Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-01

received with the utmost enthusiasm
The king, after norninally ordering him
arrested for 'desertion," sentenced
him to one weeks Imprisonment at his
chateau, Nine de Lafayette to be his
jailer. 1t was largely through Lafay-
cites influence that the big eNpedition
under Rochambeau was fitted out Then
Lafayette returned to America Con-
gress passed n special resolution OF
welcome, and little later Lafayette
was sent to Virginia to command the
forces in that state. His operations In
Virginia with the poorly equipped and
small body OF troops he had control
Against Philips. against Arnold and
against CORVALLIS he showed fine SOL
dierly qualities. Never did he have
enough men to risk a general engage
, ment, but his defensive tactics We're
excellent. Impetuous he was. but he
! never was led into folly, and slowly
but surely he worked until CORVALLIS
found it prudent to intrench himself ut
Yorktown 1t was then that Lafayettc
proposed to washington the hurrying
of the French fleet from Newport TO
hem In CORVALLIS. In the siege he
and Hamilton captured one rcdoubt
while the French captured the other.
After tho surrender CORVALLIS. who
| previously had referred to him con-
temptuously as n boy" had the SOL
dierly grace to apologize and express
admiration for his skill
Back to France went Lafayette afte-
| the surrender. He considered the war
| ended, but when the British hagglcd
and delayed about the terms of peace
| he busted himself organizing another
| expedition, this one designed to attack
| New York. About tho time 1t was ready
| to sail the treaty of peace was signed
and no dispatched the, vessel that
brought the first news to America.
MASTER OF FRANCE.
In 1884 he came to the United States
| to enjoy the spectacle of q mutton free.
| Then for the next three years he lived
| H. life of peace and case In his beloved
| France--the only three years of case
| he was to know for many. many years.
| France was beginning that period OF
unrest that was to develop into one
| OF the greatest commissions in the
! worlds history. A people long wronsed
we're to throw off the shackles. 1t was
the opening of the Revolution. From
the start Lafayette was one of the prin-
| cipal actors. No man prominent In that
fierce era chung so tenaciously to tbs
right, preserved so perfect n poise, eX-
hibited so courageous a spirit and so
\ kind u heart as Lafayette. Hc was the
one man in whom king and courtler.
merchant. and peasant had perfect
H. w..
was incompatible. Nothing could NOV,
him from what he Believed to be his
duty He took part in all the deibcra-
tons when the throne was trembling TO
It's fall
In one thing he erred. and erred gricv-
ously. He had such faith in the Ameri-
can system of independence that he
thought it would cure the Ills OF
France. He did not know his own
| hn M nd ,yna
organized he was made commnnder-in-
chief. For three years he held control
practically of France. Flo advocated
tho principles OF n true republic-rell-
glous liberation, freedom of the press.
abolition of titles of nobility trial by
jury. destruction of special privilege.
Many times his life was endangered.
cares. he followed the straight course
of duty. Twice lie saved tho king
| when mobs bent on murder besiegcd tho
royal palace.
When the allies declared war against
France and began to invndc the country
he resigned command OF the national,
guard and took charge of one of three
armies sent to the frontier to meet the
! enemy. 1t was while he was with tho
army that the passions Of the people
| passed all bounds. Constitutional gov
!! eminent gave way to tho commune, and
with the commune came the reign of
| terror. Commissioners were sent by
the commune to cndeavor to obtain his
support. for his Influence with the
army was great. ,s
IN PRISON.
A He put the commissioners under ar
rest, and refused to recognize the COM
mune. Then he was branded as Il
traitor. Next his troops got the fc-l
Yer. and there was open revolt With
the government upset, the king behcad-
ed and the army in the passion Of
communism. he Yresigned his command
and. sought safety in Belgium--n neu-
trial land. There, III violation of Eail'
right. hc was arrested Sby the Aus
TRANS. To the allies he was the spirit
the incarnation Of revolution, Sman
too dangerous to be Mt libertSS For
nearly six years he was kept IN close
confinement, first In Magdeburg and
later In olmutz. lllbhis estates tii'
France were confiscated by the revo-.