National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-15
THE FRENCH HEROES.
what Became OF Thosr Who Helped us
in Our Revolutionary struggle.

II is curious to follow out the fortunes
of those manly French soldiers who fought in
America and ascertain the conclusion OF their
careers The Count de Cuisine, who had served
with Frederick the Great In the Seven Years War,
fell victim 10 the guillotine of Paris In August
1903. The Count de Rochambeau was n French
officer at sixteen like Lafayette. Wounded at the
battle OF Lafeldt, he fought brayely at Creveldt,
Mnden, Corbach, and Closicrcamp. When he
went back. after the American war, Louis XVI
made him neld-marshal. AT the close OF the
French revolution, having mar rowly escaped the
guillotine under
THE TYRANNY OF RoB.sPIERRE,
he served with Bonaparte, who conferred on him
the grand cross OF the Legion of Honor Count
Matthew Dumas fought at Waterloo with Napo-
leon and lived to take n prominent part in the
revolution oflS3O, when he Joined with General
Lafayette in placing Louis Philippe upon the
throne of France The Due dc Lauzun was an &C.
complished but voluptuous man, possessing per-
sonal good looks, wit, wealth, address. and cour-
age. His gentlemanly galanlry made him very
popular with the American soldlery. and also the
citizens, especially the ladies. When he went
back to Paris he became nh intimate ofTnlleyrnnd,
aud with him ran over to England in 1902. There
he formed a friendship with the pronigate Prince
orWales,
AFTERwARD GEORGE ".
| When his uncle died he became the Due de Biron.
| With his accustomed courage he took the part Of
the condemned vcndeans during the French
revolution, and was arrested. imprisoned and
duly guilotned December 81, 1888 And what
was the experience Of General Lafayette himself
the friend of the people, the soldier Of liberty the
disciple of Washington For five terrible years
| he was the prisoner of the enemies OF France and
fettered to the floor of an Austrian dungeon.
knowing not whether his wife and children were
alive or dead, General and President washingt OH
wrote 10 Francis OF IIapsburg, ssking tho liberia
ton OF his dear old friend, so that the hero might
come to
| THE EMBRACE OF AMERICA,
which urgent letter the emperor with imperial
politeness never noticed. Austria was deaf to the
call of humanity as the prison stones of olmutz
themselves. Tho sword Of the young Victor o
Italy, however. severed the chain ut q single
stroke, and Lafayette lived TO be the Warwick Of
France. The difference Of destiny between the
French and American officers Of the Republic wai
as signal as the contrast between the American
and French revolutions. But now the good geniu:
OF the United States beams lovingly on France
and IN the coming celebration, when the applo'
ripe and the hoarfrost wbiens the ground al
night, the children OF both free countries may cor
daily and heartily and enthusiastically unite
IN THE oLoRlFIcArIoN OF LIBERTY.
The land of Washington may hail at last the LAND
OF Lafayette by the cndearing and eternal name o
brother France and America win clasp hand
warmly over Yorktown in commemoration o
dangers overcome, and victories won, and enc.
mics conquered. Our principles arc identical
our ideas the same Let the lesson be well laid Il
heart. Liberty and Democracy and the Consttu
tIon aud the union OF tho whole people OF tn
Republic under one flag foTeverl-DdUid GRAHAM
Adee In he United STATES Magazine.