The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-08-15

der tneir administration. BY Il ihort pamphlet
entitlcd-'' Reflections fur Ia Revolution de
1888, ef (i0- eeLe6 10 aoi., i792," which in the
language of an eminent journalih of that day,
contained " concifr view of the thoughts of
great man, scbo covlnGgAJ attention azgd fixes
pubic opinion - Condorcet demonstrated, that
lie was the pericn belt calculated TO draw up
the new republican conilitution. He actually
undertook this province, and the formula pre-
tented by him, was Immediately accepted. 1t
preicribed Jingle council for the legislature, &
an executive OF Tx members, each OF whom was
to be 4 miEiiter OF Fate for his own department
Truth, however, obliges us TO contets that this
proisct was not well received BY the gene, atty
of the people in France, and it is probably known
to our readers, that IL ierved as 4 pretence for
the detection of Dumourier, who plainly told
Camus, Drouet, aud the other deputies, whom
he had the audacity TO avreG, That this republic
can contribution was complication of abiur-
dties, and that he was At a lois to conceive how
Free ncnitn/e could have fallen from the pen of
Condorcet.
Here ends the political career OF this great
man. No iooner had The aRirnoGties between
the Girondtts and the MountaneerS taken fe-
rous turu, than he initsntly perceived the dam
gers impending on his own country, from the
overgrown influence of the Iilajcnioitsr;e. He
was certainly as much attached to a popular
government, and as firmly devoted TO democrat
teal principles rs any one In the convention /;
but he thought that the reins of administration
fhoud be ntruited to the hands of thofe only,
who, in conicquence ola liberal education, were
bett entitled TO the public confidence. lie &C
cordinely fpent the fpring of 1898, i'll the mOa
complete inactivity, and was heard to fay 10 fome
/ citizens OF his acGuaintance-'' | am afraid, my
dear friends, it will foon be faid OF cur reyolu-
ticn:
"Deinet in pifcem muller formofa fuperne."
| On the fatal SLIT of May, Condorcet was not
arreted, an omillion arfng perhaps, out of
fome remains of refpe6t for his name and talents.
But he loudly protected againt that dreadful
event, wrote an addrefS to the department. of
L'Aiine on the location, aiierted pubcky, that
there was no freedom in the national convention,
and joined the deputies known in the annals of
the French revolution, under the appellation of
lies EgNafaireS deJ proteRaii0nJ du Cd ct sd Ju-
in thoie who 6gned the protects of the Cd and
Sd of June. He was at lalt decrecd to be in a
fate of accufation, and orders were iIued to
commit him to prifon. He was fortunate
enough, however, to effect his efcape, on which
the blood.thirfy Mountaineers did not fcruple
to declare him (bo,s de la lOi,) an outlaw.
| Every perfon of the leaf feniibility mutt fhud-
der at the ferocious anmoEty difplayed by Ro-
befpierre againft this great man, and at the ILL
! beral farcafms which he uttered againft him in
|
faid he, " eft phomme qui s'eft lie plus deihono-
re dams Ia revolution. Grand MATHEMATICAL az
jltgement 4e5 gers de leftre5, ct grand kteratsRr
az jxgemeat de5 gso1astreJ, il n'etoit qu'un con-
fpirateur timide, lache, meprifs de tous les par
! It's"
| The various places in which Condorcet was
fecreted during his perfecution, were 70 itri6tly
concealed by the fidelity of his friends, that it
was generally believed in Paris, and indeed over
h.b ,,f,, int
and that he lived there in obfcurity, under
borrowed name Though he ceafed to ex-
lift in April 1894, it was not before the
month of January 795, that his death was made
known to the public by his difconfolate
widow. This unfortunate woman-ihe her
felf a great female philosopher, and firm
ly devoted to the revolution, addreiled let
ter on that mournful occafion to the conven-
ton, giving information of her huiband's demife,
and claiming his afhes The epifle produced
conformation in the legislative body, and LEFT
the French people fhould conceived dillike to
the revolution, or be pufhed to fome excefs by
this difaftrous intelligence, Rewbel, who hap
pened to be pre6dent, thought that it fhould
not be Inherited in any of the publick papers.
| The writer Of this remarked while in Paris
that the ci-depant Marchioneis of Condorcet was
| entirely denitute of friends. Being imbued
with republican principles, ihe was deierted by
her own relations, and defpifed by all the faihi-
enable world. On the other hand, as fhe was
an accomplished woman, fhe fcorled to con-
verfe with perTons who had not received Ii
beral education, previoully to the efablifhment
of the republic: thus, iie was entirely cut off
from iociety.
| Ii would appear from fpeech lately deliver
ed BIZ celebrated leader in the council of Five
Hundred that this respectable lady, after the
! lait infurreGtfon of the 18th Fru6idor, was put
on the lift of the ernigrants, and committed to
prifon. I'allien exclaimed loudly againt this
notorious injuaice; for it was well known fact,
that Madame Condorcet had never gone beyond
J the gates of Paris, during the whole courfe Of
the revolution, A meIage was accordingly
| fent to the Directory on the fubject, who, to
their eternal difgrace, returned an evalive an
! fwer. Every man of feeling is therefore anxious
/ to know the future dsfiny OF female, entitled
to the eaeem and fympatby of all Europe.
Before this article is cloied, it may not be a
mifs to mention, that The mott luxurious part of
( Condorcet's life is that, perhaps, in which he
was hunted down by the daggers of profcripti-
ON, and tbs isii Gil more cs:si formula &C
al7aiIination.-Whe forced TO fsek lheter in
woods and cayerns, although deftitute OF friends,
I of confolation, and fomeiImes even of food, in
aead of venting excavations againft his unjuft
F. country, his whole mind was bent on a project
! beneficial 10 humanity, and every moment occu-
pied for fhe advantage OF poiterty.---It was dur