South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-02-21
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY FL. 1885.

| FlCtoIlouS dTtlicS Wcfc QudEteEeu upOi
the inhabitants of Paris. Yet Loui
| the Eighteenth, who held his Grown
as the gift of the conquerors Of France
the most humiliaiing Of the conditions
imposed upon the vanquished Nation
affected to hold it by Divine right, ant
TO grant, as special favor, Charter
or Constitution, founded on the avowet
principle that all the liberties of tn,
Nation were no more than gratuitoul
donations of the King.
These pretensions, with CORES
ponding course Of policy pursued by
the reinstated Government Of the Bour'
bons, and the disregard of the national
feelings and interests of France, witt
which Europe was remoddled at the
Congress of viena opened the way
for the return of Napoleon from EIba,
within year from the time when he
had been relegated there. He landed
as solitary adventurer, and the Nation
rallied round him with rapture. He
came with promises to the Nation Of
freedom as well as of Independence
The Allies Of Vienna proclaimed a.
gainst him war of determination, and
reinvaded France with armies exceed.
Jog In numbers million OF men. La.
fayette had been courted by Napoleon
upon bis return. Hewas again urged to
take seat in the House Of Peers, but
peremptorily declined, from aversion
to its hereditary character. He had
refused to resume his title Of Nobility,
and protested against the Constitution
of the Empire, and the additional act
entailing the imperial hereditary Crown
upon the family Of Napoleon. But he
offered himselfa as a candidate for cleo.
ton as a member Of the popular Rep
resentative Chamber ofth Legislature,
| and was unanimously chosen by the
| Electoral College Of his Department to
that station.
The battle of Waterloo was the last
desperate struggle Of Napoleon to
recover his fallen fortunes, and its issue
fixed his destiny forever. He escaped
almos, alone from the field, g. returned
fugitive TO Paris.projecting TO dissolve
by armed force the Legislative Assem-
bly,, and, assuming 4 diclatorial power
to levy new army, and try the des'
perale chances of another battle. This
purpose was defeated by the energy
and promptitude Of Lafayette. Al this
instance the Assembly adopted thres
| resolutions, one Of which declared them
! in permanent session, and denounced
| any attempt to dissolve them as Grim.
ofhigh treason.
| After feeble and frui.less attempt
| Of Napoleon, thro' his brother Lucien
to obtain from the Assembly itself .
temporary dictatorial power, he abdi'
Gated the Imperial Grown in favor OF
his infant son but his abdication coulc
not relieve France from the deplorabls
condition TO which he had reduced her
France. from the day Of the battle 0
Waterloo, was at the mercy Of the alliet
Monarchs, and, as the last act of theil
revenge, they gave her again to thu
Beurbons. France was constrained
to receive them. 1t was at the pein
OF the bayonet, and resistance was o
no avail. The Legislative Assembly
appointed a Provisional Council o
Government, and Commissioners, o
whom Lafayette was one, to negotiate
with the allied armies then rapidly
advancing upon Paris.
The Allies manifested 40 disposition
to negotiate. They closed the door
oftheir Hall upon the Representative
of,he People of France. They resea.e'
Louis the Eighteenth upon his throne
| Against these measures, Lafayette an
the members of the Assembly had n
means of resistance left, save fearles
protest, to be remembered when tn
day of freedom should return.
I From the time of this second resto
ration until his death, Lafayette, VIII
had declined accepting seat in III
hereditary Chamber of Peers, and in
| hexibly refused TO resume his title {
nobility, though the Charter Of LOU
the Eighteenth had restored them al
was almost constantly member of tn
Chamber of Deputies, the popula
branch ofthe Legislature. More tina
once, however, the influence of lh
Court was successful in defeating hi
election. At one of these intervals, h
employed the leisure afforded him j
revisi.ing the United States.
/ Forty years had elapsed since he ha
visited and taken leave of them, at tn
/ close Of the revolutionary war. Th
, greater part of the generation for an
. with whom he had fought his fir