Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-03
MARIE AaToIHgTrB.

Marie Antoinette was summoned before
the revolutionary tribunal on the lst of
August, and she was transferred to the
ConciArgerie as early as two in the morn
ing of the End. Although described as
perfectly calm and collected, she struck
her forehead SO heavily against wicket.
gate as to have brought blood. The mu-
niciPal Aichonis inquired If she had hurt
herself. as ~
"Nc," was the reply; "nothing now can
hurt me- -s.5 :,
The two Richards, who had been SO kind
70 Charlotte Corday, were now her gaolers,
and they treated her with the respect aud
compassion due to the magnitude of her
misfortunes. Unfortunately, e'illijudged
attempt of the OheYalier de .RongeTille to
communicate with the royal missioner, led
to the incarceration Of the old couple, and
she lost their kindly services. The night
before she was led into the presence OF. the
cynical assembly, who were to send her to
the scatfold, was passed in mending her
clothes, which was almost in rags; aud she
walked into the presence of her inimfcal
judges with all the pride and dignity Of
daughter of Austria. Her hair had become
perfectly white, aud her countenance had
the rightly of marble, asaif the soul had
already undergone martyrdom. Chauvean
Lagaede aud Sronson Ducondray had vol
unteered the perilous task of being her de-
fenders. The Infamous charges brought
against her by the wretch Herbert, upon
the still more vile and infamous DISPOSE
tions of the gaoler Simon, are giveuuat
length in SAMSON, They reflect an 'iueffa.
BILE disgrace tnpon the court before which
they were uttered, and upon the nation in
which that court sat, A shudder of hoe.
ror pervaded, We are! told, the wholeS audi
tory. Marie Antoinette alone appeared to
be insensible to SO gross an outrage, NOT
only upon fallen princess, but upon. a
common humanity, and she listened as.
founded to the accusation of incest, but
without allowing even look TO fall upon
the utterer OF SO base q calnmhS AZ she
failed to answer SO unnatural nm accusation,
her judges returned to the charge, and at:
ter brief interval revived the acensation.
sit have not replied, said the queen,
for the first time yisibly affected. sit Is
because nature opposes itself TO such Q
charge Brought against mother ap-
peal to- any who may be here +, ~
Marie Autotnette deemed her life TO be
too worthless TO care to dispute for its
possession; but for the sake of her child
rem she declared the court to be incompe-
tent 20 constitute the wife of sLonis XVI,
Responsible for the acts OF a king who was
by the constitution itself Irresponsible
SAAt9& = utE6elIS
they had brought nones except what were
deserving Of the most Infinite Contempt.
Her claims to,exemptlon were, however, "a
little needed as the pleadings of the two,
devoted men who had risked then. lives Id.
her defense. Marie Antoinette was, in
deed, condemned before she was. Pat upon
her trial-the latter was mere efudfoial
form gone through to- satisfy Appearances.
Condemned TO follow her husband to the.
acattold, Marie Antoinette, worn outby her
long trial, slept three quarters oftan hour
on her return TO her dungeon, after which
she indicted the letter to Madame Elisa
beth, which never reached her or her
children but was found Afterwards In theiI
Courtois, when he was CHARGED Win 'ti5e
examination OF the papers Of the ,ttiumyif.
ate. Like the last words Of Charlotte
oorday, thisilast legacy Of the queen is q
noble legacy TO fntnfIty