Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1898 — MESSAGES OF TRIUMPH. [ARTICLE]

MESSAGES OF TRIUMPH.

Bow Famous Sailors and Goaorals Em Anaouaood Thai? Victor!**. Caesar—"Veni, vedi, vidP* (I came; I conquered.) Sobieski—‘“I came; I saw; God conquered.” Turenne (announcing the victory of Dunen over the Spaniards)—"The enemy came; was beaten; I am tired; good night” Gen. Suwarsow (to Catherine of Russia) —"Hurrahl Prague. Strwarrow." Catherine (to Suwanw) —"Bravo, field marshal. Catherine.” In these terms Suwarrow received his promotion. Sir Charles Napier (after Hyderabad and the capture of Scinde) — “Peocavi. I have Scinde.* In the dawn of the day which was to eee the battle of Meanee he said; "If I survive I shall soon be with those I love; if I fall I shall soon be with thoce I have loved." Dewey—“We have taken Manila; am caring for the enemy's nek and wounded." Gen. Dee&ix (to Naudeoo at Marengo)—"The battle ia lost, but there ia time to gain another." Henry Iv. of France (at 1vry,1590) —“lf the flag fail you rally to my white plume. You shall always find it in the paths of honor and victory." Lawrenoe—“Don't give up the ship!" Paul Jonee—"l have not yet begun to fight!" Marshal MacMahoo (after the capture of the Malakoff by the French during the siege of Sebastopol)-—"J*y suis; ry reete. (I am here. I remain here.) Sebastiani (after the massacre of the Poles in Warsaw during the Insurrection of 1830) —"Order reigns in Warsaw." rk ' ; S

Here Are some other pithy short sayings about war that are appropriate at present: Gen. John Stark—*We must whip tbe redcoats or Molly Stark's a widow." Famgut—“Damn the torpedoes. Go ahead!"

Demosthenes —“l man that runs Sway may fight again.’* (Demosthenes had been charged with cowardice in throwing away hia shield at the battle of Chevonea, 838 B. C.) Marshal Saxe—“We are like cloaks —one thinks of us only when it nuns.” (Said of the soldier after peace was declared.) Alexander the Great (to his disaffected #Gl<Jiers)-V‘Go home and leave Alexander to conquer the world alone.” Washington—“ln peace prepare sot war.” Wellington—“A great country can have no snch thing as a little war.” Marechal Ney—“Glory is not to be divided.” Marshal Lannes—“No one but a poltroon will boa st that he never knew fear”—N. Y. World.