The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-05
Lamartina,a Iustifoation.

Lamartinea Justification
NJ de Lamartne has just published pamphlet
in defence of his conduct while member of the
Provisional Government 1t has created the great
est sensation, and the first edition was sold off in
the course of quarter Of an hour. 1t is in the
form Of letter TO the electors OF the various con-
sttuencies who returned him as their representa-
tive in the National Assembly.
After commencing by declaring that that popu-
larity which had greeted him everywhere without
cause, has been withdrawn from him without
tive, he proceeds to specify the accusations brought
against him.
" Il has been said, then, that ardent in ambition,
dealt with eommpni'm-that plotted with the principal
sped with the prisoners at Vincennes and supplied Sober
with ams-that mixed myself up with attempts at an
which had promised peaeethat compromised the safety
Of the Republic by not throwing forces over the Rhine and
the dictatorship of the Government Of which formed part
thatI accompce in the manifestation of the 200 600
measures April l6that after the meeting Of the National
power which the National Assembly, as t IS said was dis
posed to offer me-th4t made alliance with men whose
my alliance with these political advesares is to be found in
interested relations between them and common
depredaon upon the pubic treasury in an infamous
nay-that these pretended adveBares had in their hands
chase Their silence by eo5eedpr to their a.
paid my debts with the money Of the Repubic-that l re-
mitted TO England the fruit, of my maversaton-tha main
aimed the Geers RqtioRaar to overawe the National AS
sembly-that on May 10, wllfuly left the Assembly un.
the of June that neither nor my colleagues had
prepared the military forces neceathat the conflict
prolonged through this want of oethOug h-that the blood
OF this civil war rests upon our hands"
Lamartine answers all these charges severally.
He declares that the revolution of February took
him by surprise After the scene in the Chamber
Of Deputies, when the Provisional Government was
appointed
we marched, writes he, to the Hotel de Vile at the
eaa G. column 81 the 9eope ~ Were borne along IN.
stained with blood ana encountered with the dead and the
organized At this very hour commenced outside the
ct between the two Reppbies-the violent sweeping
color; the other crate pacific, legal unanimous and
cons a @ the Republic Of your Wishes and
public was blood During two days and two nights armed
repeatedly inundated the square, the courts the halls of
the Hotel de Vile They insisted our instantly giving
to the REPUBLIC the character the attitude the embems Of
the first revolution My colleagues and myself resisted at the
peril OF our lives Twenty times during these seventy four
hours taken up dragged carried to the doors and
lows on 10 he head OF the staircase into the courts and the
square to address men OF another epoch who faacous
those embems OF terrorism with which it attempted to
dshonor the Republic You must remember the last WORKS
which decided the victory in favor OF the tcoored flag
they the lips of my colleagues only was called
upon pronounce them - The red flag citizens which
The Champ deMars trae in the blood Of the people The
flag which wish preserve the Republic has made the
of the world with bravery glory and our ibe
which chance has throws us on the breach made in socety
Was this weakness! Was this acOmprOme with tsrorsm
Decided"
He justifes his peace policy, and shows that, so
far from having been an accomplish in the demon
stration of March H. it directed against HIMSELF
Of the most disgraceful charge brought against
him. that of peculatiou and venality, Lamartine
disposes triumphantly. The following statement
is highly interesting:
On the LIST January last. iftythree days before the Re-
public TO amounted to 800 G00f $500 000
very large iortone be remembered in France lands
Rgge PERSONAL pT9pey iS S and literary properly
to verify these two amounts by the lands, mortgages and
to the amour of II00 060i but now have no more than
6000f and nsequeny have paid the other 500 0O0
euy in replying to this The 500 Got Of debts were sg paid
et By ne SIX monls before the Revolution Ont of what
funds did reimburse in lS4 these 5O000f? Out of 300.
u0O s60 O received from the publisher of the Histoire
estate Of Pgronne near Macon sold by me a, hat peod
For proofs OF this go TO my said estate and its purchaser
deeds releases and acqutance will answer better than
can As TO the movement Of my foune since the dayof
er up to the present day, the toowingis the aceoun
have been obliged 10 borrow 10OOOf to pay los OO0f am
ready to produce witnesses to those who may remain uced
ulous. Their will for the truth and morality
partial reimbusements 1913 was not in the public
Treasury but in the funds of my creditors and friends
blush at being Obliged to all these particulars but the
ives short time before FebTnarv 81 nopcn5ed with
editos capitalists and proprieor of journas
contracts for the copyright of my literary works. past pre-
sent and TO come amounting tOgeherio the of $40 000
hoped by assiduity pay all my creditors in few
years. and thus patrmony for and
beloved family and for the families of The
farmers who live estates The charge IF public
affairs and the crisis, of which could take advantage
against the honest and generous men with whom had
tered into contracts, have compelled anna those
contracts and will 0bllge TO reimburse the advances
which have been made TO have, therefore, vOlunta-
ry sacrificed to the Revolution these $40 000 Such are the
benefits which have received from the Republic"
NJ. de Lamartine then enters into the history of
his connection with Sobrier, Blanqui, Raspail,
Barbes, and De Flotte. This connection was, he
so far from being crime, one of his
best titles the appreciation of his felIowcizens;
and he declares that the object of it was to in
auence by private political conversation; and en-
ieavOr to rally to the Republic, constitutional, hon
est, moderate, and practical, the men who were
capable Of serving or running it," He concludes
with the following splendid passage
The Republic inspired by Washington shall triumph
the Republic of Babquf Robespiere and DantOn
In other ages, other idess, other Thoughts other This
the truth with regard to society The choice you have
made of your representatives the National Assembly is
understand it it is the honesty of the people that
ou have sent in hem the honesty of the people its saliva
yory lies in having felt that Attach yourselves more and
to the National Assembly. 1t your own sovereignty
md is worthy ofyou. Only gveit time Impotence always
oes violence good intentions Government for ages
ems Nominated ten times By You Specification and
COMPOUNDED hencetOh the ranks of simple repre-
natives descended from power too high for ambition,
md desiring that may ascend again to it, forget
ut do not accuse Perhaps there day which
merted your snages it the day in which sacrificed
hem TO concord For myself shall bear you in my mem.
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