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STATESMEN AND ORATORS 1891victim of assassination; and a youth, who as yetis butlittle known, is his successor. Immediately Demosthenesinstitutes a second alliance of the Greeks; but Alexandersuddenly appears before Thebes ;the terrible vengeancewhich he here takes, instantly destroys the league Demos;thenes, Lycurgus, and several of their supporters, are required to be delivered up but Demades is at that time able;to settle the difficultyand to appease the king. 2His strengthwas therefore enfeebled, as Alexander departed for Asia he;begins to raise his head once more, when Sparta attempts tothrow off the yoke 3 but under;Antipater he is overpowered.Yet it was about this very time that by the most celebratedof his discourses he gained the victory over the most eloquent of his adversaries ;and jEschines was forced to departfrom Athens. 4 But this seems only to have the more embittered his enemies, the leaders of the Macedonian party ;and they soon found an opportunity of preparing his downfal.When Harpalus, a fugitive from the army of Alexander, came with his treasures to Athens, and the questionarose, whether he could be permitted to remain there, Demosthenes was accused of having been corrupted byhis5money,at least to be silent. This was sufficient to procurethe imposition of a fine 6;and as this was not paid, he wasthrown into prison.From thence he succeeded in escaping ;but to the man who lived only for his country, exile was noless an evil than imprisonment. He resided for the mostpart in .ZEgina and at Trcezen, from whence he looked withmoist eyes towards the neighbouring Attica. 7 Suddenlyand unexpectedly a new ray of light broke through theclouds. Tidings were brought,The moment of deliverance seemed at hand ;that Alexander was dead.8the excitementpervaded every Grecian state ;the ambassadors of theAthenians passed through the cities; Demosthenes joinedhimself to the number, and exerted all his eloquence andpower to unite them against Macedonia. 9 In requitalforJIn the year 336 B. C.2 Plutarch, iv. p. 731.s In the year 330 B. C.4The oration for the Crown. The trial took place in the year 330 B. C.5 Plutarch, iv. p. 733. I leave it to the reader to form an opinion respecting the anecdotes which are there related. His accuser was Dinarchus,whose* calumnious oration we still possess. Or. Gr. vol. iv. Reisk.*Of 50 talents (not far from 45,000 dollars) ; Pint iv. p. 735.7 Pint Iv. 736.8 In the year 323.9Plat iv. p. 737-