The Sun.
London, England, 1830-12-23 00:00:00

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him all the care that friendship could bestow. It
suffering from pain his resignation was remarkable.
extent of his works, if they were collected, would
appear immense. While he listened to the debates
in the Chamber, he would at the same time be
writing on the most abstruse subjects. It was is
this way that he composed the greater part of Lis
important work on religion. While engaged iu
this employment he would often rise suddenly, and
take part in the discussions; but though his extem-
poraneous speeches were able it must be confessed
that they were in general much inferior to those on
which he had previously bestowed the labour of
composition. All Europe is aware of the intimacy
which subsisted between him and Madame de Star.
That justly celebrated woman bad the most un-
bounded friendship for him ; but they often amused
themselves by reciprocal verbal provocations, and
nothing could be more delightful than to be wallet
at those private science, in which the mental col-
lision struck out, on both sidee,the most vivid fisahes.
Constant was tall ; his features mild and inte-
resting; hit hair fair; lie walked with a careless
motion. Only two years ago he had, when in the
tribune, a certain air of youth. He had preserved
the manners, the deportment, and the physiognomy
of those of the German students, or the berated
the Tugenbond. His two lust yell., were painful.
He became daily more meagre, and his body 0111 i"
bited all the symptoms of an approaching oil--
Several times he was observed in the Chamber 10
ever, by
be overcome by sleep, and twice he feinted.
His last days were not passed without oats
degree of vexation. After the revolution of the
30th of July, he was appointed Vice•Preoident of
the Council of State. His friend and PuPil' the
of
the favour ovif.asM
cumstance induce'd M. Constant to submit real).
to place himself in the second rank. When, how-
Merilhou succeeded the Duke de Broglie. the ore-
i;dency of the Council of State was offered icedvain
to M. Constant ; for he was not to be admi to
the King's Council, and was therefore to hold bit
place under the superintendence of M. Merilhou--7
Dupont de l'Eures M.
Neither the importance of the office,rict its cow
derable emolument., could overcome his determ
tion, arid he refused to take part in the arrangement.
Indeed, however estimable M. Merilhou might be,
it was difficult to imagine that a man of M. Ilenje
min Constant's high reputation could consent to
fill an inferior post under the direction of a T 111:
.President ; and this cit.
ster whose name was yet scarcely known. Al.4:111,
atant was biglorninded and proud. In spite (n, thei
distressing mediocrity of leis fortune, he rejected
with,
proposition; ; and, that the affair might be done
he made his refusal public. MOP
It has been a matter of surprise that SO
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able a man, and one who in his private coalei,vd
tions proved himself to be a prudent State es
a friend of the just Government, should sotte_o7o
in the tribune, and particularly since the revolo,l%
of the 30th of July, have belied his own seetunnt
by an intemperate opposition, which WO frees the
devoid of any object. riot M. Constant wasihnoil
utmost degree jealous of his popularity: be host all
energy when he saw it *inking, anti the MO 7, 0
had disdained the favour and the gifts of Soroll.r
could not bear up against the slightaat riwi
iisgrace. 010
M. Benjamin Constant has left an
uncoil ...e
widow, but no children. Slisdatne Constm ant,%!;ilo
maiden name was Hardetiberg, was firstmath A
General Dutertre, from whom she was ilif?'l,,t,
and M. Dutertre was for several years a coati)" ,depot!
Madame Constant lived on terms of norm an"
cere attachment. : loot c'l
and colleague of M. Constant. The latter,a;
Constant was accustomed to write in a c
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the third story ; beside him sat his estimable ~111„.
tint he entertained in common with Count 0
Chnteaubriand. to; and
Constant's life was replete with evert
arid on his knee his favourite eat; this feline 1a1t,..
many anecdotes will no doubt be related of heiton,,,,,'
trust you will not receive without interest tht_ I_l7,
details of a man who shares immortality vet h...,°,01
most illustrious contemporaries. 1 have a VI,
letter in reparai ion
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