The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-07-18
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N LiYALE1T'E


We have received the following interest,"
ng statement from a correspondent of on-
doo5 ted veraciy. The principles and rea.
soning adopted in it OF course belonging to
The writer only.
The return Of this individual to that coun-
try, on the soil Of which he was condemned
but six years since TO shed his blood under
the axe OF the law, is ono Of The many exam
pies which history Offsrs in The iatcrest OF
humanity, TO check the indulgence OF vlndic-
uvs passions in NON sn,s Of political anarchy,
and allow time for the restoration OF tho em-
,pire OF justice under the auspices OF ttoth
and nercy.
Monsieur Layalette was charged with tn,
crime Of nigh treason for resam'ng his func-
tiony as Postmaster General immediately aE
ter the departure of the King from Pa'is,
and before Bonsparte had entored Paris and
fe.Inyested him with that appointment.
This was the charge on which he was
tried /; bui the true motive OF mis- prosecution
was belief that he had conducted a corfes-
pond;nce ..iih tho island Of EIbs, aud encour.
aged the return of his TO NOR Sovereign, his
bsnsfactor and relation by marriage.
Monsieur Lavalette, when placed on the
prescription list, was offered by FGuche
passport TO quit tho French ,etritory. lie
refused 10 accept il and coniiding in his iDnu-
csnse, and further protected by the conven-
tion Of Paris, he voluntarily presented h'lh-
self as prisoner TO tho constituted autbori-
ties: but It was not till the renewal of his sp-
pication that the gales OF the Concicrgefe
closed on him.
He was tried, condemned aud ordered for
execution.
The subsequent transactions which effect
ed his release few hours before The consum
nation of the Sc ntence, and secured ultimate.
ly his escape from France, arc we'll known.
Msdans Lavaiette, however, became the
victim Of her generous devotion she had, to
save her husband, risen from bed in which
she had endured the afiliction Of losing by
miscarriage an only son. This efor, and
the anxieties of her mind, followed by long
confinement, impaired her health, aud pro.
duced alienation of hor mental faculties.
Touched by these mis!oftunes, and con
vinccd, no doubt, Of the Innocence oil Mons.
L,valette, the King, about year since, sign
ed tho act OF gta ace which cancelled the Tor
mer proceedings, and rs-es,abished Mon
sieus Lavalette in all his rights as a Fsepch
citizen.
Il was not however, ill a few days since
tha, a passport for his return to France was
granted. Previous to his departure from
Augsburg, Mons. Lavaieitc considered il 10
be his du,y to publish the following declaration
to tho asseIva,iooa Of which all those who
knew the private virtues OF Mons. Lavalaue
will cot hesitate to give implicit credence, and
to which only the most uoyenerous poiical
one mics (for Mons. Lsvalcue never had a
personal one) Gao refuse his confidence -
"DECLARATION.
In presence OF Almighty God, tho aven'
ger OF perjury, declare that, during the o.
leven monhs of the yeir 1914 nev,r had any
Coz, espondence, direct OF indirect, with any
Of the persons who inhabited the Island OF FL
b al that epoch,s and that never caused any
letter to be written, or received any letter
from them.
81 declare that never sent, or caused any
one TO be scnt, to the Island Of Elba and, IT,
naiy, tha, was an entire stranger to the o
vents which prepared and consu n mated the
enterprise of the 2o,h March, 1915. make
this public declaration, voluntarily, without
being moved to il by any arrierc hensee; with
ou' being instiga,ed by any feeling OF resent
ment, but only in the interest OF ruih. had
resolved to read it aloud on the scstfo'd, and
TO place |, in tho hands of the attending eccle-
cias,ics and I require that it may be prescn-
ted to me again for signature at the last mo.
ment Of my life.
"M, NJ. LAVALETTE.
"l4,h May, 1921.