Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-10-05
.r.c mike OF Wellington.

We have already announced, some days ago, the
death of the Duke of WELHSGToN' VINO died AT
the advanced age of over SO years, and have since
nnblisbed such incidents and "reminiscences as the
death Of one who has played 50 long and promi-
neut a mart in the worlds drama, naturally calls
| forth. In another column, to-day, will be found
| sketch of his life.
/ "Let me die before my fame dies,'' said an an
cient warrior, whose praise, once upon every lip,
was fast waning. We cannot but associate this
sentiment with Wellington. Had he died thirty
wears ago. the world would have stood in GREATNESS
awe at the disappearance of star of the first mag
nitude to which the lesser stars 'dd reverence as
it passed. But the obterating effects of time, the
dazzling genius of Napoleon TO which the @oiio'
dispute all its censIe, Is every day paying aii M
creased tribute and most of ALL the succession OF
great events which in their results TO mankiha'
tower stupendous grandeur far above the achieve
ments of Waterloo, Talevara or the blood stained
SHOWS of the Pyrenees, if they have not eclpsed,
have greatly diminished the fame OF Wellington.
AbstractIy, the title of great, belongs to Wei
Iington With that ultra sectionals spirit men can
not on account of national preJudlceS, accord 10
man the claim which his position ior nan cen
tury has indicated that of one OF the greatest gener-
ais of one of the greatest governments on the earth
TO the renotest ends of which it has carried its arts
and arms--with uchiiberal prejudices, we have no
affinity. The "Hero who never lost battle'' must
excite our wonder; If not our admiration. But here
our praises stop. His deeds claim our admiration,
but they neither Ieyea! the cIeanve power OF gs-
MUS nor the fire of patriotism which excites single
emotion of enthusiasm. We view him rather as a
stunendous contractor, who planned battles and
fought according to stipulated boundries and pr
ces; and when he stands reyeae IN the character
of one whose pay was thee millions of pounds ster-
ling and Whose sons, nephews and sons-in-law re-
ceiyed on the illus .rous Dukes account, the same
proportion of enormous emouments, from church
md state his glory degenerates into the unset OF
gold and the uappings OF royalty.
What n contrast to American Heroes! ASH.
inetou, a Harrison, Jackson, Taylor or Scott
Whose achievements have won more Tor mankind
than thousand Waterloos, and yet whose rewards
in money, would not have secured dowry TO the
humblest Of the Dukes sons !! .
A fit of epitome of the illusrious Dukes career
is the following lines of the" Pilgrims Bard" By
ron who, though an heir TO titles and regal honors
shoo, them from soul fired with the love of free
dom. as the lion shakes the dew drops from his
mane:- -..-. .--,,.,
"Stop for thy tread is on an empires dust
An earthquakes spoil is sepuchred below!
Is the spot marked with no COLOSSAL bust!
No column trophed for tnumphal show
None but the morals truth tells simpler so,
As the ground was before, thus let il be =
How that red rain hath made the harvest grow!
And is this all the world hath gain'd by thee,
Thou first and last Of fields King making VIC
toryi
And Harold stands upon the place Of skulls,
The grave of France, the deadly Waterloo! +
How in an hour the power which gave annuls
Its gifts, transferring flame as fleehng too
In " pride of place" here last the eagle new,
Then tore with bloody talon the tent plain,
Pierced by the shaft of banded nations through;
Ambitious life and labors all were vain,
He wears the shattered link of the worlds bro
ken chain.'