Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-06-09
DEATH OLE TAIIEYRAND

The following eloquent article from he I.v
erpool Mail on the death of Talleyrand, will
make the blood flow Gu ok e. Its truths will moi
be denied -
Now that Prince Tallcyrand, or rather the
remains oil him, have been deposited in the "base
earth IRON which he sprung" it may not be
considered an act of ndelicacy on our part &c
pronounced few last words, by way of mora
over hi, grave.
In all the stirring events of the last fifty year.
80 fruitful Of revolutions, anarchy, and crime
Ialleyrand played an active, sometimes an in.
visible, often conspicuous, uniformly an i'm
portant part. The master whom he served
namely the "frst Wing" according to the def
nIton OF DR.. Johnson, and whom it is said, he
personally rcsenlbled, appears to have bestowed
upon nm an unusual share of his affection and
and protective influence. On this ground,
principally, it not entirely his numberless es-
capcs lromi'he guillotine and the gallows can be
accounted for--Whenever mischief was at
work, or some criminal plot in connection, a
King to be murdered prince to be assassinated,
or some thousands of jacobins to be let loose like
lures to drink the blood of each other, there NJ
IaIlcyrand, Prince 1'alleyrand, or Citizen Tai.
leyrand, or the Bishop Of Autun, was sure to be;
silent, perhaps, as a vampire at midnight, but as
d
ker at meeting, but as unrelenting as Spanish
monk, familiar with the acts of the Holy Inoui-
stIon; surcharged with vengeance, but meek
as salnt; calm and decided plausible, but
uhiorgvng; bitter, MISUNDERSTANDING
we do not rccollect in history man who
lived so long and bore so worthless, so hdeous,
or SO repulsive character as Prince Taley.
rand. lie was of noble descent, born manned
to excite commiseration, with dull unmeaning
lace to conceal the workings of his mind, nurs-
cd by bigo', reared jesuit, familiarised to
fraud and deception from his cradle, hating man.
KIND, and having with double hatred the char
ny OF humansed society," he was flung like an
apple OF discord, or serpent of seductive pow
ers, int the very citadel of revolutionary desm.
lie was first debauchee. next popish priest,
subsequently became bishop of Rome, after.
wards leading worshipper at the fame of the
Goddess of Reason, frequently divided his time
IN performing spy and diplomatist, invariably be.
trayed every person and government that
trusted him, sold his best friends as Jems do old
clothes, and at last, robed in every dress OF
chame and inconsistency, Of perfdy and dishon.
or, he died wretched drveler, his hair.shirt
exchanged for linen one, re-embracing the
nummeres of the clergy he had plundcred, and
o! system OF religion which he had derided and
dcspised.
The prince had for many years gained much
celebrity as an lnveterate batter OF England
lie was, we believe on good grounds, consider
ed the author of the eXecrabie Berlin and Mi.
Ian DEGREES. We should do his character in
justice if we were 20 deny that these enactrnents
did not bear the impress of his mind. They
were cruel as well as foosh-the emanations
OF tortuous Jesuit in a state of mania. They
were la TaLleyrand, little a Ia Bonaparte, a
great deal a Ii scosualrei; reckless in his limo.
tent ire OF the frghttul consequences. But this
man, on the accession Of Louis Philippe, was
sent an ambassador to England, and was even
courted by the leading statesmen of the dav,
But enough Of Prince Taeyrand He sleeps
with the worms not less scorned than they,
who do not spare him.