Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-01-13

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aid in restoring order; but Clemence never
shrank from a duty which lay before her, and,
attended only by single equerry, she went
to the palais, where all was confusion every
one, including the president speaking at
once.
She had great talent for public speaking,
and there was none there but felt the charm
of her manner when, falling on one knee,
she implored them not to abandon her cause.
II demand justice from the ling, in your per-
sons, against the violence of Cardinal Maza-
rim, and place myself and my son in your
hands; he is the only one of his house now
| at liberty his father is in irons. Have COM
passion on the most unfortunate and the most
unjustly prosecuted family in France"
Still they would come to no decision. The
princess offered to &C out and endeavor to
persuade the mob to disperse, that they might
deliberate freely. Btthe moment she reached
the door, some Of the foremost rioters hurled
her back, exclaiming they would not let her
pass till she had gained all she wanted from
the parliament.
"They have given me all | asked" she ex-
claimed; still they would not listen to her, but
shouted at the top of their lungs: "Vive lie
roi, ct les princes, ct has Mazarin!' She
returned into the assembly, hopeless of max
ing herself understood by herselfwilled friends
On the way, however, ~she was met by one of
the officials, exclaiming: "Ah, madame, we
have just heard that one of the jurats has as
sembled a corps of well-disposed towns-people
who will soon cut down this rabble. If YOU
will come this way, you will see them scatter
ing like the leaves from the vines in autumn,
when the mistral blows"
But Clemence had no wish to see the blood
flow of men whose ardor in her behalf had
been their greatest crime. She presented her
self again at the door, II implore you, my
friends she cried, "disperse as quickly as
possible. You will be fired on--you will be
slaughtered For the love of Heaven, go!7
"Not till you have obtained satisfaction
from these traitors, madame" said burly
winner, shaking hugh club he held in his
hand. 1--WE will defend you against them
and the scoundrel Mazarin to the last drop of
our blood y and the everlasting cry, "Vive lie
roi, ct les princes, ct bas Mazarin" went
round; for there is nothing a mob, and a
French one particularly, are SO constant to as
form of words.
snake way-make way for mey' cried
Clemence; "do not let your blood be on my
head"
She saw the troops of the jurat advancing
and exclaiming, Let those who love me- fol-
low" plunged into the crowd followed by
gentlemen. She struggled on regardless of
the drawn swords that were everywhere flash
ing round her; two men were killed close be-
hind her, the body of one falling across her
path. Still she pressed EDWARDS, till she ar
rived at the spot where the troops of the jul
rat, and the mob, who had formed themselves
into some degree of order, Were confronting
each other. Their muskets were levelled, and
and the order to fire was within a moment
of beng given as she rushed into the space
between the combatants.
"Hold-holdw she shrieked ado not fire.
Lay down your arms, cntreat-I command
you. / am the Princesse de Conde," she con-
tinued, observing hesitation in the faces of
some; "and, 0, can it be for my sake that
the inhabitants of so noble and generous a
city are thus arrayed in deadly feud against
each other? There are enough of common
enemies without the walls; the troops of MAJ
arin will soon be upon us; direct your ener-
gles into noble defence of your city and your
rights instead of wasting them in these mis-
cradle discussions. Brave Bordelais v'-ad-
dressing the mob-"I thank you from my
heart for your zeal in my sons and husbands
behalf; bat, believe me, you can best serve
us now by returning to Your homes; the par
liamenthas granted me all could ask" Then
turning to the commander she entreated him
to withdraw his men, pointing to the slowly
retiring mob in proof Of force being no long
or necessary.
Thus through the courage and presence of
mind of woman, till now unused to take a
prominent part of any kind, was this danger
Gus instruction quelled with scarcely any
bloodshed; and she continued TO be the soul
of all the movements that We're made in her
husbands favor in the south of France. At
length Condo was set at liberty principally
through the heroic exertions of his despised
and neglected wife.
Surely so proved so devoted a love, de-
served to meet with some return; for the mo-
ment, even the hard heart of Condo was mov-
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ed with gentleness and respect. The sequel
will appear in the following scene:-
ANY more business to be settled to-day,
lie Tellier?" said Louis XIV, at the close of
a long session of the council. II think we
have had long mornings work of it."
"Only one affair more, SIRE" replied the
minister; addressed to me by Monsieur lie
Prince de Conde declaring his determination
never to set foot in Paris SO long as his wife
remains there, he desires, believe, a letter-de-
cachet to detan her prisoner for life"
"Pardieu !" exclaimed the Grand Monar-
que; after all she has done and suffered for
him, that is too bad; and surely he makes her
suffer enough without this. Why, am told
that when he had joined the Spaniards against
US, after she crossed the sea to go to him and
her son in Flanders, at the imminent peril of
her life, all physicians telling her it would kill
her, he actually refused to see her; and she
remained the whole winter by herself in
miserable bourgeois house at Valencennes."
"Yes," said the Teller; and for the sake
of joining him, she refused the most magnif-
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