Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-02-12
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Great LiOucsS,

I talk to me, and if bad men seek to make
me despise myself" Alas! to occupy
such position is bad enough for any wo-
man; but 10 one who has the intelligence
and ability to discern and feel the degreda-
ton, il mus, be poignant in the extreme.
| But is this Lola Monies a real existence
"a human being-a poor, fIiendless, beau
tifu. wayward womanl We have heard
of her by every ocean steamer for some
years past, and she has been no unimpor-
tant parsonage in the estimation Of Euro
pean journalists. Everything relating TO
her or even to the companion Other alks,
her biz brown dog, has been thought wor-
thy notice in some English or French
newspaper. She must, therefore, have an
existence. She cannot be altogether an
imaginary creation. But is not much that
is said of her purely imaginaiive-her for
tunes, her prosecutions, her triumph5, and
her intriguesl
Lola hastravelled away across the ocean
10 visit our shores, and in the same ship
that bore a kossuih to us--two person
ages who had seen strange vicissitudes in
life, and yet who experienced but little
sympathy for each other when thus brought
together But this is not surprising, when
we reflect that they were here 10 be com
petitois for popular favor! We did not,
howe, er, think of them in this light. The
statesman and the daaseuse, we should
have thought, could have no jealousics-
But in this we erred: The daRScuSe was
politician also, and, according to her own
narrative. had enacted no unimportant part
in the diplomacy Of Europe. Her enemies
have said she was the mistress of king.
while she maintains that she was his prime
minister! This part Of her recital is inter-
cstug. She says:
"ln my professional carceras danscuse,
having been in Russia, and being on my
way to Vienna. l stopped at Munich
Soon after, received from an aid of the
good old King Louis, an invitation 10
royal audience on the next day. After
hcsitating some time, | yielded to the soli-
citation of my friends, accepted the invita-
ton, and had an interview with the king at
MONDAY. The king treated me with kind
ness. In a tamIiar conversation miMA linn
abom French politics, | gare my optajoas
pretty. freely, and especially in relation to
some French editors whom was acquain-
ted with. Uaring altrayS been, as am
get, in tie habit Of mahiag .faH notes Of
puJlic crcats, men, and moremcnts, | was
enabled to be accurate. The king mani
tested great surprise at some of the infor-
nation gave him, and seemed so deeply
interested as to ask me to stay in Munich
as his guest for few days. | at first de-
clined, and finally observed: 'Will it not
give cause for scandal against your Majes.
tyF The King replied: 'No; | have no
fear Of that | consented to stay a few
days, and renewed my conversation with
The king several times on visits to him at
his instance. These visits were unceremo-
Nous. l talked to the king as | always
do to every one-truthfully, frankly, and
ithout concealment. It0H lin ofYrors
and aLnScs IN his gorernment-It toid him
gf'Me peytfdy ellis ministers. Honest and
unsuspecting, lie did not believe it; but !
proved it to him. He expressed his graft
tude to me. His Queen ras my fricnd-
| exposed to him especially the art, dnpli-
city, and villiany of his Prime Minister,
Baron D'Abel, a Jesuit, who had wormcd
himself into his confidence. What had |
to gain by all this but the establishment of
right, and the protection Of an honest man
from rogues?"
This is surely the most remarkable ddR-
seuse who has ever visited our boards
one who can hold familiar conversation
with king about French politics, " no
habitually makes fulnotcs ofpublic events,
and who soon after taking up her abode in
kingdom, can tell the king Of errors and
abuses in his government
But what had the real Minister 10 say
to all this2 We shall see.
al entertained liberal views, aud was
the advocate of liberal measures thcn, as !
am now; but am no socialist, nor politi-
cal revolu,ionist without cause. The
| Prime Minister D'Abel, was determined
to drive me away and he plotted against
me, raised all kinds of scandal about me !;
sent TO France, England, the East Indies,
and Spain. to get false testimony against
me. He represented TO the people that
Influenced the king to do all kinds of wick
edness, and he attributed his own oppres-
sive acts to the king and myself In all
these villanous schemes he failed, till he
called in the aid of the Austrian Prime
Minister, Prince Meiternich. Then they
tried to concililte and sooth me. and bribe
me to their purposes. | was offered four
millions Of francs, and the title Of Princess,
if would consent tc aid them to control
the king to advance their plans. This |
indignantlyrefnsed. and Immediately ex-
posed their offer to the king. He was
astonished, and exclaimed "It cannot
be So" | determined to prove it, |
agreed upon an interview with Meter
nich's and D'Abel's agent, Baron Militz-
hin, 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
dismissed bis ministry on forthwith. The
successor of D'Abel was a liberal and
Protestant. My course strengthened the
king confidence in me and augmented the
hostility of the Jesuits to both. They
sought my life by poison; they sought TO
assail my reputation by misrepresenting
my position with the king, and they ira
duced me to the people as influencing the
king to their injury"
This was rather f rmidable party TO
stand arrayed against poor dancing girl,
| politician as she was, and we need not
wonder that Lola sustained injury in such
a contest But she has something impor-
tant to say about Switzerland. Let us
hear it:
"The Jesuits in Munich are powerful
party. Though they failed in the attempt
upon my life. they did succeed in their
SANDERS against me. An occurrence that
took place Just at that time aided them.
The radicals in Switzerland had just dri-
ven the Jesui,s out of the Swiss Confede-
ration. Louis Philippe professed nom
| intervention rs his policy but. AT the very