The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-08-18

How NAPOLEON WENT To THE
FIELD.-European papers state thai
the baggage of the French Emperor,
which preceded him TO the seat of war.
looked more like a travelling hospital
than like the traps of General. IL
contained, among others. 4 large med
icine chest, three kinds of bathing
tubs and some other bathing apparatus,
an invalid's easy chair. stre'cher OF
peculiar construction, and great deal
of o.her medical and sick room apara-
tuS. The horses of the Emperor which
were sent TO the front were most care
fully selected from the Imperial sta
i,les bv the Emperor's own Nales. he
picked out the tameSt and gen:ieSt
brutes he could find. and even went
so far as to buy some horses, not 50
much for their beauty and spirit, tor
they show very little of either. as for
their meek and gentle demeanor. Be
fore they were sent to the front they
were exposed TO great deal of artil-
lery firing to accuSIom them TO the
roar of the cannon, the only thing
their rider will probably hear OF the
battle. and this took the last Ne>tIce OF
spirit they still possessed away from
them. The valet was also most par
ticular in examining the saddle de>-
tined for the use of His Majesty, had
all double wadded. and had extra pad
dingS put on the back.-lSew York
Cosmopolitan, August oh.
This tells the story as well as it
could be told in quarto volume. This
great war: so as far Napoleon is con-
cerued. is sick mans campai-n-theI
last desperate struggle of dclirious,
imperial invalid to reach out into the
future and plant an Empire for his sou
and heir upon the glories of the battle
field. No matter how much French
blood may flow: no matter how many
mothers hearts are saddcned; 10 mat
ter how MANY Sweathearts are left des
oiate and broken hearted: no matter
the desolation and suffering and woe, /.
- that the usurper finds the means of
perpetuating the rule of his only |
child, the .-forlorn hope of his de /.
cling years and waning powers. All I
these trappings, better fitted for
= bed ridden wife than Il war
like monarch. are in keep /
ing with what Louis Napoleon has
done rs the COMMUNICATIVE Chief of the
French army. The provisions for his
own comfort have been made upon
a greater scale than those which look to
the shaping of the military events
which he weakly assumes to conduct.
Compare this burly invalid and his
bulky camp furniture with Grant and
his simple camp equipage! Napoleon
mounts quiet palfry and seats him
self upon a padded saddle and displays
troops to create the false impression
hat he is a second Julius Caesar.
Grant ona warsteedas grim and hardy
rs himself, rode. when occasion requir- ii
I'll it, all day and all night, through
storm and sunshine and darkness and
Shelterless roads, sleeping upon his
saddle. exposed TO all the fatigues,
dangers and vicissitudes of the COM
nonest soldier. He knew, as true
always knows. that the sue
,essful general must thus take his
part and his chances in the campaign
which he conducts. Napoleon going a..
o war in an ambulance. surrounded :
~ bath tubs, medicine chests, easy
hairs and the general paraphernalia
& sick room IS the type and token
II war-maker who invokes the blood :,
he'd of his people as the last resort for ,
uch ills as are otherwise without a !.
emedy-making a vain and foolish
Ittempt at heroism where none exists
= nd forced to substitute the trap
,ings and the suits Of the hospital for
he brave outfitTings of the warrior
nd the hero.
IRISH SYaPaTHY WITH NAPOLEON. /