Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-11-22
wELLINoToN.s IDEAS


Gen~ral Ws1s<fey.
As The word .-tieneraI'- i usually in
serprsted- n great ssrategist nay b.
fairly given that title. but he 4 not at
al necessarily n great commander. a
great leader OF armies The personal
magnetism which such great men
Possess 50 largely. and can vithout
s-ort IzzPart 10 Others. was. think.
wanting IN our .-frua nlxe What i
q ire he newer seems - hare valued Il
a. desirable quality in an Eugiish
tsAsier. althouEa he fully realized it.
forvce and power when exercised by
Napoleon his ray partly De ae-
counted FOR 81 the way IN which he
looked upou his army Although.
when Il broke up in 1914.
after an e,3ueation of Eve wears %
victory under hIs command. h.. PRO-
Eouaeesi i to BE- able 70 20 anywhere
and do any thing. -tilI h. seems aIwavs
ro hare regarded il more a. a SPLEEN
cl1ly constituted machine In the high-
e-s possible working order than A. 4
living animate being. sensible. 70 and
Affected b all the subtle emotions by
which nan i in5uenced The mar
vicious magnetic power Of tn. great.
generous leader over his men xas esr-
tainly undetermined By Wellington
He used to say that Waterloo va won
II the Fairgrounds IT Zion ard Har-
row and no ulaz has ever -et higher
value upon good breeding and blue
blood IN officers that b. did H
<sssenls Ia his mind 20 have divided hi-
army taso gentlemen and common
men Placing a great unabridged gulf
between the two Glasses With on. or
two exceptions. b.. apparently hasi the
very poorest opinion 90 the military
capacity % his Generals Of division.
While h believed with all biz cold
heart IN the dash courage. endurance.
loyalty and patriotism Of hi. reei-
mental 0f-iceFs. the sons of English
sq1ire- and younger sous Of what Eas
then called cur srist0cra.v- He be-
lieved they w0sIld always d0 their
cFty. - depended upou their breed
Ing In that respect Just A. h. depended
Epou The strength Wnd courage Of hi.
thorough bred charger To carry him
Toe loag day. hard riding over any
battlefield He had seemingly no faith
In The half-brvd man. no more than
IN the badIy-brvi hound that aIway-
required the Lash 0f ths hunts
mar He seldom II ever. spoke in aD-
precIatlve terms Of those brave SOL
siisrs 10 carried him in triumph from
Lisbon TO Toulouse and If he had anv
affection for them be never showed it.
He believed that when restrained hv
the most ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS discipline.
and led b. English gentlemen. they
were. under him. invineIbge- But b.
never hssitated 10 describe them a. a
collection OF FtIsIans, the black guards
OF every British parish the scum q
every English town Feeling thus
toward them he never thought il worth
his While to apssal To sentiments be-
did not believe them - Possess. and
u never seems 20 have occurred
TO him that he could rai~.se their
tone or create In them those fs,eIfne-s %
honor and % patriotism whf.sh have
formed at other epochs and IN other
countries the maiuspriag % those ar
mics whose great achievements .-a
Best known 10 the world In fact.
he Was a thorough arfstocrat AZ h.s.-s
with al the best sentiment, bat sill
with all the pre!sdfsps. Of that cIas.s.
There Was no genial sympathy heswesa
him and hts soldiers they respected
hIn and during his later eampairu..
they had the most uaboundes eous-
dence II his military genius. but BE-
SSad his own Immediate military house
hold With whom he lived oa terms 81
intimacy, no on.. loved hiu--sseae-,ts
i''ossEf HsissiT. "a FarssigbfIy n.
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