The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-01
From the Boston Post.
.BERANGER THE POET.

The telegraph yesterday dnounced the death OF Pierre
Jean Beanger, the great French song-wtef Bcranger,
the grandson of tailor born in Paris ON the 18th
of August $780, and was until the age of fourteen al
ternatcly tavern boy and printer His literary life COM
enccd at the age Of seventeen but his early efforts at
comedy epic and religious poetry, were not published
In 1903 without resources, patrons, encouragement
he threw himself almost in despair upon the protection
of ucien Bonapare Who pleased with bis crude poems,
gave him good advice, and what more necessary,
substantial assistance His "Annaes DIES MUSES. ap-
peared in 1866 in 1915 his first collection of songs
issued in 1921, the second third collection sub
jeced him to imprisonment and fine of 10000 francs,
which paid by the liberal party of France the fourth
and last appeared during the reign of Louis Philippe
The later years of his life have been passed in revising
his carly poems and in preparing Dictionnare Hisor-
quc of the political poetical and literary celebrities of
France.
1t is difficult conceive the power which Beranger
ercsed over the public mind in France. His chords
seemed to vbrate through the popular heart There is
doubt that his Chanos had an immense influence in
producing the revolution in $780, although he resoutey
refused everything In the shape of boon or favor
reward from the hands Of government An Indication Of
his popularity manifested at the funeral Of his friend
the banker LATTE which attended by the King and
princes of the royal family The royal carriage passed
ward unnoticcd but when that of Beranger appeared
his horses uyoked and hundreds srove for the honor
Of drawing him in triumph and it with difficulty he
persuaded them to dcsst
In person, Beranger little man, not more than
five feet five or six inches in height of firm make and
naturally robust and healthy. He had an intellectual
forehead regular and not uncomely features and clear
black eye The principal expression Of his face
kindness and shrewness and gave indication of large
and noble heart becomes poet.
His residence in the Rue de vendome au Maras where
he lived long and where he died. is thus described by
who paid him visit seIhe studio of Beranger pre-
scented to the eye little Of the pomp and circumstance
of literature in which souls Of inferior care are apt to
please themselves may well be imagined An attic
nintiuw, paln due check
curtains at end Of the apartment, small table hay
ing mahogany desk it at the other couple of chairs
at most half dozen volumes andtoa tom! The first
song writer Of France needed artificial circumstance
to give interest to his TO his residence As he
himself says of his great Emperor in the Souvenirs di
Pe4le
They will tell of all hs glory round the hearth for many day.
The graceful and glowing numbers of his charming
verse peculiarly appreciated by the French people to
whose pleasure he seemed always DESTROYS to contribute
They loved him for his genius and for his honesty and in
dependence and he endeafcd himself well to the higher
classes of society Around his sick bed have gathered the
foremost Of Paris The Empress has shown the
greatest sympathy for him. and the illness of the te
song singer of Paris sufficient to turn mems minds
from the deep excitement of the recent elections Among
the first of his visitors Theirs and Lamartine daily
health bulletins published by the public journals
signed by his physicians and they consulted with
the intense anxiety The whole city have
felt that his death would be calamity to France and
they will him from the Quarter Latin to the Fau-
bourg st German and St. Cloud laborcr grsette stu
dent cgitimist, and imperalist, making grief
of the event.
His death is said to have followed complication Of
Diseases but like Blzac, Soulie and Alfred dc Mussc
disease Of the heart was the immediate of dissolu
ton.