Bile Poun ard
rushing on the quartnr-deck, he ordered his
crew 10 quarters, AID prepared for action
A word, however, from the captain Of the
English frigate was enough 10 dispsI the gal
lant princes vain alarms, and the explanations
which s5o4 followed, afforded the British
.ars hearty laugh at the distorted view th"
Frenchman had Of English faith. THIS m
mor7d b-ava5o Of the Prince, - nevertheless
10 perfect keeping with mis- BObadll pamphlet,
published soon after his return with NapoIe
3n's remains, IN which ne attempts To show
.,-,- aa.:,.- he co-gt3 invade ENGLAND. II he .
bad oaly ships enough, with men Of the right