Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-02-29
FEBRUARY 80. 1860.

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wben he returur,l 10 Pavia. there remain
ed of the whole realm Of Didier nothing
but What was enc;reIed tv tho walls of the
c;tv D;d;ar 6nallv died f,f The famine re.
snlt;,a from, sta,e desaIafiro created kv the
troons of Chaslomayne
4 sbor, s;sue sster fhc corouat;on of
Cbarlemaone. an embassy Was sent to him
AZ him at his fayorite palace at Aix-la-Cba
nellie. from Irene, empress Of the east who
after caus;no the sves of her son 10 be mt
ont had panrued his scer,sre am, Governed
the Grecian ersipire with ability and splen-
dor. Irene now sonuhf, bv espous;na the
GREAT Cbarle ...,asne, Il ur1iss nnce more the
! Eastern and,wes3ern+ world. and 10 restore
! tbe maon;sestt throne &, l.apstantiue the
lcraas-. lsl -l----..s.h..s.1 - A--..ated by
ner oserttfos and = lgh, hsaf ies'[
that she would nave saccfesFso, as Charie-
nagne appeared IN no way aSeise 70 nis
singular proposal beings IN spite OF MS
greatness as politician, by no means
model IN his domestic life. !
Chaflemagne; although at the time OF
his accession to the throne ne was lgno
rant OF either reading or writing, was pos
sessed OF remarkable and protound genius.
he was lover OF literature and liberal
patron of learned tneD. From his third jour
ney or pilgrimage to Rome, the emperor
brought home with him several professors
OF grammar and arithmetic, and also some
music masters to teach the Frank choris-
tiers the harmonics of the Grecian chant
The zeal of Charlemagne for the revival
of letters, moreover; was not limited to
the protection and announcement of men
: and iaarnino He cor an eSamnle of stndv
and perseverance, in his own nerson. to his
conrt;enrs and made the acop;sit;on af hon.
r or IN some u,aast,ra danendant nnon tne
l+ororv ooo,;-on,anto "a so,a;3otao H.
hoc.,,,o n,of;o;on, ~ tha art &C oon,,,;..
t;nn h;S n ano,h. - - na,,er 49, "a addod .haro-
e of -
ostronoun. T loa.nod ~ .ha ruarnnssr ~ r. pato, ahu
of D. uoeaaaS 20. go autI;a IL u 49,
GIn;vors;tr ~ ae psU;. ana ~ ,daatarod [ I tbo oO
: - a,5 L. s.;,..as ' -. .a -. 49,
y aeu o..e, so.en1es saugns y Aiouie, nls
''T, ond T, Nisau lea' 'ee a. .naa =. 'uas .s
Polioa' AHo Siea' onioeio VI 'ne .ou.'' 'no
e cynnu"n'e -, "nu Soui 'ffs, "elo no' ''on "
i i1lo" slio e1atHpie VI .ne e'Peioi' "hcse
: "ef1 ,n'uasea ineo INC auS s'eiies
q " -. on. ns .Aas, ~ sno lPo,.al Pc
; a. so.S :, "e"ay a aas i ~ oI ~ a:a.:
n T od l;torarn - ~ p,nn &c H. I bonsohoIJ I ~
4 ~ oooao;a.:., .raJ 49, paIat::
! rnno ~ s.a. a ~ VOC :"..o w "la'io "s a.
4 soo 80 aI' ah;aL bnJ ] on;..oJ o ~ a. .;,ao
+ Of the Roman emnerors whose stvla and
o dignity. as we'll as their hest institutions
n. were revived bv Charlemaone. and from
1si this .rarpn arose the Unisersity of Paris
ID Beside this, he is.ssisgsess esem.nfary school
he for children, and otEers for pupils of more
ID advanced age and higher attainments, il
es which skilfnl teachers were employed t.
ds give instruction in all the current learning
IN of the age. Nor was the emperor satisfied
OF with merely founding academies he oftel
~ visited them to see that their objects wer
a., efficiently carried out giving personal di
us rections concerning the studies to be per
I'D sued, and ascertaining the progress of th'
v scholars by personal examination. He en-
20 couraged the dlligent and threatened tn
~ idle and dull with his displeasure. One
,h' his menaces was; that unless the sons
le selgneurs surpassed tne sons OF the poor Il
~ learning and talent, ne would confer al
"' nonors, appointments ana oeneuces uPol
&c the latter.
40 In estimating the labor OF Charlemagne
'ie the influence which he exerted upon his age
es' and his Individual character, it must neve
ne be forgotten that hrs tife commenced amon
'n- barbarlans of the rudest stamp; that tn
'us sole education OF bis youth was that OF
,re warrior; and that the best years OF hl
,,y' manhood were spent among the wild tribe
ne OF the north, whose fierce and ungoverne
De- manners and propensities must have tende
us to impress on him belief that his ow
a country, IN comparison with the other
h's was already highly civilized.
'ad His lofty genius, extensive capacity, an
'nd strong faith in the powers and destinles
: man, were required to enable him to pen
e4- trate the true state of his country, and
IRE must have possessed untirlng energy al
ism patieneeto attempt, after contemplating Il
yes obstacles which ne had to surmount,
'ne evolve light from thick darkness and ords
que from chaotic confusion. Ii Peter the Gre
nu merits the admiration and gratitude OF ma
was kind for his efforts IN behalf OF the barb
re =, rous Russians ofthe seventeenth and elg
l 70 teenth centuries Charlemagne assured
cen deserves greater reverence from bis speci
any for his exertionss which benefited the who
Tbs European world, and at aperiod whenthe