Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-06

the leadership of the Corsican revolu- tionists or by allying himself with tho Jacobins Cf Paris.
 With skillfUl duplicity ho did both. Corsica, on his return, was in fer ment The popular party was at one with the French democrats The National Convention passed decree that the ex- fled Corsican patriots might return Paoli went home by way of Paris, where he was recognized as hero and made lieutenant general and military govern or of his native island. France was di- vided into departments, and Corsica was declared to be one of these
 Meanwhile. tho world was turned upside down. The Convention had taken the autumnal equinox of l792 Us the date of q new era for mankind. It was an epoch of universal abolition. The marvellous thing was that while tho old expired under tho stroke of the destroy CTS wand. the new did not spring up in its place The King was brought to trial and death. The proud daughter of Theresa went swiftly after her lord
 Moderate patriots throughout France and the world were alarmed and an gered. Washington would follow Lib erty no further. Paoli, establishing himself at Curtc. stood for moderation. He was too old and conservative to bt rebaptized in tho muddy waters of Jac- obinism, But Captain Bonaparte at Ajaccio Was not of such mind and kind. He found himself at this juncture on two military stecdS. both going in the same direction, but at different rates of speed He had never resigned his con- mission as colonel in the CorSican Ma tiOnal Guards; but ho now held q com mission as captain in tho French army, and was receiving pay from tho nation al treasury. His captaincy and his colo nclcy did not consist. Ho tcmpOriZcd and intrigued with the rCvulutiunists during the winter uf l1929S; had m interview with Paoli at COrtc; departed without satisfaction; brukc with the governor, who ceased tO bo a hero i'll his eyes; mado a conspiracy to invade Sar dinia; tried to obtain an independent command; fell under condemnation of the PaolistS. and in Juno of l193, Was obliged to leavo Corsica with all the family of Bonapartc.
 Napoleon arrived at Nico on the 18th of Juno, and there rejoined his com pany. The Fourth Regiment. to which he belonged. had been transfCrrcd to the eXtrome southeast, aS a protection against the menaCeS of the world along that threatened coast. Tho whole valley of tho Rhuno was aflamo with thc Rrvolu- tion. Horror on horror had been hrapcd throughout France.
 Napoleon bvcamo a French Republic an soldier. He was q soldier of fortune ill a sCn>o moro profound than that phrase had ov>r before Cvny, yrd. It must lo confessed that the hardShipS and mercil,>S conditions through which ho had passed. h,aring with relentless pressure on his tremendous mind-iu- famed as it was with unqupnchablC aln- bitions-arc better calculated t0 excite the compassion and sympathy of after times than tO kintllo against him that anger and consciousness which q mere ly logical consideration uf his ShOrtCum- inGs, failures and unprinciplrd schemes would suggest. The judgment k miti gated in contemplating such a character cnvr.;lnG from uhSCurity. under the play of complex forces. into the foreground of light and action.
 The r,:.ucnt of Captain BOnaparte constituted part uf tho Army of the South, under command of General Gar teaux. It WAS the business of this divi- sion of the French national forces to | operate for tho rrcuvVry of MarSrillUS | and T0ulun; for thrs,' cities wcro held by tho enemies nf France. They had fAllrn into the power uf the English fleets. assisted ly the local lONali>tS The situation w..S striking. Patriotism wL> ,.nJIur ln h.ih the CItl,~: hut the representatives rf the late monarchy. l prot. ct.'i hy A foreign power. wvIr not Vt down It Was out of MIr>'ill,'S that. in July of Ih', prvcriinE year, a band of patriots. most unique and strong. had marched tu Paris. singing on the way and to the very porcheS of the Tuileries that famous war-song which Claude Jo- seph Rouget dc LiSle had given to the French nation and to all free men. S against MarseillCS and TOulOn, for wrestling them from the English and | loyallStS, the forces of General CarteauX are, on the 9th of October, l193, divid- ed and sent Captain BOnaparte's regi- ment, with others, is directed against Toulon. He Is given command of a sec ton of the artillery. and Is at last in l his element. Now for the first time he Is able tu direct battery against the l enemy, and to utter that tremendous word. ''FireV Here and now the cloud of obScurity lifts frum tho lfc of this cxtranriiuary character, revealing him to the world aS ono of the greatest in the annals of mankind
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