Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-06-21
THE TOME OF NAPOLEON.
The poet Bryant 10 letter from Paris hms describe:
-pleudid maisoleum:

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The poet Bryant 10 letter rutn Paris Is describes Ibis
splendid nlaisoIeum:
The other day went 10 the church nf the lnvalhir- -
.,e the tomb u NupoIton which has been several years
erecting al immense cost and Ius completed There
il not earth magnificent naG-'eun a Ifat which
il destined Tor the remains Of the former Emperor ul
France Tn entering The Church. found myself in the
midst of l!rng us:slng III the same election ana "a"
before me- al opposite end Di the hnng large altar,
naZinn gold under gllcd canopy, which Tested on
twisted pillars ol black aud white marble In front oi II
immediately under the windows o the dome, arprnrrd
rifru ular hauslfade OF white MARBLE around when lh
people pressing ulnrt hrni ani -" That II cnco.
,,l boad open space sunk perhaps h!teen lccl below the
church There PEDESTAL VI blue granite, stood
nous omen sacophagus oi polished poPyy, the Id OF
which Law it, machine ready 10 be sind over Il n
-,nn a. the ceremony ot scputnrc shall r rruFm"d on
ih iay, rnt below around the pedestal was wreath III
lure and berries wrought o various c"o'rd mar
hrsam0ng which. vivid green marble, t1m The qnacs
n the United States, was r"nspcuo'is Surrounding me
sorcoonap aud Standing against r pillars which support
IN, floor was ccl. u colossal figures III marble, The mean.
ms l winch did attempt 10 study. hne ol them, winged
G,ue with trumpet by his SIDE perhaps the angel o
the resurrrciiGn Is IL summon The sfcat wuinr :"t
IN. crave un the day ol account when hc VIII ie unrd
sanity confronted by HE nuudes Who were slam III ms
wa- Ia The behind these statues were acllpln.s
rrili, representing some !" ie h'oS ''t's
II Rpnaparics history.
Ia tbu s,rcuuhagis is be placed The handful OF
, yh;r i all ;hnl remains who for few years
q - t, Terror of In. world la lis material, its orm and
lis s;;trrng polish this massive receptacle icHihuca ne o
The huge chests vi pnrhyry ouna IN me new opehen 'V
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trvt IL i, thus That different ol Tie world, lie
sane h0nors paid to quadrupcd anu con
uucror by tw" nations each caihns III It's "af c pa
iy:Zli!Un The Egyptians were TN, nearer Ilehl ~ t'
, they honured the representative oi most nsc!ul 1r
of animals the French pay he homage 10 one whose .'c
to is that "will infinite iasaugh'et hr won an cp''c
which !It no. able 10 Keep. ;,
ettcd that could look al the sculptures IN fcIici
,nw except distance; they VIII oe acccS'in' ''
a. soon tie remains o BonaEirie are ihu'"1u' n4
~ friend residing IN Paris when this would be d"ne--
hrrc is CONTROVERSY" hc replied, "ab1nt THIS iiliet
among the B,naparss One party iss's 'at te 'ea'. - "
Nnorn shall BIZ deposited by ITSELF III The chnfch vi o.
Drnys among monuments oi The SFinef so'ete'shS o
r,,nrc: bu Jerome that he VIII not hli"" Ills prom
icrs body 10 be- up in that manner he csremhy oI re-
moving his remains 10 tlc salCoPhususi ""' "~' 80
nos stpoacd for year. ,
But we had yet seen the Whole ol NE n"h",cn
Passing beside the gerlng altar, we dcscenuea e VI
na n the ni the great Court o thr lhVaideS ie'e
,elioey back OF the altar and under IL sa" "lc Ell
rance n the Iumb massive doorway over "h.ch are '
pravrd the words OF Napoleon expressing MS uIV - M
,r,J among the French people on The banks o he ''ee
m zach Side of this passage the sacophagua stands CO
,ss,l fpurc in bronze; OF them bearing on cuS'i
,ha md scenlre The symbols Ul dominion anu me o'ict
sword and gauntlet, enbematlc OF inc violence .! VIC
I'm, dominion was gained and for hrIcl spnce'
4. we were considering these figures, inc '"ices .,
and choir chanting the altar aunVc cS"u'ucu ny ~
% a. ,,c Il rns Iilany numinully addressed 10 The 0oh
,t Peace looked about ME and "a" ohy lhc sylooi "
wnrlkc glory and encouragement u lie Pu't " g
| - .,mo o., rlc walls were The sunipuuus monuments vi
NON who had distinguished themselves as inc hs uih,,''7
( walikr ambition and conquest auu"h' ''',s'", , -
rrand and others. This church itSell mas peeh ~
IN the mausocun Of conqueroli lt was uie s"l" 80
nnlron. This altar formed part OF his monument a"u ''
n vha,,vsr lis words was chanled in his iun"r had
before me one Of The forms in which me io"t' W =,
In, ia sIiII wur.hppcd What groundess iancS' ~ sup
ms, ha me aJuraon Of Great Spirit o FV mas oeco'
yItnct Win the racc Vi ancient PersanS or exists "h'
| among n few savage tribes ; ,, IN III. srre.,
rouph the Hospital Of The nvnldes we were h' s M
ni,I.d 10 reltacc our slcps the principal emu ae
| II with strong impression OF 'he Se' '''''"'''
| Il ,nolin ma