Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-11-15

from a London Paper.


oil the newly appointed ambassador and minis'
tr plenipoeniIary from the Court of LOUIS
Philippe |. To this Court;
Charles Maurice Pergord Tallyrand was
bora al fars IN the year l754- lie Is therefore
now seventy six years Of age. His family
which u aacien, and honorable, WAS he'd 10
many European courts, and even 10 ihat of the
ancient kings OF France.
Destined by his family 10 be priest of the
homlsh church, TalleyTand commenced when
young. having always one opinion-that the
usefulness ofthe priest SHOULD be subordinate 10
his rank aud that IA bleckhend who was n
bishop, was much better man than philoso.
phef or Christian, who was merely IA vicar,
Ialleyrand embraced his profession as he
would his mistress not because he loved IL
Tor he was Incapable oi love-but because his
professions and his mistress suited his conve-
nlrnce. In 1880, when twen,y-six years Of
age, he WIS agent general Tor the clergy aud
IN 1888. when onl. 81 years old. he was Bsh
op OF Autnn. At this time. raleyrand was n
lover of pleasure, and knew much about re.
ligion as he cared aboat liberty. Blessed,
cursed at that time with fascinating manners
and ready wit. which he has rataincI 10 The
age 81 seventy -.ix, he WAS general fdvorlle
with the g,ddy and the idol OF the pro-
fame.
When the revolution commenced, Ialley-
named deputy 10 tue Assembly OF States Cen
eral by the clergy of his diocess, where he was
the most jealous partisan Of all reforms, and
even the order To which he belong became
the subject OF his most Constan, attack IL
was he vino proposed the suppression OF
t,ihes. und afterwards the decree for appropfi
Rung Clutch property TO the relief oi the public
treasury. Ye, this very 'nan IN after years WIS
ths great freud of The Jesuit, a. GRIND Cham
berlain IN 1880 20 his most Christian Majesty
Charles X. He was one OF the inst who took
the oath OF obedience TO the crIl constIiutlon
nf the States General, assisted by the Bishops
OF L,dda aud Babylon For this net the Pope
| accommodated him, and the pIons Bishop al
Autua made verses iidiculing the Pope and
hIs bulls and vowed that he would take his re-
vense by showing how ungodly lite nn e.
bishop could l.nd.
When battle-ground was out ofiayor AT Rome,
| he coutrIved TO get ia u favor with the people
and o. the 10th OF February, 1870, Idley thnd
Gas declared President oil the Assembly, aud IN
the IAN July foloaing ollic.ated pon lilly
Mt All altar erected by the people IA the md
die oi the Camp de Mars nj the ieie OF the pre-
mere Federation. Though, however, he thus
usurpcd the iiiled honois OF which his spHt
| inal head had deprived him, he resolved On
getting rid oi his priesny character, " 10 enter
into The career Of a politician. Bptpol,tcs without
pay, without office or power, were very unin'et-
esting TO the bishop so, in Much 1871, he
coOtriyed 10 get elected member OF the ptec-
! tory for the department Of Paris. Ia this N
paeily he lost much OF his popularity, and in
| the iron chest, which IN November 1892 wa.
! opened, was found a letter, dated the 2lst OF
| April, 1871 addressed by he minister Lapofte
! TO Louis XVI, il winch the minist thus
spoke Of Ialeyrand, Bishop OF Autun - Il
parau deslIer of desctyi, sh Majestic. ct ma laii
dire qur vous pouyez fare l'essai de son lie
ri de sou credit"
So the man OF the people who cried " tivf
la lberte,' was nj til, same moment oficIln ing hi.
respeU iul and jealous services To Louis WI
aud LapoTlc, both oil blessed memory.
When this letter was communicated TO the
Convention Ia December, 1872. IaIleyr nd,
who vas then in EnglAnd, charged with u d.
plomatic mission by Louis XVI. was RACED by
| tins discovery in an embarrassing position,
for his nomination had taken place after ms
offer OF services. But his embarrassment was bu,
Of short continuance, FOR he wrote long ram
bling letter of justification and NONSENSE which
arrived al IA moment when LOUIS XVI. WIS
under trial, and SO, by a piece of good
lick. he avoided the judgment ol the Conyen-
ton.
Talleyrand was, however. accused OF having
conspired against the public cause, aud rn-
NAMED IN England unlIl 1874. when oia sud
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