Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-11-15
4 MODEST LETTER.
I he Count de ChambCdrd Out in An
O'ker MsHifestO-He is the Iadis-
Peasahle Pilot for France.

NEW YORK, November l3.-EBglisI
papers received tonight contain a full
text Of the manifesto Of Count de Cham.
bOUrd, which was written in the form 81
a letter to ChesnelOnZ. The count
writes as follows: 'T am asked TO-DAY
10 make a sacrifice of my honor. Whai
reply can l make except that l neither
fetract nor retrench anything Of my pre-
Flous declarations. The claims Of yes
terday give me the measure of whai
would De exacted on the morrow, and
cannot consent TO inaugurate reign o.
ieparauon and strength by an act o
weakness. Its the fashion, as you know
70 contrast the firmness Of Henry '
WIN the diplomacy of Henry VI
he passionate love which bear to my
subjects, he often said, make every,
1hlng possible and honorable. On thai
point l claim TO cOncede nothing tC
him, but l should like to know what
sort Of rebuke any one would have
brought down upon himself who should
have been imprudent enough to at.
tempt to persuade Henry " to re-
nOUnce the standard of Argaes; and tC
every one OF you, mOnsieurs, belong the
province which gave him birth, and
-NpA " III DE VI AAE 5dLlE OEAIlOu rs i,
that he would very promptly have dis
armed bis interlOcutOr, addressing him
with his Bearnaise vigOr, "My friend,
take my white flag, it viii always lead
IN tne path Of honor and of vietory.n
am accused Of not holding in sufficient
~ high esteem the valol
at the very moment when l only aspire
Il 80 !
70 me. Il it then forgotten that honor is
the patrimony in common of the
rouse Of Bourbon and of the French
army, and that un"n this point q mis-
understanding e. eCa them Is impOssi-
bleS No, do ust ignore any OF my
cJUntTy's glOries, and God only has seen
tears Of gratitude, which in the depth OF
my exile, l have shed every time that the
children of France, in good or in evil
fortune, have shown themselves worthy
Of her. But We have a
great work to accomplish together
] am ready, quite ready, to undertake
it when desired-tO-m this even
ing, this moment, and that is why ]
wish to remain exactly what am.
Enfeebled to-day, / should be pOweTless
tomorrow. Il is question Of recon
structing upon its natural basis a socie-
" profoundly disturbed; Of givin geneI-
cetic assurances to supremacy of the
law; OF reviving prosperity at home, and
circulating durable alliances abroad
and above all, Of the unhesitating en-
ployment Of power in service Of order
sud justice. The people speak Of cor
ditiOns-were any conditions placed be-
fore me by the young prince, whose
honest embrace / experienced with such
happiness, and who only listened to the
dictates Of his own patriotism? He
came TO me spontaneously, bringing IN
the names Of all those surrounding him
assurances Of peace, devotion and recon
cilistiOn. They ask for guarantees
Were any required Of that Bsyard o.
modern times on the memorable night
Of the twenty-fourth Of May, when the
glorious mission was imposed upon his
modesty Of calming his country by one
Of those utterances OF an honest man
and soldier, which inspire confidence
among good men and make wicked
men tremble? have not, it is true,
borne, like him, the sword Of France on
twenty fields Of battle, but / have pre-
served intact for forty-three years the
sacred deposit Of our traditions and our
liberties. L have, therefore, the right to
count upon some confidence, and i
ought to inspire some feeling Of security.
Ny personality is nothing, my principle
is everything. France will set the end
OF her trials when she is willing to un-
derstand this. 1 am the Indispensable
pilot, the only one capable of guiding
the ship 10 port, because have the mis-
sion and authority to that end. Much
lies IN your power, monsieur, TO dissipate
misunderstanding and falterings in the
hour Of struggle. Your consoling words
in leaving Salsburg are ever present to
my mind. France cannot perish, fol
Christ stu loves his franks, and when
God has resolved 10 save u people be
takes care that the sceptre OF Iustjes
shall only be placed In the hands strona
enough to WELD Il. BENRT