The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-05-15

land crafty auaiealosis of each other. Eouehe
Iassertained that tlle former bad obtained dul-
ing ike years sixty millions 81 dollars by foul
means. and made a publication thereof which
/ fell into the hands of BonapaIte. The warrior
J of course showed it to Talleyrand. saying
/ {. Should this account be correct, your private
property is greater than | and all my family
possess together" My enemies, answered
the shrcwd Minister, are more malicious
than de1terous." As the ex Bishop knew this
was the work Of Fouche, lie reported to Ma
poleon that Fouche had eatorted from the en-
igrants six millions of dollars, and seven mil
! lions from the secret service: Permit me,
sire,.. added the Minister, ito deposit will,
you these documents, signed by my secre,
agents, who have no objection to be confronted
with Fouche.' The Emperor after casting
his eyes over the papers submitted to them to
peruse, said, Begone! you are both rogues. -
However, the great dipomatist and the great
spy continued their career under Napoleon,
notwithstanding their private luminosity Tai
| leyrand's ingrati;ude can be added TO his cata-
logue of vices, and4is treachery was still more
glaring for during Napoleon's disastrous
campaign of Russia, he carried on secret
correspondence with all the belligeren. cab-
nets Louis the Eighteenth had even appointed
him his future Minister of Foreign Affairs,
and on the 10th Of July raised him TO the
peerage under the title Of Prince Talleyrand.
When Napoleon attempted to reassume the
Imperial Crown, Talleyrand signed the dec!a-
ration against him, by which his assassination
was deemed national duty he also greatly
contributed to the confinement of his former
master on the unhealthy Island of ST. Helena
The revolution of the three days having
expelled from the throne of France Charles the
Tenth, and Louis PHILIPPE having been raised
to the dignity of King-Talleyrand was again
appointed to represent the monarchy Of July
at tie Court of St. James. where he discharged
his duty till 1886, when he returned TO
France.
A short time before his death, which took
place a few years afterwaTd, lie sigaed re-
cantation Of his errors addressed to the Pope,
and expressed his repentance for his par,ici-
patton in the Constitutional Mass at the Champs
dc Mars He received the last sacraments and
died protesting the Catholic faith. The morn
ing Of his death, on seeing his great niece,
who had Just taken her first communion, he
said, Such is life There you see the be-
ginning here the end
Public sentiment may change in regard to
this great diplomatist and statesman, when his
private memoirs (written by himself will be
made public, which, according to his last re-
quest, was not to be until thirty years after his
death, which will give them to the world the
coming year. His detractors say he changed
TO all systems and to all men; his eulogists
say he remained consistent at all times, and
that he withdrew his support only when what
it was given to had ceased to coincide with the
political system which he had originally adop-
ted for himself. The truth most probably lies
between these two extremes But let it be as
it may, what Cicero says of Pompey is truly
applicable to Talleyrand: "Su amantes sine
riyai."