The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-07-18
Louis Blanc.

Louis Blanc, SAYS a correspondent of the Man.
chester Examiner is come of noble blood-the very
best, indeed, Of Corsica-hs mother being own sis
ter to Count PoZZi di Borgo, the celebrated dipo-
natural talents and perseverance, in study; and
from its having become thing understood In the
family that he was to pursue the same career for
which hisTncle had obtained much power and
influence his attention had been early directed to
the study of history and the art of government.
Few men in Europe possess a greater book know
ledge of foreign policy than Louis Blanc and had
he chosen to follow the profession of diplomacy he
would doubtless have risen to eminence and dis
tinction He had already experienced much suf-
fering at college from the mockery of his fellow
students, to whom the childish appearance of
Louis Blanc became of course fruitful theme of
epgram and insult. 1t is not in the nature of his
countrymen to make any display of passion or
hatred, and so the young student bore the ndicule
IN silence, kept alOOt from his comrades and lived
the life of hermit, amply consoed for present suf
fering by the reflection of the future fame which
his unceasing application to study would enable
him to acquire in the diplomatic world, in whchit
was agreed that he was 10 make his debut as secre-
tary to his cousin, Count Charles Pozzo di Borgo,
who was then applying for the Brussels Legation.
1t was thus, invested with the style and title of
secretaire dambasSade that Louis Blanc first APP
peared upon the stage OF public life, by attending
one of the far-famed diplomatic soiftes of the
Duchess de D, whose Influence in the great
world of Paris was at that time undivided and,un-
disputed The report both of the talents and pre-
tensions Of the young diplomatic had, of course,
reached the coterie over which presided the Ouch
ess, and excited therein various sentlments-some
of interest, others of envy and his appearance
was looked for with some little degree Of curiosity
He was presented by the veteran Pozzo himself,
and on the announcement of that Well-knOwn
name all eyes were turned TO the door, and wan
dered from the tall and portly person Of the old am
bassador to the dimnutve figure beside him, in so
TnTtph mr. that n eSc1Dp0 from fine
usually well-bfed crowd--Whether of surprise or
mockeFy il would have been impossible to decide
Louis Blanc bore the impertinent scrutiny of
which he had become the object with il-dsguised
Impotence and by the time he had reached the
head of the room, where recned in languid state
the fair hostess, his temper had Waxed rather warm
50 Permit me to introduce to your notice nv
nephew said the old Count, bowling with rcour-
tier-ike dignity to the Duchess, who-perhaps still
under the impression of some incomparably witty
saying which had just reached her ear concerning
the poor little diplomatist- herself, with
languId stare, from the sofa, and gazing vacantly
over the shoulder of the Count, exclaimed, in 2
tone OF sweet bewidennent, Where is he II
should like TO see him " This direct Criticism
upon the almost invisible proportions of her VislleT
caused litter to run through the assembly aio
many a compliment no doubt did II procure rl lo[
the lovely lips which had uttered It so Dolul Dut
the Corsican blood of Louis Blanc' " sIils EeIy
hour, has forbidden forgiveness Of tIe uot hisL
reer to be pursued amid the beartlessness of court
and of success TO be obtained only by the sacTlee
that I5sr 5t hat he had resigned all pretensons
to the adjournment which he had been at 50 much
mains to pbtain for him; and when the good old
man, although readily guessing at the cause OF his
disoTst ventured TO demonstrate and to propose
ot5er nosts of importance to his notice, the young
man answered bitterly that feeling that he had no
rirbt TO inrude himself among the more favored, he
had resolved upon turning his attention to the SER
vice of those to whom such service might be OF
value Do you not observe the result OF this I'M
forrnate soiree in every line of his book Dix Ans
de Regne''l have heard that Louis Philippe has
often been heard 70 declare that those volumes had
acted as betlsrnssran 70 the bulwarks Of royalty
hsYY Of gGtashss hAYs rineh 70 answer fer