The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-11-06


reached thiseleyation, itcan never again sink
to its original level After year thus pass
ed in intimate companionship with Nature,
though exiled from tile world, Mr.. Soule
was permitted to return to Bordeaux, where
he became professorino one of the institutions
ofthatcity Endowed with the rare faculty Of
interesting his pupils, aud although of their
own age, Of commanding at once their respect
and affection, the PROFESSIONAL chair of pro-
vincial city was too quiet a position for one
so eager to take his place in the arena of
active life; for one who would
I'm the worlds broad field of battle
Be hero the strifen
For such a.spirit, Paris was the only thea
tire. Thither he went, and while he was
here able to secure an honorable independ-
anee by another professorship, he found time
amid all the gaycties of the capital and at
traction of society, to devote himself to the
higher studies, of science, philosophy, and
law.
in 1924, he published many articles in the
leading journals of Paris, which attracted
the attention and gained him the esteem and
favor of the most distinguished leaders of the
liberal party. 1t was about this time, in
conjunction with Barthclcmy and Merry, who
have since gained such celebrity, that he en-
gagged in the publication of paper which adj
vocated the most liberal republican senti-
ments, and fearlessly hurled its sarcasm at
the throne and the Church His attacks on
the course of the government, and his expo
sition OF the principles and designs of the
Jesuits, took effect, and the ministry rcquir-
ed that the offender should be given up
/ His friend, Charles Ledru, undertook the de-
fence, and appealed to the clcmcncy of the
court in behalf of the prisoner, in considera-
ton of his youth. The proud and fiery spir-
/ it of Soule burned with Indignation at this
attempt on the part of his advocate to miti-
gate the impending sentence by the implied
abandonment of the principles he had so no
bly, adopted and so fcarlcssly maintained
He instinctively rose from his seat, and, in a
/ burst of the most impassioned eloducnce, he
denied the crininalityof hisopinions, while,
at the same time, he assumed their response
bility; and, defending the rectitude Of his
conduct, and the truth of his sentiments, lie
displayed, for the first time, to his friends as
well as to himself, the possession Of those
qualities which go to make the orator. This
speech was reported next day in all the lead
ing papers, with such comments as were cal
culated somewhat to console the author il
the cells Of St. Pclagie to which he hac
been sentenced. BY the aid of Barthelcmy
he at length succeeded in making his escape
to England. whence he intended to take pas
sage in ship bound to the republic Of Chill
where the situation of private secretary t
: the President had been offered TO him.
Scarcely had he landedi in England, however
when he learned chat the ship had been fore
ed unexpectedly to sail, and that the place h
had hoped to occupy had been filled by an
other. Alone ina strange country, and Who
~ isri.ass,r. Tire laogsI1z5c- trUU asToT
! ishing that the young exile should prefer tn
q roof of hisprisonin Paris to the sombre sllie
y of England; he, therefore, resolved to return
saying perhaps, with Foseari-