Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-11-16

not nave haDpened) to Obtain an au-
dience Of the Emperor At vienna, tose-
rher with her two daughters, the eldest
not yet seventeen years of age---she
threw herself at his feet, imploring his
clemency for her unfortunate husband |:
but it his liberty was TOO great favor to
be hoped for, soliciting at least, that his
family might, by partak.ng, be permit
ted 10 alley late the sDisery Of his impri.
sonment, and suffered, in the melancho-
ly gloom oil his dungeon, to administer
thoss endeariug consultations Of conju-
gal affection aud filial duty, which, under
the most bitter Affections, might sustain
the fartiinde OF husband and father.
fhe house viii readily believe, that The
persan to whom these sl2picaq,as we're
addressed could nc i;s,cn to i5,n with
out emounn. The present Emperor
has Mt reached qme OF lie, he has
not been long enough either 10 the
world, or upoo larona, 10 nave aGquls-
ed MT eailaus ,ase.,gietiiry. shlcn TOO
frequently is found 10 harden tHs hearts
Of those BY whom the councils OF Sove-
reipns are directed. He received her
solicitations viii Kindness aad ioduI-
gepce he appIaoded and expressed his
admiration OF the generosity of her con-
, duct To the request Of joining her nus.
band in prison, he Immediately acceded
but with respect to the more material
subject OF her entreaiies, he used these
remarkable expressions: MN RESPECT
mo ir IN D. I,r,f a..
uhon zuhlch my hands are houad.
"Of the truth Of his declaration Of
the Emperor having Seen COVE cd in
these words, hold up my band, AMI am
ready to produce the ipconirover;bie
testimony of The interesting person TO
whom they were spoken. Th,s fact,
thus su,hentica ed, defy his Majes'y's
M nisters 10 contradict; and UDoa this
fact | appeal to the House, watcher
am not warraned in the assertion have
/, made, that La tayene is not the prison
err OF the Emperor Of Germany. Be
| fore safe what strikes me as the ire
sistable Inference from this fact, perhaps
the House may be DESTROYS OF laaYning
the se1asi o! The melancholy ials have
been relating. This incompatible wo-
man, having thus obtained the Empc-
ror's consent to be admitted into the pri-
, son OF her husband, fastened to Olmu.z,
the place of his confinement. j. should
see Il thar the favor she had Obtained
was, by some persons Q. authority in the
Imperial Court, considered as too great
all Indulgence to have oeen granted
for, upon her arrival, no means were
left uninterrupted TO dssuade her iron,
her virtuous purpose.
An officer proposed to the imme-
diate guard OF the dungeons, TO acqua'nt
her, mat her husband having attciaped
| his escape, was subject TO the utmost RI
gor which the severe regulations OF these
prisons prescribed; that before she took
the final resolution Of iInnuring herself
witt, him, it was Just 10 apprize ner that
she could no, exempt herself from Them.
| These menaces We're not capable of
shaking the firmncss Of mind like hers I;
but it is truly psiniul 10 relate, that these
menaces have been carried into the
striclest execution. What sceae must
the Reunion OF this unhappy family have
presented under the circumstances in
which they met In her interview with
me Emperor he had assured asr, that
she would find her husband treated WIKI
lenity and indulgence. 1t is melancholy
to reflect, that Monarchs, in absolute GO
vernmeDts, should SO often be made the
instruments OF expressions Of winch they
are themselves unconscious Having
received these assurances, what must
have been her feelings, when she found
her husband sinking under the aggrayat-
ed seventies OF his Imprisonment. Ema-
ciated, debarred the sight of every hui
man being, except his merciess iaiers,
deprived of the benefit of fresh air, though
laborng under pulmonary complaint,
which made il necessary for him When
shs learned, thai the iirst change Of raj
nent he mad brcn allowed, was in con-
sequence of her arrival, when the tat
tered rags, when scarcely covered his
body, were exchanged for garb OF the
coarsesi materials; an indulgence, how
ever, not given without the insult OF in
/ 'orhlnS ul'n, lnat tho CoaIsSS' ha'ei'a'o
had been purposely sought, as such
alone he was worthy to be clothed with.
! For the treatment she herself was to ex-
pect, what mus, have been her sensations,
when her request, that herself and her
daughters might be allowed an attendant
OF their own sex, was peremptorily re-
fused! BY tho rigid laws Of the prison,
strictly enforced, it is only during day.
light that any prisoners are permitted to