The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-12-09
Mtsrellamgous.
From the Charleston Courier.
LOUISE DELAUNAY.

From the Charleston Courier.
LOUISE DELAUNAY.
Twas the l4th OF July, (Frenchmen remem-
Der the day, the Governor had been summoned
TO surrender, and his reply was aconic, Never,
without the command Of my Kingp In spi-
cous and splenddy furnishe room, within the
Castle, two persons might be seen in earnest
conversation, one tall, thin man, very grey,
apparently about ifty-it was Achlle Delaunay,
Governor of the Bastile the other beautiful
woman of about twenty-she was his daughter,
and her name Louise; when something like the
following discourse took place: Louise, II is
in vain you plead, TO defend this fortress with
my life is duty which owe my King, and |
must perform it," 4" Father she replied, I'm
low but fine voice, DO you not owe higher
duty to your God, and do you think that he
would sanction your obeying the voice OF ty-
rant, by whose command hundreds Of your fell
low creatures are at this moment groanlng In
chains 2" Thinking she had gained Temporal
nv advantage, she proceeded" Does not the
Almighty hear the elanking Of those chains and
do you not think he will reward those who as
sist in seyering them2 Yes, Heaven, Heaven
will reward you; posterity will honor your
name; make, then, a virtue OF necessity--tor
we can ofiei but feeble resistance-yled the
castle, and all France will thank you" Delau-
nav paused-but il was for moment; the rea-
soning of the mordiist soon fell before the stern
duty of the reteraR. "My daughter" he re-
piled, :" have not sworn never TO yield this for
ress but by order of the King-and are not oalhs
heard in Heaven as well as chains2 Louise,
the Deaunays have served four Kings and the
epithet of traitor has never been coupled with
the name. Is it your father you would have to
sully that fair name ITO tarnish our spotless
escutcheon, which has been borne proudly aloft
for three centuries What, shall it be said that
Achille Deaunay basely betrayed the trust
reposed in him by his King, and was fright
ened at the shouts and threats of canaille
No, If every man out there was any army, if all
France was laundering at the gates, | would
maintain this post while had strength to WELD
a sword But, my beloved child, what will be-
come (here his voice ialtered, and the beautiful
sophst finding that all reasoning had been in
vain, now caught the electric spark of enthu-
siasm from her father, she finished the sentence
he had commenced )-"Of me, father, never
fear, LOUISE DELAuNAy will this day prove her
self not unworthy of the blood that flows
through her t,veinsp At this moment they
were interrupted by the entrance Of young
officer in the uniform of the National Guard
he made graceful bow to the lady and mill
tary salutation TO The Governor, telling him that
he had come on the behalf Of the people TO offer
the garrison their lives, if they would lay down
their arms. II is needless TO say that the terms
met with naughty refusal from the old soldier
g Tell the people that received my sword from
Louis the sixteenth, and only INTO his hands
will deliver it," The officer represented to
him the awful consequence of refusal. He re-
marked that nothing could restrain the fury of
the people when once reused. But the Gov
ernor was not TO be inundated, he had been
Graded in the camp, death had no terror for him,
dishonor had. The officer TOOK his leave, but
the first object, upon which his eye rested when
he entered and the last when he withdrew, was
LOUISE Such was the Impotence Of the popu-
lace that long before the return oflhe officer, the
work Of destruction had commenced. The gar
rison Of the Castle consisted of eight individuals
and thirty of the Swiss Guards But if every
man had been TELL, what resistance could
they have made against the thousands who OPP
posed them2 In every part of the Castle
was that heroic girl seen anlmating and
encouraging the troops; three times was the
white flag hoisted on the donjon tower,
and as many times was il torn down by
a hand more snowy than the flag itself
While preparing waddng in a part of the
castle, where very few Of the troops were sta
toned, breach was made in the wall, and al
though she was CALAMITY defended by four noble
Swiss, who fell bleeding at her feet, the enemy
succeeded in carrying her out Of the castle. AT
length, finding that they were unable 10 main
tain their position, and fearing that the Govern
or might continue TO defend himself until troops
should arrive from Versailles TO his assistance,
il was proposed that they should burn the daugh-
ter in the presence Of the father unless the place
was instantly surrendered, and the heartless
rabble prepared to execute their internal pur
pose-she is laid upon mattrass, the match is
applied (no martyr at the stake ever appeared
more calm and resigned,) her frock is al
ready in bright blaze the officer who saw
her in the castle, now observes her he
springs from the escalade and although bayon-
cts bristle every side, the canister and
grape hy around him, yet on he rushes darling
like lightning through the crowd, and dealing
death at every blow but ere the fierce element
has reached her angelic form, he bears her tri-
umphanuy of. That man aterM ards wore the
star of Tie legion Of honor. !" Where is my ia
ther'' were the first words she uttered I" | will
save him. replied the officer; but it was too
late Well had the officers predicted that there
would be no restraining the fury Of the rabbe.
When the daughter looked again towards the
castle, she saw the headless trunk Of her father,
hanging from the battlements, while his head,
placed upon pike was carried amidst the yells
Of triumph TO the Central Committee at the
"place de Greue."
What shout is that which now rends the
air lis the long stihed shout of liberty, IT'S the
bowling of democracy, over the grave Of feudal
tyranny, and proclaiming TO the world that ''the
Bastiie is doipa."
HEBREW POETRY.
Neither Jewish traditions nor books have con-
veyed to as any information concerning the
structure Of Hebrew verse. Yet that there was
verse, not only highly probable, from the con-
sideration that while all the nations, ancient
and modern, have had their poetry, people so
imaginative as they could hardly fail 10 cultivate