South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1834-07-05

reason before the assembly. Sill ne de.
clared himself openly against the procee-
dings of August 10; but finding himself
unsupported by his soldiers, he determine
ed to leave the country, and take refuge
in some neutral ground. Some persons
have charged General Lafayette with a
want of firmness at this period, but it is
without a full understanding of the stua-
tiou Of things. Conscious that price was
set on his head at home, knowing that his
troops would not support him against the
principles which were triumpbing in the
clubs and the assembly, and sensible that,
even il he were able TO protfact the con,
test with the victorious faction; the from
tiers would be exposed to the invasion OF
the emigrants and their foreign allies with
whom he would have felt it treason agains.
the nation to have negotiated, he had no
alternative. Having been captured by
an Austrian patrol, he vas delivered to
the Prussians, by whom he was again
transferred to Austria. He was carried
with great secrecy, to Olmutz, where he
was subjected to every privation and suf.
fering and cut off from all communication
with his friends who were not even able
to discover the place Of his confinement
until late in 1894.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
deliver him from prison by DR.. Bolman,
a German, and'Mr. Huger, (now Colonel
Huger, Of Charleston, S. c. His wife
and daughters, however, succeeded 10 OBJ
tanning admission to him, and remained
with him nearly two years, till his release.
Washington had written directly to the
Emperor of Austria on his behalf without
effect; but after the memorable cam
paign Of Bonaparte in Italy, the French
government required that the prisoners al
Olmutz should be released, which was
done Aug. Is, 1877, after negotiation
that lasted three months. Refusing to
take any part in the Revolution of the
18th Fructidor, or of the 18th Brumairo,
he returned to his estate al; La Grange,
and, declining the dignity of Senator, Of.
fered him by Bonaparte, he gave his vote
against the consulate for life, and taking
no further part in public affairs, devoted
hmselfto agricultural pursuits. On the
restoration of the Bourbons in 1914, he
perceived that their principles of governs
ment were not such as France required,
and he did not therefore leave his retire.
ment. The goth of March, 1915, again
saw Napolean on the imperial throne, and
endeavoring to conciliate the nation by
the profession Of liberal principles. La
fayette refused though urged through the
mediation Of Joseph, to see him, protested
against the acte additional Of April %,
declining the peerage offered him by the
emperor, but accepted the place of rep>
resentative, to which the votes of his tel.
low citizens called him. He first me,
Napolean at the opening Of the chambers:
Thea emperor received him with great
marks Of kindness, to which, however,
he did not respond; but, although he
would take no part in the projects of Ma
polean, he gave his vote for all necessary
supplies, on the ground that France was
invaded, and that it was the duty of all
Frenchmen to defend their country. June
81, Napo lean returned from Waterloo,
and i! was understood that it was deter.
mined to dissolve the house ofrepresenta.
tives, and establish a dictatorship. Two
Of his councillors informed Lafayette.
that, in two hours, the representative boz
ety 70 L.,
on the opening Of the session, he ascend.
ed the tribune, and addressed the House
as follows: "When, for the first time, af-
ter an interval Of many years, raise a
voice which all the old friends of liberty
will recognize,it is to speak of the danger
of the country, which you only can save.
This, then, is the moment for Us to rally
round the old tri colored standard, the
standard of '89, ofliberty, of equality, Of
public order, which we have now to de.
fsnd against foreign violence and usurpa.
iion." He then moved that the House
declare itself in permanent session and all
attempts to dissolve it high treason: that
whatsoever should make such an attempt,
should be considered traitor to the coun.
try, &c. In the evening Napolean sent
Loucien to the house, TO make one more
effort in his favor. Loucien, in strain
of imprisoned eloquence, conjured the
house not to compromise the honor Of the
French nation by Inconsistency to the EN-
peror. At these words, Lafayette rose in
his place, and addressing himself directly
10 the orator, exclaimed, "Who dares &C.