The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-12-14
From the Chonicle u Sentinel.
FRANCE AND THE L0RSICANS.
The influence Of the Letter NJ. on the
DeslinieS Of the Napoleans.

s'Thcrc are more things in heaven and earth
Homto
Than are dreamt Of in yon philosophy. ~
"Thcrc 5 divinity that shapes our ends.
Rough how them how We viii. IS
Msrboeuf was the first to recog
nize at the military school the genius
Of Nspolcan. Marengo was the first
battle gained by General Bonaparte,
and Molas indicated to him the route
in Italy. Mortier was one Of his
first generals Moreau betrayed him,
and Murat was the first martyr to his
cause. Marie Louise shared his high
est destinies Moscow was the abyss
which engulied him. Metternich
vanquished him in the diplomatic
field. Six Marshals (Massena, Nor
tier, Marmont, Macdonald, Murat,
Money! and rwenty'Six of his gen
erals Of division bore names com
menciug with the letter NJ. Maret,
Duke Of Bassino, was the counselor
in which he had the greatest conh~
dence. His frat great battle was
that of Montenotte, bis last that OF
Mont St. Jean. lie gained the bat
ties Of MilIesuuo, Montmirail and
Montereau. Afterwards came the
assault at Montmartre. Milan was
the frat onemy's capital and Mosco"
the last into which he entered victo~
Iious. He lost Egypt through the
fault of Menou, and employed MioliS
in order to mako captive OF Plus
~. Mallet conspired against him. -
Murat was the first and Marmount
the next to abandon him lie had
for ministers Maret, Montalivet aud
Molten. His first chamberlain was
Montesquiou. The place of his last
soiourn in France was at Malmaison.
He surrendered himself to Capt. Ma
itland, Of the BclioyophOn. His com
paniou on the voyage to st. Helena
was Montholon, and his valet was
named Marchand.
If we now turn to the history of
his nephew, Napolean Ill, we find
that the same letter dominates no
less, and we are assured that the
captive of Wihelmshoehe attached
still greater Importance to its mystic
rious influence than did his imperial
uncle. The Empress, his spouse, is
a Countess de Montjo; his greatest
friend was Moreny. The capture of
Malakolf and of Mamelow Vert were
the principal exploits of the Crimean
war, due more particularly to the
French. His plan, in the Italian
campaign, was to give the first bat,
tie at Marengo, but this did not trans,
pire until after the engagement Of
Montebello and of Magenta. Macs
Mahon, for important services ren>
dered by him in this battle, received
the title of Duke of Magenta, as
Pelissier obtained, for similar ser
vice, that of Duke of Malakof. Ma
polean III afterwards made his entree
into Milan and repulsed the Austri,
ans at Melegnano. After the ferris
bic battle of Solferino, he returned
before the walls of Mantoue. From
the year 1869 the letter NJ, seems
to have presaged misfortune 10 this
man. We neglected to mention
Mexico end Maximilian in order to
arrive at the actual war in which he
had founded a vain hope on the three
Ms MacMahon, Montauban, and
tha fearful Mitraillense Mayenee
was to have have the French army's
base of operations, but, repulsed
first on the MoselIc, his. fate was decid,
ed at Sedan On the Meuse. We have,
finally to signal the fall Of Metz.
All of these disasters are due to
another NJ, aud that NJ. commences
the name of Napoean's greatest
enemy-Mollke. We have seen the
imperial crown violently snatched
from the head Of two of the greatest
men Of France. We are destined TO
see, at no distant day, the same dia
dem on the head of a scarcely less
great man, Marshal MacMahon, Duke
of Magenta. Let us hope that with
this Nj. Fate has cut the thread OF
Frances disasters, and that it will
bli5g her that repose she SO much
requires, aud that prosperity she SO
well merits.
J. C0LTCN LYNES.
Auonsta "a Nav 2O 1874