The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-02

The other evening saw in the State the
following words along with others taken
from the Norfolk VTginian
1t was the supreme effort OF the com
munist; it was Marat, Danton, Robes
pierre, and Denis Kearney concentrated and
intensi6ed.'
A speech Of Colonel Cameron is spoken
Of here. The State ascribes the article to
MIR. Tucker, who usually infuses his un-
equalled clearness of Judgment with slngu-
lar purity OF fervor. In this particular
case, ! wish he had not ranked Danion as
he did. Young folks, who have not dipped
into many histories, may be miSled by this
placing Danton on level apparently with
Marat and Robespierre in all things: there
is another, il inferior, considerations
confess I have mitch love for Danton u
The scientist snys we came from apes or
something like them. am very we'll salts
fed. ] am indeed highly pleased. To have
come from apes is better than to become
apes--a custom By no means common. De
vclopment is better than degeneration. To
be walking up the steps is always better
than TO be tumbling down them. g..
Thinkers lose sight OF the triple fact that
Danton sprung up polluted, that he passed
through what would inevitably have sunken
lesser men, that he rose to something like
grandeur. Such progress is unuSual-ex-
traordinary. It attracts our deepest adj
miration. Nature takes a deity's pleasure
and pride sometimes in turning out into
life characters, so splendidly dark yet so
very aspiring. so full OF mighty energies as
to enlist our sympathies at the time even
that we are startled by many OF their deeds.
We stand amazed ut noble activities. en-
girded and opposed by sinister powers.
Only few are blind enough not to per-
cevc the superiority OF man like Danton
over the bestial Marat aud the snaky Ro-
bespierre. Walter Scott, who is perpetu-
ally harping upon Danton's defects, forci-
bly, says: "Marat was a mailman raised
into consequence only by circumstances
Robespierre cold, creeping, calculating
hypocrite, whose malienity reSembed that
of paltry and second-rate fiend--but Dan
ton was character for Shakespeare or
Schiller to have drawn in all its broad lights
and shades" a. ..s.
Carlyle set his burning, penetrating gaze
upon the fiery Frenchman and masterfully
depicted bis passions, powers, and aspect.
/ wish could quote him. 1t is as near truth
rs can be got. He places him next to Mira.
beau, and high over the heads OF the rest.
Truly Danton possessed the eagle spirit,
He would swoop to baseness; but he would
arise haushtily to glorious heights. There
was doubtless much craft in bis makeup
He was in the main, however, open and
free, careless aud strong. He assumed fear.
less attitudes, and he seemed ever as fear
less as his attitude. He was huge and
rugged, impelled by invincible energies,
and upheld by vast powers; yet he was not
insensible to the softest emotions. Did not
the best that were about him ching to him
with faith and fondness? Did he not win
and wed the sweet, tender, deathless spiri!
of woman? Would not warm, swift, lus.
trous, witty Desmoulins have died for Dan.
tony He was really better at his worst than
the others. At his best he was passionate
wrecker OF I'M justice, and it was then that
bis furious STRINGS and sweeps Of rhetoric
reused the widest enthusiasm. ZEN.