The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1825-11-03

have no reason 20 offer any apology
for having received the latter, for ne then
assumed no other character than that of
the first painter IN Europe, and had not yet
become deputy; besides, had known
hun for six or seven years however, more
,lIan year before left France, we had
discussions which caused quarrel. and
ceased altogether TO see him. The cause
OF our discussion may be worth mention
ing: LOUIS XVI. was still OH the throne,
when David made sketch of the famous
oath taken at the Tennis Court, and by
fancy, Internal than divine, he represented
the castle Versailles as struck by lightning.
] asked him the reason of such an idea,
when he said, it indicated the destruction of
! deSPokSm. l told him it seemed rather to
indicate The destruction Of the royal family
and we had sharp dispute on the subject.
Some time after this, ridiculed, in his pre-
| sence, the pompous honors offered 10 the
| remains of Voltaire which was, in fact,
the most foolish, abominable, and ridiculous
| absurdIty that was ever seen in Paris prior
to the festival given in honor Of the god
dess OF reason. David had planned the
] triumphal car on which the corpse Voltaire
was placed, so that he found my criticisms
very impertinent and from that moment he
came to see me no more"
OF another individual who made con-
siderable noise st one period Of the revolu-
ton, OF Brissot, she speaks thus -
at has been said that | had relations
with Brssot, which is absolutely false ;but
! had some connection with him before the
revolution. The fact is as follows; since
ever began writing, that is, since be-
came an author, the sentiments of humanity
spread through my works have often given
the unfortunate the idea ofapplying to me,
and the more readily, as my situation af-
fordcd me several means Of doing good,
none of which certainly ever neglected
About three OF four years before the revo-
luton, Brissot, who was employed on some
newspaper or other, was put into the Bas-
tile II had never heard Of him knew not
that he was the author Of five or six large
volumes, very little known then. and very
little worthy Of being, which have since
looked over. He was then called M. de
Waryle he wrote me while in the Bas-
tile, and his letter as well as his misfortune
?, excited my interest. | persuaded the
Duke Of Orleans (who was only Duke of
Chartres at the timc) to make some efforts
in his favor The Duke displayed great
zeal and activity in the business, and in a
fortnight Brissot recovered his liberty. He
came to return ire his thanks, and in few
days more another letter informed me that
he was i'll love with one Of the attendants
Of mademoiselle, called Mademoiselle Du-
pont. was very fond Of this young per-
son, and told her that she would act very
foollshly to marry man without talent,
(euch was my opinion) and without any for
tune whatever; but as my advice had no
Eefcct, engaged, at her request, to write
TO her mother who lived ut Bouogne, to
ask her consent to the marriage of her
daughter and promised to solicit some
| small place for M. de Warville. The con-
sent was given, the marriage took place
Immediately, and Madame de Warville
| left Belle-Chasse, and set out for England
| with her husband. She remained there
till the Duke Of Chartres became, BY his
fathers death Duke of Orleans / then
obtained for Nj. dc Warville place worth
u thousand crowns, with apartments in the
chanccry of Orleans. He came along with
his wife to thank me for situation SO far
surprising his expectations. This visit
was the last in spite ofthe ideas he after
wards displayed concerning the perfect E.
quality that ought to reign among men,
Brissot, was not, perhaps, very fond Of
bringing his wife to house where she
had been as waiting maid, and where
she had dined in the servants hall, with
| the same domestics that were now there /:
this IS what the astonishing ingratitudc of
Brissot towards me has made me fancy,
| for from that moment | never received
from him or his wife the slightest mark Of
remembrance, still less Of interest"
Singular Circumstance.--The Franklin,
Missouri, Telegraph, gives an account of
the execution of Stephen Videts, for the
murder of Mrs. Fanny Mosely. The Tel
cgruph says,
"That while under the fatal tree, pa
per was then read at his request in which
he asserted his innocence in the following
terms: "With regard to the crime for
which this day suffer, have only to re-
mark, that ! am perfectly innocent. by
whose hands the unfortunate Fanny Nose
ly was deprived of life, do not know; but
! say IL was not mine, neither was | aware
OF the approach of that unhappy event, but
at the tune was fearful OF the designs upon
my own life" A short time after, the
rope was fastened to the beam, and the
cap drawn over his face, he still protesting
bis innocence, and the drop fell. But un-
fortunately, the knot drew over his chin in
such manner as not entirely to stop his
breath nor the circulation of the vital fiuid I;
in this dreadful situation he struggled for
several minutes in the agonies CT death.