New-York daily tribune., 1843-12-28
Letters from Nr. Weed,,,.No. Aiili.
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psaEL &C HAIsE-LA LAFAYETTE-fouNpLiSC HOSPITAL.
r4R,3, Sept. 27, 1873
PsaE.LA CHASE is the Cemetery after Winch
those Of Mount AUBURN, near Boston, GaRzN-
WOOD, near Brooklyn, MoUHT HoPE, near Roch
ester. ard others, were fashioned Il IS situated
upon hill by the northwestern barrier sloplng
gently towards the city, from the summit OF
which you have very commanding views oi Parls,
its FortiGcatons and It's Envrons. These grounds |
belonged, in the l4th century, to Pere -ChaIse,
the confessor OF Louis XIV. They were su5sc
uuently purchased for a Cemetery, to which pur-
pose they were consecrated III 1904. The wali |
encloses over an hundred acres. These grounds
are well wooded with cypress, willow and Other
trees, thickly interviewer with an underground
of evergrcens, shrubbcry and flowers. There IS
one broad avenue, and an infinite number OF
winding walks, in following which you are intro
duced to every description OF Monumental Archi
lecture. Wealth, Ambition, Taste, Affection and
Grief are all expressed, either ostentauously, clo
ouen,ly, devotcdly or touchingly, in the Pyramids
Temples, Obeisks and Urns which the Living
have set up here in commemoratlon OF the Deac'
And most Of these scpuchrcs are decked with
wrea,hs and garlands and bouquets, SO much SO,
indeed, that in many respects you seem waking
through a beautiful rose-embowered garden
am told that as long member OF family sur
vives the DUTY of decorating the graves OF the
departed is strictly observed You see relatives,
in various parts of the grounds, some engaged IN
this affectonatc duty, ,some reading, some nus!hg.
and others weeping over those VINO nave gone
before them to their final abode
Among the first and most interesting Monu-
ments here, is that OF ABELARp and hELolsE, IN
the form of a Chapel, constructed from the rulns
of an Abbey founded by the former, and of which
>lo ),t,a tha fret
Chapel are statues of Abelard and Helose. Near
this tomb is that Of CULVER, the distinguished
naturalist, and in this vicinity are the toubs Of
great number of personages more or less eminent,
among whom are those of the Duchess de Fieury,
Delambre, the astronomer, Baron Denon, the
traveller, and the Duke de Lava! Montmorency
Then comes collection Of Iombs of persons
more or less classical, among which are those OF
st. Pierre author of Paul and Vlrg mia, Fourcroy.
the celebrated chemist, Gentry and Bel!iui, the
composers, Madam Blanchard, who perished III
consequence of her Balloon taking fire, and
finally, that Of TALMA, tho great French Trage-
dian, whose monument is PLAN, with no otiler In
scrpton than his name Near this spot is an
ambitious column to the memory oil Casmr
Perrier, with statuary likeness OF that statesman.
Near this are the lombs of Marshal Lauriston
and Col. Labedoyere, with whose gallant history
we are familiar. Farther along we come to the
resting places Of several of NAroLEoNs great
men, among which noticed those of Marshal
kRLLERMAN, Gen. GovloN ST. CyR, and Count
LAvALLErrE, the devoted affection of whose
Wife, while the Count was in Prison. was worthy
of such husband. Here, too, one of the most
beautiful and expensive Monuments within the
Cemetery is erected to the memory OF the Mar
quise de Damata, daughtcr-ln-law of Marshal
SouLr. Passing the graves OF QoINEl and others,
YOU come to another cluster of Bonapartcan Gene
rails and Statesmen, among which are Marshal
SEaRuRIEK, Marshal DAvousT, Marshal LErEvEE,
Cen PAcrHop Marshal MAssENA, Gen. DUMy,
the Abby SIcARD, CAMDAcEREs, &c. Then conc
the Monuments of Manuel, the Orator, Glrodet,
the Painter, with superb one Of Gen. Foy.
There is, as | should have expected, from the
opinion had formed of his character, u PLAIN,
modest tomb IN commemoratlon OF BENJAMIN
CONSTANT near which is one equally unostenla-
tious marking the spot where the remains OF
Marshal Ngy reposc. Then comes q tomb in
memory OF the Marchloncss dc Beauharnos,
mother OF Madam Lavailette; and then you ap-
proach truly classical ground, for the tombs of
MoLIERE, LA FoNTAlNE aud La PLAcE are before
you. Then you encounter the iombs of distin-
guished or wealthy English persons who have
died III PARIS, some OF which are very imposing.
But will not deialn YOU with details winch !ali
to convey any idea OF Pere- La-Chaise. This
Cemetery must be seen to be appreciated
The Russian Army, after the capituatou OF
Paris, in 1915, was quar,cred IN Perc La Chaise,
and Of course dcSpolled II OF much OF It's rural
beauty, though lis monuments were respected.
Near Pere La Chase, in The Rue de Ficpus,
I'm the Chapel OF what once Convent OF
the order OF ST. Augustin, but Is Board
mig SchooD IN humble, sequeStored spot, under
simple Tomb, hallowed by virtue and patriot
ism, by the side of his wife and surrounded by
his children, repose the precious remains of our
beloved La FAYErTE. What d world of grateful
recollectlons this name brings back Where
shalt we look for another 50 bright, pure, SO
unsullied Who else lived long, amid con.
vulsions and revolutions, with unStalned hands,
uncontaminated principles, and untarmsheo
fame Who else has resisted al the temptations
of Ambitlon-all the seducuons OF Power =
What Soldier, what Statesman, what other mere
man, after sacrificing their fortunes and shedding
their blood in the cause OF human Liberty, stea.
Oily refused all honors and rewards None.-
The name and character OF La FAYETrE stand
out upon the worlds canvass, alone, III their own
perfections and subLmity. Living, he won scep-
tres and dadems, but he would not wear them.
Dead, with a consistency which leweled his
whole life, his remains were deposited In a hum
bic, secluded vault, where no footsteps arc heard
but such as are guided thither by affection, pat
riotism and gratitude.
Ny visit to the Hospice des Enians Trou
ves," or the Hospital for Infants abandoned by
their Parents excited emotions far moro painful
than any had experienced in Paris. This IN.
stitu,ion has existed for three hundred years Ii
is not, as had supposed, devoted exclusively 10
the reception of Foundlings Parents who are
unable or unwilling to support their offspring, are
allowed to leave them here, accompanied by de-