Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-02-20
LOLA MONTES.


oan, henuiy we cxpcctei5u; she has most delicate ard
pleasing face and FORM Her le black hA. ons in grace
iu cnIIs and her blue eycsa soft and piercing
beam with intellect. She is vrry viylcious and $ru,N
iu ui wit and "aicty, yet disn;ird and elegant She is
sound on the intervention Gncsrnant seems 10 belong
|" c Southern School, il he: advocacy 81 conservative
system o checks and balances she coHincnncd, 7iih
much ani'nltInn, Mr. CaihouG's Work, u pua!sd "nich
She has sea! 10 Eugene Sue have TRANSLATED into ench
She speaks in The highest ot the tstitcs .! this
cuun'ry-and predicts hat We shall have rsitGs
or Exccnvc heads, rccnnl,n,n!4d by Mr. Calhoun.
Washington she says is idoIz:t iG Er.o,f ian IN
this country She expects, before she leaves The CnitCi
States 10 play the drama of her cheqnered life
being written by sSlnl American aulhos. Some Of Tic
incidents OF he; curious lie thus astcc5y ana effective
y skelchei by hcrseli
From tho New Yrrn Herald
LOLA MONTES-PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Mr.. BENNETT-l an sulc you w! MT refuse sHn"tr,
ana that snngrr woman, little space III your paper, :pr
appeal 10 an Intelligent and generous community, aaisr
unjust and lhcral attacks upon her intended prejudice
::ir people agoins! hrr.
sure tou that he good hearted Amtfcsa poo !r ard
oi this noble city, will listen noens:c stranger, aoi
protect hrr against rude ana harsh treatment knnw III
American gentlemen and ladies All! gJwn any who
guilty ~ Entc insulting aud vulgar treatment Of visl;o 10
their free, hospabc and hapry lnd. know cy viii
pah!zc win female who seeks :" dcpor herself unahsn
ay,ly and bccuiugy hen she is !.ccd lo q, into Tho
AN cUndtH, they will su- tain her
Since Ch!!dhoud wien frs! 10 knew al America
encountered ~ he Pilgrims wlr fist came ilhct! Irah
Of the progress o their nuble dcscsnlantsci Their resist
ncc To British oppression, ami "i the a!oaus deeds II
Washington, "prerless arunn9 pccr'" Of jefferson and
franklin and Funr and Jacksn studied your ;ns'itu
lions, and all my dreams Of roianco were connected with
your happy country
Ny career hs been one Of snch vrssi,ue and adventure
that almost equals hose given in popular works o. &C.
lion .oneuics look hack on my NE and wonder is
this true ?"'ave cAisicd ?"!o live 7" SIS il all
dream 2" have been wild and waywnrd but, ii know
myself never wicked. can appeal TO every companion nr
servant in my whole lie, nt my own sex, 10 say if ever
treated them unjusily LnkinGly and will add
IL. have been lratnccd aud sndcrcd and viri noe,
think, than any human being, nan or woman, that has
lived fora century Ii all that is said OF me- true
y hall Of il uurI ou.,l To be buried alive. The
very atrocities attributed me- themselves show their false
anGd. Al The Of thirteen, nJrdicons hat well ,nng
ffiendS constrained me 10 an alliance with one much my
senior in years but who had not my affections who ana not
seek 10 win he,n and from whom obliged 10 part
self. No accused OF false,nnd 10 my ru"s Of
fidelity to him. We were divorced BY that separation
thrown upon the world endicss without RESOURCES,
any means OF support excep. my own industry and hThe
abilities. ! was IN the East Indies went To England:
and from thence the Continent and became, the nny
resource for an honorable and vtu"us vchood an artiSe
actress dunscnse. encountered all those terrible trials
incident 10 resolution TO lake {" myself without de-
pendencc upon Nj profession exposed me I" The
approaches Of the licenous-u the ISLANDERS OF the malicious
to the detraction OF lie en,ions. dei-nccsss,
cept in reliance my recuc Of purpose and conduct.
Ny encmicS-nlde enemies because wa. proud wonan
sef.wled wuInan-an ambitious woman, II yon will. but
III honorable woman, who would not become their Instrument
vi wickeJncssiny enemies, BY ilscood and forgery ard
every species Of crime have assned me- ard hunted NE
throughout Europe and Great Britain, und rtr>:
to Anecabut drlyl proudly DEFY tho Jcsu band and
their iccs {" tools aA Instruments 10 INSTANCE single act
m mine, in tie 1 Gv.n!iu i csery day witch
Gun be tragedy that Is coupled with iis!!"nor
Recently have beer dragged before the public in the Nsv
York press By !nds ilaIs, cards ana other public
The object for them 10 get bcforc the pr5c Once
noticed them am sorry for il! lthas caused reply To-
tally negcusa5e and more offensive than supposed the
writer had The heart 10 against 1eenccless female
This is all the notice saal give The scned to that
assault so insdiousy made. Nrr will further noice any
of the individuals who hay: assaed ne Those editors who
have given nEkiud and ilbcal notices oi have my
gvcncss. hope female relations Of theirs may
meet with similar unkudncss from any The swcces,
revenge take OF all my enemies is forgive them.
II is the perrogative Of notensvencss, and thank Heaven
exercise il.
made my course in Europe and my conduct IN connie
lion with certain political events few years on The
Continent IL Is due 10 othcrs us w9! as 10 !s', IN,
should notice Misrepresentation book al :as"-
hoods and iurgcries got up by my political enemies at me
of Bavaria by miserable creature who acted hs my
servant aud who was brbtd By the jesuit faction icrc mas
REPRESENTED mr occupying in that position that
did occupy. Obscure scHb5crs in this country have
volunteered what the: call defence ot ncaimitng ne
truth of the cliai ges made against that coali
nny have been dictated by the most depavcd PTdgncy, u
principled hostility nexcusaba stupidity. | dsavow
.cpuGale all these vile GclcnccS and their authors
In my professional dunscuSc, having been in
Russia and being my way Nienna stopped ut .u
nicll Soon after, received from aid OF the good old
King Louis an invita,ion 10 royal audience
day Alter hcsitang time yielded 10 the solicitation
my friends accepted the !nSifa"n ana had an intctrw
with the King nounLav. Tie King treated me will Kind
ness In familiar conversation with him about French poll
tics, gave opinions petty ;f"cr, aad es'ecait II rt-
lion French editors whom was acquainted with
Having always been as ayc N ih" habit u !aN!n2 !a
public Gvcats, ani y; "c!;H MIS- wa ~ i'"A
10 be acciatc III" Kin! manifested Great surprise NJ S;"
Gf ltc Information :i, AMI So nc' 50 t.y inte!
s;uL a. 10 ask rc 10 stay in MGniii his nwcl i@w
G-r, a. IE-,i nl,. mai
rive cause for scandal .as ycur Maesiy The King Ic
iei--" "No; have si OF that consented - stay
ew days aud renewed my conversations ''h The h'g sew
c!a times, visits him, Gt his ntancc These vis!s
we're u:cercm0nirns. talked - the Mag as always dn
to every nncuuIhtuiy lIansy, and wit. III canceaman
told him Of aud abuses III his "n:e:ncn:- :ol
hln Of the peIidy 0 his ministers. Honest aat "stt2cc
ing, lid believe il; bur prasci il 10 hHl lie -"
prcssat his gratitude His Q accn was my friend
cxpcsed him especially the arr, dupcy and v!lainv o
MS Prime Minister, Ea.rc u sh. jesuit, who had .: '!n
ed himself into his confidence. What had 10 gain ay all
his but the establishment of right and the protection n an
hon.st fEu request Kin. Louis wax convinc"c Il;
spite of all the scansu:s llbr!ciGns that circulated
liza, was his friend, as most truly. For cog i:ar
his prolialIe and fahlcs councillors cou!i mol Imagine
facs their conduct. When they did, what torrent o
acania and taseaood was ol:ned uprn poor ne! "a9
every thing that bad and vc But lhcr cunld ~" inlFc
with the good Gi k;ug. TIE King defended ard Ius
fled me and denounced their asperJnS and cananlcs bne
Jay he told D. Abel in reply 70 some observation enone"s
me- that "She is right; she told the l!. will ~ a:
she told me-" D'Abc! replied, "Stc is king then !" Yes
said the good old Loui, shc kinn; and This 'maEk
made distorted, reported TO the public. anc MADE the
theme %! Inc thousand srandloTs and ridiculous stories.
In conduct towards the King was influenced nnly 6y
wish to do good TO him and his good Subjects who were
both deceived and cheated by rr"t2ac ministry lEc
people oppressed hy villain minister's who Ld hef
bad acs The King discovered that the ministry
had copy Of the sPapcT published as the rove n'e
printed for his eye and different copies printed for the
people, which he exposed this vile deception
exposed others Of the ncarions schemes and conduct n
the ministers and courties They only denounced me
as everything that vile and Infamous but they said
democrat, revop,ions and everything eisn-ii'a
"Moorish Cunntsa,' Spanish sHy and Il French
spy The king said he would make Bayari1n" Conn.
tess und h. did make "Cuunicss Of Landsttlj and
made inc liberal gifts kaowing his parity he 90 mol
intend be bnlct BY the bad around m Ia Ia ne in
Justice. They continued their Gtnuncalinns Of as ho
Alonsh Councss'-,alkcd of "Spansh sway and called
my friends "Loa montane party TO distinguish II ~
the 'ultrl moEtanG,' ministerial patty entertained
liberal views and the advocate of liberal measures
them am now; but socialist, political re'
luonst without The Prime Minister, D Abel WAS
determined drive away md he plotted against i
raised all kinds of scandal about Sent 10 France Eng
land the East Indies, and Spain. get false tsslnnnr
uganst He represented to the people that niine""'1 !
the King do ali kinds uf wfckctncss and he airoH'
hs cu oppressive the King and myself In al u''c
,a.ons sci;cmes he failed, ill &c called in lie ad ol c
Austrian Prime Minister Prince Mette!nch linen lhfy
tried conciate and soohe me- and bhe me- TO their pp
noses offered four millions OF francs and the title Of