The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-11-12


men. md tbe TWO countries 10 which they |
belonged Il was that moral su6eFiorliy |
,la, made Wellirniou the final vicicr, -
As Il mere general. The Duke. Of yelling.
Ton was immeasurably the inferior ofNa-
polecn. Napoleon displayed more geni
rs ii nny one campaign. than WelIing.-
ION did IN his whole life; bu, the dogged
man of Duty ilumphed a, length over
the brilliant man oI Glory; ;--s so il was 10
,he beginning, is now. md ever shall be.
The Ffcnchman may laueh a, the s,olid.
itv and stupidity ofihe Enqlishman. hui
50 long as thc nne race is capable ol bo-
lisvina in tile supust md commanding
nairse Of Dniy, and tho other race is
moi. Engisnd's supremacy wil! be main
tained. Far every Napoleon prndnced
bv France. Blilain will always te able 10
find Wellington.
Tho Duke was particularly fitted IN
command an English army, as much 50
ssbis great antagonist 10 lead itc sold-
iers Of France. There was no fiammr-
", no clap.irap, no humbug about Wei
lingiou. Brief and plain in speech,
yipornns.in cuforcing obedience. doing
eqnaljusiice TO MI 'anks--a gentleman.
apd raan Of pTiNciple--his soldiers al
WAYS kncN what TO e&r@ct Of him, end
conld stape their conduct accordingly
Q,Ser.penerals i,avo excited more enthu-
aiasrl ..lhait mrp, bnt none was ever
more respected and relied on thanihn Iron
Duke. The dedication of Colonel Nap
ier's "Hiuory Of the Peninsular War't
Expresses happily iha feeling entertained
bv The nrmy towards him. ITO Field
Msrshsl.rhe Duke of Wellington. This
history | dedicate 10 yopr Grace, because
have served long enough under your
cnmmand TO know why soldiers Of the
'Tenth Legion were attached 70 Cesar.
This srndued and roundabout way ol
expressing fondness and admiration. is
characteristic ofibe English gentleman.
WIN is always half ashamed Of bis besi
feelings, and never mGnifests any feeling
al lif he can helpi'. Imagine the two
generals, Wellington und Napoleon,
changing armies. What fish on, ofwaier
they would both have been! Those
flaming Nspolconic bulletins aud lisranG.
nes ,i,ti used 10 SET the French army all
ublsze with enthusiasm. would have been
simply laughed ., BY the English soldier.
Nor could The solid English have execul-
ed those Brilliant aspirations ofNapoleon,
hy which n forced march OF a few weeks
ynme,rnes mede a whole campaign his
own. Wellington, on the other hand,
could liavodon nothing with French
army. 7, would have rsdicnled his eau
,inu epi slun,ness of speech, sunk under
his discipline, ard run away from every
foe. A Trenebman can no more fight,
han 4 balloon can ascend, without nni,
,ion; and Napoleon was the man That
knew axsc,lv how. when and where .
adjuss The bellows An English, Ger
tnsn. or an American army musi respect
ar. ~ ils affairs will golll,
Hhe deat Of The Duke Is, on no &c.
ccuni, 10 10 regarded ps a misFol'nnc.
lie was fill ufyearshnd honofs. Ne bad
accomplished his task. and gaineF' all the
reward Di lis faithful execution winch the
wotld can bes,ow. Yet, o6 rshe was,
he was one oi the strongest llyinG bull
.Syafks of the conservative pFincple--a
n,inciple which, ns, aGairs now are inl
Europe, can perhaps better spHre bull
wsrk than the principe Of progrnssion.--
His death leaves vacant numbcrol lm-
porian, posts which may be filled BY
younc and more enlightened men, and
the ereat party 10 which be belorgads
looses the prestige of his name aud col'F-
tenauce. his position in England has
long been simlario thai af The grandlailv.ll
ers in n family. in Difference % w'em
needfIl Improvements ore peslponed,
wear si,er ycar Eat WHEN. a. las'. the old
man has been borne 10 his final resting,
place. ibe bereaved awaken 10 new acilsl'
". and ihe mansion soon changes both
ia outward aspect and its internal char
scier.
We heard an anecdote few evenings
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