The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-11-15

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Aspiring tUgb0 the ftst asaa ~ .
public, and having two rltlls ~
distinction, P0mpry and Cg I
sought to accomplish his puFppn
ting these rivals. This 1R16i
summated, and he enjoysAstko lssa1e
both; by which means . partition
was agreed to by Pompey end
with their mutual friend, thus f0tmt
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Cesar had the gOvernRspt 0f
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the military glory Of his country. l1
Gaul, Germany, and Britain, ho'sptSa !
the terror Of his arms. He invaded sn8d !,
suhjugated considerable portion of hltl.sl
ain, B. C. 55 years; but the urgency ~ eEss.
fairs at home delayed the further proR5i
0f his arms. He Eoon, however, TetuFnel z
and in the course of nine years, this am !,
bilious general not only conquered DSiess
ain, but all that country that extends rom Z
the Mediterranean to the German sessai lgs4
is said he took 800 cities; snbdued No.
different states; overcame 5000, 600 III.
men. ,000, ,000 Of whom fell on thq, yGalay I
Of battle, and the remainder were made
prisoners Of war
By the death Of Crassus, which oeeur.
red 5S years B. c.. an end was put to, the
| Triumvirate. --..-s---s- =
After this event, both Caesar and PctAs
! haUan fn - n
preme, undivided dominion. Both were /
extremely powerful; but Cesar posssas
ed superior talents, and had an invinciblt
army devoted to his interests. The nafh
body Of the people were also in favor ~
Cesar, who had won them by his ltberE
ality. e
The contest for superiority soon result
ed in q civil war, disastrous In the exs
treme to Pompey aud The Fep16Iic. N AZ /,
Pharsalia. Cesar and Pompey met II
battle, and Pnmpey was defeated, losing,
$4,000 men killed, and $4,000 taken pFisr 4.
oners Pompey fed to Egypt, and vas
there murdered. Pompey's army con.
sisted Of $4,000 footmen ard 1000 horse,
while C@sar's numbered 2S, 900 foOtmeR
and 1000 horse, but they were better
disciplined. 1Pti
War was Cesar's element. In q eons q
test between PtOlemy and his sister Cleo.
patra, Cesar interposed in favor or the Z
latter, and at length brought Egypt un-a
der the Roman yoke. In two yeats % /:
ter, he subdued Pharmacies, King OF
Pprtus. ss1ss.a .asa9I
Leaving the conquest of the East: ca.
sar FASTENED to Rome to quell distuf.
Dances created by Anthony, his deputy.
His presence soon restored tranquility.
AT this time. two sons of Pompey, with
Cato and Scipio. were in arms 10 Afriea.
assisted by Juba, King of Mauritania 5
thither Caesar hastened, and at Tbeapua
overthrew them in battle with but little
loss to himself This event finished the
war in Africa and he returned in triumph
to Rome. s-stF2..s
The state Of affairs in Spain called Co.
sar into that country where, after severe
fighting, he succeeded in conqoeFing the
remnant Of enemies in that quarter, aud
returned to Rome to receive tho aln0st-i
slavi>h homage of its citizens. ---'-=a 's,s
Finding himself at peace, he turned his
attention to improving the Empire. He
adorned the city with magnificent build
ings, undertook to level several mountains
in Italy, to drain the Pontine marshes,
and improve the navigation Of the TibeE
reformed the Calendar, and meditated
distant c0nqucsts. r7, +.
His brilliant course was destined soon
to end. He was suspected OF aiming at
royalty, which the people detested, and
sixty Senators leagued together with the
view Of depriyiag him of fife. This they
accomplished by stabbing him in the Son.
ate House on the 10th of March, 40 yeats
B. C. At the time Of his tragical death,
he was in the seth year Of his age. ::sss'i' :
Caesar enslavcd his country, and'wsded
to dominion through rivers Of blood. -
His elevation cost the lives of !, 100000 /.
human beings se'.t ~