Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-21
DAILY SENTINEL


The Edinburgh Revie~ for April contains .
paper devoted 10 this very remarkable woman,
uho played 30 distinguished part In the Reign
Of Terror" and Who upon the scaffold expert
enced the horrors Of the spirit she bad helped
evoke. Many additions have been published Of
the Life and Writings Of Madame Roland, errors
and omissions repeating themselves 10 each sue
ceeding book, until Messrs. G. A. Dauban and
M. p Fsugere. Ia 1864. gave the world more
light regarding her, through newly discovered
NJ Dauban, In bis volume.
gives four old letters Of hers TO Buzst. leader
Of the Girondist's-a married man, by the way
for whom she entertained tender passion.
Contemporaries had asserted that among the
brilliant Gtrondists who sought inspiration from
her presence and counsel, there vas one 70 whom
she had given her love. In spite Of the careful
erasures Of Der editors. one or two passages OF
the Memoirs afforded strong confirmation of this
uanition. She had spoken Of the passions 90 don't
peiae, sveo Ia cigaeF dHRafAlsfe, je saupe
Foge mHr." Who was this loverf Some named
the ban s1me Barbldoux. the Antinous OF Mar
seillcs; others suggested Buzot IL seemed
probable that the mystery would never be cleared
up. As "a woman, a wife, and mother. il vas
scarcely % be supposed that Madame Roland
would have wished TO raise the veil herself vet.
We have nov proof that she intended to give a
foil account Of the birth. the soTrows. and the
struggles ofthe passion that ile1 her heart even
on the oteps Of the scafold. and to which almost
her last thoughts were given. In an unpub
lished letter to = friend few days before her
death. che wrote. in allusion TO heriMemoirs:
IL know that am lost: but for that belief, l
would not take the trouble 10 confess
have weighed IL ali. and have made up my
mind. will tell everything-absolutely every
thing. IL 10 the only way Of being useful II
appreciate the feeling which prompts you 10 de-
sire that my secret should never be divuIged
But may no longer remain silent. IL Is known
IL has been misrepresented. | have
been eliminated"
Death left no time for writing these COMES
sions. but fate had strangely ordained that her
last wish should nevertheless be partly fulfilled.
Seventy years after the strong imprisoned heart
had ceased 10 beat, four old letters rescued from
the wreck of reyoluton-letters which the mos 6
austere moralist cannot read without pity, and
We dare add, without some admiration-have
come to light, bearing witness TO her love for
buzct, and also to the firm will which kept pas
sion within bonds Hers was a strange love
With which patriotism and political sympathy
were inseparably interviewer, a love BETTING
such q woman and such times. The letters given
BY L. Darban are bat the last fragmentary chap
tiers Of drama of which the previous history can
only be guessed but they suffice to convey a vi
vid impression Of the hidden grefs which were
superadded to the we'll known sorrows and trials
of the last months Of Madame Roland's life.
Her love for BuzOl seems like some strong gull
stream of the heart which poured its heated wa
tiers into the wide ocean Of revolutionary strife,
and whose warm current can still be traced. even
id the midst Of the stormy waves with which il
mingled
These letters to Buzot, which torn The princi-
pal interest of al. Dauban's volume. were discOy-
cd in mo M nm adj "A
elist invented such mode OF accounting for the
possession Of a manuscript. he would be set down
as very clumsy contriver Of fiction. About
twelve months ago young man entered the shoI
Of bookseller on the DUAL Noltaire, and offered
for sale bundle OF old papers which he haC
found. he said, at the bottom of a trunk where
his father. an amateur of cid books and auto
graphs, had leftthem. After some hesitation OF
the part Of the bookseller. the whole lot was pur
chased for fifty cents. Within month after Oh,
bargain was concluded, a sale of autographs va
announced in which the documents thus my steri
ously sold formed the most conspicuous items
They consisted OF the letters above mentioned
last letter from BuzOt to his friend, jerome l.
Teller. some unpublished memoirs OF Lou
vet and OF Peton, tragedy by Sale
the GroDdist, various notes and remark
in the handwriting Of Barbaroux, ant
other papers. all having connection with th
members OF the Girondist party. No clue ha
been obtained as TO the manner in which thi
collection came into the same hands With tn
exception Of Louvet, all whose literary remains
have thus been discovered died violent dealt
on the scahold or by their own hand, and tibet
papers most probably fell into the possession o
their enemies, who were not Likely when bette
days came. to boast of their i'll gotten treasures
he that as il may, the authenticity OF Madam
Roland's letters. with which alone we ara deal
ing, Is undOubted III the fac smile 10 her wei
known handwriting which NJ Dluban give
were not convincing proof. there is abundan, in
ternal evidence in tie documents themselves.
A few months before the discovery Of these pa
pers chance had thrown in the way of an indie
fatigsble Investigator in the field of French rev
dictionary history, relic. which corroborate
the tale OF passion told BY letters to Buzot NJ
Vatal. to whom the public is indebted for an in
teresting work entitled Documents historique
sur Charlotte Corday," noticed one day IN
poor shop of the suburban markets OF Paris
small, much damaged oval picture. which la
on the floor in the midst of a heap of vegetables
Ii proved to be the portrait of Buzot. The glas
which bad protected the painting was gone, an,
between the picture and the piece OF card boar
to which il had been affixed lay hidden tw
small sheets OF paper. They were closely Gov
cred on both sides with writing which was 500
recognized that of Madame Roland The
contained short biography and an eulo
GUM of Buzot. and concluded with
prediction that "posterity would one day Ireasur
his portrait among those OF the generous friend
of liberty who believed in virtue, dared to inoC
ulate il as the sole basis of a republic. and ha
the strength to practice it themselves. Their
can be no doubt that this portrait was the sam
that Madame Roland had with her in her prise
up TO the day OF her death and from which sh
had intended to part at the last moment. in orde
that it might not be profaned by the hands G
the eIecutioner Ii would seem as though tbs
last tribute of esteem and admiration. secret
inscribed on the loved image, had BY some my:
terious spell preserved il from destruction
The Cheese Makers.