The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-11-21

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Statue OF William the Conqaero al his native town Of
FaaiSe. In the department OF Csivades France The
statue is fine piece Of sculpture by Partisan artist,
which was lately exhibited in the Champs EIysee. in
Paris The extract will not dsappoint the expectations
OF those readers who may be invited TO its peusal by The
fame OF its distinguished author:
You present, gentlemen to-day, rare example-the
example OF long and faithful memory after the lapse Of
ages Nearly eight centuries have passed since King
lillian died neglected IN Normandy, which he had re
dered 50 illustrlous II with difficulty that there
were found few servants at Rouen-he scene of his
dealh-to watch his remains. A few feet OF earth
hardly obtained at Caen wherein cepose his remains
On the present occasion you repair that indifference OF
his contemporaries by your peseyerng care and owing
me talent OF an eminent artist, King William is again
beheld IN his native town. Falase repays him, after
eight centuries, the glory which il received from him Ii
is glorious deed to render justice great man Great
mem however, must not be BATTERED, neither after their
death nor yet during their life Their errors their faults
Their vices, Their crimes, when they have committed any
ought not 10 be kept secret but ough, rather 10 be
judged with severity II is the right, il becomes the
duty, OF impartial history But this just severity
exercised, the evil recognised and treated as il de-
serves, truly great man still remanssreat in the midst
Of all the inperecons his history discoses and then it
is our duty TO admire and pay signal honor to his
DRY, inasmuch as great men the glory of nation
even where their despotism has been rude and dearly
purchased
William was indeed great man and the greatness
OF princes be estimated as ought to be, by the difficult
ties OF their deeds and the Importance of their results
mere are lew VINO nave been superior TO HIM. You will
not have forgotten, gentlemen, deed which accom-
pllshed IN our timethe expedition of 1880 Agers-
The attempt TO embark and transport 10 the other shore OF
the Mediterranean army of 80 900 men to obtain from
barbarian the satisfaction due TO What immense
preparations then made! What mighty efforts,
what powerful means were employed BY the aid OF our
advanced state OF civilization And all that was deemed
absolutely necessary, because the undertaking diff
cult You have now the proof that of these precau
tons unnecessary, because The undertaking diff
fcult. You have The proof that of these pre-
a
and the success OF that enterprise has become The glory
Of lis leaders.
condition, without any OF the resources now furnished
by civilization and science, Duke William assembled TO-
geher, embarked, conveyed TO the other side OF the
Manches, and landed on the enemys territory more than
200 men; and scarcely had he landed when he won
battles, and conquered for himself kingdom So much
for the difficulty Of the enterprise Now for the great
in small and fragile barques, with mighty army-no
only did he conquer a kngdom-he did still more he
founded Statehe strongly and soldly established his
and institutions. And his work has lasted for ages
and still endues And is in The tongue that King
lis noble Queen, and in it she replies
We have seen, gentlemen, conquests more vast, more
dazzling than those of King William They disappeared
deed rare Of invasion founding Stac yet William
complished such deed. William in harmony with
the spirit and The permanent interests OF his age he was
as deeply mbued with conservative spirit he
gifted with the genius OF conqueror
We night in rendering him this justice, his glory
has cost dearly. 1t the origin of that national
struggle, which lasted more than three centuries between
France and England. Ii was William who, by establish
Ing between two nations partial and precarous ties be
gan between them that epoch Of terrible hostility, and
all the wars which lasted until they termir aled in com
peie separation OF The two countries. We were the
conquerors in that mighty struggle. We successfully
won back all the parts OF our territory and ended go
riousy by securing national independence. We den-
tvey drove the Norman invaders 10 the soil conquered
by them, and whittier we had them That glorious
creaure-whout parallel IN the history OF the world
with nature half angelic, half heroic-Joan of Arc,
forever destroyed what the OF William the
Conqueror labored 10 effect in France; and it
this same spo, of earth, in this very city of Rouen,
(where King William met his deah0 that the Virgin
Warrior sealed with her maIydom the deverance OF her
country.
Yet care no, to dwell on those glorious but saddenng
memories OF the past rather love 10 contemplate our
selves and the history OF own days. In our lines
also, ships without number crowd coasts, and con.
vey thousands upon thousands OF voyages to the shores
OF England But is it for another tina, they thus de.
pa.t' No. no. 1t is benign peace that beckons and
guides them TO foreign land and leads them back again
Their desire not for chivalrous adventure, is their
ambition that Of conquest They crowd ihher TO offer
bring back the pledges OF reciprocal prosperity The
intercourse between the two nations is now as pachc as
il is frequent and animated. Crystal Palace, where
they congregaie in thousands-an invisible thread
fash OF lightning shooting beneath the wave, which con-
veys from the 10 the other the message OF Their mu-
tua wants aud their mutual seryces-snch, gentlemen,
the bonds which replace those that William tue
Conquerer wished 10 establish.
Which OF the two periods, gentlemen, is The happier
Which spectacle is the nober, the glorious In
the midst Of the troubles and disquetudes which weigh
upon in present agtaed and precarous condition.
yet have right TO be proud OF and have iu hope IN
our own age provided our hope and our pride do not I'M
pei into the pride oil madness We may justly speak OF
the benefits and the marves OF our civilization, provided
that our civilization be not itself like crystal palace
which all admire but which all al once disappears,
and that it cannot be said OF IT, the language OF the
great poet, THAT Normandy has given TO France with MS
brlliancy the briiileness oil glass"
wish not gentlemen, TO throw gloom over this les
vity by words OF sadness but you will pardon me the
expression of sentiment which is certainly that oil all
the wide ovoraken by the tempest, 1t is not suf
cient have noble ship, well equipped, and well FUR
nshed with intelligent brave, and hardy craw that
crew must be united and the noble ship must have stout
anchorsior on these the salvation OF all depends Let
u.s. gentlemen, be firmly uniied-let us know how 10
possess ourselves OF the strong anchors oil us
trust 10 them together Yes Heaven will deign 10
grant salvation il we &C, so as 10 deserve II
WISCONSIN ELEeToS,--As the reports come in from
Wisconsin we find that the result 10 the democracy is
not as disastrous first anticipated. 1t is now
thought ha, no one of the wing candidates, except the
governor and superintendent of public instruction. IL
elected The two open and avowed abolionlss, by The
union OF the wings and higher-law men, are triumphant
A most striking commentary beidenti,y OF the two
| The assembly is probably wing, and the senate dem
ocralc. The banking law is adopted by very large ma
| ioriiy- Gatcna J,Bevsonian,
| From the Washington Telegraph.
The Hours o Labor.
Messrs. EDITORS Ii is rumored throughout the CITY
| that on OF the public works the laborng men aIt
compelled at this season OF the year work their full
"ien hours contrary 10 rule established by Presi1en
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