Butte record., 1854-11-25

she, that the OdpucHans Hduc d w"
of poverty" To the great sorrow Of
Chabot and those who interrogated her,
they were not able TO find either about
her or in her answers any thing which
could lead 10 the belief that she had been
sent by the Girondists of Caen.
During the interrogatores of the
evening, impudent Ch,bot persisted that
she had still a paper hidden in her bo-
som, and, cowardly profting by her
hands being bound, he placed his hand
on her, and would without doubt have
found what he sought, the manifesto Of
the Girondist Bound as she was, she
quickly repulsed him throwing herself
back with so much violence that the la
ces broke, and for anstant her chaste and
heroic breast was exposed to view. All
were touched. She was unbound in or
der to allow her to readjust her dress
She was also allowed to turn down her
sleeves and to put on her gloves under
her chains
On the morning of the 10th She was
transferred from the Abbaye to the Con-
ciergerie. In the evening she wrote a
long letter to Barbaroux, which was en-
inently calculated to show By its cheer
fulness (for sorrow is the accompani-
ment ofsin) perfect tranquility of mind,
This letter, which could not fail of be-
ing read, was spread over Paris the next
day, and, in spite of its familiar form,
was within the compass of manifesto
and produced the impression that the
volunteers of Caen were ardent and nu-
merous. But she was ignorant of the
defeat of Vernon. What would seem
t. indicate that she was less calm than
she pretended TO be was, that four times
she returned to the cause and excuse of
her act: Pace, and the desire for peace.
Tie letter is dated . the second day OF.
he preparation for peace" About the
middle of this paper she says: Can
peace be established as soon as [ desire
it, l have enjoyed peace for two days,
My happiness is that of my country"
She wrote to her father, asking par
don for having dispos d Of her life, quot
ing to him this line:
8 Crime, but not the scafold, causes shame .
She wrote also to young deputy,
Doulcet de Pantecoulant, nephew to the
Abbcss of Caen, a prudent Girondlst,
who, Charlotte Gorday said, was seated
on the mountain. She chose him as her
defender. Doulcet, not sleeping at
home, did not receive her letter.
According to valuable note, pre-
served by the family of the painter who
had taken her likeness in prison, she
had ordered a cap to be made expressly
for her trial This explains how she
managed to expend thirty-six francs
during SO short captivity.
But what would be the plan of the
accusation In proclamation the au-
thorities of Paris attributed the crime
10 the Federdlssts, at the same time say
ing :" that this fury came out of the house
of the ei-devant Count Dorset" " Fou-
quier- -Tinville wrote to the committee of
safety "that he had been informed that
she was a friend of Belzunce that Bar
baroux had forced her to the act in or
der to avenge Belzunce and his relation
Biron, recently denounced by Marat"
a foolish story which he did not even
speak of in his declaration
The public were not mistaken. Eve
ry body knew that she was alone, that
she had no other counsellors bu. her own
courage, devotion, and fanaticism. The
prisoners of the Abbaye and the Con-
eiergerie, even the people in the streets,
if we except the outburst of the first mo-
ment, looked upon her in silence, but
with respectful admiration. When she
appeared in the hall . said her official
defender, "Chauveau Lagarde and all,
judges, jury and spectators, appeared be-
fore her as before the Judge Of a supreme
tribunal. - Her features have been
painted" continued he, and her words
haze been recorded, but no art has been
able to picture the great mind which
breathes in all her features. The great
effect of the trial was in things felt, but
impossible to express'' He afterwards
corrected the answers, so skilfully dls6g
ured, mutilated, and weakened in the
Monitaur Many must be struck by the
resemblance of the replies to the concise
dialogues of Corneille.
Who inspired you with SO much ha-