The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-28

. Lamartine's new work on the Restoration, he por-
trays the Emperor Napoleon perhaps Frenchman
before has depicted that extraordinary man. time
90 emphaically and literally the idol Of the whole
people of France. We somewhat curious TO know
how such sentiments the following received in the
republic:
WHAT NAPOLEON DID FOR FRANCE AND FOR HIMSELF -
He left freedom chained equality compromised by post
humous institutions, feudalism parodied without power
TO exist, human conscience resod, philosophy pro-
scrbed preudices encouraged, the human mind dmin-
ished, instruction maeriazed and concentrated in the
pure sciences alone schools converted into barracks,
literature degraded by censorship BUNDLED by base.
national representation perverted, election abolish
ed the arts ensaved commerce destroyed, credit annih-
lated, navigation suppressed, International hatred
yved the people oppressed enrolled in the army pay.
ing in blood the ambition of an uneq ua ed sol
der. but covering with the great Of France the
contradictions OF the age, the mlsees and degradation
OF the country This is the founder This is the -
man instead OF revolution "a man instead of an
epoch Ia man instead OF country Ia man instead Of
nation Nothing after him nothing around him but
his shadow, making sterile the eighteenth century, alb
sorbed and concentrated in himself alone Personal
glory will be always spoken Of characterizing the
age OF Napoleon; but will meri, the praise be-
slowed upon that OF Augustus OF Cbaremagne, and OF
Louis XIV. There is age; there is only name and
this name signifies nothing 10 humanity but himself
False in institutions for he refrigerated; false in policy
Tor he dsbased false in morals for he corrupted false
IN civilization for he oppressed; false in diplomacy, for
he isoaied-he was only true in for he shed
OF human blood. But what can we then allow him His
Individual genius great but the genius OF
teriasm His intelligence vast and clear; but il
the intelligence OF calculation He counted, he weighed
he measured but he felt not, he loved not he sympa.
thzed with none; he statue rather than a man.
Therein lay his inferory TO Alexander and to Cesar he
resembled more the Hannibal OF the arisocracy. Few
have thus been moulded, and moulded cold All was
solid-nohing gushed forth in that mind nothing was
moved. His metallic nature felt in his style
He ws. perhaps, the greatest writer Of human events
since Machavel Much superior 10 Cesar in the
OF his campaigns his style is the written expression
alone--it Is the action Every sentence in his pages is
20 to speak the counterpart and OF the
fact There IL neither letter, sound color wasted
between the fact and the word and the word is himself
His phrases concise but struck of with ornament, recall
those times when Bajaze and aremagne, not knowing
how write their names at the bottom of their imperial
acts dipped their hands ink and blood and applied
them with all their calculations impressed upon the
parchment II was not the signature; IL the hand
1tse OF the hero thus fixed eterDally before the eyes
and such were the pages OF his campaigns dictated by
combat
This fame, which constituted hi. morality. IN. con.
SCIENCE ana ms principle, he merted by his nature and
his talents, from war and from glory and he has
MN , me name ., France France obliged to accept
accept his glory with serious gratitude She canno,
separae her name from his without Ies.enna il for Il
s equally incrusted with his greatness with his faults
She wished for renown. and he has given 10 her I'm,
what she principally to him is the celebrity she has
gained in the world
HIS PORTRAIT IN 1sl4-The empire had made him old
before his time Gratihed ambition satiaed pride the
delights of a palace, luxurious table, a voluptuous
couch youthful wives, complalsaDt misresses long
vgs sleepess nights, divided between labor and festive
pleasure the habit Of constant riding. which made him
corpulen,a tended to deaden his limbs and enervate
his faculties An early obesity overloaded him with
nesh His cheeks, formerly sreaked with muscles, and
followed by the working OF genius, broad, full and
ovsrhanging, like those Of Ohio in the Roman medals OF
me empire An OF bile, minging with the blood
gave fellow tint TO the skin, which al distance
,ookeo hks varnish OF pale gold on bis coun'enance
hm hpe .il preserved their Grecian outline and steady
grace passing easily from smile to a menace. His
sono pony chm formed appropriate base for his
Ies.u.es ms nose was but line, thin and trans
ne paeness OF his cheeks gave greater brancy
to the blue OF hs eyes His look was searching. mn
steady as waver'ng hane-an emblem of inauistude
He forehead seemed to have widened from H. sg.nt
nesa OF his ,hn black hair which was fallas s,n ~
moisture Of continual thought II might be sad ,b, ~
head, naturally small bad increased in size 10 civ, annie
scope Between ms temples tor the machinery and comb
pie.
The map OF the world scented to have been pcrused