, 1865-03-18
SATURDAY,, MARCH IS, 1865.

wonld snap the links that had bound him to Pom
peg; That Crsteus, Instead Of returning trl1m-
phant from the East, would be conquered
5ed e9 81 sa9 dn. s the 1a ,hat III, s
CONFUSION: and, finally, that tho auatrhy which
be lad strlTen 10 put down BY means Of
The Tr1umtt.atc you lend TO his elesalioa' ,
marched gloriou,ly in lie footsteps Of man Ike
scipio ana Pauaus Emllus- The hatred Of his Gu
eni.s forced him to eeize the dictatorship luxe
enpt from rengesnca and cruelty. Let US nor be
thus anzions to seek out petty passions in gre1t
eoats. ne e1scess Of superior tnen-and this Is
sons9lps Eetestion.is ewing more to the left
Of selfshness and aatnteness. Their success de-
pends much more on their ability in taking adyan-
tage Of circumstances than on the blind pfcsnmp-
events which are only IL the hands Of God. Ger
tain'y. Cesar had faith in his destiny and CONT
dence IN his genius but faith is an instinct nud
not calculation, and genius toreIudges tile fntnrc
wtthoht diVining its mysterious course.1-Liy. IL;
chap.y.)
TIE usE AND BEsEFrr oF 4 STRONG 0oyEnNMESr
WHAT TUE AUTHOR THINKS or TIE DICTATOR
. EHlP OF 9CYLLA.
= The history Of tho last fifty years, and
especially the Dictatorship Of Scyl1a. evidently
ehnWed that Italy reQulted MASTER, On all sides
the institutions gave way before the power Of one
sa he oe vi ea s.
the action and the reaston Of so Hfany opposite
parties, 1onged for order and repose. Had the
cundpct Of Scylla been moderate, that which Is
called the empire wonld probably havo begun
with him: hut his anthority was exercised with
such cruelty aud one-sidelneas that On his death
people forgot the abuses Of liberty, to think only
Of The abuses Of tyranny. The more the demo-
cratic tptfit spread the more did the old insitu-
tfans I0Ec the prestige that attached to them
In truth as democracy, confdiDg and tmpas stoned,
a1Tayh believes tts interests to BE- more suitably
renresented BY einsle person than oy political
him who should raise himself by merit nbove his
contemporaries. The Gracehi. Ma1ins and Scylta
had each In turn disposed at their pleasure OF the
destlntes O! the republic; had with impnnity
Hamp1ed under foot old Institutions and old
usages; hut their reign WINS transient, for they
represented only fachons- 1neteaa Of compreheR-
sfyc regard for the wishes and interests Of the
whole !talian pcninsula. they favored this that
.class of socIcty exclusively. Some wanted above
all other thince. to Improve the condition Of the
paurer population Of Kane, to procure cmancpa-
to main.atn the privileges Of the. aristoc-
tacy. Both failed. In order to found
durable order Of thlnge MIN was wanting WHO,
raising himself above vulgar passiona, should COM
bine in himself the essential qualities and tue Just
Ideas Of each one OF those who had preceded him,
and who should arofd their defects a. we'll as their
errors. To the greatness Of soul a1d the love for
the people Whi:h distinguished certain OF the Tri-
huues, he should join the military genius Of the
great Gepernls, nna tho profound attachment of
the dictator to order and hierarchy. The man
qualified for 40 high q mission dlreQ3y existed;
but, Notwithstanding hts name, he would perhaps
.ratag eye Of scylla detectcd him autd The crowd,
and by persecution drew the attention Of thc pco-
pic upon h,m. That man tcas Caesar. tLiY. l.,
chop, ri.)