Middletown transcript., 1871-06-17
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Why is it that the world is I.lcl with
the praise and fame Of Marcus Brutus.
while we seldom hear an alusion to the
nam Of Charlotte Cpiday? Ia courage,
sagacily, sclf-saeriIicing patriotism, anl
all the splendid qualities that make up
the hero. the Il ter was certainly the peer,
and, inlcel, the superior Of the former.
Brutus was one Of twenty-,hrce conspira-
tors. Charlotte Corday was alone in her
glory,
II considered said she. $50 many
brave men need not come TO Paris for the
head Of one man The Roman conspir-
ntors conferred one with another much
and often She consulted u living l.or-
tai. 10 the question proponnlei to her
when lie was arrested "Who are your
accom- lees :" she replied. Il have none "
innidrd ami alone she conceived the
thought, matnrei her plans 10 execute Il,
and executed them. Bruius did not orig.
mate the thought. conceive The plan. or
even strike the lirs, l,ow under which Cm-
say i'll. Brulus was goaded on by such
taunts as "Brutns, thou ar, not Brutus."
- Thou >cepesl, Bru,ns" Charlotte
needed no sueh gibcs to make her Char
itte. Brutn- had tue herltn,.. If great
u,me To sustain. Charlolte's father Was n
peasant, i-tutus was in office Il, the time,
aud was responsible to the people for the
preservation of tho government. Char
Io,tc had ro such responsibilities TO warn
her of du,y's oatns litutus committed
one error in allowing Anthony to live.
another in permitting him to address the
populace, and still another in suffering
Caesars viii to be read Charlotte mis-.
conceived nothing. and pcrpe,ra.ed no,
the frs, blundcr Wounds inflicted upon
themselves, aud Caesars iwcn,y-thrcc
gaping wounds, 'al tie Romsn mob
with wis, tremulors indceisicn bcvy of
frightened consprators were uemanncd on
the idrs Of March, but single stab
through The heart Of Marat told the myr.
miluns q. blood, on the 18th of July. that
there was a Mll u. iron nnrvinr .he ven
gcaneo that was on their trail The mis-
construction by the conspirarors of re.
mark made by Roman citizen TO Cesar,
and other remarks made b. popilins La.
nus 10 Brutus and cassius, came well
nigh exploding the plot, and preventing
its oobsummation Charlotte did not al
low tie reception she met at Marats door
to discompose her, and no miscarriage cy-
er threatened her plan at any moment,
Bru,us did some loud Dragging about how
much he loved Rome. when he attempted
to conciliate the Roman populacc, but
when the cry Of Down with the c1n.pir-
a,ors. resuundcd over the waves of human
passion that rolled like pillows of fire over
Rome. under the trident OF Mark Antho-
pys eloqucncc, Bru,us fled TO An,ium,
and, as he was soon thereafter found Mt
the head Of nn army. the presumption is
rational th2i lc woGli have worn robes of
office even to Caesars funeral. Charlotte
wanted no Office and she disdained to ny
On her trial the following dialogue oc-
Cured between her and the court
Q.-'.Nhy did you kill Maratf' A
because lated him"
Q.--What did you hate in him y A.
"Ilis crimes
Z DO you think you have killed all
the Marats = A.--"No: but at his fall
let the rest tremble. | have killed one
man to save one hundred thousand
was n republican long before the revolu-
iiou, and never failed in energy"
Q.--"W What do you understand by en-
crgyi" A.--"That feeling which indu-
ces us TO cast aside selfish considerations,
and sacrifice ourselves for our country"
Q.-"What defence have you to maker"
A.-Nopc; | have done my task. let
others do theirs"
Brutus aimed his how against the es.
tablishmens Of despotisn. She, hers
against despotism established. He
struck at meditated usurpation of pow
er. while sho struck at power itself. The
rescue Of his countrymen from the i'm