Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-06-14
For tho Herald Of the Times.
GENERAL LAMARQUE.


That terrible scourge, the Indian
cholera, which is carrying desolation in
to every province of France, has at
length numbered among its victims the
celebrated LAMARoUE! This eloquent
advocate of popular rights has taken his
place with the MIRABEAUs, the Con-
sTANTs, and the VERGNIAUDs of his
native country; but, if we mistake not,
will be numbered, in after times, with
the burning lights, and resstless Orators
Of the Athcnian Commonwealth. We
have often been struck, while reading
the debates Of the Chamber Of Deputies,
with the extraordinary similarity be-
tween Lamarque and those models.
The same energy, the same close and
resistless logic, diction pure and tram
sparent as ether, and spirit of liberty
infused through the whole, which could
only be breathed from a republican
heart. We are not among those who
have approved entirely Of the politics Of
Lamarque. We have seen much in his,
suggestions ofdoubtful policy, and some
thing to lament in the spirit which
prompted them; and we are quite cer-
tain that had the ministers Of King
Louis followed out his system, in their
Continental politics, the results would
have been disastrous both to France and
to Europe. But with all these reservn-
tons, can we be insensible to his merits?
He was the most eloquent asserter Of
liberal principles that has appeared in
France, since the lamented Foy;--the
most effective, original, and unfinching
friend Of human rights, wherever as
sailed; and he would have poured out
his blood in support Of those principles,
with the same iearlessness that he led
the column of Latour d'Auvergne to the
deadly breach. He has left great
space in the halls Of legislation-those
brilliant arenas Of political strife,-a
void, which can only be filed by spirits
like himself, and scarcely to be parallel
cd by the fall of Mirabcau.s 1t will be
a long time before such a genius reap
pears in that horizon, even in n country
like France, SO fruitful Of great men. 1t
will be longer still, before can be formed
in one being such an extraordinary COM
bination--a consummatc soldier, a true
patriot, an accomplished statesman, and
an orator, who seemed destined, in this
age Of garrulity, to revive the severe
simplicity and sublime beauties of the
ancient art.
In this country, his reputation is
chiefly forensic; but from the following
sketch of his military career, which we
copy from the pages Of the Encyclope-
dia Americana, it is evident, that the
high opinion expressed of him, by Ma
roLEoN, at st. Helena, was founded il
the merits and services Of militar,
man Of the very first order. lie servct
with distinction, it appears, from thu
dawn ofthe Revolution to the downfall
? Of the Emperor. lie shared in tn,
: perls and glories Of HonENLlNDES
] AUsTERIITz and WAGRAM. lie achiev
ed'the most difficult operations in thu
Kingdom of Naples; and might wei
i therefore be ranked,by the great captai
e of the age, with the two individuals 70
whom he predicted repeatedly the mos
brilliant reputation--with the br;gh
names, and growing honours Of CLAUSE
and GERARD. X.
: "LAMARouE, Maximlian, was Dor
: at Saint Sever, of rich and respectabl
Q parents, and in 1902, entered the arm
= as n private soldier, choosing to obtai
n promotion only by merit, and bccam
is captain Of grcnadiers in the celebrate
= corps of Latour d'Auvergne, known NJ
e der the title of the Internal column. ii
e was in the vanguard Of the army of III
Df Pyrcnccs, in 1893, under the comman
in of General Money, and received, Eel