The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-11-14

cd the night in another room. The
morning brought cool meeting
the formal interchange of few
words, and parting without an cx
PLANTATION ar complaint. The seed
Of discomfort was snwn Il bore thc
fruit that might be eNpcctcd.-Hls
home was ~ longer the centre Of at
traction IN Henry His tavern com
panions were gay. good hum red n
attractive. and he left the Grcside ol
his own mansion. which No longer
wnncd him ms zealously and u wcr-
ia y as the ale house club, Of Which
he was very soon the centre aud life.
The second error was committed
Though unseen by their friends. n
dark cloud now broodrd 0,crthe for
tunes If our young couple. II gath
cred hlackness until perccptiblc 10 -
very eye; an, whcnIts hurst cagri.
cd ruin aid desnlatiod wifi Il. "Oli-
ven to the daGgernuscompa0y oi>dis-
sipa,cd, fashionable men. Ifrnry nj
tractcd all their lrab.,s; he became
a dumkard. and a gambler. The
domcsfiucircle was deserted. and y
obligations forgotten. Mary met
her husbands harslness md. faith.
lessness With repfnaclios aud bitter
ness; they both began in error, aud
ChntiQnel 81. These orcasfal ed loud.
and long, and pn1t9r collisssns n
fearful example was thus set Before
their children, who grew .hp dishye-
dlent, vihrnt AMI pas dnnatt. AMl
though foiima1,y years the iNipcndf
lug bolt II ruin was stayed Just a
bme t-eir heads, n lasl Il sped.
Henry died 4 lingering and. awful
death. Isis estate vas louud tt-bc
insobcnt his children grew up IL
rain aud Mary. The once bdodtiial.
enchanting Mary Conway, ended
life in poverty n obschrty Plus
fatal in its direct aud natural ronae.
quenCcs was an error "A single er-
ror; thc offspring rather Of arCidrnt
than intention. | leave the moral
for others To trace out and apply.
"e4A.
POUCHES ACCOUNT or ans POLICE.
From ms .1ifBi0irS
II WAS 10 the central focus If my
cabinet that all the great affairs of
state. Of which | grasped the strings.
finally converged. 1t will not be
doubted. that had salaricd spies in
all ranks aud all orders. had them
of both sexes. llred at the rare Of "A
thousand or two t1ousaod lranrs
prr month. according II their impor-
lance aud their sef,ire. received
their reports directly IN writing, ha-
wing a convention mark Every
three months. communicated my
list to the emperor, IN order that
there might be no double employ
mcnt aud also in order that the
nature Of the service, occasionally
permanent often temporary, might
he rewarded eitherby places or re-
mumcrations. As 10 The department
of foreign police, ii had two essential
objects, To watch friendly powers,
and counteract hostile governments.
In both CASTS it WAS composed Of in
dividuaIs purchased or pensloned.
and commissioned To reside near
each government, or in each primer
pal town, independent OF numerous
secret agents sent into all countries,
either by the Minister of foreign at
fairs, or by the Emperor hlmsclf.
| also bad my foreign spies. 1t
was in my department, also. that the
foreign gazettes prohibited to the pc
rusal OF the French people. n trans.
cripts of which were sent to m,
were treasured up. BY 'hat means,
! held in my hands the most impor-
tant strings of foreign politics aud
| discharged. in conjunction with
the chief Of the government, "A task
capable of controlling or balancing
that of the minister charged with
the functions Of foreign relations
was thus far from limiting my
duties TO esp10nage. All the State
prisons were under my control, as
well as the senidrmeric. The deli
very aud the visa of passports be
longed 10 me. To me was assigned
the duty Of overlooking amnestled
individuals and Foreigners. | esta-
blishcd general commlssariats IN the
principal towns Of the Kingdom,
" Inch extended the net work of the
police over the whole Of France, and
especially our frontiers.