Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-07-22

represented as a most estimable woman, of
fine conversational powers, and has the
faculty of attaching to her warmly all who
are favored with her acquaintance She
was educated at the North, and is well
known to many in this city. t.f...
LETTER FROM CAPT DE EIvIERE.
New York, July 3, 1888.
Leaving this country, ! feel it my duty
to answer the calumnies which | have to
this day treated with all the contempt they
deserved. The public opinion has been
imposed upon by the Alabama papers
These people who during the four months
that have lived amongst them, would not
have dared to hazard an inpolite word a
gainst me, now thrt they feel themselves
out of the reach of my horse whip, bark
furiously anil are not afraid Of publishing
| desire to establish the facts in their truth
Mr. f. S. Blount, (the outraged father, is
not, as represented, wealthy resident OF
the South. never sought his acquaint
ancc. lie sought mine. lie was the one
who insisted upon my being carried to his
! house when was wounied in duel which
rcsembled an assassination. When II was
question of marriage between Miss Blount
and mySelf-hc authorized Mrs. Blount.
at my request, to correspond with my fam
lily in France, and to his knowledge rcteiv-
ed answers from my mother. Mr.. Blount
/ then trusted me with the care of his wife
and daughter He desired me to accompa-
ny them to the country and to some water
ing place for the SUMMER lie came him
/ self to see us of on board the boat when
| we left for Demopolis. He authorized his
daughter to wear and receive from me an
engagement ring with my name in it
Travelling with the ladies'. of course sup
ported all expenses, and il speak of these
( petites miSeres, it is because hear that in
situations are made among the public for
the purpose of making believe that have
clopcd with an heiress for her money. La
ter, by the treason of a miserable wretch
who i had BY charity taken into my service,
and who. abusing my confidence, stole let
ters written by me to an old mistress who
hal passed for my wife aud taken my name
Mr.. Blount took his daughter away BY
force and forbid her to sec me ary more
She however spoke to me the same day
She told me that Notwithstanding her faith
cr's disapproval she would remain faithful
10 me, and requested ne to do the SAME :
She said she would resist the tyranny tina,
oppressed her She was carried away but
kept writing to me warning inc Of the plan:
OF assassination that hal been formed a
gainst me in her presence by my enemies
She expected me to take her back AMI pro
teet her. She makes an appeal to my cour.
age, galhsutry .an,i heart. keep those Jet
ters ready for publication. ] love Miss
Blount above anything in the world
love her purely for herself knowing ver,
} well have nothing TO expect from her.
AS long as she will encourage me | shall
protect her and will marry her as soon a.
can Notwithstanding the opposition anc
mcnaccs. beg TO say that until this da,
, none but ridiculous champions have op
posed me. such as Mr.. Savage and Thomp
son in Havana, Necdham Whitfield. o
Dcmopulis, Munroe dc Wees in New York
) and other such contemplate adversaries.-
1t takes better men than these to stop o
oppose Capt dc Rivierc who was one o
army for the honor of commanding the for
lorn hope at the seige of Sevastopol.
r have been treated as an adventurer and |
, vagabond by men who would find it yer,
} embarrassing to tell who their grandfath
, ers were, when can prove them through
the chronicles and history Of my conntr,
who were n3c from the year 1865. hav
| got better name than Mr.. Blount. | an
90 times as rich as Mr.. Blount ! hav
no peeuniary obligations to MIR. Blount.-
, He has some toward me. s,l leff w
always considered that addressing Mis-
Blount, 1 payed great honor, not to her
she is worthy Of higher addresses, but I,
: him, Mr. Blount The ridiculous sandal
and slandcr which he has made, shall fal
upon him without reaching me-. He la
rendered himself guilty to me Of grave of
fences As for the ceremony pcrfounet
last winter in chapel on Canal street. j
is by all means illegal and worth nothing
Without witnesses but one. Without Ii
ccnse from any magistrate Without pub
lication of bans. Without my family
consent or knowledge (Which, as every on,
knows are absolutely necessary for my
, marriage to be considcrd lawfulin France.
Without publication in the papers. The
certificate presented by Father Lafont i
false, as the lady engaged gave fictitious
name and age, and produced no papers tt
, back them consented with repugnanc,
to this ceremony, TO extricatc myself from
) the embarrassing position towards certain
persons that shall only name. when conf
PEELED to. Priest, lady and witness prom
ised secrecy Here are, sir, the exact facts
such as they stand and not such as they
are made. and beg from yonr justice and
Iimpartiality to insert it in, yonr coiumns.---
l shall, always be ready. to meet my oppo.
ncnts on any ground. For all my commu
nications give my brothers direction
ls"I,cutenant Edmond Arnous tlcs Rivicfe,
Imperial dragons guards. Paris s.s e,
en33ss II. ARNOUS DE RIy1ERE.s
/ The 10 wing is copy Of the afiida, il
upon which process has been issued for the
arrest !, { Capt de Riviere,
4 Frederick S. Blount, of Mobile Ala, be
4 ing duly sworn. deposes and SAYS. That he
Is The husband of Mrs Emily j. Blount.
and thu father of Miss Emily j. sBlount.
! that ON or about the 18th day of March