Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-21

Napoleous reflections upon this cpl
sode led TO a repetition Of his favorite
remarks 81 nave been too pr2clpitatt.
The pear Is not yet ripe" After he had
reached the throne, "a wise aud mod
crate plan" says Nine de Remusat
"for comforting suitable dignities upon
the persons who were TO surround the
republican emperor was submitted to
him and curtly dismissed as too simple
for those secret projects which no ono
had defined Said Napoleon' There ~
not sufficient display In It, All that
would not throw dust In the peoples
eyes
Ia his talks at st. Helena reported by
his aid-de-camp General 'fourgahc,
Napoleon laid bare the secrets OF MS
public policy. Speaking OF his dreams
OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT In Egypt he said
Had / stayed In the east | should
I'm ali probability have founded an em-
plre. Ike Alexander, | would have re-
sorted to a pilgrimage TO Mecca ana
offered prayers and made genuheGuons
before the tomb OF the prophet but l
would not have acted In a manner SO
repugnant unless II was worth while''
In an animated discussion about the
policy to be followed I'm dealing with
the Spanish king. Talleyrand, according
TO Nine. de Remusat, used the term
"cCNardly act"
"a cowardly actl" replied Bonaparte.
What does that matter TO me IN
derstand that should not fail to COM
NIT one II II were useful 70 me- IN
reality there is nothing really noDle
or base I'm his world, ! have IN my
character all that can contribute 10 Sc.
cure my power and TO deceive those
who think they know me FranNly'
am base; essentially base, give you
nv word that | should feel no repus.
nance To commit what would be called
by the world a dishonorable action. MY
secret tenden cies--which are, after all
those Of nature. opposed 10 certain al
fectatlons OF greatness win when !
have to adorn myself-give me inhnlte
resources with which to oafhe every
one"
Elsewhere Nine. de Remusat observes
that Napoleon always put himself foi'
ward as the ultimate aim OF every
thing.
1T Is said that on starting for thu
first campaign in italy he told a irlehu
who WAS editor OF n newspaper rec,
ollect In your accounts OF our victories
TO sneak OF me, always OF me 10 you
understand2 This me was the cease
I0NA
Quote me-, Sing, praise and paint me-
ne would say to orators' TO musicians,
10 poets and TO painters. i VIII buy
you at your own price, but you must
all be purchased.
Recalling the political crisis in which
nc seized the reins OF power over the
heads Of all rivals, Napoleon declared:
II listened to advice from every
body but | only gave It In the interest
Of my own plans. | hid myself from
the people because | knew that when
the time came curiosity to see me
would make them run after me. Every
one was taken I'm my tolls
The studied boastfuness and dissin,-
ulation OF Napoleons bulletins from the
seat OF war have often been pointed out
by reviewers. Upon this point Nine DE
Remusats editor quotes note pehned
nv her husband, who served Napoleon
in camp and court, Says M, de Remu-
sat:
"The emperor took the utmost license
I'm composing his bulletins, seeking ess
pecially 10 eclipse all the others and 10
establish his own infallbilty then
considering the kind OF effect he wished
to produce on foreigners and on the
public in France; and, lastly, HAVING
regard to his intentions and his good
or IN will toward his lieutenants, Truth
came long way behind all these
things. Nothing could equal the Sun >
prise OF his officers on reading the bull
/ ietlns which came back TO them from
/ Parts, but they made few complaints
Bourrlenne declares that Napoleon
wrote FIVE different bulletins on the
! part taken by General kellerman In the
| battle OF Marengo simply 10 suppress
truth favorable TO Kellerman, but not
| flatterlng to the First Consul himslef,
GEORGE L, KIlMER.
Next weeks letter will be on Ma
| poleon and the Women