Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-05-11
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cess Of honest efforts, to obtain the God Civ
en- rights Of man And tyrants also are here
warned that the weakeAt aud most despsed
Of their victims, may be to them what the
stripping David, with his "hve smooth stones
from the brook was to the mighty Goliah.
! Farther on, and on the other side Of the
lake, is 3 little chapel built BY the men Of Uri
upon the spot where Tell leaped from Gessler's
boat and escaped up the rugged mountain
| Two or three miles still further on, we disem-
bark at Fluellen, which lies in the low, fat,
unhealthy valley Of the Reuss, and in twenty
minutes more we are in the quaint little vii
age Of Atdprf, where was made Tells won
derful shot at the apple on his boys head
In the midst Of the principal street Of the
town, fountain now gushes out from the
spot where formerly was the lime tree under
which the brave boy stood, and, distant from
it, down the street, one hundred and twenty
one steps, US paced it, is a colossal statue Of
the fearless patriot, marking where be stood
when, with sinking heart, but with nerves Of
iron, he leyele1 his arrow at the head Of his
child. He is represented as holding up the
second arrow, which be had concealed in bis
coat, and the expression of bis countenance
tells us that he Is giving TO the oppressor an
answer as sublime as the mountains that heard
| i why hid you the second arrow, Tell2'
demanded Gessler. "To kill thee, tyrant, had
| slain my boy"
On the pedestal Of the monument is this
reply Of Tells, as Schiller gives it, in the third
scene Of the third act Of his noble drama, be-
ginning
"wOhlan, Herr"
And ending
emit diesem gweiten Pfeil druehsohosseh euoh
Wenn ioh mein iiebes Kind e ttonen hiatt.
Und eurer--~ahrlich, hiatt, ich wich gefehlt."
had the play in my hand as | stood upon
this classic spot, and in my minds eye the
whole scene WAS before me. To baye been
without this little book, or the events il speaks
of fresh in memory, would have been loss
Of more than half the pleasure Of The day -
Simply to see a locality, with only the bald
and scanty statements OF the guides and hand
books to inform one concerning it, is, com
pared TO its comprehension by one whose
mind is foil Of the associations connected With
it, what the simple whistling Of a melody is
10 the grand harmony OF all the parts as pro.
duced by perfect instrument or band
Critics, writing, doubtless, in the interest OF
despotism, have eudeavored to prove that no
such person as Tell ever lived, and no sach
shot was ever made, and, when il is remember
ed that Strauss has proved TO the satisfaction
Of some that Jesus and bis apostles are emyths,
and that Whately has made logical argu-
ment proving that no such man as Napoleon
Bonsparte ever lived, reigned or fell il is not
matter for surprise that itshould be possible
to make an argument against Tell and the ap-
ple But thete Is a stubborn fact which the
critics can not very we'll argue away, and that
lie, that the litlle chapel We saw on our way
down, was built and consecfated to his memo
ry, within thirty years after his death, while there
ware one hundred and fourteen individuals
yet living who knew the hero personally and
we'll
How degraded must be the mind and heart
Of man who would seriously try to destroy
the peoples faith in traditions so noble and
ennoblingl Even If man should honestly
believe them not strictly true, what reasonable
motive could he have for desiring that others
should also doubf AZ an expression Of hon
orable indignation, was il not proper action
OF the authorities Of Uri to order copy of the
critics book to be burned in the market space
of Altdorf by the public hangman
These events took place over six hundred
and forty years ago-generation after genera.
ton has passed away, the houses in the little
village are not what once they we're, nor is the
fashion Of the garments Of the inhabitants,
but the me mory OF these events are still in
their minds, and they look upon the lake, the
mountains and the sky and say these we're
witnesses which to day are aud tomorrow un-
Ill the end Of the time shall be the same as
then.
A little further up the vale, is the village of
Burglen III which Tell was born about the
year 1880, and where he spent the latter years
Of his iustrious life. Near by, is the stream
into which, when a man Of seventy, he pluna-
ed TO save little child from drowning, aud
was himself swept away by the roaring food
Fit ending for lie devoted to the welfare of
his fellow menl
MY young friends, said venerable Amer.
iean teacher TO his pupils, III ever you find an
opportunity to die in the path of duty, die
II IS the best thing you can do
Unto Tell il WAS given TO be, 10 death, as
glorious as he was in life.
a~ q s
mr. Chase and the state Banks.
The New York Neps, commenting upon
the volume OF paper currency says Why
does Chase desire to get rid Of the circulation
OF the State banks n Is It 10 order to reduce
the imitation Of the currency and thereby
bring down what is called the high price Of
gold OF course pOt-he has no such ides.
he wishes simply 10 make room for the notes
OF his new National" banks He wishes 10
put ia circulation what is practically his pa.
per, in the place Of the State bank paper 10
as great an amount, At least, and 10 far