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

why should we disbelieve these ins,an-
ces of barbarity, when they are equafed,
1t not surpassed by others, &c which ne
public is IN possession Of authentic proof
Whatever trials the forti,ude of a fe-
male mind may resist, the delieacy of a
female frame is not formed to encounter
SO rude treatment; accordingly we
hnd that the health of this unfortunate
lady has suffered under it severely. For
the beneft OF medical advice and assis-
tance, she pctitioned TO be allowed, for a
short tine, to repair to Vienna.
+" What refinement of cruelty, what
a savage delight in accommodating Attic.
lions upon the afflicted mind, does the
answer to her request exhibit After a
solicitation of three months, this answer
was procured and delivered to her BY
the Governor OF the fortress g fhathis
leiperal Majesty had been pleased to
determine, that on no consideration
whatever, she should be permiaed TO go
to Vienna bal she might qAt the pri-
son on coalition Of never REFINING to
~ The permission TO GO 10 Vienna,
where possibly another interview with
the Emperor might have opaed the
eyes OF this unfortunate Prince to the
enormities OF which his Mmistes made
him the Instrument, was, at aDyratc, to
be guarded against; but the request 10
quit the prison for medical assistance
was acquiesced in. Observe, towevcr,
IT, i'll ..nan, the dia6oiical condition an
neXed 10 it,: " Yes; you may quit the
prison OF your husband TO seek medical
advice; but mark, it is to return no
more; you have sacrificed your health
10 obtain the society OF your husband;
you shall! now sacrifice the society of
your husband to obtain the rceovery Of
yourfheallh." There is really an inge-
nuity OF conception in this refinement Of
barharity, which seems to disgrace the
genus Of the dramatic poets oil all ages,
wao nave endeavored to paint tyranny
III It's most odious and conte piible CO..
lors.
81 will now read 10 the House the
patient, caln, aud affecting reply Of the
unhappy sufferer to this savage insult,
upon Tho best aud tsndsrest feelings of
which the human heart is capabls:
Letter Of Madam de La Fayesse.
The CommaDlsDt of Olmutz in
" formed me yesterday, that, in answer
10 my re!u as, OF being allowed to so TO
" Viaana LOT The parpesr oil evnsuiting
" ~ iaca!N, his Imperial MAjesy sig
/" HiiieI that on no condition whal.Yer am
" 10 De permitted 10 visit that capital !;
" and bat he viii consent to my quitting
" ms prison Only on condition OF never
" sn}eglng ii more. | have the honor 10
" relterare The answer which | made to
"tte Commandan;. To solicit the as
" sl5tance which the state of my hsarh
/" requires, is duty which | owed my
"lsnily and my friends; but they are
( 4" sensible that 1t Is not possible for me
40 Purchase II Il, The price at .hich IL
" is offered. | cannot forget, ,aat willie
"we were both on the poiut OF perisbng
Sc I'M ssslhy The tyranny Of Robespierre,
I" NJ de La Fayet,e, by the moral an ,
/" physical suHerines Of his captivity.
4" ,hat was allowed to obtain amy ac
count oil him, or TO inform him that hi.
=" children and myself were YET in exis
/" tsnce; snd nothing shall tempt me ts
I" expose myself second time to tx
p" horrors oi such separation. What
Z" ever then n,ay be the state Of ml
/" health, OF the inconvenience which
% may result, 20 myself and my tlaughteg
" from this habita,ion, we viii all three
d" avail ourselves with gratitude OF Tx
" goodness Of bis Imperial Majesty, who
permits US TO share his captivity IN oil
4" lis details"
This letter, the authenticity of which
cannot be questioned, reveals TO us ano-
ther instance of atrocious cruelty 10
which she had been exposed. She can.
not forget, that while they were on the
point of perisbing in their respective
dungeons, she had not oosn able TO OBJ
tain any account Of him, or to inform
him that his children or herself were
yet in existence. Why, let me ask, arc
the circumstances | have related to BE-
supposed exaggerated states Of barbara
ty, when such barbaritles as these are in
proof before US +? With sorrow, which
| am certain all who hear me will par
take, have to inform the House, tina,
in this alarming state Of health, she has
been to this hour suffered 10 languish in
. prison, which, there is too much rea-
son to apprehend, will shortly become
the tomb OF SO much virtue. Among
all the horrible crimes to which the
French Revolution has, in its progress,
given birth, those who love 10 con'em-
plate human nature in its most favorable