Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-11-18

body, would in an attempt to blend uoli.
cy with wal, place a. least due reHupcs
on the latter, What tins iaoomparpb!e
captain would not undertake TO accom-.
plish by war alone, il is absurd for tlis
Black Republican administration TO think
they can drive through by sheer military
force Napoleon, in his conversations at
~ ueIena made his projected invasion Of
England frequent topic, and both TO Las
Casas and o. cara explained his plan in
dotall, As often as he mentioned tbe
SUBJECT he gave great prominence 10 hi,
intended measures Of Cancellation. as ,
reason for thinking that Lo could have
succeeded. ." should have entered tba
British capital" said ne to Las CIsas, not
as conqueroL, but rs a libeat0r lshould
have been another William Ill, but I
would have acted with grcater generosity
and dlslntereStcduess. Tho dhciyline Jf
my army was perfect My troops woull
have behaved IN London the same as the,
would IN Paris, No sacrifices. no. evan
contributions, would have been OK a5
from the English. We should have .t.-
sented ourselves to them notas cono1 syors
but as brothers. would have declared
that our only wish was to bo able 10 reloi.-
IN the happiness and prosperity oftbS En-
gIlsh people and to these professions I
would have strictly adhered Napoleon
| took pains to explain thai il was only hv
lhese conciIlatory means that he had eli
/ tertmned any hope Of success had he I,nd.
! ea IN England with an invading army. II
was IeadIng part OF his plan 10 conciliate
ana gam over The people. "lf, indeed"
s"'o he % Meara, they supposed that
| meant to render England Il p.u inoe OF
! France, then indeed the national spirit
Would do wonders" TO the clumsy and
shallow ridcule Of the Republicans we on
| pose the authority Of Napoleon bot. In
our view, reason and common sense can
stand on their own legs, and need not The
authority OF great names to SUPPORT them
For the last ten years, at least, il hus
/ not been supposed that Louis NanOleon il
! Iquite simpleton bat in bis recent con
! quest Of Mexico he took The most sludious
pains to concllate the people. Insteadof
! aggrayating their rancor and friDo then
| opposition by threats ofwholesale conGs-
cation If they did not submit. his month
has from the beginning. been full Of con
ciIiarory words and fair promises. PepnIa
may believe what they uleese respectipr
the sincerity Of these professions The
fact that they are 80 aasiduously nado
nroVes That ihey ora 'l0rrht IN irnporln0t
means OF success. Gen. Forey has no, -.
lawed MS soldiers TO pillag5 the lnliaI.
tanis he has levied no military con.I.b
tions he and his imperial master have
constantly affirmed that the people OF
Mexico should have fair opportunitr to
establish government oftheir own choice
Clever despOts are too wise to exhibit thsfr
chains; but our Abolition rulers seem il.
think braudishing tho yoke promi.irg
mode OF securing submission. With nIir,I,
too narrow to hold two ideas at once the,
consider war and conciliation iroomra,i.
bic, and think an enemy is more easI,
reduced 10 submission the more Won make
1t his interest to fight.
OI allnotions' ancient or modern. th,
most successful in making holding. or a..
sImilairg cong uest were the Rouag
| Their iar-sighted and able policy, formec
on correct knowledge Of human ma, ,,
and OF the principles Of government, gav.
them the empire Of the world The.
treatment Of The conquered vas tho H..
verse al that OF Carthage Rome nrss5ly.
ed TO conquered people their muAoi..
governments, tolerated their religions
and frequently admitted them TO the f1I.
rights OF citizenship in the imperial citv.
Carthage treated those she condured win
great serVerity but Rome after their de
feat left them to conduct their affairs pre,.
ty much as they pleased, provided they
only recognized her supremacy. "These
/ differences in the manner Of treating tn.
conquered" says q French historian Ear,
important to remark, for they explain the
power Of Rome and the feebleness Of Car
thagc." Thus we see that leaving thn
restraining authority Of lho Constitu.:ol
out Of view, and reasoning as if We posses
sed the Sou;h the unlimited rights u
conqueror, even on that suppos.tion sue
cessiul policy Of conquest requires th.
blending Of magnanimily and forbeararcr
with the vigorous exertion of milnlr.
power.