The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-02-05

li'J'''i"S '' .Foul poNt'iAS Ill the Gay OF
the Lord Jesus. All these blessings. to-
gether with all other blessings pertain
ing to the new and everlasting covenant,
seal upon your heads, through your
falthlulness unto the end, by the author
ity Of the Holy Priesthood, in the name
of the Father, and IF the Son, and of
the Holy Ghost, Amen" The Scribe
then enters on the general record the
date and place of the marriage, together
with the names of two or three witness
SEES who Were present.
Have we "a Bourbon: Il nl0ngSt us!
There Is an article in the last number
OF Pu,nam's Magazine, written by Rev.
John H. Hanson, clergyman of worth,
and transmitted to Mr.. Putnam by Rev.
DR.. Hawks, going to show that we have
a Bourbon of the royal line of France
living unknown amongst US. DR.. II.
bears testimony to the high character of
the author, and also to the reputation
for truth and piety maintained by the
person who is the main subject of the ar.
tlcle. The Object Of this strange article
is to furnish evidence that Louis XVII,
son ofLous XVI, King of France, and
OF Marie Antoinette, Of Austria, did n IT
die in prison in 1898, as was reported
to the French convention. but is still
alive and in the State of New York, in
the person Of Rev Mr.. Williams, a cer-
gynan of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, who has labored chiefly as
missionary among the Indians, and been
generally regarded as half-breed, is no
other than Louis XVII. A mass Of
strong circumstantial evidence is fur
Observation-Disclosures SO connected, and
simply consistent, that it seems conclu-
sive to show the fate Of LOUIS the Sew
entrenth, and that the Dauphin was Sc
cretly conveyed from prison to this
country, and placed among the Indians,
in the northern part OF New York.
ga French gentleman died at New
Orleans in 1915, named Boulanger, who
confessed on his death bed that he was
the person who brought the Dauphin to
this country. When the Prince de
Joinvllle visited this country in Al, he
sought out Mr.. Williams, and after de-
handing a conditional pledge of secre-
sv from him, told him he was Louis
XVII. and asked hun to sign a resigna-
ton of his title to the crown of France
in favor OF Lonis Philippe. This state
ment, Mr.. Williams asserts to be true;
and, also, that mt only did the Prince
de JoInville afterwards correspond with
him through his secretaries, but that
Louis Philippe wrote to him, (Mr viii
liams) with his own hand, after the
Princes return. Louis Philippe knew
the Dauphin WAS alive, and the name of
the Dauphin was omitted from the SOL
emnities for the departed Bourbons du-
ring Louis Phil'ppe's reign. Another
piece of strong evidence is a statement
that the French Ambassador Genet,
while in this country in 1918, acknowl-
edged in the presence of DR.. Francis
and other gentlemen Of this city, that
the Dauphin was not dead, but was
brought to America. As the Prince de
Joinville, and other parties referred to
in the article are still alive, there can
be no suspicion of an attempt at decep-
ton, unless it he on the part Of Alr. Viii
liams; and DR.. Hawks says all the prece.
dents Of his character are antagonistic
TO this idea. MIR. Williams has not been
the active agent in bringing the facts he.
fore the public" q
IT'S EFFEcT.-The success of the
Erlsson hot-air ship, must and will lead
TO some singular revolutions. 1t will
annihilate explosions-iniure the bust
ness of coroners--drive wooden legs
out of the market, and give a buoyancy
to ship building such as 1t has not felt
since Alexander crossed the Hellespont
in one-horse wagon.
Hot-air engines will give an immense
impetus to cylinder building, but will
knock boiler shops into cooked nat
Steam guages will be at discount; while
engineers will be reduced from men of
the first consequence to mere greasers.
BEAUTIFUL ExrRAcr.-My God, give
me not merely strength to abstain from
that which is evil, but to abhor it-not
merely that in my conversation and
dongs | might maintain the most strict
and guarded decornm, but that IN my
heart | might be enabled to maintain an
ethereal purity-gIoryfying the Lord
with my soul and spirit, as well as body,
winch are the Lold's. -Dr. CAulmcrs.