The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-12-08
From Memoo-orcb,reauboaodsy himself
A CONTRAS ST,
.NNFOTEON MD WNHTTTNuTuN

NAPOLEON MD WILMINGTON
Washington does not, like BonnpnHe, be-
long ~ lhnI rnce Who uulslrlp lhe HlnnhHrd
of human nienpursueui, hnllnnF amazing
il attached Ia bis perrOni he 10 not placed "n
a ynst theatre Of nrlipuilh not Engaged ~ Tor
rilhu eninlial vifl lhs mosl Hkillliil generals
mud the inaal powerful ulnuafchH nlllr limri
,lner net hasle fall speed from Memphis :"
EisnnH, from CndH 10 Moscow he stands
his ground with u handful Of riiilens ~
country ad0nsd will no peculiar celrhrliy,
within tho narrow circle Of llielr domrs'ir
hearhs lie fglis uu hnuleH which IoVi'"
Tie TiumpiIH uf hrtriu aud fiiafs''liai lac o.
yenurna 40 thrones 10 build w otlierf WIN
fhar ruinsi he does not sny &" tic kings ~
hs gate '(EAs % fOhi hOp HifHfrri g#
.lnia s'fnHuie.'
An MIR OF silence envelopes Wash'Hg'on's
actions; lac acts Slowly. M if i.oling that llh
librriy OftAu luiufe n in liH lHHdr,N irnti"
Of compromising A. THIS hero OF ne"
race manages and directs not his own hnpln'
Zee, hii those uf.hn cuuniDi he does not nj
low himself 10 toy With What u not liS oW'i
buI from dis profound hum,l.iy what bul'
inncy now hIfsls forth TuNyersc ilis woods
" here WashingtDuH sword hHsh"d "a Tue
lights what Will YOU find Graves NJ, -
u world Washington lus LETT thn unilnd
Suites az trophy 0f his haulrield'
ilonApnFte hns go irnit IN common WITH tins
grave calm American; ho coinbals noisly on
an old theHlfu ur AcIi0U, ~ mn utri e"tt''t,t
lac thinks only Of building NJ hin own ih'lr'
i takes charge ouly III his own destiny Tie
seems To know that hi@ mission will Il" Short
/ that the lnfranI Wltch falls from such height
I will quickly ba exhausted; lac hnHtsi~ 10 ei'
COY aud nbuse lus power, like quichy
/ Aeolug youth Like llomcTs Gods, llu
q longs to reach lhc extremity oi Ihr ~Ddd 90
four Stops. lla aPp"rs un every share, mast
/ ily inscfibcs bis name oil iite REGARDS ni ~
cry nation; aud throws cJ"Hns to las ihmily
mud his soldiers; he u IN hneic ~ 'veryll'ing'
l "a bis monuments, hls laws. and h'- hcl"'
I Ties. i.sunlug over ihe world, WIN on"
hand he overIurns Lings, with the oilirr
rrtiHiTru tite-giHHt -roYoliilnn:- bal ia over
coming anarchy hu stiles liberty, nnd finul'
/ IL lusrH LIS own Ou his field Of battle.
/ Each IL rewarded according to his deeds
/ Washington raises ~ nation Ia Independence;
u ,nh gislrRiG iu tio Trpose Of donrsiic bir.
he lalls aAoep bcnrnth his o~n ro"f, n"'dst
| ihn regrets ofhis fellow cmIntrlnicu, aud the
SencTulI0n Of untinnr.
DonnIario rObs nnliuV OF iis indciUDd-
cnce; foreign emperor, hc)h cnst forth lnio
exile where the ,orraI >sg nations still looks
upon him rs iusuihcicnlly impri-oncdi even
under the guard ufoccan. tic eNuifcsk Ii,e
fore Which the eonqueror caused 80 many
dealhs To be proclaimed, neither Arrests Nor
aslourahes ibc pussvr hy. What had lho ct
izaHsto regret
Xnshinglons republic still exist; Bona.
nnrtes empire has lhileu TO tie ground
Washington aud Bouapurle were both cursed
ia the lap uf democracy both hnrn of l.lctii;.
tho OnG was tui,hith te hes, iAe uihnr lelrd)
ed her
Washington wns tie representative Of tho
WANTS, ideas, intelligence, aud opinions of
his times; lr ascendcd, instead Of opp"sinf,
the movements of the public mud; lac wllIed
what II was his duty TO will, the iling l."
| which he was called; hence The culrrrnce
aud parpetnity oc his work. This nnn, net
sinking because Ia juSi proportions, mingled
his eHlsteirc wiih thut nr Ills country; t,s
fame Is tie palriqtouy liberalization; his re-
nown stands like oitc ct Hose public snnc-
tuarius whence flows a luuiliziug ineHhaust-
lblu stream.
Bonnpurtr Ind e'tonlly a. lbs power to en-.
rirh tio cGn,mnu domain; he had as ruatrri
nls IN his hands tho most intelligent, the bra
vest, aud tho most brilliant nation on earth.
W hat would not NOW br hls rank ~ the re-
, nnlnuon aud reverence Of mcu, hluI hc nd-
dcd uagnuniui,y lo tlic heroic qualities De
possesscd; If, Washington and Bouaparte in
, one, lac Ind uaincd libcrty th6 universal lega-
tee al his fame
HUI Has giant lid not llub h,s dcsunlrr with
y those nf his CUleuIporar'cSi iHt genus he
! lougcd 10 a modern age, his ambition to Uu
anciei.t one; lao saw not That The miracles ol
-4.----4 ~. l4l4i>Lnnc The yaluo of tie dindcm.
aud lhat this Guihic order W uld III SuIt JiIs
/ head. Sometimes he precipi,nted himself
on the future, al others lell back on the past;
, and whether going against or with the slrcnnI
at the age, drew with h1Il, or rcpulsod the
, waves 10y lie mighty strength. Men were
IN hisieyts. but means Ia power, 40 Sl5n.
, pNly united IfiCIT tJTITTr'rsT u'r fri- ire had
. promised 20 deliver them, aud Ia" ieuered
: thom; hc irolnl,d himself from them, mud
: .hey i,eqaa,e E. asiranpnI from hir,y lie
/. kings of Egypt built iheir funeral pyramids,
. mol amidst vor,lnnt fields, hut nnii'lsi lierilG
plains of sand: these tonbs rise like eternity
i. ia solitude, Bnuaparto followed their ca
- ample IN erecting the monument Of DIS re-
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