New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-25
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capacity which were destined TO mako tnem i~nous'
and the public generally sympsthize with this feens'
s fyo.o latent sentiment that the dulness or per-
yessity Of distinguished mans youth puts MN some
how more In touchs with the common people ineio
can be no doubt that In the case OF ChVe oo'h en0
truant boyhood and the suicidal sao'escehco nave o
tributed powerfully TO the destinations OF tna' o
carser: and the coloriess mediocrity OF welhngohs
$500, .na .ouso. DAYS has an equal tendency TO
bcishten the rest of his subsequent Achievements
NJ Hoouer has written judiciousiy compac'eo his-
4o,x NJ the Iron Duke and has not shrked thosc carry
ebsnters which exhibit him In non-comm'1ai aspo'
A. vouns ofIcer there was little TO DO seen III nm
beyord n serious appreciation OF his duues s"u ,e
Personalities: and while that in Itself Is among INC
,esst common Of tendencies In young men, anu nus
-, growing rarcr now for many years, u aiu not
.usg,st 10 wengtons CONTEMPORARIES his possession
Of special powers. 49,. u,.,.y.-
,a,s Young officer was ordered to do he did thoroughly
ana consciontiously and that kind OF service was ao
. singular eighty years ago before aud since tha'
,.r,od In India the fact that his brother was 1oV
srnorfeneral was rather disadvantage to him. since
ha eould not expect special favors or opportunities
and was In some danger OF being negioc'oo III ''o "
fort TO hold the balance even. But when q man "ho
understands his business is ever on the "a''h ioi
onenine Il Ia sure to arrive, and AsssSe ar1Soo i'
wellington. 1t was battle which nc pernAp' w.
mot have fought ten years later, for 1t involved
-. ara xas hazardous in the extreme But Ms
,resnant proyed sound, and he defeated iorco siA
dimes as strong rs his own 1t Is interesting :" -
tbst when he was serving John company ."
hs was serving the king and queen, y 'eS i.ieo
nort,on of his anxieties and troubles aroso ~.
,rcomunte of the civil officers upon "non.
military arm depended for supplies anu .,,.h,.
IN. .xner,enoe which lie thus gained was ih' y,
% him and I'm later life his intimate Rnoweos0 "
20, nroblsm OF subsistence was proosoy az u ~.
=. his ski,l In tactics and strategy anu h's W
,onozraphy. But though his experience " =,
,rsct was identical with that OK most oAp 10 l.,
English and American armies, 10 say INC -, ,,ie
order 10 INQUIRE why any captain shou" na - In
Kind of work thrust upon him. 70 nv is as
IN. German service, where the cunt ...d ss
...,u, and strictly organized ana conuu."u
,,,.r ~ the oombatant arms. But han "e's ,,.
work always consisted in wrestling WIN ~" Cpy.rn
neglect red tape and perversiS, Vi III, ~, an the
nsnt-saye when rs in the Peninsula, nc n Gov.
imbccites and follies OF TWO a,ieso" - ,hs normal
srnments to struggle WIN III ""
domestic peplexities. .o en-, n nut
IT. s,udenr Of military biography is too APT 70 pu'
,,s,n,.,sn. weight upon this part OF the reoou' 'u
truth this IS what proves the grea. "a ,,s,b,e
mander as much as his moro or' ..,s The
.orduct NJ battles seges, marches ana y.u,nc-
-, pon,nsular War, upon which NANNY a,
whoie ro' ss,. nav he said to have been put upon
~" ,s.,s en- far as the defence against Nspo'o
A,s a.,or,ed The Governments OF Portugal "nu ~
- .,ono hindrapces 10 every far sgh'ou NV ,,s
A, times they might have been thoue"' !" yre,,r,,on
x,.nos so suicidal were their posi''o"S' =, ,,s
- - arbt them as much as the enemy N 49,,
,.mo time to maintain u perennial IN.D .,d cum
80 war ONCE for necessary reinforcemeh.s on" '
~ r.,,.mcnt as psrllaments VIII, insls'oa v"
s.,,c r,ore about the conduct oil inc war 'ne" ~,
- rss on the ground and had all the 'hrcai' W ~
land He could only vindicste himself n'''' 80.
-ai,cl losing his plans, and such oisei'' 80, the
,u,,cd ,hem We ae inclined 10 coh'u'' -
finest of all his achievements ana INC ss.,,,s
evidencing the qualities which as'ihsas" ,rnr,s.
foremost soldiers, was the planning Oh inc 80,
..on,v alluded TO M the lines OF Torres Neuras.
-ro carry that plan out successfully he hsa 10 kuao
she secret of It for more than year. durihs .ne
=, which the great lines were being drawn ana ior1
yn.n he had 10 accept the general appearance VI q
beaten commander: to retire stop by s'ep oe'oi. u
enemy. drawing him on to the coast ana mah'sinns
A. h,n IN. bel,ef that he driving the Ensish OUT
=, ,ha country: finally, having Withdrawn 'n'o inc
,mnroenabie lines, no had 70 keep up cess
So ,non the bafied foe, and when eoult reueA'oi
,ersorcc from an absolutely exhausted 'orri'o'S' "
,o spr,ng upon his track and follow him. ngnt"s ~
the vsy and fighting ever VIGOROUSLY 10 anu '''0"N
the French frontier -, 49,, ,,..,
I, the eoncepton and the execution OF TINS gfoa'
-. .rt. the hand and brain Of q master must DC
s..o,n,y,d In the conception there was Nspoieone
h,.,atb and foresight; In the execution marvellous
rrnxp of details and sure eye for oppof'unlu
n IDLE to deny that In the Peninsulsr Jar "eihns
hotb ut.manoeuvrcd and out-fought Napoieohs oe''
marshas, or that he held his ground against over
whelming odds when fighting was impos'ioie' anu
r.it,nr his own tlme turned the tables finally upon
bis oppouents and drove them from The held. Crnt
and deep calculation, swift and unerring Judgment
almost unexampled patience aboundinS uash s"'
energy when tho moment for action came anu
terrible persistent hsmmcring at the foo which remnu
tbs great and victorious campaign Waterloo was an
.norhal battle and Its dramatic features and mo-
mcnto,s consequences for Europe naturally cast pre-
rndlng events into the shade. But wo think 1t fairly
men 10 question whether Wellington on that iateiui
dsy did not owe more 10 what Is called chancc anu
the ebaptcr of accidents man he owed all through tho
Torres yedraS campaign. His arrangement Win
Blucher was certainly extra hazardous CONSIDERING
thu, be hal Napoleon In front Of him. The Junction
xas IN fact 50 long delayed that II Grouchy hal not
Numbered so hopeessy tho English ana Aiies niigh'
have been destroyed before the Prussians came up
Tho necessity Of detachng troops to meet and hoid
Blucber IN check left Napoleon helpless whom the
charge of the ola Guard failed. But hsh nc hclu
ano,bcr division In hand at that moment the result
might have been different: and 1t was not Wellington
foresight or skin of position that brought about this
condition Of things.
That the Duke fought groat battle Is beyond dis
mute: but the question is whether he e4hiDned thei
and there the same scope ana grasp u III inc 1oire7
yedras operations, and on this point opinions VIII
perhaps always differ. Waterloo the culrnnsiIor
AZ bis military career Thenccforwau he was &c
snioy the rewards showered upon him 80 avishly BY
his country and to display I'm civil station tho same
strict sense of duty which had marked his condue
rs . soldier. His political career must however. BE-
Of secondary interest. he entered Il At an age whcr
t ~as no longer possible for him to accommodate him
,s to the rising spirit of Liberalism and he took hi
ssand with the Tories, though time came when they
reysrod him a. recresnt bee he insisted on pscnt
shat be considered his duty to the country before '
claims and interests OF party. He VS., inde d. ih toe
for tho contests OF politics. simplicity and straight
hprvaxdncss being his dominant charac teristcs. Id
was . truthful, and upright man and bore stainless
name through a long and active life. IL Is com
ssrstsyely Of little importance whether he is ranket
iha vnrid,s ID IA