Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-07-14
THE JOURNAL.
Marshal Ney.

The history of the world is full Of the achieve
ments of great men. Every age has produced
its heroes, who have come upon the stage Of life,
have made their names immortal, and have pas
sed away, only 10 be followed by Others and
perhaps greater The Poet, the Orator. Artist
Statesman and Warrior can all find models and
themes for their songs, orations, paintings and
imitations in the countless bright names Of those
who have preceded them. Among the great
names that have given character to, and been
bright and shining lights in modern ages that of
Napoleon stands out in bold relief as a hero al
most without an equal or a rival. In looking at
the planets we often over look the smaller stars
which surround them, and which help to make
up the grandeur of the heayens. So, oftenimes
The leading hero of an age monopolzes the
whole attention, and we lose sight of those who
sustain him, and without the support Of whom he
perhaps would not have been brought promi-
nenty before the world Perhaps no warrior
was ever aided and sustained by as gallant a
band Of officers as Napoleon, with bis Soults'
Neys', Murats', McDOnalds' and Nassenas' And
among these, what name can equal that Of the
gallant Ney ? Born with the spirit Of soldier.
no gallanter hero eyer drew sword or marched
at the head of a battalion. g Leaden rain and.
iron hail' had no terrors for him, and I" be was
Just as calm when MARCHING at the head of fhis
troops along streets swept by grape and ganis-
Ter shot, as when at a review In the qua3fca-
in the hour of danger, endurance, frmness and
patriotism, he had no superior
Ills bravery was such. that Napoleon called
him the "bravest of the brave" What greater
praise, or from what greater source, could any
one ask or aspire to? Some baYe endeavored to
cast odlnm upon bim, and to detract from the
brightness Of his name by calling him traitor.
A traitor and for what! Because be did not
remain inactive during the memorable one
hundred days, when Europe was shaken to It's
foundations, and the brave spirits of the age
were fastening to the standard Of Napoleon.
The same persons viii have to call 0nr immortal
Washington traitor. He had given his alegi-
ance to Great Britain, but the very moment that
he thought that the interest and welfare of his
country demanded that that allegiance should be
severed, he besilated not moment to do so but
threw hls whole influence upon the side of free
dom. SO it was with Ney he thought that the
best interest of France called for Napolcons re-
turn to power and stopping not selfshly to count
the costs TO himself he dashed into the contest
and offered up the last drop Of his hearts blood
upon the altar Of his country. Englands name
is furnished with many crimes. She has tried by
her mercenary soldiers, and by sending forth
the savage with his tomahawk and scalping
knife, to crush out freedom in our own fair land
She has blown the Inhabitants of India from the
mouths OF her cannon, and their bleeding man
gled bodies as they fell TO the earth, were so
many monuments TO her cruelty and tyranny.
But she has been guilty of but few things which
lniure her more than the murder Of Marshal
Ney. His name will be green in the hearts of
bis countrymen, when the name of Wellington
sill he forgotten.
There is Il tear for all that die,
mourner DER the humbest grave:
But nations swell the funeral cry,
And triumph weeps above the grave"
Sleep on, brave Ney, conscious that thy name
will not be forgotten. They may call thee
traitor if they please and ruthessly insult thy
memory, but it will add but another to the cata-
logue Of wrongs that have been committed
against thee, without in the least diminishing
from the brightness of the memory, for, like the
noon day sun in mid heaven, though momentarily
ohscured by passing cloud, it will shine forth
brighter and brighter to the more perfect day
;SPri"afed (Mass) Eagle and F2qg