The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1852-10-09

Inc llSl Degan win lne Duke OF wei
lington, andfncludedIevery distinguish
ed man of nearly every country in Eu-
rope. India nabobs and German pian-
lists. African princess and Bourbons, NJ.
de Metternich and M. Thiers-every-
body had visited that delightful hotel.
where the hours flew by with winged
eet. Mr.. Mp. Willis. in his charming
letters, has given several vivid and true
pictures of Gore House and its inmates
he describes dinner given TO D'lsraeli,
and dinner where Tom Moore de-
lighted the company with his brilliant
conversation, and moved them by his
touching song. Read those letters, it
is no difficult task. .-.l
1t was here he became intimate with
Prince Louis Napoleon Bonaparte-now
President of Frauce-then an exile,
living as best he could, upon small
means and little credit, in obscure
lodging in Upper-Jermyn street. Count
d'Orsay rendered him, repeatedly, real
and important services. They became
intimate friends. During all Louis Ma
poleon's imprisonment in Ham, they
were frequent correspondents. When
Louis Napoleon determined to come to
Paris, and put himself forward as a
candidate. it was Count d'Orsay who
procured him the necessary money.
($5O,O0O) from two of his personal
friends, Lord Chesterfield and Lord
Pembroke and (more important SER
vices stilD enlisted in his cause, La
Presse, and its influential editor, NJ.
Emile de Girardin. Count d'Orsay was
a good deal inclined TO more than libe-
raj opinions, which he imbibed from
M. Emile de Girardin, Victor Hugo, and
Prince Napoleon Bouaparte, (Jerome's
son, then Rouge eralte)-and either
from the reserve Louis Napoleon thought
necessary since his elevation, or a diff
ference of political opinion, 1t is certain
very great degree of GOODNESS ex-
listed between the two friends, during
the first two years of Louis Napoleon's
official life. An order Published, for
bidding the EIysee 10 all persons un-
furnished with letters of audience, was
said to be aimed especially at the Count
dOrsay, and gave the latter great
deal of offence The coldness wore
away in time. Louis Nopoleon repeat
edly rendered him missions to several
of the German Courts, which were de-
clined. About two months ago he Of
fereh him the post of Superintendent
of the Fine Arts, with a salary of $4,000,
which was accepted. He showed great
benevolence during the stormy days
which Immediately succeeded the coup
detat. To him M. de Girardin owes his
recall, and Pierre Dupont his release
from the transport ship, bound to Cay
enne. ..
This notice would be more incom-
plete than it unfortunately is, if the
manners of Count d'Orsay were passed
in silence. His manners were very re-
markable. They were not the manners
of the mere fashionable man of the
world, ''that hackneyed. cold being,
skilful in the art of niaisertes awkward
in serious affairs, generous in act with
out being so in intention. fond of making
Others happy, but upon condition his
own must not be compromised" whom
one meets in the drawing-rooms of
every large city. His individuality
was not efaced by his eternal contact
with men and with conventionalities;
his bearing was not the banal monotony
of the fade douccreur Instrumentation
was not ceaseless repetition Of the
same polished. sounding words without
meaning. Every one who enjoyed COM
merce with Count d'Orsay felt they were
with man; in the softest tones of his
musical voice, in his blandest smile, in
his gentlest and almost feminine deli.
cacy of manner, there was a tone of
manliness which elevated and gave
dignity to it all.
must not omit to mention that Count
6Ofsay founded in London the society
for the aid of Frenchmen in distress.
which has been. so prolific in good
deeds; he exerted all his zeal, and in
huence, and credit in the work by his
patient labors capital was secured
and respectable revenue insured. 1t
has put bread in many a starving
mouth, and paid the wretch's way
home, 1 -.r2
Where's the medal which has no re-
verse? Count d'Orsay had not long
been married when the Earl of Blessing
ton, riding in the Avenue des Champs
Elysees, fell dead from his horse in an
apoplectic fit. 80
1t was unfortunate both for Lady
Blessington, Count d'Orsay and his wife.
In two years after this melancholy event
Lady Henriette d'0rsay separated from
her husband and retired to the. conti-
nent, deeming the intimacy existing
between Count FOrsay and Lady Bless
ington too great even for their near con-
nection. The former continued to re-
side together. 'ea
'sIt d'Orsay had been blessed with
a large fortune,n said one of his friends,
Yesterday, - he would have left name
wholly without stainn His comforta-
Bile fortune was soon exhausted, by the
demands made OH il by his generosity
and his position. This want of fortune
him to crises which make
,ne tremble to think of; to struggles
70 violent as TO crnsh any but the
strongest heart, to appalling vicissi-.
udes. One who knew him well, who
lad the secret of the giddiness, and