The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-26
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5IMlDEL LA1fARTIINE,

There is no sight more pltiu VI u1olo A"eA AA'sS0
ing than genius OUTLYING itself, and recording its
own mbecility. This occurs every now and then,
furnishing wholesome check to our tendency to
hero worship. The world, generally, is very in
dulgent to these enfants gates, and listens} with
well-bred amiability to their querulous COM
plants. Their past virtues and merits entltle
them to this consideration and it is llberally ac-
corded to them. But endurance has, its limits,
and human nature is capable only OF certain de-
gree of forbearance. This past, the continuous
grumbler, growler or beggar becomes an object
of common contempt. To this pass has long since
ccme the once illustrious author, poet, orator,
historian and statesman (?) whose namo heads
this article
LAMART1NE has been spoiled child for great
many years; E[e was worshipped SO much and so
long, till litbeuSme quite natural to him to think
himself the ! national idol Aud being an IDOL he,
of course laid claim to the quantum of offerings !,
golden and silver, usually mado at such shrines.
The sacri6eesylere cheerfully brought. ST.. PAUL
saws, aan idol is nothing, therefore, has no
wants. and golden trinket or silver censer is a
lasting gift Not SO with M.,DE LAmARr1NE, On
the contrary, his wants are very many, and his
debts have become proverbial, both for their
number and magnitude, and more especially for
the regularity of their periodical recurrence.
Those debts have been paid again and again !;
princely sun,sahave been subscribed for worthless
romances, Or roraancing Memories" with view
to relieve Monsieur of his ADVERTISEMENTS. It
was all in vain. The disease is incurable-a
cancer gnawing the old mans yitals, growing BY
what it feeds on. We road, in the last Paris
PAPERS. articles headed "Les eno5arras de NJ, de
LGn,a1tine. :" ,sz,fz ..,.asi.=z.==t5sz=i -
The old gentleman our readers will please re-
collect, has recently been converted to the Bona
parte faith. After having beon Democ rat and
Republican all his life, he now, in his dotage, has
gone over, soul and body, to the "Manifest D es-
tiny" creed. Accordingly he is to be rewarded.
There is now project before the French ministry
to award NJ. DE LAMARr1NE a pension, to enable
him to pay his debts. The poet is to assign to
the State all his lands, revenues, credits, and per-
sonal property Of every description i'll consldera-
ton of which the Corps Legis!atV is to vote him
an annual pension Of $1,000 francs,-about s8000.
But we are told NJ. DE LAMARr1NE is unwilling to
receive the pension on the terms proposed, and
threatens his beloved France that he will leave
her, never again to return; that he has already
turned his eyes to Sicily. He will leave behind
him 300, 900 francs of debts. 5.iZ=
But why does he propose to loavo France? Be-
cause he is weary OF the innumerable ann yances
put upon him by some Of his extrem oily incon-
siderate creditors, Tho greater part of them
never trouble him. Bailifs, constables, huislers,
etc, are not the congenial companions a retired
poet would choose, and NJ. DE LAMlnr1SE very
properly leaves an ungrateful country that will
not protect him from such desagreme,tts.
These unappeasabe creditors just referred to
are the winners of Maconnais who have furnish.
ed the poets cellar. These, he says, he will pay
as he can. File makes one last, generous PROPOSE
tion however, viz If all his creditors will pledge
themselves not to moest him, he will remain.
NJ. DE LAMART1NE refuses to receive the 10000
per annum offered himby NJ. RouHER, on the part
OF the Emperor. because, it is said, his niece j: