Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-08-20


every thing that wealth, grey hairs, anu Inc Co"
fdence OF the Government entitled MN 10 epJoy'
II was but recently, ,eo thai mcmoef q '"'
Kings household, high in rank ard 'iile' was O''
nished the kingdom for cheating al cares. '"'"
are some of The scenes from high liz IN Europe
Lei Us rejoice TO know lha, ioa! such We na'e
hitherto been exempt
To III. Editors Of the Enquirer: tiff.
Messrs Editors: at a moment when puoilc eu'
rioey has jus been gu strangely occnpleu ~ .i','
county as we'll as in Europe, and political par
,;ss en- violently excited in France by The cIlm,'
nal suits before the Chamber oil i'eis, Sou' -.
ets will not probably regret 10 see sResch VI ,,e
individuals concerned in This prosecution. vi.
Teste. from his early youth, by me prccoci'y VI
hi. Intellectual faculties, evnced whal ne, d.
tu,ure dav should be. AT the age OF fourteen ne
finished his collegiate studies, and was ooserVea
passins Immediately from the schooihcuse 'o'ne
tribune oil Democratic societies. 1nere nc e1el.
cised his logic and e!ocution there, taxing par.
in The discussion oil The grave queshonS "hicn d,
,ha, fine occupied all minds, he soon displayed all
,hs ,,sourccs OF that lofty intelligence which was
,l,,r,yards 10 throw SO much sprndor upon MS
co,cer lie had moi reached his fifteenth year
wben he was chosen b. his 'ownsmen to go and
M them 10 All assembly O! The &c leSa'es ol
saveu,, -four Democratic societies, held Al Va
lsrca whose object was TO deliberate upon the
awful circumstances in which The Sou'ho France
happeued 10 be placed. he there rendered HIM
.e,f conspicuous, as much by The wisdom OF his
suggestions and the iirmness oil his principles as
by The eloquence OF his speeches.. Dedeiay-d-
oier. who became, since, Senator and Peer OF
I5fance toreseeine what would be The result OF
such brilliant qualities took the young orator I'M
der his direction, and became his political guar.
dian. From this lime, Teste assumed, in all The
aeilating scenes Of his country The part when
was assigned 10 him by the superiority Of his
mind ami The warmth Of his patriotism. lie
shared the i'll fortune Of his father, who was
Obliged TO fly one day from The violence oil anar-
civ the next day from the dangers OF re.aciion.
Having retired TO his fireside alter the Thirteenth
Brumate, he loon alter went to PARIS 10 study
The law. lie appeared, in lev Gays, IN me hfst
rank of the students of The school ui legislation.
In one Of the solemn conferences OF this school,
the illusriuus Portals characterized The talent oi
Young Tesle, by observing what ne termed The
ID. n,nsthcn,c forms Of his delivery. Being ad
milied 10 he bar al The age oil twenty one, he was
few months after appointed assistant professor
in The law school, he made his debut al the bar OF
Paris with much fcla But the death oi his Ia
lher Gs07) having brought him hack TO his ma
tive province, he settled a, Nismes, and soon
ACQUIRED The most eminent rank among The law
yers of The South.
During The Empire, and the restoration, he
lived far from he political theatre. Upon The re-
urn ot Napoleon from Elba he was forced, BY
The acts OF violence which took place in The South,
10 part with his numerous Clients. The Empe-
ror having entrusted him with The honorable mis-
sion If pacifying that part Of the country from
which he had fed, Tesle satisfactorily discharged
II. A ~ hpup d q ta ua q N
nv 10 disorder, from what side soever it might
spring. He was Lieutenant General Of Police in
Lyons, when the votes OF his fellow citizens ufer-
ed him greater sphere Of action for unoldingthe
mighty faculties with which Nalnre had gifted
him Bu trick oil Fouche prevented him from
reapine The glory 10 which he had righr 10 aspire,
bv appearing in the national assembly; eiegra
phic despatch ordered him moi 10 abandon the i'm
rorlanl post that Inc emperor had entrusted 10
him. He rendered, in tact, eminent services
especially when The population OF Lyons rose
with indignation in order 10 oppose the execution
ol The capiluaton which had just been signed; ;
The city was prey IN The most ifish,iul disorder;
The voice Of The magistrates was disEegarded; The
symptoms of civil war broke out On all sides.
Itste, in his patriotic ardor, throws himself in
the midst OF that inuriated multitude, he braves
outrages and dangers to bring the people again 10
moderation and peace; he harangned them in
every pubic square; and succeeds al last. by dint
oil c!n9uencc and courage, In calming popular IT.
rlaliou, and saving from the greatest calamilies
the city whose security had been put into his
hands. Lyons has kept The memory Of The noble
character and admirable talent which Mir. Tes;e
displayed in this momcnlcns state OF ahairs.-
HIS civic virtues were repaid with exile he took
refuge in Belgium, where he soon received the
high consideration thai he deserved. The Tevo-
| luton OF 1880 having brought him back 10 his
native cornlfy from which his heart had never
| been ab cni, he resumed his profession Of law
yer al lhe bar OF Paris, and il was there that in
shot time was revealed 10 France cnc oi those
pTodigious talents which appear but al long in
tervals, 10 display all the splendor OF eloqnence.
Elected Deputy BY Uzes, he Immediately took
his stand among The most eminent members CT
Ihs HFpphs.es6e ms attention to The cares Of The
| highest admnisi ration. MIR. Teste was success
sivcly Minister Of Commerce, Keeper OF The
Seals, and Minister Of Public Works.
GEH. CrsIEREs.-DescendcGf from family Of
some note Tor nobility, literature, and military
reputation, this officer began his military career
in 1853 or 1864, when re was second lieutenant
He was appointed colonel and officer of The "Lc-
zion d Honncar" in 1913 by The Emperor, having
| distinguished hmsel! by his bravery during that
memorable campaign. He commanded baila-
lion al Moscow. He distinguished himself and
was wounded in The battles OF Auserlilz, Auer.
saedt, Eylau, Essling, Moskowa, and Waterloo
When colonel Of The Isl regiment Of light ca
valry in 1915, the 10Th June, al The engagement Of
the QuatTcJros, he received eleven sabre strokes,
penetrated with Kellermann's turassiers nothe
square Of the 42j English regiment, and returned
covered with blood: part OF his regiment second
ed this charge. The officers and soldiers Of the
Isl lieh, horse, witnesse. Of the brilliant valor Of
their colonel in that engagement, acknowledged
him. unanimously as The bravest soldier Of The
regiment.
Al Waterloo he acquired new glory, and was
The lasr, wounded as he was, who left The field OF
battle in The lell wing.
In 1929, he was promoted TO the grade Of
.1Iareehot dc camp, and was appointed Lieuen-
an, General in the year 1888.
As TO Mr.. Pellapra, the third important per-
sonage in The prosecution, personal acqnainl-
ance with him and his lady's family enables me
10 speak with more pdsiveness OF his previous
history. In 1905 and The preceding years Mr..
P. was an Agent ne change, money broker, in The
city Of l., ons. Though not much favored by ma
ture in personal appearance, he coquelted among
the bellies If the city, who surnamcd him Ecyiagle
nofc, The black pin, on account Of his slender
shape and dark complexion. Being shrewd,
intelligent man, he did very extensive and pro-
fi,ahle business and acquired before The wear
1913 an independent fortune which enabled him
To spend par, OF his time in Paris Mr.. PelIapra
had married Miss Leroy, The daughter OF Gre, il
NOT The richest, al least one oil III most homes
and respectable merchants OF Lyons-who Ior
mary years, on account oi his probily and clever
ness, acted as President o. The Tribunal OF Com.
IneIce an Office altogether without salary. Mrs.
p, though mol what artists style classical beau
", was what the French call me tres jole femme,
rather tail and well formed. She possessed in a
very high degree, Z ar eOnlmc Al f0ut, lady-like
ar; and, above all, that hing which Laionlaine
characteristics by this beautiful line:
Et Ia gr0ce 7its belle cneore gre la beautc.
w ilh such projections, il can be easily imaein-
ed hat this lacy was an object al admiration
among her cuunrymen; tot he bilicresl calumny
could not rave found an opportunity to allack her
character. Among the admirers Of Mrs. P's
beauty was Napoleon, who called her on one OF
Two occasions. Ii bile Lyonaisc. Although jea.
ousy and SANDER were on The aleri, nothing could