The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08
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r@~rte. Maurice TalIeyrand unquestson-
-s,.sr s,r,eeexsed The most potent Intellect OF
- nuan that came upon fhe stage OF po-
wficns action IN the terrible age OF The
rrseeh revolution. always excepting. OF
- the great Napoleon himself. The
49, son OF a family conspicuous In the
~ sgssfocracy, the law Of prlm0geriture
- have made him the heir Of the fam
3w~eefafss ard titles; bat when years
- nxe of his ankles was disloclted and
Se ms made cripple for life. A. IL was
800 iudtnpensa bic that tine mead OF .
1snusiy Of noble rank should be trained to
I mslisary career. from which a cripple
eae barred. a family council decresd that
10 second son should inherit the family
cate and titles and be educated TOR .
estAier. ard that tbs cripple should he
e6urated for the church. the only other
enIfsnx deemed fitting for q son Of the
erIrsocracy Edacates. for the church
eeuiszt all his own inclinatsosis, while sslll
q AtYiuity student he became notorious as
z z[hertine: hut this did not prevent his
eetnx appointed abbey Of St. Denis Inn
1116sa.eiy upon graduatfng nor to his be-
= chosen TO the important position Of
aresra1 agent of the French clergy when
S. MnE only e years old.
Nth the most prominent mem OF the day.
ma 81 once revealed his remarkable ex-
tcul3ye abilities, great capacity for work.
Gensal originality and seIf-reitance. and
rotd-blooded pursuit CT worldly personal
interests. He continued and Increased his
spnut1ts0n as iiberfins ard added TO II
at Of a notorious and highly successful
fanhIer as well. This made the good
IalH XVI. reluctant to promote him 10
kfrher dignities in the church, but his ex-
trsogdinary administrative capacity and
noetai force led TO his being made bishop
p Autun In 17s. an appointment that
saTisd with II a salary of tl2.0D9 year.
Wen Louis XVI. made the mortais mis-
fnke ~ assembling the states general In
N Tal!eyrand was elected a member as
representative of the clerical order.
1hefe he Was active and prominent from
~ arsf. and was for a time president.
1aDfng The tendency TO revolution, he Sc
GRITTY urged the king to disperse the as
semhiy by force. Finding the government
xtseriys devoid of the courage requisite to
control events. ard foreseeing the inev-
ssahte consequence, be promptly decided
II swim with the current. joined the radl-
aals and worked and voted for all the rev.
asutiGDary DEGREES. including even that
which abolished the old clergy. stripped
81 ef all its privileges and coEfiscated It's
vaM wealth and revenues.
When the FIRST assembly made way for
81 successor. Taileyrand scented the dan
gers Of the coming reign Of terror, and
ennningly procured himself 10 he sent to
England on quas! official mission, where
Ae knew his head would be safe from
~ Euil:otine and he could not be classed
smong tie runaways. White there a
paper was discovered In Faris on which
his name appeared In a list OF men thought
u be favorable to tho king, whereupon
the new assembly passed decree pro-
eefibang him. In consequence, Pitt or
dered him TO leave England He came To
The United States and remained for two
yeaS and a half when the decree pro-
srfibsng him was cancelled chiefly by pro-
carement OF Madame DE SfaeI. He nj
aHee returned TO France. and was soci,
made minister of foreign affairs under the
directory. ehieey by the Influence of the
ssme lady
He Wis the arst 10 see clearly that Ma
f'asson aas the coming man for the head
Of new government. and at once began
paving tho way for that event AZ min
tssnr Of foreign affairs. he seconded Ma
p1'eon aniy and Loyalty for about ten
ysayss he then saw that the emperor's
nsaa hah been - turned by his uiracu-
sotz SUCCESSES that tls had resolved upon
e5Fd!ngiy abandoned him aud began plot
fsre for his downfall and the return of
TIE Bourbons 10 the throne. When this
event occurred In 1sis Taileyrand PLAYED
TIE mos; active and efficient part OF any
Freedman. He was sent to she congress
Of Vienna as the representative Of France
There ne AZ once proved his masterfu
Esnins as diplomat. BY sheer holiness
ana mental force he completely upset /,
for dividing Napnl~on's eoaauestx among
Themselves without giving France or the
smaller powers any voice In the matter
TINS congress was stiil In session when
Napoleon escaped from Eiha landed in
France. Louis XVIII. fed 10 Belgium. and
diplomacy was suspended During the
ssss-nnemorshie hundred days, Tafieyransl
was uncertain which way the scales
spald turn. and remained non-commlttai:
hM Immediately after Waterloo he
fastened 10 Louis xEIil. and Joined his
Procession back 10 Paris. His hesltancy
" the critical DAYS Allied the king with
ansen9nsrahie aversion fer him, hut 50
hsKa Was the value nlscea apou his ablli-
res BY the allied powers that they com
psliea Louis NNtff. 10 retain him In Of
re. But the personal relations between
khk ard minister were so disa greea Bile
tnss Tssleyrand resigned
@SH the retosAtk1fl OF ND came. drsy~
= fM Bonvhens our cgsxe more and r,.ac-
leass Philippe on the throne. Talley-
saa vas ~ once made ambassador Of
sfsnes AZ London and from that posl Ion
as again the master spirit OF IN.
1shes government for four years, at the
"a ps &hfch tins be resigned aud sfeafi-
4ssaS Fssssed the entreatiss Of king and
.ssars 10 take asfes again. He was now
sssfs Old. He died in is5s, al ths, age
y He sas the only man playing a
~saFanas part AZ the outbreak OF the
.usuuon who survived the perits Of the
'Es served Napoleon. proved TOO
sk Tor even him 10 crush. trsamphed
ann "a serve the Bourbons tri-
aaFsea over the Bourhons 10 serve an
!. .sa'St thus remaining the master mind
.s, sfheh pcai,ies during the most fate
- - aas1 c*ntary CT it's history. comisv out
~sHher with cynical smile AT each
ss tas WHEEL Of fortune
ainsrsas periods he wrote what his
80 $50 hsfs published as his use,uo.ra
$50 Na ne himself said that WAS not the
49,, same Ter them. They 90 little into
- VI private personal matters o.
-. ne Knew 80 much that the world
.sss. asts been giad 20 have him REGARD
!, - aaaaa design seems to be a defense
49, against the charga s,f an utter
49, - ssssssty II aAv tsxanefnss exrent s,fs
go sa'fosy advantage. His win syfr..,sa<i
la A 10y saoasd rot be- published TIL he
sar sss.- 49,. Ssaa thirty years, and shs time