The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-06
A Lesson from History.

The extract given he iow IL taken from piu-
'archs Lives, and will ts 10 ,ud interesting
in view Of the position o! .he contendi1g ar
mics. History Is eon.,an ~ repea ting irssif.
The Fabius OF yesterday is not Al ks the Fa-
b us OF ,o-day, and Seip.a o. glorious memory
10 likely 10 hnd his anti;ype In our own jack
SON..
After Pab.ius Cornelius Scipio. who was
sen. pro- consul Into Spain. had driven ib-
Chrtas gcnians out .; tnat province, and had
reduced several towns snd nations under III
obedisrcs Of Rome, hs wss received at his
coming homo With Il general Joy ard accla-
matton OF the people Who, - snow th.:r
gratitude and high esses M for him, dssgL cd
him conaul for the gear ensuiug dRNing
what high expectation ihey had OF him. he
thought tie ds.iEu of oaly driving Hun
Dibni cut of Italy rot great enough ~ an
sWer the hops and the happiness they
promised thsm selves from bis consulship
Hs therefore pre- rCss Il 40 less task 70 him
self than TO Se Garth ee the seat Of the
war, and SO to coiig; Hannibal, instead OF In
Fading the cou1 tries Of others, to draw back
ard defend bis Own. TO snis eod he n ade uss
CT Sll the credi: and favor he had with the
people, and assic aonsiy courtirg them, lef, 20
popular acs Cntl Ted that he might gain them
70 second his design Fahius On the other
side, opposed Wi o all hi. might this up der
tsk.ng OF Scipio lellir the people that moth
Ing but the tsmel ity II a hot young man conla
inspire them wit srch dangerous counsels,
which, by drawt e away their forces 10 paris
30 remote, might ex pore Rorue Itself TO hs ths
pors uasions pre-, siied with The Sen ate 10 es.
pouse his sentin ITS; but the common people
the ught that he nviei The fl me of Scipio, and
that he was afra I les. this Young conc oeror
should have the glory 10 drive Hannibsl ont
Of Italy and to d d the wdr, which had for 80
many years bsei continued and proTac,ed
under his Cover lmsnt.
70 say the trui 3, when Fabius frat opposed
n n tof~ mi I hall hs T..
cox sideration OF iy o: the public safety. and
Ct ;he danger which tho CommonNssl,h
might incur by aoch n proceeding. But when
hs fcund Sclpio every day increasing in the
esteem of ,he people. envy then. end ambi-
ton, took hold OF him. which mads him 20
violent In his opposition. For he applied
himself TO Crassu', the colleague OF Scipio,
and persuaded him not to yield that prcviacs
70 Sci pio, bu: that IF his inciiIat:ons were
for that WaIl he snouid himself In p,yson
lead the army to Carthage He aiso hiuder.d
the giving money 70 Sctpio for the 1e-, who
was forced % Tase II Gn bis own credit ana
interest, and was supplied ny tce cites of
hetTusla, which we're wholly devOted TO him
On the other slds CrAssus would no. stir
against HIN. MOI remove out OF Italy. % he.
ing in his own nRtnre an enemy 20 strife
nnd contention, and also hs having the
cara Of religion by hts cflic7 IF high priest.
Wherefore acius tried other wtYa 30 creah
the design; tc Geeiaimed both Ia ths Senate
aud to the people that Scipto lid rot 4oiy
himself Ay iIo,n Hannibal, bat did also so.
deavcr 10 drain Italy Of all 10 cir forces, and
to spirit away the youth of the country to a
foreign war, ies Wing behind them thetr par
enn, wives, ard children, a defenc celess prey
to the enemy ut their doors With this be -
terrified the people thar at last they would
only allow to Rcipio for the war the legions
which weIs in Sicily, and three hundred II
tncse men who had 20 bravsly eerVed him In
Spain. In there transactions hitherto fahi us
only eeemea 70 follow the dictates of MS own
wary ten per, .Bus after that Scipio was gone
over ~ To Africa, vhan news was brought 70
Rome CT bis wonderful xploits and victories,
OF Numidiaa King taken prtsoI or. Of q vast
slaue htey Of their msn. OF two cam ~ of the en-.
emy bHrnt aud "es'. 10Y Gd, ard IL sasm gre, (
quantity os arn & aed horses vhcu nersa pog
ths Ia :thA geniaps had seen cpppeiisd 10 ssne
tas,T % seys 10 HaEstbsi TO osii BIN acne,
aad isa.s ltslY 10 detssa Car risAxs; wesn ;os
% tmtaset Acd. trassGeadt1S ssy ssces lie
whole people Of Rcae, vith No lsss gratttads
than acciknAtton, cried rp and eafolisd She
actions oa Ecip1o, even tbsn old kahius con.
tended that succsasor shouid be sent Il hts
place, alleging TOR IL only the old tAresd.
bare and pitt1ul yeseOn ef the mutabslity
OF fortune, a. II ahs would Be weary OF Tong
SAvortng the same .rsou, But this toe mani.
testify laid open his env.ou. spd yoogase hu
nor, wspsu nothing {aot deus by hiMsasil
&C aid pleses him Nay, when Han SibaA nud
-paI nis afpy on sAiph0ard. and sakan tsAvr
~ l;aiy, and when the people had therefore
dscrssd .hsnksgivinE day, did tabius stiil
oppose ard dis.uTb The uIivsrsnl Joy of Rome
BY spfsaaipg abous bis tsArs and spprehsn.
go aaA ey telltag saea tl@t shs Gommoa.
Vve3se Was Rsyss mere u akpSag .Ran SOW