The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-06-16
CESARISM.
The Ancient and Modern Styles
Compared.
From the Trenton Sentinel.
THE ANCIENT KIND JULIUS.


THE ANCIENT KIND: JULIUS.
Brntus-W hat said he when he came
unto himself?
Casca-M Marry, before he fell down,
| when he perceived the common herd was
| glad he refused the crown, he pIucked
me of his doublet, and offered his throat
to cut And had been a man of any
| occupation, if would not have taken
him at word, would / might go to
hell among the rogues. And so he
fell When he came to himself again he
| said, IF he had done or said anything
amiss, he desired their worships to think
| 1T WAS HIS TNF9RaFTTYl Three or four
wenches, where I stood, cried, "Alas,
good soulr' and for gave him with all
their hearts.
THE MODERN KIND: ULYSSES.
A short time subsequent to the
Presidential election of 1872, the
press, portion of it hostile to the
Republican party. and particularly
so to the Administration, started the
cry Of sC@sarism'' and "the third
term calling lnstily for me to de-
fine my position on the latter sub
ject. believed 1t to be beneath the
dignity of the Office which / have
been twice called upon to fill to an
swer such question.
SPEAKING IN AN UNKNOWN TONGUE.
Brutus-Did Cicero say anything?
Casca-Ay, he spoke Greek.
Brutus-To what effect +?
Casca-Those that understood him
smiled at one another and shook their
heads; but for mine own part, it was
Greek to me.
OUR MODERN CEsAR's GREEK.
In fact, have been surprised that
so many sensible persons in the Re-
publican party should permit their
enemy to force upon them and their
party an issue which cannot add
strength to the party, no matter how
met.
THE BACK OF CEsAR's HAND.
Casca-You pulled me by the cloak;
would you speak with me?
Brutus-Ay, Casca; tell us what hath
chanced to-day, that Caesar looks so sad.
Casca-Why, there was crown offer
ed him; and being offered him, he put it
back with the back of his hand; and
then the people fell shouting.
>
In the first place, / never sought
the Office for a second, nor even for
a first nomination. To the first /
was called from life position, one
created by Congress expressly for
me for supposed services rendered
to the republic. The position va
Gated 1 liked. It would have been
most agreeable to me to have retain
ed it until such time as Congress
might have consented to my retire
ment, with the rank and a portion
of the emoluments which I so much
needed.
THE ROMAN FELLOWS WAY.
Brutus-What a blunt fellow is this
grown to be? He was quick metal when
he went to school.
Casca-So he is now, in execution.
Of any bold or noble enterprise,
However he puts on his tardy form.
This rudeness is sauce to his good wit.
THE AMERICAN FELLOWS WAY.
] was made to believe that the
public good called me to make the
sacrifice. Without seeking the Of
fee for the second term, the nomina-
tion was rendered to me by unani-
nous vote of the delegates of all the
States and Territories, to represent
their whole number. / cannot say
that 7 was not pleased at this, and
at the overwhelming endorsement
which their action received at the
election following.
THE FIRST PLUNGE THE WORST.
Caesar said to me: "Darest thou, Cas-
sius, now
Leap in with me into this angry food,
And swim to yonder point!"
But ere we could arrive the point pro-
posed
Caesar cried: "Help me, Cassius, or
sinki''
THE FIRST PLUNGE WAS HIS WORST.
But it must be remembered that
all the sacrifices except that of CON-
fort had been made in accepting the
FIRST term, Then, too. such FIRE of
personal abuse and slander had been
kept up for years. notwithstanding
the Conscientious performances of
my duties to the best of my under
standing-though l admit, in the
light of subsequent events, many
times subject to fair criticism-that
an endorsement from the people,
who alone govern republics. was
qualification that it is only human to
have appreciated and enjoyed.
THE THIRD TERM SHOUT.
Cassius-They shouted thrice; what
was the last cry for?
Casca--Why, for that too.
Brutus-Was the crown offered him
thrice?
Casca-Ay, marry, vast, and he put
1t by thrice; every time gentler than the
other; and at every pntting by, mine
honest neighbors shouted.
Cassius-Who offered him the crown?
Casca-Why, Antony.
Brutus-Ten US the manner of it, gen.
tie Casca
CaSca-I can as we'll be hanged as tell
the manner of it; it was mere fooIery,
did not mark it. ] saw Mark Antony
offer him crown; yet it was not a crown
neither, it was one of those coronets;
and, as told you, he put it by once:
but, for all that, to my thinking. he
would fain have had it. Then he offer
ed it to him again; then he put it by
again; but, to my thinking, he was very
10th to lay his fingers off it. And then
he offered it the third time; he put it the
third time by; and still as he refused il.
the rabblement hooted, and clapped their
chapped hands, and threw up their sweaty
night-caps, and uttered such a deal of
sinking breath because Cesar refused
the crown, that it had almost choked
Caesar, for he fell down and swooned at