The southern press., 1852-01-17

6 Yes" said the good old Louis. g she is King,p
and this remark, so made, was distorted, re-
ported to the public, and made the theme OF the
| thousand scandalous and ridiculous stories.
In my conduct towards the King was in
| fiuenced only by wish TO do good to him and
his good subjects, who were both deceived and
cheated by prohigate ministry. The people
were oppressed by villain ministers, who hid
their own bad acts to the King. | discovered
that the ministry had one copy of the newspaper
published as the government organ printed for
his eye, and different copies printed for the
people, which he never saw. Iexposed this vile
| deception. | exposed others of the nefarious
schemes and conduct OF the ministers and cour-
tiers. They not only denounced me as every
thing that was vile and Infamous, but they said
| was democrat, a revolutionist and everything
else--that | was Moorish Countess" a
| Spanish spy, and French spy. The King said
he would make me 6 Bavaria Countess" and
he did make me Countess of Landsfeldt" and
made me liberal gifts.
Knowing his own purity, he did not intend to
be bullied by the bad men around him to do Inc
injustice. They continued their demonstrations
of me as the "Moorish Countess of
spanish sway" and called my friends the
Lolamontane" party, to distinguish it from the
ultra-montane," or ministerial party. enter
tanned liberal views and was the advocate of
liberal measures then, as am now; but am
no socialist, nor political revoluionst without
cause. The Prime Minister, D'Abel, was deter
mined to drive me away; and he plotted against
me, raised all kinds of scandal about me, sent
to France, E gland, and East Indies, and Spain,
to get false testimony against me- He repre-
scented to the people that Influenced the King
to do all kinds of wickedness, and he attributed
his own oppressive acts to the King and myself
La all these vilainous schemes he failed, till he
called in the aid of the Austrian Prime Minister,
Prince Metternich. Then they tried to concil-
late and soothe me, and bride me to their pur-
poses. | was offered four millions of frarcs
and the title of princess, if would consent to
aid them to control the King to advance their
plans. This Indignantly refused, and, imme-
diately exposed their offer to the King. lie
was astonished, and exclaimed, 1t cannot be
So" determined to prove it. agreed upon
an interview with Metternich's and D'Abei's
agent, Baron Militzhin, in room, the King being
concealed so that he could hear all that passed!
He heard the whole. He was convinced of the
treachery of those around him, and he dismiss d
his minister forthwith The successor OF D'Absl
was a liberal and Protestant. Nv cour ,e
strengthened the Kings confidence in me, ard
augmented the hostility of the Jesuits to both.
They sought my life by poison, they sought 10
assail my reputation by disappearing ny
position with the King, and they traduced me 10
the people, as influencing the King to tn, ir
injury
The Jesuits in Munich are powerful party.
Though they failed in the attempt upon my lie,
they did succeed in their ISLANDERS against me.
An occurrence that took place just at that time
aided them. The radicals in Switzerland hd
uat ia ia All Of fha St.,;oe g..
Grafton. Louis PHILIPPE professed non inter
venton as his policy; but at the very tin 9.
Guzot wrote to Metternch, proposing the sub-
jugation and division of Switzerland, and an
alliance between France and Austria for that
purpose. King Louis of Bavaria was solicited
to become party to this alliance. He told ne
of it. spoke my mind fully to the good old
King as to these intrigues. | tod him it WIS
unjust and Infamous. saw that the Jesufts
were the prime movers of the scheme l
begged of him to keep aloft from this alliance Of
robbers. This caused a renewal of the attacks
on me, with increased violence, in every way.
The populace of Munich We're excited against
me by the foulest falsehoods, artfully coniriv, 4,
as the Jesnits well know how to do. They
were persuaded was the enemy Of the people.
when, as Heaven knows, all my ambition WIS
to promote their happiness and we.beng, Al a
Z.
A resolution was formed by the Jesuts. n, A
the good old King was dethroned and exile
| sympathize with him in his misfortunes. and
in his exile, and continue TO correspond with
him. The King is known as the first prot ;
ton Of the arts in Europe: he is called the Ar
tiste King lie is poet painter a sculpt, r,
and as virtuous and kind-hearted a gentleman "a
lives on earth.
This venerable man was slandered with rs,
pect to me. ] am poor, week. little wompn.
love him as | would love father II is not A
love that any woman need be ashamed Of
am proud Of it. lie was my friend, and while
] live shall be his friend. despise and loatie
the miserable vrctches who have slandered
that kind old man and myself For the iniuris.
to me forgive them, and pray that they may be
forgiven by all they have injured; but for the se
TO him, invoke Gods justice upon them. not
His mercy. IL will surely overtlke them in
this world, and in the world to come.
have been deprived, by Jesuit and Austriin
power, Of my little property, the fruits of hard
and laborious study and incessant exertion, the
toll OF years, and the gifts Of my kind benefac.
tor am poor danseuse, dancing for sub
sistence. j have been prodigal TO n fault
have learned II was fault--In my snfFerinos
and exile have never lost confidence in the
justice Of heaven that shall yet be H own
rightly to the world and particularly before the
people whoml would have served, for their ske
and for the sake Of their amable old SOVEREIGN.
Such good, and brave, and honest people cannot
long be misguided by the bad men who have de-
ceived them. hope that my simple story, told in
my poor way, will be believed by the American
gentlemen and ladies. Il is true, as live. am
not the wicked woman you have been told.
have never harmed any one knowingly. am
not the enemy Of single human being living.
am an humble unobtrusive, defenceless dan.
seuse, in foreign land, with no relation. and M
Iong.tried, unselish friend to appeal to, and can
only ask liberal and generous public to credit
my simple tale. Can expect this in vain from
The high-souled, free, liberal, and honorable
Americans
do hope; do trust, they will not chill the
heart OF stranger, who wishes kindness TO all.
by harsh and cruel censure, upon idle reports
and rumors Can ask ofmy own sex to speak
4 gentle word for me, and be refused knowI