The National tribune., 1886-06-10

% Inc commcnorntion q a,e human race, wha
btHadfs re.it.i Npm tis succcssP
nudiFe fg military ~ oFerone million men
foll in lis various oannpa'ens. stripped Of teer
mere military glory, whal hoon heieii the woilo as
tic rcanll nf ins aelnrvementsf During the RointA
ul Rnrnuu power lU10l0ul1 penplc were embraced
within s e,nlire. and not icss than hall Of these
were held in slavery. Men and women
wHRE soID UPON A MARKET BLOCK
like entiU, al pricc ns low Rs $40 per head. The
small nuns5er living III ltnly, STYLED The oiVis ho-
nianus, aluue enjoyed any puatesl thuei'ei,Htiet
sIr hna n,iv sllare la the Government, while %
standing ARMY oi 100000 soldiers was maintained
90 zecp te provinces in slillcolioh lh the Bih4iN
turia ring flen were immolatco Tor ie Ninuseiheht
al arisiodrac idlers, and tle Issue oi e et oH.n
depended igom tle caprioious thumbs o. hoN'"h
icrnnlcs.
RYhai glorious work OF regeneration lay within
The ETasp oi Cesar l)id he attempt REFORM Alia
DC give lherty ID thc siave2 Dad hc stop llc sport
with human blood? Did lac restore the kepuohc
that fell wits tie murdered Che eraeelf lie Ftasll,
ed Unyrpr iiv overriding the laws lie constituted
himself imfelntcT, IN the practical sense OF I'm
pcror; and prepared the way lof the actual empire
A rrealer man than Cesar, because more Cod
Nike has lirea m our day, END bow lies m state
within the sacred walls of yonoer tomb.
Aud what oi other military gcniuses? The nero
oi Marathon was won by Greek General VINO
was af4crwarl tried by his ooumtrsmen Tor oapl-
tR offcnsc, aud cOndemcd 20 suher The death
penalty. i0nncy, the Roman, represents the
aristooracv oi Rome. and fell la ther aelense.
Inmnihals brilliant genius was given not 10
she establishment of n broad principle, lnl-
lloffnni n humanity but 20 the maintenance 81 the
uomnr rpial supremacy Of he country. Scipio Airl-
cnnus bui followed the legend oi Rome-Delenda
eel Carihnlo-and knew no loitler purpose than
The destruction Of a commercial rival me ehlpfe
90 Charlemagne representing no new epoch IN MS
tory and no eslubishmeut oi grea principle, Tell
o. nicees after his death. Wellington was not az
qreai go. dier as Napoleon while his sword WAS
carried az tho simple command 81 sovereign hot
Often just aaa never magnatlinnls. Ah slhethhg
less tlnn quarter oi q century , Aoleo lloh.l
came upon le field OF human activity ran thtois
his dngzlnp career. aud, ike an eagle shorn ~
both alunE alla pinl0nr WAS coopcd up in a ma ROW
prisonwak where he was destined 70 terminate
hie dayg Al inrioriots complaint. During his
brief career lie European world was shaken 70
iis cenicr, nalions were oFerlhnoWn, dyhsshes
ipVnled with Tire dust states Werc nronElt INTO
being uud Hnl. noWp men 1Gcre called 10 ruc tliena
Unc fields ul Europe became cncampmchts oi
moving srin.ce. aud the world rang with me E!pft
81 a so''ier WHO was mysie9onslH SPOKEN 81 ~
a tile man oi destiny AT ilc termination ol We
period mentioned ihis human metenr lad Tlsenhna
hLshed along he SKY had elnin.isa pa the leeih m
OF military nIQrv and lad disappeared beneath tie
horizon cfNnR scarce line to mark ils brilliant
passage. SOME substantial results have reninined
~ tle Frlnea people irom thc career oi Napoleon :
bu,, ior ihe nloaL part
HIS ACHIEVEMENTS wEEE PERSONAL
in character and their only glory lies beneath the
earth tlat covers his remains. lie ioana france
grading iinoueh blood 10 reach republictglsIl anc
through refsa.i ambition, Ac fiNeien nc cii.lh ol
empire Huou lt The Roman General culla was
one al tl4r mosi brilliant military geniuses OF Ais
pcuoa iils e'fecr covers ah 'ihl,oi'Aht psse % ~
Roman history. Aller his death a monument Was
erected 80 ouor l4in. upon which was lnscri he'd an
cpiiaph thai ho himself had WTltieil, fss ioilowss
nm Eulis thp fortunate. who Ia tle course 81 my
lfe haVC surp assed both friends and enemies The
former y thc good sno the latter by the eFil have
Mcnalll women Of America, In our generation
man at lived great enough az . military iehntf
90 subdue a force ot insugrteion tllht coula nave
annililatcd any army ol the world nom the tline
of Cyfus 0pHn 10 that ot AapoieQn. ~ man llls
lived who, weighed with the enormous results
Slowing FROM lie work INTO the ntliiihaiill9 one
uf tic un.-UoWn future was iultneassIably greater
than Gurus above Alexander, crander Than
Cesar, supreme over Pompey, Hannibal, siia
Fcipio covering among ChnIlumRgne. the
Prince ~ DFgagc Frederick the Great. MeliinB-
ton ana Napoleon, aud whose name ls Dot 20 be
mentioned in connection with those of Mhtlastes
and Sulia ln eli authentic military history, The
work 81 Lsi one luoivlaun approaches gai o Grant
Two Hanles saouid be olliseied upon the majestic
column ihii loaine rom Tie banks 0l tlt tta1iAe
TeaTs ils graceful head iar into tie clouds. the Nv
ing aullassa1oT from grateful people Y tie Dor-
dcTs 81 iho pndiscoyered country, @ winch both
soldier have eonc-Washiugton aud Grant, The
warriors 81 liberty One lls tlLaer and The other
Fei.or ei.srasi chill Autumn wind blowing
over srar plain horp within iis arms little seed
torn with rntniess force from its atr;z on ioity
tree ana dropped the seed upon the SANDS 10 perish
n bright ,eia.aa beetle weary witll fighi and lam
puid with tc chilly arr. rested for moment upon
the nria pain The little seed dropped ~ 40 ~
SERVED 20 satisfy the hunger - the beetle, winch
presently winged s nigii to the margin 81 swift
running brook glAat bad sprung from ihe mountain
fiae and cleasgng bed through rocks q granite
went g.aiiy lREghing upon its cleery WAY down %
The es-cr-lu hg sea Slipping drop % the crystal
fioOd tlc irelie cFawled within protecting tctige
and ioldiiR sNinRs lay down 30 pheasant dreams
4isr lce king faassel Aioag aud touched the lnaed
Al ils sleep ila mission pas fnliiied; but the con-
lict of tltf se6zons continued until the white de-
elroyef melted in the breath u balmy Spring And
then sniibs sped to the cliiniz wherein tiie b9o y
oi tie iHse, sg. and searching iof the lstle seed
cnt0mi5ad, boz n0i destroyed, invited
To JoIE THE JUBLEE
sf reiurainr iife and hope" Uuaer Tie sofi woOiug
oi tie iea1a gay tine little seed began o. ssell ~ ~
Joy. ting raulias were developed within che body
gl tc prolar fg beetle minute stem htof out q!
lls Cat4.ie liolfh and 10 a mighty tree had been
CalTiel fcin tlte e.ieTt. saved from thc uoals oi
Nluter, nuftnren ana started rpon lis mission q
lle ana uslrsHtufss hy nn fiffubs nseet iilhi had
g1rlseff ils tlsf Nusgers. She gE@nt hFa passed
awag. 8ni builainP beliei thar he snow. tile wide
aIfrsruf lrel FCaiueo ~ tile nlfrRin nl sire iue
ElEinS brock aheiiff aud q resi- - lile weary
lrAre.lF mHoN 4fl CREST hiGifwaF fnrough mans
ffeifui frenruH4a rl.iia abandoned hy iis roOhc
40 perish 81 yt tlan nlnrsh mas become fhe IN
iiruiatllt ae'. .rcf station uIa bondage and nr
finaeaentniintt tnHn. uhEnoNn % fofhne and q
tafaH nifty haenfnr tie aRent uf "a nliEiity work
Le-ne. fo hei.e1 tie human race is1 lJaB ab j
I1Hy last uraf fte ctTih.
OBJ ff tgc4It ~ gfaicial reople. we aFf
hfff a. ta FnN nrncF Oh if-fired genius, Mt
came lu FHaIt aaFt Hgny uf fe ln1tcncr fIf Enui
work Eaaie citizen klnd husband, lDFiHf
tarlilr Erod iFierd gffaA c laiE. cnQscn agent
fle uuft fhoH hs- done N.H ns.De from tti
rraiIgua saF ahal fstr thr rieh TROOPERS Cf f'
might. nud forever la-h y ltl nne taisfed FIRE "a
preseIlcl ~ 8e sua ui dag. lHla another yea
shall reas|aZal Use hgHers end iiA ile feFuai ai
Wits lfnmaf nrc fltae Nita tiie ilithiu rpirsl
LIist Euala iiiy Fast a4d smile toDu. thy tomb.