New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-08

script Fathers Of the Republic. long iethsfgy
,,ns,xsned and oppressed bis ser ses. Nature raj
l;sd .hs wasting powers on thew rge OF the grave
3, /. verv brief period Butt We long enough for
him The rekinded eye showe' ! that tnsre-co''
Isc,ed mind was clear, calm, an vigorous d"
wsepins family, and his sorrowiri compee"' were
,bsrs. He surveyed the scene. . nd knew At once
%. fatal jmport He had left no usy unperformed;
\. I'D no wish unsatsied; n ambition unat
tanned no regret no sorrow, no fear no remorse
He could not shake oil the d 'w' OF DEAN 'n''
o.,hsrsd ON hi, brow he cor Id not pierce the
thick shades that rose up be ore him. pu' no
knew that Eternity lay close BY the shores oil lime
He knew that his Redeemer lived hoquence
even in that hour, inspired b. m with his ancient
sublimity of utterance. "THI s. said the dying
man. "THIs Is THE Esd OF "a RrH. lie Pau'eu
for a moment and then adde' !, 81 AM ooNilNi'
Angels might well draw asid' the curtains oil the
skies TO look down on such al cene-a scene 'ns'
approximated even to that ,ene Oh uusPP'oS'"
able sublimty. not 70 be re- called "itnou' ie'e'
.ncs whom in mortal agony, OsE who spake az
never man spake, said, . IT is FisisHsD'
onlr,wo vsar. after the nth of JOHN QUINCY
ADAMS, there appeared on Al Island IN the Meu''
erranean Sea, a Human 81 hrit, newly oo'n' Gu
lowed with equal genius, Without the resuauns
onsli,ie. Of Justice and Be nevolence which AD-
nm. ,o.se..ed in such an eminent degree.
like career opened to both Born Ike ADAMS q
.,h;sc, of Kipg-the .hild of more genial
skies like him, became III early lite patriot
and citizen of a new and great hepuohc' LINZ
ADAMS he lent his service F, to the state IN pre-
cocious youth, and in lite b our oil need' anu W."
its confidence But unlike ADAMS he could not
wait the dull delays of low and iaoo'iou'' 0u'
sure advancement. He so, lght Power oy the mas
ty road that leads through fields OF carnage anu
he became like ADAMS, a Supreme Mags"a'e'
Consul But there we're other Consuls.-
He was not content. H, thirst them aside, ana
was Consul alone. Cons llar power was too short
He fought new battles, and as Consul tor He
But Power confessedly derived from the People
must be exercised in OBJ edence to their Will, ana
must be resigned to the II again at least In death
He WAS not content He, desohted Europe atresh'
subyerted the Republic, Imprisoned the Patriarch
who pre- ided over Rome's mprehensve See, and
Obliged him to pour on his head the sacred oil that
made the persons OF kings wine and their rsn' "
reign indefeasible. He was al Emperor. but ne
saw around him mother, rothers and sisters not
ennobled whose humble stat reminded him and the
world that he was born plebeiani and he had no
heir TO wait impatient for the imperial crown he
scourged the earth again and again Fortune smiieo
on him, even 10 his wild extravaganza. de oesto"'
ed Kingdoms and Prime palities on his kndred-pu'
avav the devoted wi fe Of his youthful days ana
another, daughter Of Hapsburgs imperial house
iovfully accepted his roud alliance Offspring glad
dened his anxious sig ht a diadem was placed on
its infant brow and it received the homage oil princes
even in its cradle. Npw he was indeed MONARCH
| Legitimate Mona cha Monarch by DIVINE ap-
| pointment-the first Of an endless succession Oh
Monarchs But the were other Monarchs VINO
held sway in the earth. He was not content
| He would reign with his kindred alone ne
gathered new AM greater armies from his own
lsnd-irom subiug ated lands. He called tor'n
the young and br ave--one from every hous
from the Pyren ees to the Zuyder Zee-irom
Jura 10 the Ocean He marshaled them into long
and majestic colui nns and went forth to seize that
unverssl Domini, m which seemed almost within his
grasp. But Amb ition had tempted Fortune too TAR
The nations ofth' earth resisted, repealed pursued
surrounded him. The pageant was ended Inc
Crown fell from his presumptuous head. Inc WIG
| who had welded him in his pride, forsook him In
the hour when fe ar came upon him. His child was
| ravished from his sight. His kinsmen were degrad
ed To their first estate and he was no longer EN-
peror, nor Consul, nor General nor even Citizen'
but an exile and prisoner, on lonely isiaho' IN
the midst of the wild Atlantic. Discomfort attend
ed him there. % wayward man tretted out iew
long years of his ct unbroken manhood, looking on
stthe earliest davrn and in evening latest twilight
toward that distsnt world that had only just eluded
his graso. His heart corroded. Death came, not
unlocked for. though it came even then unwel
come. He ives stretched on his bed within the
fort which cons tituted his prison lew iass and
faithful friends stood around with the guards who re
ioiced that the hour of relief from long and wear
some watching as at hand. As his strength wasted
vay delirium ST rred up the brain from its long and
iueorious inactivity. The pageant OF Ambition re-
turned. He was again Lieutenant, General q
Consul an Emperor of France. He filed again the
throne of Charlemagne. His kindred pressed
around him. gain reinvested with the pompous pa
geantry of Royalty. The Daughter OF the long line
of Kings again stood proudly by his side, and the
sunny face OF his Child shone oot from beneath the
J diadem that .ncircled its flowing locks. The Mar
shsls of the Empire awaited his command. The
/ legions of the Old Guard were in the field, anc
their scared faces rejuvenated, and their ranks
thinned il, many battles rePlenished. Russia
Prussia, Austria Denmark and England gntheret
their mighty hosts to give him battle. Once more
he mounted his impatient charger, and rushe'
$ forth to conquest. He waved his sword aloft AM
cried "TErE D'ARMEE." The feverish visiol
broke-,ne mockery was ended. The silver core
was loos,d, and the warrior fell back upon his bee
a lifeless corpse. This was the END OF EARTH
3 THE CoRsfcAS WAS not CONTENT.
STArEsMES AND CITIZENS The contrast sug
8 gests its own impressive moral.
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