The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-03-09

virtues. lie WAS at once full of wit.
OF passion, and Of uncuItivatcd genius.
Had he been carefully brought up, and
tempered by vn English Education,
he would have perhaps become Il sec
ond Lord Byron. lie had never en-
ploycd himself in poetry, when one
day i'll anger he composed satire, Il
masterpiece OF spirit and of vigor:
surprised ut finding this weapon in his
hand, he made uSe OF il once, and then
thought no more of it. The desire for
movement and activity, the inpctuosi-
~ of his character, the rcstIcssncss of
his Italian blood threw him amongst
the discontcntcd and conspirators.
Placed i'll the first rank of the alis
tocracy, he con sidcrcd il great and
noble thing to take the part Of the pco-
pie; if he had sprung from the people,
he would have done every thing to
elevate himself to the condition of Il
uobrman. With his tall person, his
powerful voice: his courage, his for
tune, his name, his cloIucncc, and his
lndctntigablc arlour, the count posses
cd every thing requisite to create IL
/ revolutions: but it would have been i'm
possible for him to remain twcntv-tour
hours the hero and the master of events
which he would have produced, for all
his quail ties fall ui'splcndor and vivaci-
ty, wanted vi@or and stability. He
was Il man of the FIST shock-and OF
quick and immediate action. the Cen
cral OF the advanced guard who brings
ON the action, but his roic could 90 no
further. AS imprudcnt as bold, Count
iA.c" easily allowed himself to fall
into the shares of the power which he
threatened. Prescription struck him,
ahd lie lost his fortune, without having
rendered amy service to his country.
Exile only fortified and extended
the generous thoughts OF liberty for
which Count l.ncip had sacrificed him
self. Endowed particularly with a
| persuasive and captivating mind, lie
had no difficulty i'll making his com
lani"ns adopt :he vast plans which he
had conceived for the emancipation ,,t
al! Europe. Wisbadcn became, then.
the centre Of numerous liberal ran,iica-
constituted themselves members OF Il
permanent and general conspiracy:
they kept up IN active correspondence.
and they prepared for events Which
were sooner or later To break out.
Sn,ldcnlv the countess of NIcdianon
arrived at Wisludcn. Aticr many
turmcnts. and efforts, she had at last
succeeded, she said in escaping from
Tie ri atratagcms and the violence of the
tyranny which hcSct her. I.adisIas
though, he WAS HOW near the summit
"i his wishes, and icll ON his knees To-
take with respectful passion that
| hand which had been offered to him.
But the countess replied to him with i
smile:
81 now, Baron, l have time to wait
until you have courtcd inc in suita.
bic manner. | am no longer that
! pcrsecutcd woman who took refuge
III Your house, i'll the middle of the
nj Int to place her honor under your
safeguard" "
" She no longer loves you, and
perhaps she has never loved you,"
said Lucio TO the disconsolatc Captain.
LucIo wished to examine thorough
ly the doubt which he had conceived
and manifested with regard to the
sentiments OF the countess for Captain
Ladislas. lie displayed all the pow.
cr Of captivation which was SO natur.
al and SO easy to him. The countess
listened to him graciously, and the
Italian fell desperately in love. No.
thing was more difficult than to avoid
being suhducd by the wit, the grace
and tho tlnly marvellous beauty of
the countess Of Nlcdianof. Fcrnand
very soon submitted himself to the
empire Of this cnchantrcss. Of the
four cxilcs, Laminski alone. sustained
| BY his hatred for everything that was
Russlan, remained inscnsiblc to the
attractions Of the countess Alcxina.
The affairs Of Europe were somewhat
neglected by thc conspirators of
Wlsbadcn /; but however, love did
not cause them entirely to forget tie
duties which they had imposed Oh
themselves. They assembled some
times at the house Of one, sometimes
at that Of another, to hold counsel.
Precisely at this period, different cir.
cumstanccs Of a very grave nature
presented themselves, and political
passion outwcighcd for a moment cv-
cry other passion in their generous
souls. Unhappily the secret rivalry
which had sprung up between them,
could not fail to produce lamcntablc
result.
Ladislas said, one day, to Lucio
You have betrayed me-
" If you mean by that | love the
countess Mcdianof, you arc right,