Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-01
Is GENIUS TRANSMITTED. Emilio Caselar,

Is GENIUS TRANSMITTED. Emilio Casear,
in Harpers Mag rzue, writes:
Does the transmission of genius exist? Can
dynssties entail merit by the privilege OF nature
as they ents power by the error OF society
There were five Caesars of the family OF the
great Julius and zone Of them attained the u:t-
verssl and humanitarian genius of theillustrious
chief Of his race. Augustus, though able and
prudent was SO tmit that he would hide him
self under bed when he hcard y crash of thun
der Iiberus avoided war. and wasted hlmsc!.
in pleasure. Ciaudus deserved that Seneca
should compare his divine skull with q gigantic
caabssh. Caiguls WAS sangu!nafy !naImai!
and y ero sanguinsry nountcbank. lnt;vldu.
ais of the same family, children of the blood,
| St Louis and Charles Of An iOu, the one was =
saint and the other demon; the one toucdc .
| tribunals and the other suborned them; the one
| concluded peace and the other kindied WAITS !;
the one" compelled respect to that point tbs.
kings submitted TO his judgment the blood
| s.rifes of nations and the other excited hatred
| to such point ~ TO commend the horrors 81
| the Sicilan Ve=pers; the one under the OAK ii
Vincennes gives every man his right and the
other in the public square OF Naples assaSSinat"s
| the last scion Of the mouse % Saubla; the one
| eads the Crusaders like great missionary and
| n great general tho other robs them by lari
ard sea like thief and q pirate. 1t cannot be
denied that Charles the Filth bears seriously on
world but century afterwards the successor Of
that Atlas is called Charles the second. Isabel
the Catholic, VINO conquers Granada, and dis
covers America who ends the feudal age and
initiates The modern time, is daughter OF thc
feeble Juan the second, and sister of the mpo
tent Henry the Fourth. Charles the Third i'm
bibcs on the throne, in great drallghts the NOR
81 spirit of the eighteenth century, assists the
progress OF his time, fills a glorious page in tie
history OF Spsin, but ne leaves his n.lne and MS
authority and his right to two inlbeci es, one 81
whom knows nothing but to Kill javalies in the
Prado, and the other - train kangaroos IL Cas-
erts- No dynastes exist in nature. Genius Is
like the god of Mohammed, without father OF
sons in its greatness and its eternity. The her
editsry principle in power Is prirclp!"
which is At once condemned by reason, IA
ture and history.
THE NAMELEss SECT There is in China
remarkable people known as "hc NameIess
Sect They profess AN old religion. which
prevails more or less all over China bu, e,p:-
clslIy 10 the province of Shangtung. Di-iik.d
and prosecuted By the civil authorities, they
have for org tune cndcavored to keep their
beliefs and practices. Their religion is said 70
have come from the West, whence also they
expect leTercr. They do not worship Idol.
VI the clos. of their religious services the.
have meal, Of which bread aud wioc form tie
greater part. Ii is thought that they may BE-
the remnant OF the naurc churches planted
centuries ago in China by Victorian mission
aries, who are said to have preached the gospel
for uearlr q thousand years through Southern
and Middle Asia With marvellous energy aud
succ. IS, aud TO have cX"rtcd poseriui IN
fucbce iD China Tor upward of SIX hundred
years, from the Seventh to the thirteenth
Century.