The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-29

aboriginal or Indian in him.
Bthnology gives no counts-
rance to such a conclusion.
This fact is verified by ana
tomical examination.-Drs.
Francis and Nissan.
In painting the portrait
OF Mr.. williams, / noticed
many of the peculiar cha
racter sites which are de.
veloped in a greater or less
degree on most OF the prin.
ces of the House Of Bour-
bon, whose portraits | have
taken. } was particularly
impressed with his resem
blance TO the portraits of
Louis XVI end Louis XVIII,
and the general Bonrbonic
outline OF his face. Had I
met Mr.. Williams, uncon.
fcious that he was in any
way other than his name
would indicate, | should
Immediately have spoken of
his likeness to the Bourbon
family.-G. Fagnani. vide
letter Of Chevalier Fagnani,
in Putnam, for April.
! have myself shown, |
consider, conclusively, that
the fact is not, and cd,snR he,
established. Ii ia mere ig-
norance to assert that it is.
ST. Chir's historic know
ledge is OF that peculiar kind
which is proyerbially dan
gerous. The process verbal
Of whose existence the dis
tinguished statesman is not
certain, and with whose ma
ture and contents he is evil
IDENTIFY unacquainted, is be-
fore the public, and must
be judged Of by what st.
Clair calls the established
principles of evidence
True But the close of
Dessauit's life was prior TO
the asserted close Of the
Iaupbin's, and the high
moral and professional cha
racter OF this eminent ply
stefan forms an adamantine
INK In the evidence which
disproves the death Of the
roy al child.
st Clair is referred to the
April number Of Putnam's
Magazine.
II IL vain to theorise
against facts. Mr.. Williams
has kept a Journal, and IL
st Clair wishes, he can read
ia it the record Of certain
proceedings between Gen.
Cass and the Indians at
Butt des Morris in 1927 to-
gether with other cot I'M
eventfIl occurrences with
which st. Clair may be IA
Iniliar, and to the publica-
ton, even, Of which Mr. Will
hnms Gan have no objection,
provided st Clair can OBJ
tain the consent of .the
die tinguisbed Western
statesman above men
toned.
Ar other proof CT the accu-
racy OF st. Glars historic
kno Wedge The Count de
Chsrnbord is son TO the Due
de Berri.
No such statement was
made. 1t is stated that Mr.
Williams received y letter
from Louis ! hilippe, and
another purporting 10 be
Il ON the secretary Of Louis
Napoleon. As ] mentioned
that the note Of the French
Consul General, stating that
II enclosed the letter of the
French King. was before me
at the time of writing, 1t il
To be hoped that st. Clair
anudes to his own common
sense.
IF st. Clair win read care.
fully what was carefully
written, he win perceive
that J neither arrived ct
any confident conclusion,
nor regarded the asserted
facts incontestibly sstao.
lisbed. merely presented
them for consideration, snd
said. provided they could
be sustained . certain
fact yss morally in
evitab!e. My first article
VAS, In fact, equivalent 70
the opening statement Of
counsel on . trial; but, re-
lying on . few central
truths, ] GEEK to sccumn.
late my corroborstive evi.
dence ~ the cause pro-
ceeds.
And 40 also says Captain
Shook. Mr.. Tlrsyman, and
Mr.. Raymond.
And ~ says N. Dc 10 Fo-
rest, the thenSConsul Gene
RAJ.
And SO said the southevn
NJ uspapers Of the time,
from which Mr.. Kimball,
the informant Of Mr.. vii.
liams, derived his know
ledge. Respectable living
gentlemen remember read
ing those newepn per state
ments.
That a trifie may tar the
imagination or any other
mental quality Of 81. Clair,
] can readily conceive. Tho
dress was not sdduced rs
evidence: but the folio wing
note from the donor ray
explain the position Of Mr..
Williams in regard 70 IL,
and the probabilities that
IL IL what II II said 70 be-
Presented 10 the Rev.
NJ. Williams, with The r.-
spectful regards Of Nr. FL
ward Clarke, Of Northsmp-
ton. Being in England
some years since, ] had an
opportunity then 70 pur-
chase this dress, once worn
by Marie Antoinotte Of
France. II had been bought
~ the sonrt by = gentle
man attached at that time
w our embassay.-Round
Hin, Northampton, Jan. .,
1851.
That ft. Clair II 4 distin.
guished statesman--ISt. Clair
has voluntarily placed HIM
self 10 no eoxisble position.
he must fall 0y stand, no, by
his character. bot by HIS
proofs. The Romano said Of
the departel-"He has liy-
Cd y tam afraid, II tho let.
.er " -. ,Isir be tbc cr.te.