New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-01

Grant The narrative is condensed free from supernu'
details spirited in expression, and enlvened Dy
numerous anecdotes, many OF which seem to De no"
printed for the first time The following ode Tor Wash-
ingtOns birthday is literary curiosity II IS not 10 DO
found in any of the different editions of Burnss poems
but copied from the original manuscript now pos
sessed by gentleman in Cincinnati;
No Spartan tube no attic shell,
No Tyre EOlian / awake;
IT'S LDerty's bold note swell,
Ny harp, Columbia, let me take.
See gathering thousands, while sing,
A broken chain, exulting, bring
And dash IL In tyrants facel
And dare him to his very beard,
Aud tell him, he more is feared
No more the Despot Of ColumGia's race
A tyrants prOudest insults Drayed,
They shout, People freed! Ihey nail an EMPIRE saved
Where ia mans godllke formi
Where is that brow erect and bold,
That eye that can, unmOyed, behold
The widest rage, the loudest STORM
That e'er created fury dared to raise
That trenblest at Despot's nod
Yet, crOuching under tn iron rod,
Canst laud the arm that struck tn insulting blow,
Art thou OF mans imperial line
Dcst boast that cOuntenance divine
Each skulkng feature answers mol
But come, We sons of Liberty,
COumbia's offspring, brave as free,
In Dangers hour still flaming III the van,
ie know and dare maintain The Royalty Of Man.
III.
Alfred, on thy starry throne.
Surrounded nv the tuneful choir,
Tue bards that erst have struck the patriot lyre,
And reused the free-born BritOns soul OF fire,
No more thy England own.
Dare injured nations from the great design
To make detested tyrants bleedi
Thy England eXecrates the glorious deed
Beneath her hostile banners waving.
Every pang OF honor Drawing,
England in thunder calls The Tyrants cause is mine %
That hour accurst, how did the tends rejoice,
Aud hell thro all her confines arise the eXulting voice
That hour which the generous English name
Llnkt with such damned deeds Of everlasting shame
".
Thee Caledonia, thy wild heaths among.
Famed for the martial deed, the heaventaught song,
10 thee turn with swimming eyes.
Where is that soul of Freedom fed
Beneath that ballowed turf where Wallace lies
Ye babbling winds IN silence sweep;
Disturb not We the hero's sleep,
Nor give the coward secret breath.
Is this tho ancient CaledOnian form,
Firm as her rock, resistless her stormf
Show Inc that eye which shot immortal hate,
Braved Occupations bOldest daringl
Dark Quenched yOnder sinking star,
No more that glance lghtens afar;
That palsled arm no more whirs he waste Of war
General Wilson relates an account Of con yersaon with
Mr. Custs from which he obtained interesting
sona "reminiscences OF Washington. During visit at
Arlington House, Virginia in 1854 the writer asked Mr.
Gusts II Washington could like Marshal SAKE, break
horseshoe and received for reply that he had doubt
could had he tried for his hands the largest and
most powerful that he had Mr.. Gusts then
gave several instances Of the Generals strength OF
which recall the following When Washington was a
young man he was present occasion, as locker
on at wrestling games, then the fashion in Virginia
Tired Of the sport had retired to the shade OF tree
where he sat perusing pamphlet, till challenged to
bout by the hero Of the day and the strongest wrestler
In the State Washington declined, till, tainted with
the remark that he feared to try conclusions with
the gladiator, calmly came forward and with
out removing his coat, grsppled with his an
tagonist. There fierce struggle for
brief space Of tme when the champion hurled to
the ground with such Tremendous force as to jar the
very in his bones. Another instance of his
digious power his throwing stone the Rap
pahasnock at Fre6ercksburg-a feat that 1t is quite
safe to has never been performed SINCE Later IN
life number OF young gentlemen were contending at
Mount Vernon in the exercise of throwing the bar
Washin gon, after looking for time, walked
ward saying Allow TO try and grasping the bar
sent the iron flying through the air twenty feet
beyond its former limits. stl later in his career,
Washington whose age like lusty Winter, frosty
yet kindly, observed three of his slaves at Mount
Vernon vainy endeavOring to raise a large stone when.
tired of witnessing their unsuccessful attempts he put
them aside and, taking 1t in his ron-ke grasp lifted 1t
TO it's place. remounted his horse, and rode on"
The author gives bit Of history in regard TO Wei
ngton's famous order at Waterloo, to which he adds
counterpart his experience 1t is the fate
all great men TO have their names graced well as
disgTaced by anecdotesgood, bad, and Indifferent
doubtless true, Others without doubt false To this
rule the English soldier was exception. Wellington
never said up, Guards and at Them at Waterloo.
What he really did say, according 10 Captain Gronow,
was Guards, get up and charge. NapoleOns epigram,
II indeed II really his otis but step from the sub
lime 10 the ridiculous comes before minds eye as
we read the modified version Of the heros famous
der as it somehow sounds akin to that of confederate
colonel OF cavalry, whom the writer had the duty
signed TO him OF hunting III the Mississippi Valley and
who IN place OF the usual formula would say, CIT ready
10 at 0 varied occasionally by the combined order.
that seems SO suggestive OF the dukes Gil and 0
The sketches OF Lee, Sherman, and Grant necessarily
bring the upon delicate ground, but he handles
the subject with frankness mpartIay and good sense
evidently aiming TO do justice without hattery and
without prejudice TO the merits Of those great
nanders In his estimate OF General Scott, the writer
who was in friendly personal relations with the old hero
shows courage and Discrimination and has gwen faith.
ful and expressive photograph Of his habits and char
aoter.
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Curly.
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formation and accuracy Of statement He has drawn
upon the copous and authentic for his
terias which he has embodied in shape
general reference. Among the documents which he
has chiefly relied the reports Of bureaus OF the Gen