Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-09-22

The Count de Lame Ii Is another Name dear to
or, Revolutionary feelings. He was aid-du.
camp of Rochambeau, and had his horse killed
under him while recommending the British WORKS
about New York with General Washington; ne
was afterwards On board the French fr1gate the
Eaple. in her famous battle with the Hector, and
nm many o,her occasions distinguished himself.
IN h;s r,turn 10 France, he became revolution
Ter advocated the seizure of the church proper
ties was leader of the Feiulants, and the friend
of con ,titutional monarchy. He fled with La.
fayette. was imprisoned in Austria, was released
NV the influence of his mother, went to England,
and was ordered out of the country by the minis
,ry. He returned to France in 1900, received
different honors, civil and military. had the re-
snect of NAPOLEON, and lost that OF the king
Since l8l9he has been member of the Cham
Der, and is friend Of liberty and reform.
Mons. Ternaux is another compatrlot, distIn.
rp;sbed as the owner of immense woollen facto-
ries. and the moderate supporter of the Bourbons
as long as they adhered to the charter. He Is
now embarked in the cause of his country, which
he in his early career served at the risk OF his
life
But we must conclude--passing by host of
worthless, on whom memory loves to linger.-
France has preserved. amid all her troubles, an
innumerable number Of soldiers, statesmen. and
phanthropists, and we cannot but hope that.
with their aid, she will - stand redeemed, rege-
nerated. and disenthralle,l. bv the irresistible
genius Of universal emancipation"
These bograp hical sketches are interesting
and instructive. Mistakes may, however, occur;
land we copy the following explanation of pas
sage in the number published in Mondays ga
zette from the New York American:
CHARACTER OF TE.-Communications
appear in several OF the morning papers, contra
dieting explicitly, the. representations made in
! the ALBANY Daily Advertiser about the character
| of this eminent individual. The Objectionable
sentence was contained in the sketch we copied
Yesterday from the Albany paper; and the state
! pent was this,-
| "Laftte may be siuccretriend of Liberty--but
! one transaction which we shall notice, has not
done him credit The point which we allude to,
! as beng unfayorable to him, is ths:--Laftte re-
fused to pay over 10 the Emperor's legatees the
| amount in his hands. beQueathed in his will, AID
| a lawsuit was of necessity commenced by some
of them to obtain their rights. We have all idea
that some compromise has been made; but the
first refusal TO pay the sacred deposit, dis
| credited him with all honorable men. We have
never heard of any satisfactory reason for La
! ftte's singular conduct"
In addition to the ample explanation given in
| the morning papers. we can aver upon the most
unQuestionabe authority, that the conduct Of La
ftte in this transaction has. In his own country.
never in the li9htest degree sulled his character.
The facts which We give in the words of a cor
respondent of the Mercantile Advertiser of this
morning, arc these:
When Napoleon abdicatel for the second
time, about five millions of Francs were deposi.
ted with latte FOR his benefit The Emperor
told him he believed he was all honest man. al
though he had been opposed tohis government,
and he should not take any receipt for the sum.
So, too, when Louis the 18th was Obliged To de-
part for Client. he made LATTE his banker for a
considerable amount. which Napoleon. on his re-
turn, had the moral feeling TO leave untouched in
| his hands.
In relation TO this deposit, NJ. LATTE wa,
placed in very delicate situation. 1t was a Sc
cret sacred deposit But when by Napoleon's
will it became public, the indiscretions of Mon.
| thOlON and his attempts to OverreaCh Latitte,
rendered0t proper for hm'to act with great pre-
caution. 1t was necessary to 90 through GER
tain forms of law before the money could be paid
over TO The legatees with safety. The legatees
wished to avoid them, fearing the government
might seize the fund. Although Napoleon had
acted with generosity towards Louis the 18th,
in the deposit the latter made with his banker.
Lafitte had also his fears that. the king would
not act with the same moral feeling towards the
Emperor. Great caution was therefore necesSa-
~ on bis part.
| He admitted the funds were in his hands. but he
would not admit The claim of interest, as he was
! liable TO pay them out at a moments warning,
had the emperor called for them. and therefore he
was obliged to keep them in tact. 1t was not
therefore. frum the consideration of any advan-
tage which might arise to hun. that he was induced
to withhold them one hour from the legatees.-
To be permitted to pay them legally and in safe
! ty to himself. was all he asked An injunction
was laid upon these funds by the usual authori-
ties; they were then paid into Court and BY the
Court were distributed among the legatees
| VI. Cruix SUGAR and ,traW PaDer