The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-01

fxiur II fed it with consuming flame.
His abrupt, laconic style Of speaking cor
responded well with his impetuous tenn
nor ard evinced al an early age the IRON
lie nature with which he was endowed.
His career fairly commenced with his
r,clIirg the revolt Of the sections True,
iais conduct at the siege of Tuu Ion had
caused him 10 be spoken of faVorably as
an under officer, but il was with unfeiCI1ed
sunrise that the Abbe Sieyes. Rewbel,
EafouTneuT Roger Ducos. and Gen. Mou-
Inns saw him introduced TO them by Bar
ras as the commander he had chosen for
the troops that were TO defend the con-
vention.
said Gen. Moulins to him, you are
aware that il is only by the powerful
recommendation of citizen SarTas that
we confide TO you SO inportan a post7'
81 have not asked for il, tirily replied
tie young Lieutenant. "and if / accept ii,
IT will be because, after close examina-
ton. am confident of success. / am
different from other men 1 never under
take anything cannot carry through"
This sally caused the members of the
Convention to bite their lips, for the i'm
piled sarcasm stung each in his turn.
But do you know" said RewbeI, that
this may be a very serious affair. That
the sections
Very we'll" fiercely interrupted the
young Bonaparte; Il viii make a serious
affair OF it, and the sections shall become
ranquil."
A MISERABLE MONARCH
Tie had seen Louis XVI. put on the red
IAN and show himself from the palace of
mi. Tuilleries TO the mob, and unable to
restrain his Indignation at the sight, ex-
claimed to his companion, Bourienne:
s.What nadnessi He should have blown
400 or 200 of them into the air. and the rest
would have taken TO their heels"
Derriyed of his command he had
wandered around Paris during the terri
bic scenes of the revolution, learning every
day lessons which he would yet have oc-
casion 10 improve. He had gone so far as
TO dictate long and written proposal TO
Monsieur for the defense Of the lettering
throne, Offering himself as commander of
the troops 10 be organized for the ouelIing
OF the insurgents.
To the proposal of this unknown indi-
vidual no reply was deigned, and the
author OF il soon after saw the royaI head
roll on the scalToid and retired to his bed
sick from the excitement and horror of the
spectacle But the experience furnished
by these scenes rendered him a fit leader
10 the troops OF the Convention and when
on the mighty populace, and the headlonp
advance OF the National Guard his artiI1
Iery loaded to the muzzle with FRA ne-ebot
Numbered, he announced the manner N
which he would treat with a mob After
this Barras became his patron. and in
troduceu hlm 10 Josephine and persuaded
him TO marry her by offering as a dowrv
the command of the Army OF Italy.
IL was not without misgiyings thu,
such Generals as Massena. Ramnon A.
gereau, and others saw a young man NJ
slender frame, but u years old assume
the command OF the army Bur his inda
pendent manner, firm tone. and above all
the sudden activity he infused into e,,ery
department by his example. soon yave
them 20 understand that il was no 80;
nary leader whose orders thew weye 20
obey. From this brilliant canna;e,n be
went up by rapid strides 10 Frs Con.',1
and finally Emperor Of France.
SECRETS OF SUCCESS
One great secret of his success &c % T..
found in the union of two sirjk;nr o,,.Ii
ties Of mind which are usually opnoses a.
each other. Tie possessed an irlarjnation
as ardent and q mind as impetuous as Tho
most rash and chivalric warrior and yet
judgment as cool and correct as The
ablest tactician. His mind moved with
the rapidity Of lightning. and Vet with the
precision and steadiness of naked reason
He rushed 10 his final decision as IL he
overleaped all the intermediate snace
and yet he embraced the entire ground
and every detail i'm his passage.
In short, he could decide quick and cor
rectly too. He did not possess these an
tagonist qualities in a moderate DEGREE
but he was at the same time the most
rapid and the most correct Of men in the
formation of his plane. He united two
remarkable natssTss On his Angle person.