Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-06-30

oi her deepest attachment. If L went into
my carriage at midnight, for long journey.
there, to my surprise, found her, seated
before NE, and awaiting my arrival If
| attempted to dissuade her from accompanying
me, she bad SO many good and affectionate
reasons to urge, that it was always necessary
to- yield. In word, she always proved to
me happy and affectionate wife, and have
preserved the tenderest recolections Of her.
political motives induced me TO divorce
Josephine, whom / most tenderlv loved -
She poor woman, fortunately for herself,
died IN time to prevent her from witnessing
the last of my misfortunes After her forci-
Bile separation from me. she avowed, in most
feeling terms, her ardent desire to share with
me my exile, and extolled, with many tears,
both myself and my conduct to her The
English have represented me as a monster Of
cruelty. Is this the result of the conduct Of
merciless, unfeeling tyrant? A man is
known by bis treatment of his wife, of bis
family, and of those under him"
/ Just before his marriage, Napoleon receir-
ed The appointment, to him Al ost gratifying,
! Of Commander-in- chief of the army Of italy
His predecessor had been displaced in con-
! sequence of excessive intemperance. Napo-
leon was but twenty six years old when pla-
ced IN this responsible post. You are rath-
er young" said one Of tie Directors, ''to
assume responsibilities so weigLty, and to
! take the command over veteran generals ,"
I'm one year" Napoleon replied, I shall
! be either old or dead ~ eve can place you
/ in the company of men alone" said Carnot,
! for the troops are destitute Of everything,
and we can furnish you with no money to
provide supplies. g Give me only men
enough" Napoleon replied, 'fand I ask for
nothing more l viii be ansewrable for the
result"
4 few days after Napoleon's marriage, he
left his bride in Paris, and set out for Nice,
the head quarters of the army of Italy. BE
passed through Marseilles, that he might pay
! a short visit to his mother, whom he ever
cherished with the utmost tenderness and on
! the 9th of March, arrived at the cold and
! cheorless camps where the detected troops Of
France were enduring every hardscip. They
were surrounded by numerous foes, who bad
| driven them from the fertile plains of Italy
! nto the barren and drcary fastuesses of the
| Alps. The Austrian armies, quartCrcd Ill
! opulent cities. or encamped upon sunny aud
I vine-clad II sides, we're living IL the enjoy
meut of security and abundance. while the
troops of the distracted aud impoverished
renubic were literally freezing and starving
! But here let US pause for moment to con-
! stder the cause of the war, and the motives
which animated the contending armies
France, in the exercise of right which
! few in America will question, had, in imita-
ton of the United States, apd melted by
their example renounced the monarchial form
! of government, and established republic.
! For centuries uncounted, voluptuous kings
and licentIous mobiles had mpled tie oppres-
sed millions into the dust But now, these
millions bad risen in their majesty, and dri-
wing the king from his throne and the MOBILES
from their wide domains, had taken their own
interests iato their own hands, They were
inexperienced and uuenlighteucd in the sci
ence of government, and they made many
and amertable mistakes. They were terrified
in view of the powerful combination of all
the monarchs aud mobiles of Europe, to over
wbelm them with invading armies, and, in
their paroxysms of fear, when destruction
seemed to be coming like an avalanche upon
them, they perpetrated many deeds of afro
cious crue8y. They simply claimed the right
of self government, aud when assaiied, Tell
upon their assailants with blind and merciiess
fury
The kings of Europe contemplated this por-
tentious change with inexpressibe alarm In
CONSERVATION they witnessed the uprising of
the masses in France, and saw one of their
brother monarchs dragged from his palace
and beheadcd upon tire guillotine- The sue
cessful establishment of the French Republic
would, very probably have driven every King
in Europe from his throne England was agi-
tated throughout all her countries From
the mud cabins of Ireland. from the dark and
miry mines, from the thronged streets OF the
city, and the crowded workshops, all over the
kingdom there was clamorous cry ascending
for liberty ard equality The spirit of de-
uocracy, radiatiug from its soul in Paris,
was assailing every throne in Europe. There
was no alternative, for these mouarchs, but to
crush this new power. or to perish before it.
There can be no monarchists whose sympa-
tLcs win not bear high with the allied Kings
in the fearful conflict which ensued. There
can be no republicanwho will not pray that
''God speed the eagles of France" Both
parties believed they were fighting in selfde-
fence The kings were attacked by priRci-
plies triumphant In France, which were under
mining their thrones. The French were at
tackled by bayonets and batteriee-by eQrl-
+ bined armies invading their territories, bonn
harding their cities, and endeavoring, by force
| of arms to compel proud nation cf thirty
t millions of inhabitants, to reinstate, at for
eign diction, the rejected Bourbons upon the
, throne. The allies called upon all loyalists
{ scattered over France, to grasp their arms,
i to rally beneath the banner of friends coming
, to their rescue, and to imbrue their country
in the blood of a civil war The French, il
! trumpet tones, summoned the people of al
; lands to hail the tri-colored fag the bar
, binger of their deliveranoe from the servitudt
Of ages From every city in Europe. which
5 Napoleon approached with his conquering ar
mics, the loyalsts fed, while the republican
| welcomed him with an adulation amounting
! almost TO religious homsge. Aud the troop