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BY GALLAHER & CO.
c n a r 1 z 8 7 O W N
THURS SDAY MORNING,
'TINEo D,Sar- Er DosA FEaExrRs

'TIHEO DANt'Es ET DosA RERRN
Philosophy ItaehIag 6y E1a,z pi<g,' The
GreeiGH HorS,- DSn0CrGfie WhiRt
Homer and Virgil tell Us thAt, after ten
years # Arduous labor and ard fighting the
Greeks were unable 10 capture, by force Of
arms, the speiens city Of Troy All the Wis,
dom Of Nestor, the diplomacy Of Ulysses. the
gen.rslship Of Agamemooh, The gsllan,ry OF
Achilles, and the htsdioog daring Of Aj.I.
could not avail against the brsssu gates and
solid buttress-s Of the renowned old city -
They stsadfastly resisted every assault, end
dssp-ir was about to seize on tbe hearts of
the besisging bos,. But at length, strata
gem effected what ebivAlry could not accom-.
plish; the Greeks eopstrSeted . eaossssr wood
en- horse, into the belly which they introdue.
ed body Of armed men. The Greeks then
made gif, Of the horse TO the Trojsns, Who
received it with great joy, regarding it a. GO
evidence Of the intention Of the Greeks 10
abandon the seige, aud ro,urn TO Iheir own
country. The horse was carried. amid great
aeelsmstiOns, within the walls Of Troy. and
the happy citizens, for ,he 6rsi time 10 many
years. slept, as they supposed, 10 perfect Sc,
surity'
As sSon as night bad thrown her ,alIs
"
ing citizens were buried 10 profound slum.
ber. the willy Greeks quietly emerged from
their biding place 10 the belly Of The horse,
opened the gates Of the city for their expect.
ant coubtrymCD, ubo rushed in, pell. NELL,
fred the city, aud put the citizens ibdiserim
iuatsly to the sword. Thus peIishsd the
celebrated city Of Troy.
History IS said TO be philosophy teach
ing by examples The ory Of the fate Of
Troy i, striking illusirAtion of the truth Of
this tsIse pToysrb. Its rsplets With ibstrus.
ton. IL s chok.,full Of philosophy II
teaches the dagger Of reeeiviog gifts from en-
.mies, and Il trusting IN the professions Of
cid opponents Nay, il sdm0nisbes us Of
the necessity Of caution 10 our intercourse
with rencgade' aud Seopbyte in politics, ss
well ss In arms!
Being. a. bis time, in . very ealm and
philosOpbio frame Of mind, ne have bseB
led to this train u thoughts BY the eontsm.
plaiioB OF the ptrscnt condition Of our frisnd,.
,hs modern 1IojsBs-tbs D~noesatie par
" For maby long years, the whies aud
Americans bsvs been ibundsribR AI their
gates, seeking TO dislodgs them from ,hsir
stronghold But our efforts availsd no, -
SsbAsIspol or Gibraltar we're a. nothing
compared With the impregoAbls rawpsrts Of
Democracy. We tried them By assault, by
bombardmeot, By mihiBg. By attempts At
starvation. But IL vas all 10 vain We
Exhausted ali the resources Of vi.dom, and
eoufsge, aud patience, and skill, but sitbeut
sBy siieci Ribally, pFo6,iog BY the teach.
logs II tbs Greeks o. the seigs - ] roy, We
Tes0rtsd 10 . SIMILAR system u strategy 20
,b,. Which proved The dsstruc,io0 Of that
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