Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-01-14
THE WIFE OF LAFAYETTE.
rl p. II. pANIpGE.


At the begin ing Of tie French Rev olntion
We behold Lafayette standing forth, the iolenost
advocate Of curtament OF TIC royal prerogatne,
and the restoration Of their RI his to the french
people When, IN III fury OF popular eNcnemeit
al subsequent period, an attempt wa mace ~
the PurIsdils to sacrifice the unfortunate Lotus
ANll, at Versailles, together with his interesting
inuy, We behold our hero ms the commander of
The National Guards, loopaIdlng ms HE or Their
ltesetNanon, and snailhing them ION almost in
eNIabe destructioa. he advocate OF rational
IIDety, he was all occasions the stern oeposer
! OF eN esses OF anarchy. lac could moi, either
as iSyal frenchG,au, or as republican, sanc-
| hoh me hppalihg scenes oil bioodshcd, By WHICH
the laleI 9erod Of the French revolution was dts
graced; III consequence OF Which,, at later Pc
| nod, We see him IN exile from tie country ne
would have died t. save. Being thrown by the
| Chances OF iollune within tho grasp OF despot-
| &c sway be beeane the ,lcum OF lis zeal
ousy' ana was made, during three long years, Tor
me greatest portion OF which he was cut off from
all communication with thIse who were the neal
est and dearest to his aiiectons to endure The tor
lures ofinIprIsonmcnt.
TT was during this unhappy period, thai the
companion OF has hle, tle cho,en object of his
young affections, manifested such aeruic deyoticn
10 her prosecuted husband. She, together with
her two daughters, al the tender aaes OF / 3 and
Is, had been confined III the lOathesome apart
ment Of Partisan PRISON, where, entirely lunor-
ant Of the fate Iwh,ch HAD Leiailen TIE husband
and father, they suffered Tor long time the most
painful prIvatIons 80 soon as they had regansd
their liberties, then tlfsI obJe' was to gather no
lngs respecting friend 50 dear 10 thtm and kav-
ing ascerained thai he was still living in the dun,
geOns OF OmttZ, Tins devoted, txen paly wife,
under an ASSUMED name, proceeded TO procure an
audience with the Emperor Of Austria. From
this monarch she obtained, not her husbands hb-
Grafton, whch.was refuse d to bel enttatits, but
tie melancholy privilege OF beng, together With
! her dau1hiers, imprisoned with HIM.
Size then proceeded to Cmutz, wlere,sEe re-
NAMED with :he beloved partner Of hel at, etiol.s
soothing his sorrow aud beeulL'g his s,1elmes
untl Tie termination ol his captivity, which TIA
pace about two years afterwards. 1t was aise
uUHl ms meIant holy portion OF Laia} cites am
p1sonnient, that our gallant cOuntrlnts, Ii1eu
\ OF Charleston, III company with RtIinan, Il ct
h man, attempted, uhsucc essluIly, 10 tbeIaie hm
q and acquired to themselves immortal honor. In
d tercesson had been made in favor OF the nebi,
: prisoner, from various powerful quarters, ali,
7 amongst the rest the government Of This country
but all without avail, until the young conQuerog
r Italy made his Liberation on condition Of his sign
:, ing treaty, at that lime on foot and the obiainln
re Of which was very desirable to the powers D
is whose sanction he was imprisoned, and thus glad
Ne dening the hearts of thousands who had synlpa
IN thised in his sutierngs.