The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-03-12
"What do you mean, lie said, by being be.

whowever, that he would not trifl. with NV feel
lngs on such n subject, but that lie -pok. the
sIinpe truth, and tina in regard to H.. identity of
the person lac had ample means in HI. possession
to satlsfy me that there was no mistake in that
respect then requested him 10 proceed with
The disclosure already partly made and to inform
me IN full of the secret Of my birth. He replied
'ha' IN dong 10, II was necessary that certain
process should be gone through in order to guard
the inthfest ol all parties concerned. ] inquired
what klnd of process he meant Upon thl, the
Prince rose md went TO his trunk vhich wa, in
the room, and took from it parchment which he
laid on the table aud t before roe that NIGH.
read aud give hm my determination in regafd
10 II. There was alec on the tabis pen and ipk
and wax, aad hs placed there governmental seal
Of France the one, IL mistake not, used under
the old monarch. II was of precious metal, but
whether Of gold, Of silver, or a compound Of
both cannot say. think. on reflection, the
latter; bu, ] may be mistaken, for nv n.ind was
so bevdered and agtated and engro,ssd with
one absorbing question, That things which q. an
other time would have made \ strong impression
impression On me- were scarcely noticed; altho'
mu.t confess that when ! knew the whole. the
srn put before me by n member Of he family Of
Orleans. stirred my Indignation. The document
which the Prince plare before me wa. very
French and English continued intentiy read.
ing and con'i1ering il for a,pace Of four or FIVE
hours. Dutirc thi. time the Prince left me un-
di,t'rhcd, remaining for the most part in the
room hut he went out three or four times
"lhs purport OF the document, wklch read
repeated word by word comparing tie French
with the English, was this: 1t was 4 sol.mr
abdication "f the crown of France in favor Of
LOUIS Philippe, by Chailr, Louis. the son Louis
NNl, who Wa. st,led LOUIS XNil King Of
France ard Navarro, with all accompanying
TO the custom "f The old French monarchy, to.
g"thcr with minute sperf 's,ionin legal phrase.
ulogy Of he conditions, aud Cobsid, raliuus and
provi.los upon which the adlhcation was made
Thee condition. we,. IN hief that a prnrelv
cstahi hmcnt should lie secured to me either in
thS country or ~ Frame. at nv option and that
Louis Philippe would pledge himself on h,- rarl
to secure tie restoration, or an equivalent f'r it,
OF all he private property ol the uyal family be
longing I" mr, which had been couh>Caied in
France during the Rev0iGti"n, or in any way got
into other hands Now. Won mayask me why
did not retain at all hazards the DOCUMENT, of at
any rate. take copy Of it; but it is very ea.y
for yuu. srtiirg quietly there, to prescribe The
c"usc which prudence and ss'f interest would die.
tate A day or two afterwards all these and
riewsl came 10 mind, hut at tie IA, m,nt thO't
of no hing except th. qlestion Of acceptance or
rejection. And rhon rrr,nbrr the sudden man
u.r in which the Whole itftir calne upon me- and
the ma ural timid Is and hasliulne.s If me who
bad always c,nsid,r,d himself Of such obscure
rank, when called without preparation 10 discuss
such topics with a man Of high position like the
Prince. Desidrs which, nav word Of honor had
40 recently and solcnnly pledged, and sense of
personal dignity excited hy the disclosure Of the
Prince. that never So nluch rs thought Of taking
any advantage "f the clrcums iancss but simply
and solely whether or no, shoull not sign nv
nnnle, and set my seal to deliberate surrcuier
q! NV rights and those OF my family II WI.
deeply painful and harrowlug time, and cannot
tell yor, and you canno, imagine, how | f,l, when
trying To decide this question. At length made
my d"cison. aui rosc, and told the Pricncr that
cot sidered the matier fully in all it's aspects. and
wa. prepared to give hm my definite answer;
aud then went On To saw, that wh,tev,r might
bs the personal consequences TO mys.lf felt
that coald not he the instrument Of barterirg
away with ny own hand the rights pertainn. to
me 10y birth. and sacrificing the interests Of my
family, and that could only give to him the an
sNcr which De Provence gave to the ambassador
:" Napoleon at WarsaS Though ! am IN pov.
cry andsxile, will not sacriic. NV honor
The Prince upnn this assumed a loud tone
and accu'cdm me of ingra,itude in amplng on the
overturss Of the King his father, who he said was
actuat'd in making the proposition more by feel.
ing. Of kindness and pity tow rds me than 10y
any other confederation, since his claim to he
French throne rested on an entirely different basis
TO mine, viz: not that of hereditary descent. but
of popular election When he spoke in this strain
| spoke loud also, and sand that rs he, by his dis
closure, had put me in the position Of superior.
must assume that my ind ignaiion was stirred ty
the memory Of that one Of the family Of Orleans
had imbrusd his hands IN the nv father. blood,
and that anoihcr now wi.h.l to 0ht ain from me
an aolication Of the ,horne When spok, Of su.
perorrty, the Prince immediately assumed a re
spsctfUl atttude. and remained silent for several
minutes. lthad row grown very late, and We
with request from him that would recsns der
the proposal o' his father and not To DO too has,y
in my decision. returned to my father in laws.
and the next day saw the Prince again, and On
his renewal Of the subject gave him similar an.
swer. Before he went away, he said, 'Ihosgh
We part, hope We part friends For years
said little on the subject until received a letter
from Mr. kImbsIl. dated at Bator Rouge, inform
ing me of til. dying statements of Belsng.r; and
then, when this report came from the south rou
hrmng what the Prince had said the thing as
sumsd = different aspect. 1h. letter ia, | think
nmulig my papers at Green Bay, bat for years
have kept minute Journal Of everything which
hns occurred 10 me, and have no DOUBT an abstrae
of it at liogansburg Our conversation to.uish
will ~ down"
Mr. Williams, whose portrait from a dagucrteo
type Is given, has moi single Indian feature II
his hcc, which bears a resemblance to the Bau;
bon family. The mouth is r'ingularly like that o
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