Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-07-05
From the National Era,
M. DE LAMARTINE.

The name Of Lamartine, patriot and philanthro-
pist, poet and orator, is familiar to the People of
this country and the noble part he acted in the
French Revolution of 1913 won him n high place
in it's affections, which he has never forfeited. I'm
fortunately, the Revolution involved him in pecu-
mary embarrassments and these have been aggra-
waited since by causes beyond his control. His
landed property lies in the wine-producing region
of France, but the failure of the vine Tor five sue
cessive years having deprived his tenants Of their
chief support, and imposed upon him, to a great
extent, the burden of maintaining them, he finds
himself, now in his s~ixty-ffth year, encum bered
with debt, and driven to extraordinary exertions
to save himself from impoverishment AS one of
the means of extricating himself, he proposes to
issue a Monthly, entitled a Familiar Course of
Universal Literature" to continue two years, and
to embrace, we suppose, at once the history and
Philosophy of the Literature Of the Past and
Present.
This affords an occasion to the People of the
United States to show their appreciation of this
eminent man, in a way most ag reeable TO his ieel'
ings, and beneficial to themselves. Mr.. j. ID.
Desplace, formerly one of the editors of the
Courier de PEtUope, of London, and a disinter-
ested friend of Lamartine, visits this country for
the purpose of bringing the the subject to the at
tention Of our countrymen. 1t is with him pure
ly q labor of love. He has already been warmly
welcomed by our leading literary men, and is now
in Washington, for the purpose, we presume, of
soliciting the kind Offices of the many distinguish
ed men here.
The following card from Mr., Desplaoe will more
clearly explain his mission:
"Lamartine having spent his whole life in doing
good to others, and in enlIghtening mankind by
his labors, is now, in his old age, reduced to a
state bordering on poverty. Although ~sixty-hve,
be rises regularly at four in the morning, and
works to an advanced hour in the day, for the
benefit of his creditors, The results of these
labors will be embraced in a new monthly period
ical, which he has just started, entitled "a Famil-
lar Course of Universal Literature" This pub
LEGATION will extend over two years, and will EN-
tody the thoughts, and reflections of this illus
trious mantle very essence of his intellectual
life.
II have come to the United States to make an
appeal to the sympathies of the American nation
on his behalf, and TO get for this publication as
many subscribers as possible. l have to add, that
as far as | have had an opportunity of Judging
from nay brief intercourse with your countrymen,
there is no reason to apprehend that the anticipa
tons with which have undertaken this mission
will be disappointed. | have everywhere been re
ceived with the greatest kindness, and the mos
cordial disposition has been manifested to further
its objects. The Importance of these to M
de Lamartine will be most forcibly explained
by n brief extract from his letter to Mr.. Ban
croft:
az introduce to you one of my best friends, Mr.
j. b. Desplace, who, out Of pure love for me, goe'
ing my interests. His success is, with me, a mat
ter Of life or death.
"a committe is in course of formation 10 assis
in promoting the purpose Of my visit. Messrs
Bancroft, Washington Irving, W. G. Bryant, Z