The morning call., 1891-03-15

7 ives | found police reports stating that
| Talieyrand had placed great con ddenee In
| Percy, and hal sent him to Italy IN order
| to obtain the payment of the 100000
francs promised him by the Bourbons OF
| Naples if he aided in their restoration. The
| Bourbons were restored, add IN their JOY
! had forgotten their promise. Percy III
| sisted, and succeeded in carrying Ialley-
rand drafts on Barring Bros. for SIX millions.
| Talleyrand embraced Percy. but as he had
| given his secretary only 1900 francs Tor
travelling expenses. and about 1000 francs
had been spent, Percy demanded the re-
manning FIVE hundred. The rich prince,
who was in the habit of giving his mistresses
thousand-franc bank notes for their cArl-
papers, refused TO complete the sum re-
Quired by Percy. The secr+tary's only
compensation was the decoration Of SAINT
Ferdinand, and that was given by the
Bourbons, so when he stole the papers Of
Talleyrand he must have considered
the theft slight compensation for the
service rendered his employer. Between the
two there certainly was serious secret,
and TalleyraDd was afraid OF Percy"
Jean Gorsas cites authentic letters taken
| from the national archives = letters that
prove the fear Of TalleyTand and the theft
of Percy. But Talleyrand at last said ::
Percy never stole document; helmltated
my handwriting to perfection, and All the
papers he has shown or sold are false.
Ever after Perrey's imitation of Talley-
raEd's signature was the excuse for all his
acts Every compromising paper was the
work of Percy. The Duke d'Enghien
Percy. The Maubreiul affair? Percy.
In 1852 NJ de Baeourt, French Minister to
Washington tried 10 prove that Percy lml-
tated 1alleyrand'S signature, but lie never
succeeded.
Here is a paragraph among those read
from the Memoirs" to Talleyrand'S friend:
Europe should always have eyes wide
open on the side next America, and furnish
pn rnprinlinntiDn ranrlSaiS.
America grows each day. She VIII become
q colossal power, and the moment viii come,
when placed vis-a-vis Europe, by reason of
new discoveries of communications, she VIII
wish, not only to have her say. but to have
a hand in our affairs. Political prudence
counsels the Governments of the Old World
to watch scrupulouSy that there may be no
pretext for such Intervention. Inc day
that America places her foot In Europe,
that day peace ana security VIII Dc ioF
long time banished.'
81. Eugene Chavaray possesses TWO let
tiers written by Talleyrand to Nine de
Chavagnac, an intimate 1rlend ana
the owner of the castle OF irahgleIS'
once the home of Joseph Bonaparte.
In these two letters he speaks OF the
Memoirs: Everybody thinks that true
extracts from my Memoirs are now in cir
culation | should like to know in whose
handwriting is the copy In your possession,
for il seems copies are reproduced by the
L
should feel fattered that people are curious
to read the confession of a man who has al
ways striyen to serve his country, but can
not allow lies about my friends and ac-
quaintances to be circulated. do not wish
to be credited with false or ridiculous
opinions in reference to others. What | am
made to say OF Mirabeau is without reason.
l have been to the chateau only once with
him, and that day the King was at Marty.
AS to what concerns NJ. de La Fayette l
shall say nothing. l see that in Geneva im-
agination is active as in Paris. Laugh with
me, and if you hear any more OF these silly
stories try to discover their source"
In the numerous letters published by Jean
Gorsas we find the great phrase Of Talley-
rand's lifetime. In letter to NJ. de Choi-
seul-Gouffier, ambassador to Constantine
pie, he says: " My friend, the people will
then be counted for something" Although
In the numerous letters published by Jean
Gorsas, Talleyrand coutradicts many Of the
statements made in the memoirs" now ap-
pearing in The Century," yet the style is
so graceful and the wit so sparkling, we
forget all doubt as TO the authenticity of the
Memoirs" and read them with interest
from beginning to end.
BARONESS ALTHEA SALVADOR.
P. 81 add the copy of an autograph
letter written by Talleyrand to the cele-
brated musician, Naderman, belonging to
the orchestra of the Duchess de Berry.