New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-06
HHIGGS AND RRiNCU.

Ecce iterma CrispiauS' Briggs is again among
US. Sensations, like SORROWS, never come alone
We had thought the glory of Rachel might have
filed September. The empire Of tragedy is,
however, not permitted 10 hold an undisputed
reign. Farce is in the field, and sends her comic
Richmond. We lave been for some time won
dering what our pet clown has been about. We
remembered that in the zenith of his conquest
Charles V, having like Solomon proved bis heart
and found all vanity, had suddenly flung away
his dream of ambition and retired TO deep soil
tude and awful cells We have lately seen how
old Louis of Bavaria, that devoted admirer of
wellknown lady, gave up of his own accord
crown with its uneasy sleep, to abandon him
self beneath the soft sun of Italy to the charm of
romantic Establishments. All philosophers in
deed have insisted upon the virtue and worldly
men upon the prudence OF such an act. Even
such fame rs Briggs's is uncertain. Louis Phil
ippe ran away from Louis Blanc and Louis Blanc
from Louis Napoleon. From Belisarius down
to BoliDgbroke, history teens with examples Of
men who have fallen in moment from the
hight of triumph TO the depths of defeat and
despair. Statesmen of all ages, especially
Burke-we mention him as his name, ike
Briggs, begins with B-haye loved to record
with what pleasure they exchanged the conflicts
of the world for the delicious retreat of a cOun-
try life. After the example of these great men,
we had pictured Briggs, far from the City Hall,
in some sequestered cottage, amid fruits and
flowers and charitable deeds, and the song OF
birds and muImuring of waters and whatever
else is proper TO secluded grandeur, looking
with supreme Indifference on the thunders that
are shaking Europe, and oblivious even of Mat
sell. Surely he might well have reposed upon
the laurels he had already reaped.
He had passed in dark review before the guilty
Chief the reckless adventures of his youth-the
shadows of the orchards he had robbed OF their
fruit and the hearts he had rifed of their afsc-
ton. He mad brought down with the load Of r.
morse his form 70 such wcariness and Wa ste that
it knew its fatness no more, and even his BjScry
ophelis, Miss M;keeyer, might il she looked on
him row, soothe her rage and cxcaim in sadness,
See what d noble mind is here o'erthrOwn'"
He had made his own euphonOus name the signal
for shouts Of laughter; he had been rdi:ued by
the journals and deriied By the town. He had
had black eye from OKeeic and row with tho
reporters. What moro could tho most yaulting
ambition wish But lie still sighed Ike AcI1n.
der for other worlds 10 conquer, aud What Ia
more-lc has not sighed 10 vain.
Briggs has surpassed himself Rabelsis and
Swim are reduced 10 nothing. Aided by the Gel
ebrated v0yager who sSw hiligatons In tho tree
tops Of Panama. he has msds discoveries that
have no parallel. Tho story Of thess discoveries
will not bear like lhe master pieces d Iisrins
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the hlbgStms akin would mar his beauty Nothing
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