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CHAHIiOTTEI .KT. iTXJXji" see,
; iiftiani.jii.Miriili
THOiaAS.J. HOLT OK,
Editor & 1'uoruiETon.
ti.. Hh. Car,, linn W hi" will b alT.rdud In toil
,,ir -t TWO Pul.r.Alts m advance; TWO through the dirt that begrimed his face
jLLAK-S AND r I r T Y t'l'.N I S it M.viin iil b
i,fi terMrec iiiinlli; niu Till! k.M DOIXAI.M
She had taken the boy's Lund in lurs, l'mm the I.iuiKmUr, Cnmitr.
despite itsdi-giistiiip, appciirniice,iiiil a she Prufrissor .Hor.sf'n lpily lu liislinn Snilliiill?.
...... .pMHIg lil. ,.,'C. WtT lilted to I'oU.il.KKK.-S.K, N. V.,
tiers wiili Mia kiiuiu expression ua in tho- Mu-o ls.Vi
inui uiii", aun a tear was iihkiiic i. lurrow ... .. ' i u i'it,.v,.r An ; ... t..
li,,,,, ' more ihiin hull a century with the promi- authoiily for the support of anything, mid - u liavo mane a peremptory rail upon
i lie lit and influential t.riiisu and members of the attempt to practise upon the credulity me l'r a "retraction, on tlie assumption
"Johnny, wliutu the matter! asked the Iil'aij,tte
" IV I VI.R THE I.IBMITIKS UK TIIK CmTKII STATU"
E lllHTIIVKII, T;r Will. OK BV IIIK
triotic zeal, you seem to cntcrtuiii, I hut i Now, sir, cither your judgment or your this rule to Ln I'ayolto, should you ei. cover,
ever the lit fit tt of Ike Cuitnl &ttrt is dr. ' honesty ufl'e.rs from your upholding of thi - Jon certainly will, that he wa not ".,'"'
stroittt, it v ill Ik liy liumish prifiin, are double attempt to deceive the public the !''" Take rare how you presume ou-ucli
certainly without any shadow of foundation attempt to palm oil' upon an intelligent coin- mi experiment oh that with the A im rican
acquaintance ol luuiiny, sucti a tniseraiue ppoiouy "i an i--';i-.
with the pronii- authoiily for the support of anything, and u 1m
t.,f t lul ni inf j ibi hiu r4!" 1 Will UJ tilBUII.
: nnod until il arrearngr arc paid, txci (jI ul llic
,ptii,n ol I"" ivJitor,
and
readier in burinise. I Tn 1! moiil) M .T (Jniinivn C'rtf . Vrt.. tltuf. rtniret, t.fifli in l-Mn'l-ind nnd A l!,ert:l . of tllO ttublio with hitch H letter of J jll - tltflt 1 Utll TCHpO li.sl lle tortile Iirt 11
" What vou said.1' faltcrinclv Uttered the remarks in ilm fnoil.-e ,.r I I. ! warrant in,, iii ii.Hiirin,f vnn that von lu ed l'avette. Voul i ml ir UK' I . Hlfters if VOU did circulation ot the motto. oil .:iv :
boy ;" do you love mo?" been sent to 1110. Vou will excuse the ia- ctitertaiu no uiiprebension of danger to uot su.-peet the fubiieation, your honesty if. ' As lie (,) first publi-hed and L'nve cur
ntiey to the cut it mutatis stateiin'li' re'';ud-
Atlvirt'B'nient in we rtc-tj Ht Ono Iiullnr pi'r qu:irc I " Indeed I do," wass Mi.s Aimer's reply ; lay and my iipparint netrhct in noticiii" your republican institution from that you did.
- i. - .i i . .. ... v . i... .i i i ...! ... it . . . r . 1 1 O. , A'.
liiiii"r u-.tiii ineu lyy, ) lor in,-tir.i in.,!, i nml Hoinetliing tini-t trouble you ; cau 1 Jo them, which, however, wiil ho of no dama-e . puarter." i on are near tlie source w lience yo-i Fny n,;r .In I ayettc, he owes (I owe.) it to the
:.t".C' 'ZtrZ;;'; , I'; 'gr V , tU '- "f . "f, I i'ou here, W, t uy tl nt GCU Sonr fact, A ru co,,,,,,. and , himself, uiysdj.) ei.l,,r to
hl.l r ! -nd deilurt,..-., ,.f 'Ml ,J, ,.t. V ,' y &tW U'0re f"r 1 1 hiivo "eal" r '"''"lful of J'ou nor Lal'ayette ever utten-d ucb mimetit, lli,.v wo""1 "nlhco to verily "the book in prove its t, uth or to I, uU ,t, like Imii
.nM.xlrum Ui.r. kul.r .nc ... I. r udveitiiMr. by I "y body else, for nobody ever loved me remiss, nor unsuccessful in my search for but ai 1 have naid vou assert th.iij" ' role the library ol the 1'rencli eei tlemaii rvsid- orahie iiiun."
... ..... : . .. j ...i.... .:!.... ...i... T.i. I.. i:.i ..i ..... . . ' . J w .f ;.. nnnnni.:..A;. I. ;.. i. , i. ......... .... .1 t w.. . ..... . .i:.i.
I.,',, ti'-ir. ov.im- ii i. ,..i.. u ...iiiiiiy i,r unuic , urn i iiionyin, juu uiu, ueu juii iur nieatm 01 primivinc; your important in- a O l"r whiih letter y i'iw.'" ''.'. lit ' ev nnn., ,,,n , ... .1--1 1 nHtwiu jn ioi-e tone- :, ir, 1 wi.ien
,.M,riy,l l "r i,u,.ru H,r ceh time. S. 1111. didn't Keold me for not f:cttin my lemons," I (piiriri. In roiiiin.'ii wiliitlm rest of the whi'eht'his v-rv s. titiment and "motto are i"l letter is i-aid to be 1 eeonled. Vou have happen not to be thu ean;) I hliould pre
""''"y ct" p,r 'T""e '"' v-c" "" said Johnnv : " but I am a dreadful bov : li,,t,.lli 1 ,.l.li.. nl.. ..I.; ; ...;... ' ., .. 1 J ... . .. . been called oil fir months to nroduec that , I, r f the two eouises v.m luive so kind I v
- j 7 . ... , ,.. MU.U V..,1LU lr UMI)U . . . o n ii.i 1 .''mucu 1 or Liie express Lur- ' . .
1 I'OoK, una t lip ca,l iiiis inn 111 vim. .wol, maik.ii
jrrt'ii-'lertnrcaullH.nwd to act ogenl.. L.0 J()l t ,l0sf n o
i.t the knonlei
7j loctvn.
N ell, tell me all, answered lin tcaeli- ( inn unoer er. at obligation!) to you, sir, f ir
I tr, tom hed by the eamestneHS of liis man- j triruiiir tliis (.ubieet so tirominpiitlv and
;m r. .o viii" Min i"ii nun 10 a inr'C stone ui finetlv httore the A
'and i aJe him .-it by her there, and as he j The motto of Lnl'a
i IlllloOird l is ;il,; nf Mroll' ,Ao., as Well -1 (',..; hei.d of I til !
ge of an liiituiir ttitlti, I pose of rrj,u,iaiig them. This, sir, you
-n hi
L'hur,
l-tte
Upon J-iaravrtte.
as piniiii.r; vou
vou T.ote tWi'v1 liiU ",. 1
rly
uoju it as
l since
-WHi, man.
s likely tale in v;ih, 1 since I
'in l:i- timitti ill I'ttrts ! I i, .'ill 1
. me 1 j e 1 1 people.
i It'' which oiulids.
, s ii.'.-M O"
nor is there any evidence that mrh a l ook a r
out (or un ' , I, I f II, d ull,.
ti in not in the loil.it, at lea.it, ii
, of filliln, llilli h l.-.-n of K l llti,
Thf ( o'.il. a V. t u i i !--Hit.:
tt (l.Rjl II I A 1. 1 .
Willi n lute Ii .ml lik" a lirty.
And 4 )it.t u ii.triy in
r.iii ripe nlel I atu re-.ey
i .ii a g..id.'ii wc'.dui.ring.
at
(o
i. e.-lved, t.,r. ii.ii'Ld In f tears with hi':, iheiii for soi..e tvv, nty year., wiiltuol its liu
j w hieh llowed so trrelv. 1 ney sat lonjr, and thel.tii ity having b. - u ic-tioned, ooh
:irel!iey parted she h id givou rest ! hi; indeed, your 1,-m , tioii In coir, it that
lender Iieni1,by p'.Mini-ll.' ev r to ne his some t ime a'o," ( n l.ieh is a s,jn:e ha
tin ml. Ml: (obi linn, too, the tiile of a ra- 1 iletiiiite dale,) it w.i- so called in
'viors love for mkIi ns he, nil") bade him bv the I'hi m m's J , una!, ll"..
seek J.'.-u lor hi. friend that he miht al- 1 never till now been bioiiht to n y
. w a hrue one to love lulu. J In! next morn- , colo- niiu is now eorlii.ed
wr.? cvrr pn j. ! -1., .. ti.. re : on u.e C' Ltr-n v,
ti'.c eviiirnee amounts uimo-t lo ecilain'v
that iiiMnh t'-niL is in .'".. and
liivi r piil.li-hed.
I'
s.r,
I"-,-,
lh-
(joi stion
'O, it has
klijwl-
"i h ..'.t w
Till la-vi
Ai. i v..- t
T..i"'"K '.
Wntll.l .u
Ai.'l He
V ... iii ii -i
ui a
,r!.( . .iMf'P Ui.rlh rcui
w.i Ii ell'l'!. w n. y.
noi. j u u nexi iiioi ii- i'iii', nun is now eoiniio s.i , v o .urn
ii. Johnny was ini--ed from his place at serti in of the fart. U h it. v. ; nnv l.e 1 1..:
n ho .1, and at the eio.-u of school Mis Al- nature of that potiee in the l'j e. in :. ii'.
im r called at the rude but that had been Journal, is a matter, at i n -, ;.! of ( i v
ome to barn the r au-e of his a I. -e nee, ; little eou-eo n nee, ..inc..' i :ir di irid of the
t her surpri-o lo Jiid it vacated. Whith-! aul hentieity of the motto h i-l e.n di-tin.-t-
people had com; no one knew. This y troiii-ht to inv know h de, and I can s'-t-
j'le.-tioii with you, oi.ee fur nil, and
'1..UI B,
,0 I. , ,
cr.. w I
rll, lie'
. . k I, r
. HM.
i:.i-n
'his I.
an
i
i er tin
was a s.jr
;i-li;red to ,
unu.iial (
, " see the
ti.iifi,
A- I
An I
N .Hi
.Till W I'll f'.t M I' '
... iii e r. -a i-r lil h i
if. iin '.1. i r'.iu..!
....i. n l-J ' ' 1 1 ' I
IlllUn
1:1 '!
I
I, I .
'I.
'K.wn fall in
hil" r :
I , - I
i V 'I to
.ul V
1'itll
di.appoinluient to her, for sh"
do pood, and this 1. ad seemed an
pp ortunity. ll.it she could t.ot
end from the I e -iiininir,"' nnr
tbuii-ht that the little s!ic had air. a.ly doi.e
bad tsk. n -o deep root a t.iuri o un.id ti e
. . .1 -i i : (j iiifliienees lint imi-t ii' v surround
pie.r .1 l.n y. Many jears aft.-r tl.i-, fifteen
l!:n.' tar a ay
r-, 'Hid ilm
r fir teaeln i
jtperi.-n'cs le-
e.,,l work of
a i" i. lie-
on
like,; of y,
1,
t!
i:
, 1 tniim,l n .!en r was
fnon the . I ' of her la'.,
ln-r v i-it i.ti.-ti'ii d a in. . tin
l'.emiirks were offi red, and
: lat.ol y many I il.i.rers in f.
i i,-' i intii. joiitli, and at I. i.tl
tie the
lor. vev.
My 1, t:, r from 1'
1 !M h, as n it, :ind could
t' tided a n-w ( r to yoir " appeal," puUi-hcd
in l.oui-ville, Mai. h lMtii. ! Ill, fir reii
fous le.-t knortii I i voir-ei;', v hi choo-e to
n--uu.e it to I e li. y reply t ) yo.ir a; peal.
The pi. '..lie will -ee, it' ym c.ilii.o!, tl.nl a
hit. r if 1 !' ! Maul., -.win, u and mailed
fjur ii. i- di-t-u.t 'roni Ltu'h ille, could not
be a Co, . -i , j o nt ol an'aiticln pii'idi-h, d in
l.o. ii vil.e on ti e s. It-.-au.e dav, whalevir
: e iiifi.ii: ; you hint tiot the (.lightest perad
I venture of if 'iiionM ; ja l ien per
mit in i, iojiiiii- it vitluut doubt , yo.i i!e-
iihera!' ly anii.-u. : '...t you "have r p'ib
. li-hi d it. in he -r,- ..'ition cf your .Mis
' eellaiu j," an 1 Mii' : fl r beino; di-tiucily
'i pii."d that it. aul '..ontic'ty is more than
doubted; eeu when the churpe of nrri
is made aj;aii:-t it from many re-peetaide
juait'is. ('ti the ttreni.'th of that letter
;.!,.!... v.o. -.IVri'i I'.fil 1 . !'.. .-..I n '...lii.iK'
-aid ' dir. etly the oj po-ite of what he did Tem " :","1 " ' a
say." Vou pi oiioanee the motto a " ealiim
l y ;" and you profits to have " no doubt "
that this letter " pale oe. a-ion for concjet
i:ip it, 1 that l's, of ii'cr'lufj tiir inrt',,,
j It is not iiei-i 'sary, i'v, to charge upon
run tne Jorum of that Mujrious letter. It
.is sulheieiit fur me that ym have indorsed
the c unteil'tit n an historical f.iet, and
Ij i ii
ni tn v knowledge
n'v and
resiiuilii'',
rived Ir.'iu cur.- of careful
fervatioii ot tne pnciuin pnticipies ol
your .7. fti.ul njimiitt'iti, (not liom a
biguted prejudieo tiuaitist. ih,1 Catholic
Church, as you have chaiei d.) I 1,ad pood
iiium I mill v, as in
process o In-Ill- peipetl ated V VOU I'tlM
your lu'coinnlicts upon the American pub
lic. To v. bit ext. i,t you wou'l 1 presume to
to he . lull .
l mil j ,i-.--, I l.'V-.e -m I, m:-, ire li"t
triii.-. 1 was in.; the hr.-t who published and
:'U '. CO! M-liey ti the motto in ijlH stinn.
Tli- fr.-1 p i! Ii, ;iti. :i i f it in wl.i. U I was
Ml riL'ed, i, in the w.,rk of ihe '.'....fi .--i.'tis,
of a I'n-lt-h Catholic l'l ii si, p;il .i-l.ed ill
5t7. J lie motto ia.s published loi.jr pre
vious. f tiiis date, in eief I new -papers.
It vta.s cui rent ill -o."i. Vouwiil llnd it,
sir. in tlio Soiiif r-tt Whip, publi-hed in
."'olllt n ille, New .J.'Isev.ol tin' dale Allpu t
Itli, i:i't. It is iil-o in the 1'r .'tesiart
'inilii-.-it..T. of N..-W Vo:k. A'l-i.i. t "ii, l-;i"i ;
:in I
111 nt lu I' t-:i! els, o the sain,' veal'.
mink uiirscii sale in coucoi tmj aim fn- Wlitine Hie v. I iters il.nveil the limit o, is
tairiin it, in the ihliuiiti lu 1 community not for lue to say; it is siiflicient for me
-ni rounds on, I did not know. ih-itthev did nut "it it fr.oii n,e, in illn-r
: to the length of
; : i
uiii".
. i an i .
and this
itidne, d
the community as L-en-
iniy
,.mi;.rii,
: lu a u
rose and expressed a wish to say a pub!
h-.vc
word to the bond of teacher', on the pow-'iiate this aiti!';
As I'r rrpi.cn t nt'ion r...
11. r lu.i e!..ry f rl. rto
..i.l y in suty ' tint-'
la U'-in it w 4 il'.iti n
. ris
.'I
i ni .o-.r i"i li i
.,1 , i ill I ui ii eul I' . rl. .
i.afi eijjji, m , .... ni' -i h u
,. I i
I,.
u ,.f III wrniii;
..J It. ) l.rirj'-
'I' rr'f I
I , t 1
"'i'. tif lrr.;.p w-.rli. c
AV.-.li oUiiii wrjiini; i.
A'.! bin hikrl.sr mMi
A -.J -!-i . in f.lk I.. i
. ..i, hotti'n curie w o.t
W.lh a goluin wti..;.! g r
.lot
' 4-4. 3.' 1. ,
V UOI.L,
C ,11 (.,. t.ll
ir ot kitioi.ess, an I in the coor-e i. his r -I'm
ks , Int.ol ihe story I haictiviii aloe,
ebisiiijj with tin -e or nearly t'..".-e w ods ;
I ii'ii ll. t I el, and t! o-u " v. , re the ',..
o-. '. o" . I, :'. -.v, I (v or relio II. hi r t I hl.Vt
had ii ; iie--.nl topic, 'i lo y lone him .ny
t lii-i.; in, i y -.'lidinj st..r ti.sour'b li e.
, I hey h ue in ,nl i- in ; v bat I am, and (iod
helpinp me, it shall he t', a!ui of i..y life to
rcw."d the tri' lid of my vouih, in the only
way in i.iy . .r, u-'ii.i ' , i-v li wiii no as
to.-oi-ad i -iinj.'e ni :.e,pt the in-flu.-.ico
of tne il.ii....- ii..('-le of love which
- aeiuaic i i, - i .
Mi sA'ni.r h-t.-n. d to this recital with
bun the a'-eii'i i.tal order of its
Tin v will al.-o duly apprc-
ci; l y w hie'u vou a.-Minie a
triuiiipli Irom ii. y pu .uined ih tault. I can,
l.o-.iei, r, w- 11 til . id to you thl- I r'nf .-. i
si.n of s, H' pratiilali on. of whieh the nppa-i.-i.t
sii.-.-. -s of this Jesuitic rase, cnLii.s
o.i t i avail Vmiis' if.
My o u .-. il -r e. t, a- we" as the re
sp.et due to the shrew d and ri lb elins
lion-is by v. hi.ii you aie surroui
le-tr.iin me from any mere personal r, tort,
v hieh the indecent personalities in which
yo'l lone ii.duipcd, wonhl sum,: lo provo! e.
A far I. io re i;o. I i;,!.t Ij'li -ti.-ll ll.aij tl.i!
co:i: pal iii : sk..l in pi.-onul ii i-p.-irape-1111,
t, 1. itiw.ived in ! In . : ; -fl--i,-:i.
-1 1 "I lull,.; I I ;i- 1 i O-ll I U- e .' ; . .
'iHisctIl;uifDU5.
ti:i: iinsr kim vni;i.
"A'asvoor li v.nn (iilT.r.ilt '" l.indlv in
re.i u oun
"i''l h.okin
'.J '.ion -
an aii.ii.-d in int. for she recognized in the p u,
speaker the little .) iliimy w hoin -he had nev- tl ie-
cr foiotten. M.c tuiiiMit an intcruew, und
I.- irni'il hisl istoi y. 1 1 ow . atl'-r lea i inp his
early hon.e, the love of Ciitue, which she
had aToii-i d in his bo-otn, w as evi r b aduip
l.i iii fi. -nil hi- evil eoufis, and urpi:, him
to a l.i her I,!',-.
" ,, i
H of Vi'ii-hih-'t in,
i r i . i! ant lib
call ill I ties of tin
pave this iLtiilii "lit, fa
tlie 0 llsl-ti !OI,r
lei of til" Kep .' ...
l'l. It, d Slali -. i i r
itllt.il. jilst, and ni.,.t
it o!f u
ion Lave made yourself 'ir'ui'S
t", by pi v iiisr it vour iiiivritmiinf
Iter ii warning that should have
lue. d caution, that the letter was move
jC-hi sii-pi.-ioiis. Von would' evade the re--p.m-ihiiity
of siicii an act, because, for
sooth, on could cite a I't oli st tn.' sunn e
lor that letter. This is a subterlupii too
shall. i-.v to protect V"J. I shall follow you
into your r.-tient lor your " l'rote-tai.t au
thority.'' Vou have W quoted that letter
fioui the. editorial columns of a Protestant
pa pi r, but from one who conceals himself
uii k-r tl,.; musk of " ( i.n Link," wrliiup in
a l'lotestiiut pi; per. I hazard lit.'!.! ill say
ii.i he is no 'x.'.i,'..).. Are vou Mire, sir,
1..- is nut a Jit-'itt, '..ho ha- taken advai.t ie..'
of an diction i xeio mei.t to abuse the con
fidence of a 1 'roil sia ::t editor, the n.oro
led, will easily to deceive a I'rol.'statit nuhlie ? Can
tlie public be fully a-.-niiil, when tkey know
the pi ineipk's of u'iir.v.eil eipiiv oealioii tuid
p-rjury on which your imtire corporation is
know ii and r i -, to he based, and the
sv - (finalized irn ml und falsi 'load an: hoi'ize-l
i.v ii, ti.it. there has Hot been a i, rt uii':.'
i ' '" -' i mi betv.ii'ii you, sir, and this same
.'dr. " Ui.n J.im-: V Acs of this eomol. x-
w hieh
ciii y knew you l,a 1 ;
ijuottnp a forpcl letter.
For my self, I needed no othrr evidetiee
of its lorpery tli.-'.u the letter itself affords
as quoted by you, especially as ii is mude
iiiHiok-t in the li.;ht of my own jiersonal
iiitorcoiirse with (ieneral LaKayette. My
lir-t expectation, indeed, was that I should
actually lind su.-'i a h tt,
ti e .alii I'ed book, and in
close of I'r. Vanpelt's letter, as to the point,
sir, hi -tween yuu and inc. In speaking of
the iiitcn icw, he says :
"(.f the conversations at both inter
views, inv rt collection is vivid and distinct.
''Mi the nest interview and conver
sation with Iiiil'ay cite,' says the venerable
l'r. Vniipclt, ' alter his isit and return
from Ho-ton,' he said to lue, ' my dear
friend,! must tell you something that oc
curred when I was in l'.j-ton.' i received
a polite invitation from 'the chief Catholic
pric.-t or j'.ishop of the Unman Catholio
( Inn eli in Huston, to tittcnd bis church on
the .Sabbath. 1 wrote him one apoiopy,
saying, as I icvc.- expect to be in Hontou
ap.iin, mid as during the J'-'Volutiuii when
in Uoston, f worshipped sitliii"r by the fidir
of I is Kxeellency (lelieljil W'.i-hillptou, and
as I sie that the chuieh and the piws -ire
the s:. in", e.yci j l as thi-y arc decorated with
paint, 1 wish to occupy the same scat in
t'Kif e-.uieh - !i l!, .-'..hi nth. lie took it in
print ilmlpi-on, that I did tod attend his
ehnii-h. Hot 1 cub! nut Ulp that. I fol
low my ii.e',!!:;.;:-,!:. Now, my fiii-nd, I
inlet t.-ll you, that I was bi. tivht up in
Franco a H unan Catholic, nud believed
that tlie lloliiiin Catholic Church was the
cnly true iiii'l Mothi r Church, till I came
to this country, where I nnv his Kxccllcmy
t.riicrnl Washin-.ten, and the officers of the
Ani-ricr.n nrmy of ill lb rent Iciiejon, wor-shiii'L-
in dilterel.t chuichcs.
"My eyes wire opened. I see men ran
hi: of ilili't-r.-iit ri lipiou, and worship in dif
ferent chin dies, ftiol nl ! po'.'d chr:.-ti::r::' ;
then s.'iyinp, Il is my opinion that, tin
Iii? hf itim til tiita !'( i''. ll.r Uiiind
r as you j 1 1 t e
ucii connexion
wo
uld allonl .some clue to the culprit, niid'of ,:iKn y die, I l-eo.'e
S3 i. sent to rails to procure the work. Jo
my surprise, 1 learned from my correspon
dent that the most eminent bihli,,poli.-ts of
Talis, after diiipent sear:-h, know nf fo
furl, i.tiik, and tin v write me with one nc-
I,r loilinl .
em!.! ih.-y have p.l it from the woik of the
I'oiivrited 1'iiest. L am, th.nhre, 'ir.
ipnte as in u-li interested us you can he, in
l!l.-CCVI'l tllpj hoV tl.u r,,f, ,, ,,s (, ,-.
r.'.yctte, iii Lie .m'i.-J'C in which tlo-y are
ipiot il III llit' l,itl,'ut ,( int puhlie u-e,
and hif-.re I h ive done I shall he able to
L'ive you the lojiilt of my iliscovelics in
Iiiis !Y- I - c t .
'I lint the motto embodied the stri:ti wills
none to te-til'y to
S.IO I l'l- 1 , ,
,-',,-
.hi.t if
il, il ic n't
in i', as I have I rend
evideiico of that fact in my personal inter
course with him. At what lime they lir-t
,'isMiiin'd the shape ot the motto, L have
no -x here m in I pi . tended t ) say.
V on have been very iiupoi tuuate for the
in J'nns .'" I eoild hardly brin' uiv-elf prodiietinn of "the '! r which 'Icnernl
to lieni vo, notw ilh-tainlinp the well known
that
no ,
it or
is
u,i l ie
t'-neher
lad
ot
els-. w 111 !.:
Was your b
of a
out t.
J"
ruo.o'd and
li verrs,wln)
-t iiui-hed
difhciilt, my
d hi
, -. 'I hi- l id,
u of poor p ir-
il.e hoy. thu nddn -si d, r
eyes wuh an inq iiimp loo-., as it to
y linn-elf that words, I rejthed in so
it tone, n re intended for him ; b it
:.c i.iut his tc-leber's penile pan." they I,-!!,
1 ill'.ppill his hi' id, hi' foil hole to re.
II,. teich.-r, p-recivliip that he bit
re'. ilk', and dei inin.; it ulb'i--nt, s i:d
'cote ill, i lii-iui-sed t I,
i, , hy i. io.--, v.. t!
', ti .in o! v .i i'ii were h'li i it. il t ) tne
jf ar.lcnt j-jiinl-i, an l.of c i ir-e, L'r--.
i,- -ji-etcd th ir ehiidi'i'ii, he'ilm-; and
J-oi;' them, as their ri' lied Joi-sions
: !, ' ; 'i-hloin, and p. rhap , tieiet , I. t
,' 1-1! Hoin tin-i r iips a wotd of kindly inte
ti "ti, ninth Ic.ssof Ijie J liuiny i -i-m l'
a li.i-i h'evoils lcu,p"rl;:ei.t was the ic-
:' -f unbounded h ir-ht)"-" ; but this
': ! he owed the priiiiee of alierid-
-: -.1 tin; iil:i-e sc'imoI, nhiiher he was
.'. to he " out of the way." This was th,:
t day Ie- had been mi l.-r the care of the
. i.t t. arhi r, whim I will call Mi-s Al
' b.lniny po-M SM iI a q io k and n ten
'' a in ', ni,.l when ho tho-e ! i aj ply bnn
' - ".I I st in I iit the hea I of In cl.i-s.
'- l.i- half b.ai lit d Ies-ns eaine oft, m r.
Li. perfect ones, and always hum ;ht
a a s- vt-re reprnniiiid And O'tell a eh.is.
' lit. whieh seemed lo'have 11 1 otlier el--Inn
lo harden and di-S.ise him. (iiow-
.' Jp nadir Mich advelse inll ieiices at
a ti! l tc'iool, be lieirinie a luoro-e
I i i t mpered bov, di-hk. l and shunned
. '.i' m ii loi-miit. , on wh itii he s.nuht to
j !: iii,us,,' i,y aii ti,e p, ity am, .y anccs
h 'lue brain louid di-ii-e. ui-Ii was
hiJ when ho bieaiiin a pupil of M.ss
'"r. Mm had rebuked him lor hi- brst
r j'ciitiy, an was lo r wotd, and liustiii
l:." p.iteney of fueli rt proof, dismissed
1 tr.iui lt r mind ; hut not. so ra-ily ei.i
kiiid words forp.ott.-u by the poor boy, to
11 so gentle a to.io was so rare a - I
"-a a-toiiishmciit. Il I'. II anions the.
' tlniuphts and feeliiiL's of bis I t us
'- r iiiiionp thoins. It was to hi-ear,
'- as w int to catch only tiie hai-h t me
II
taken a
iiy, a lid
iti." -.-!.,
pi, in
e a i i.i:
to! in
1 1 , i.ts s'.on alier o led, ;
a ii el rani hoy into n v i
allowed the opportunity
"1. io- at I n.tii
i.t. Ill which bt
-. 111! of w hieh 1:
! i t lie, d a sum
s... jhl
inl-l in
:.- fully
id he was
Ithy fain
d' iitii-n I-otin-r
I ui-
r.e:,-e his
I, , allied.
-nil;
lo in to
till i
el, J
(lie
III.
v i -.
I. w
l.l'O
yt!
itP n i a 1 1 i 1 1 1 r st
ait. 1,1 ite!y I .lb or in
IS oil, III
, :! t
Ig-.d.
and
t . eiiahie
Thus he
slu iyinp,
1 f,.r a tearluT, in u hieh
nt he had been lor seviral years
N, , d w e -ay t any lea. In ri
i- :.d t'.i-, " Co thou, and do iike
lin.. 1,,-t no ,-t W'th so sp, ci'y a
- did Sii-i Aimer ; lot I.t us ie-
r that the l-.ee of I. tl -Jteo. is 1. I
111 if we la'.ol' faolit ll'v. We 1,1, 11
i ' :f that the L'U.r loll '1 y. t he out-, t
f.nd that some poor so'll I..-I- he, u rc-e'l' l
t r--hi do 'i adati n by our endeavor-, to shine
f ir. v. r a -tar in the Savior's colon, t!
A h.,r-!i woi-.l will kill where a p.i.iieot.i'
wii! in. .ke niCe. idtj- lift nt.
ll:p."M:l!,t W al-:ln.' t J t
is th ' p 1,1 111 ill-put. '.
Aft.-r iw.'.ty years circuh-itieti r
pregnant w n rni tu, no one, t i ti v k n-v.C
ill nil that time, "eun in.' to e ill
question, alier fi inp fan. i ! i.u !y q-i ,
hooks and pamphlet-, and placed in
tabs a- the perpttual motto of s-.ti.e
lials. win, sir, at this late day, .ae
I'll -,! 1 1 iieny its a itlic.iii, ity.
In your liei.i ,i yo-i have elio-in t )
ti-stileonv m Its l.iv.,:,l east
" II'
this
111
ili-
t.i v
el, 01 ,11 my ,
pr motioee in y
me
-.'.!.
I
a
l ic it y , and uie qun o
iti iiiei.t 11 n 1 tfi'i.'.'f.
-, no olm.tccr in this I'oiit.'-t
i o-.;t bv vou to . blend mr t -i
tnoi himii -t j our
1 ! il', ..f 1 hi--, sir:
th-r
in
lor,
su-pi-
illy .0
I am,
but
nt; at I,..
I iioTst c
1
do 1,
riui.v
1
1!.:
illl V
HI. li
i't-
. 1.
e.pt
1 cell
- to.- in -ie t:.an t w 1 nt v year
y hi.o-.iinp to the fact liiat the si-n-
d the motto nr.- the ,-enti ' is of
Ie, and w Ie 11 I li: -t 1::- t v. i; li it in
lid vouch for it- tl uth, bce-iii-e
, 1 ii, bodies the .( hit hit i.t a of the
man, as niton ex' re -ed to n.c. -
t
it,
. lie I a
I '- W!l Ii I!
I bad illllltl.
. t Ion e
' old
the
.0111"
1 I
At p
l.
If ( w r
is ile-tioyed
I 1 he tai l
A .:'f:t '-.I t: - V -"if
I' , w ho w a- V. lt.l.' I '
1-dk-," went to a iioi-i,
eari.iitil. to see the lr do
lun him-, i". Ill' ari st de ne w a-, t a
ail llll.'i I of the tnr.- X. lie lil-l looked
all u r hi ii 1 , wailing t ma,- a ti.ci.ioii tie
moi, 01, t ho should lind 11 Hue wai-t and
Miil.ll I' . t. 'I h " beaulie. In- ili-eoi ered ill
a domino of sm..ii I -ui e, w ln look his arm
and 1 . pan to coo . el -e w illi 1, 1 111 . The lady
t dd I. nil hi- inmie, the city of the I luted
Stiles hoin v. hieh be came, and to his as.
toni-hiueiit, related to him many llirtinp ex- 'r w
cur-ious which be made la-t year, at barn- ' ;'; any tint
t i-a mid NclMiolt. All the,- till ut; whi.-
.......1 ;,. ....... I le..rli . Ii wore vcrv 1017liii'' ery I
j.. , .. ,,. j.-, j , -- - -
to the dandy, and in onler to lind out who "ml
his fair eoiiit.atii,.n wa-, hei.iviltd her to 'I''
suii'.i r in a luiv
Itlllseii
and the
well known 1 e-liiiiriitil ol ancliette, where
.ll li.o A nici i, 'iin- take their incai-. A cabi-
.. . .1 .... ,1... ,.......r u'.si hi ili.i.'d nnd ad
III e w 11- 1.1 ,Vl ,,, . .... c .'.'. . - ,
when Ciey bepiiu to eat it. 'he lady w a
obli -ed. UL-C'.rdiiK' to ettiout tle, to tali
the liiii-ii. The " delii loinc " Ii
-ir. v
a oil
1,
in
1. l'.i;..'
pili.t, I
.1 .-i
illu-ti
An
d.-iyinp the
Th-.t :'r;il j
,,:i -t : v-o.r r
called " 1 nto'erriPt S;,.i
!! I . 0.1 s :
aw ;,k suspicion t
lie I lie-lhood, tin' p il.li
bee ll ell I'll!. 1
tl ,o' .iinai y
ed .slnetiea
lluenee in tl
'.at 1- y
nti.'ity
ti ,
autoi
the
1! lo
on- i
' the
v f.
t!
i-. n, in lln; 11 ti t. 0 your corporation, are
not so 11 tieomin 011 as to make it iiupo-.-ilile.
May he not bo a .I-.-iiit? I.i-tt u to Li -st,
i" of defence of this apocryphal hil l,
a lt r bi in. caliid upon to prouuec hi,- a i
t! ..ity for that Id;, r ; let him i;!ve ii i'l
hi- nun s!y'i-.;f .r even ke has an nirli-r.i v
to f-ili l-'i'-k upon, sueli as it i-.) .j hid
be. -11 pcntly tild that his k Iter had tlie .-i-pb
io is look of f.,i -..-I y about it. lie r.-iiiii -;
' Hut ev. ti upon the supposition thitth.-v
r'e o .in il lo ,,f piovin-r the letter wh.cii my
'..tloji ity a'ti il.iitrs to I.aFayetto t be a
forpcty, 'but which is a moral ini;H,--i!iili-ty,i
and that ii falsi liealion has I, ecu p- r-p.-t
rated : still, ii't'ttii arc ut liit s-ni.f
ti'u'' ltn-:'Je l: sk;!-' a gtiiiiiir- ., ; r
trlir iff thi 1r.1t, ui.fit il, and can i:ovln r ?
tin. I it in th" wihiiijrs ,.f l.aFayette, th.y
wiil then, in that case, only have ncfpiiilvd
t iiem-el v c s i'l 1 1.0 cnar
prove lij'on thcttisclyca
el iin" ol -.'-, it.
" L'l the tx"iti nieiit con-! quo i;t iin ti.e
disc ..vi ry of llo. stupendous fi ami, ut ti e
time I pit pr.icd the article for your pr
the proper i relit was inadvertently oniited.
The woik wa- obtained from the private
li'.rar;.' of a I'leti.-U ji t.ttetnan resid n
n-ar li !- e'.ty, nn l i- entitled 7-s.s t i-if 1 1
1,, i,i,!.ii.--o ' '.'- ";.! ,(,;,
ant avuweil pi 1 ne pie- of y.eirco j. r ; i ' i ; i
nai ranted tb'ev. n ine.-t (ii-tni-t. that the
ho.d (.iiudbad extended 11 )t cniy to the
juii rtj of a h tter of LaFayettc, but to tlie
j'li irii of a ...-' tiihi to a book, a fn.'te
BU'.hor, a fi'tsr place of ; uhiieatiou, (.'..-'
elate, a loly -i.", a ut.'sr iiutiilo-r of papes,
and in coinii. xi.,11 nidi these, a purti'j fi.-tt.
I.u 'i accunt of the iina vitoiiy author, mid
;,l! the 01 her lu '.r 'm .v t i1" -im-tanei - of i.
idc'.I exi.-leiu e ! Hut to thi- ext. lit, in tlie
..- nt -tale of tne rc-cali-h, ti,i- piou
liaiii'i -eems ali'i a ly lo have reached.
Since writiiio to I'aiis, tin 1 that il was
V !!' ;ne to have vvvhl' n t'i;-!c,
-Ci ri
r;,,t Jl. ccs-,1
iii order to
lia.i tci ti rii
I'lalice. In the
V-. rk, is the " J.'i
ml J jUiufil (iri(
in w lo tin r .-- ui li a w or I:
1 even in any part of
Astor Library of New
t'.rii it jiiiie i!,. it I'l. ii i,
ciol i'f i J.iijiriutr, (-, 1 1 i.'r
i is-1 1 is a w-'ckiv iierio'litab
In Ll',.
it t i'i
cou t ;si iii ;i a c '. plcte c ilalopu.' of ail the out the country
wot ks puniished in Cans, or in the depart
m -nt-, arrange. i in three t I'de- l-t, nn
bal'avitle wrote tome at Havre." in which
lie ' niKi.'ed to the h ,!" sii!,;i-et of thj iu
tcrviiov of which I bad sp -ken, r.i.d voj
spocia'ly call for tlie " i jl,i',iiinn i,J ti c
nit li us A I. tttr," with the courteous in-in u
titioutlint I mvr iinirr! mo.' ii It He
Vou i-hnrpe upon me that I have taken
" si'i; l.M. c.vitK not T.i I'l'ltl.pill IT.'' 'I he
capitals ire your-, -ir.' at.d thioi calls i!
cm hlnz'.n-d in stnrinj eapi'al- to afi'itt :i
in:: i bed n't-ntioii, are (liniitcd bet', re t!
pni.'ie a- jf the i ii-inun ' i-oi ;i:n e!nn je ivei"
I. orh hnr and f,r '.'. 'Ih.yaie iitith
cr t'n; one nor the oih -r.
The t'i'i'-iiitil Idler I hold in my po-.-e--.-i"n.
I have been in tin: 1, .hi; of .1. ,i:;'
it to ii, y friends and vi-iler-, for m .fe than
t'A.-ity years. '1 housunds have sun it,
nnd a- ti i n 1 1 y more me free to see it ,"t any
time. This Setter, sir, which I have taken
" H:ii f'.vf t.ot to ptil.Hi.li" a p-ilii di
ed t xtensivcly in tli,' ii"u.-papcrs i iu ou.-ii-
litlilir fill. i',i it n! I lie ft'nniitti Cttlholti:
.null J'i ii 'Is, tur In itic Ike mutt Cft'Jti,
.''ni.i'i ma t t.i t.ii s lo tint tut rrltgiot.s
ttittti. 'J hi it In i'r his.'ipttt'tl most ol' the
iitui i.t lln 1 1 i c.' lie fm i her said, ' I wi-li
my country, France, had ,ueh pn eminent
ninl iKitii'iial lilt ity as you bavo in thi
country.' To whieh 1 replied, as my opin
ion, I h":il neither Franc, nor any other coun
try could have national liberty -without tho
free circulation and kt.ow h-dpe of the Btktc.
Tn )t I. lilt ki' pr,'c nnthi tun c'tii-'inl ossr Ht.
" With sincere respect nud e-tet-ni,
our obedient servant,
" 1'. d. VANl'FLT.
" l'rof. S. F. Ik Mosh) l'okeepsie, N. Y."
Vou have tmw, sir,
caih d for, to wil : the
ot one Antfi t' mi to the uttciin of tho
sentiments of the motto by LaFayettc, and
nearly ipussimis itrhis. 'J he character of
the wit lies... sir, is, uiiinipenched and unini
pfiichui.le.. Throuph y-tir ovtr-zealom
lia-te to dc.-troy the influence of tlie warn--iiii
of i his motto upon the Aniciienu mind,
yiuh.ivel.r-n mm ttitiply the instrument
of est:, bii-hinp it- puti rt.i'y iu JaFayslt?
beyool (ti-joitc. V.iu h M'" d ra'.rn c, it evi
ib nce, ( io, of its liii lii.lic li llll ; for the
very iii.-asure- Ly which you have attempt
ed to t!irmv tli-ci-.-.l t upon the jenuincness
of this motto, furnish a Ldnriin.; example cf
t'ne inliol'i'iit corruption and dangerous char
acter nf y-mr co:-. oration ; and they liiuo
;i!-o d.-iiion-trated ino-t iinphaticiiiy tho
w hat you so loudly
onciirrent testimony
''
of
I, mi nl-
lilll o'd.
ol till! tl ttli'JiS
e of the v, oik-.
!aio."ie is -o eoinptviien-ive ns to
very tbiiu; that i- published in
o.i'-," ejilu'ineral
Jf ol Httsitn t mil to
the more ti Unliable
''.I,' .-I tai
J.hal.etical tab!
a soil, i.i.illr ta!
I .is ,.-.!,
iiici u
I': ! '. t!i-WU to
iiii-tijii au ii i'l-.ss.
In c itiipany v.iih the nee mipii-hed libra
rian of ti:-,' Aistor Library, 1 carefully ex
amined t bis cat alop'ie aul tables for the
ycals 1 l-':i.)- :.ii, and in such woik. ';-r
ativthin ' th::t could he mistaken Cr it, is
therein to he fund. 'J'h- um-t itisipi.il'.cant tli
f uir-pa '.ed pamphlet is not omitted, at.d y.-t
a vi ol k of so much political pia tt ti-ioti a. oh
to cceupy 1" pap.'-, i.v out itli , .' With re
tho tai ls before you, sir, you can draw Jr.
your ou u conclusions, and th- public vi!
ui.-o Ul'ilW t
in 1 J and 1 iii"c
l.leiieia! Lil-'iv'. t to. in bi-lctter to mo dad ,i
Paris. IVbriiary 1 -'-l'l. t vprc--es him-s.-lf
"hiphly ohlipcil to me lor pul li-liiio:
i'," it must have licci piihlislicd before tie
ilate of this htlc-r ot thanks. W! y y-.-.i
slieuil l ileem the j reduction uml exhibiti ,i;
nf that lett'T of somindi impoilaiicc, (-nice
it Ins never been pret-:idcd that the mutt')
lit
is in it.) v-"i ti::iy !.e aide to show. 1
not be expected to forecast your roa-mis.
Aimvii ' your other capital call-, sir, then?
is another to whieh I have paid a n-pcei-fill
attention. Vou have tailed upon lue to
I'll ! IV K IMF TK-'IIMi'N V Of KV1.V I'NKtJ
h claration of I. a F: veil.
ive ma
a c
p..
M. .1,
1
ill-t lb,
nuts
it-,
I ill
ur,' I "" ;
llllp lillion,' III-' people, the . X-
a.-.-ci lio il that Lal'autte v n
II patiiots ii.-ain-t pii.slly i.:-
,e ioi.owiu;
I
laiiioia
Too
a-.
:-i--ri
. t
Manhaii.ic, a 1 .ui-,
lillitr an issiy on
. i. it h his eons -poii-
iieu on in- r .
lis fiiiiid-,
d r i a' ee.
woik, 1 pro-time, l. as never been ir.ii:-.-at
d puliii- lie, I in this country, f -r the
in that it iohs not pasac-s suCcient
: to ju.-tify it.
W W, I,
i li s
CM-.
1
pul lican go-, i
lo t-, A c, iv ni.
in l" 1 iris, for tl,.- i'ini!t of
e Literals and lletiil licans
t.'.i ''!, in tt 1,1c!
i- ci'.inor.smisod,
I'.eopiice " I 'id
the molt of La
a- it i- by y xu
trui h ; for the v
scrupulously u-
y c
sir.
n r
it
:..te cahinct. I lie In ly lirst
but alter some time sin' con-etiled,
oupie started iu il o.'il ria'je for tin;
ii.Minlue-s as a strain of
r a i iri ii,,, di...i-.l ( )h ' wh .- ib
oitl.diold that which it c ot--o lii:h: to
a "id yet may prove -tl h a treasure to
' r.-n-iicr ;
ll.t to the
"i" school
trcd in her who? tines it. Vol. cive it "'ie i- tin
Ves. She was hi mother: I he ro-I 1 '"-e-i ini
.1 1... I,,.,!.- ll,.. iol.e I he ItOIII I .111-
eity ,,f the Cnitci State
it will be by li.iii.i-h pi iest-."
f si.ch a do' hii atioii c -luin
i w as a Ciiilo'lic himsi if, il he
, bears the stamp of iiiiproha-
liot of downripht absuidlty oil its
i' ; yet it i. a -si d current tor truth
was, we think, "t in 'rally bciieud by
lie mass,-, who are pr, par, d to devour
any absurdity, provi.ii-d ii militate npain-t
Catholics t .Now, winit will the impartial
public think, when it i ascertained that this
charge, like 1110-1 oiheis, v, hieh have bn-n
lat. ly oil c ui ,, t. d in the n utitry I 1 our ill
1 ut .1 00, is not only utterly prouinlless,
but is liiiictly the revel se el the trull,!
nil'. It makes the trench imlriot say, 111 lad,
liseov- 'linctiy Ihe opposite nl what lie not say.
' The miller was a private, retiied L'r,n
tleinan, nnd lived son,,, years iu Nc.v Vol!,
ciiy. but was n-,t, porii ips, very penerl!y
ii ;.s an ai.ttmr in li e literary ciicii.-
Tlie
mav,
f cither this country or of Europe,
ijiiliicant fact ( hit tiie Ivor It i- rare
i.l all pi oliahi'iity. h 1 . e been th
1 uiiisl .1 ncc- V, iiii h lir.-t suirpe-te
.f p, 1 p, li allnp tiie t.i!soic.iii,.i :
stnt -lice bud oeojirtd i:...t!ie
win. ii"S ot l.a I a yctte, now m pt ucraleir
cuUiloii in this eoiinti y, it, is n :i,-iiuldc to
be pit-uincd that, the Certainty of the
I
very c"--I
the idea
for if the
publi-hed
01 t.c
owii reput.itio;
is w...i a.s that ot v
in-'," I n.iei.t -:.;'! v h-av .
'ayette t'l-taii,! luii-eathe i
aiiacks. 1 in history as a
ry means yon have so ui
! to de.-trey its influence,
us llitllliie.-tmp tilt' selitiliielit.s of the iiius-tliou-
man who uttered it, have hut reacted
to its n:o;-e complete eonhruiati ui.
I have as yet, howc ier, only expo-rd the
e-.-ol.tial ba-i-ie-.-ness ,.f u.e ii"patiie side
of the' question. I am yet to brine- nut the
.tne rooi.s ol the authenticity ot thj
tl '.
in plai.co n,;y n! toe
aye grave'y and earin
III lue . l'l.
;!! w hie''. I .,m . .odi-r 111
jati'.ti to im-ner further than I have al
ly answer,, d ithy e-tify in-.' that t'-r
w. ,-, ,-,f th,. tiio'te) were, of II-V OK tl
..nil ! oi'Mvl-.'pi', l,al'ayo"e'. I have
r'l. . ' .1 ."in- pain, forth.' .-a.';..
ii-t.'1'i" tni'h. ti t:;;ceit in its ouilei'i
1
111
I
1
llslll
l-Mli
,1
s nei il V u
ilauiloildi
sacied re
etcction of .-'.nh iiiilialiowcii and
desecration -!' the fair f una ami
putalun ut tlie inline an
"ii
laallt'i
was over,
extract liom his letter to tlie
o'trhuian in New Voik, written
in 1 '-".', shortly alter his re-
tm.bily p,,.t 1,,. could. Mis. I' Is on- of the put- , 11 ''"'" hisyisit t the lulled Stales,
t, , -1 A.ue.lciii women ill I'aris; and 110 :'"-' letter, 110 uoui t, gave oee-a.-iou lor
one. when lookiio' at her-condderniL; the I concctiup the calumny:
story. Miss Aimer lingered
. , 1 ,',
room till all tiie pupils leu,
Ji n walkinj; slowly homeward aloilo,
J ' 11 this, to her, trilling event nf the day,
J "hroiioi,! 0 .r ,,! ,y uhserviu;; Johnny
i by lhof ro id-ide, apparently waiting
I ' When ehe cinin I 1 him he rose,
f ' "IK-i inor he,- n nu-,--ay of violets, said ;
I'l-'ase, ma'am, will you take these?"
j ' iliilnly, Juhutiy, tin y are very sweet,
j Ilm first I hnvi seen this se.1-011 J I love
I 111 'b' uly, and you too, for briiiing thein
!
of Iii r ennplexion, and ihe beauty " I he I11.11,
aims, would lor a moment seppo-e 1 inv health am
that she had a son twenty three years ol
ape.
-hue-her
e
-ions nf re 0:1 rd for
s eonveyed 111 your
urchin some
g a iii tie dls-
, w as suddenly startled
I'ltlKTV SMAitT. A little
two or three vein ol 1, beii
tuneu from the imu e,
i,y ab"ld chip of ;t'.ni!i'b'r. lie whs mneh
Irijhtt lied, and Hindu rapid tracks for tin
heuse. Hut as the' shed w as the Heart -I
shclto... he enttreil it, und c:i-ting a deliiint
look nt the clouds, exclaimed, '
iiu ti'j, 1 urn iitt'lff t'if s'l.'ti '
Thi' iio't't
V ex pre
ha'.pitic-s
hunt letter to me ot toe I - tli ultimo, 1 i.t
you to he n-siired, art! grateful to my feel- j
tigs; 11ml I shall cLel i.-h the recollection ; 'Ihe ill
of the in un v Kcniees nnd kindnesses to-.'d his d
wards tin-, on the part of both yourself ami 'he
luuv, while I vwis vour "'lest in
aiii..ng the nio-t leasing I'i'iiiiiiise
nectcd with my late vi-it to
Slates.
admire vour noble
of th" hoiioud dead would have d, t-rrt d
the ba-e und villainous falsifier from l.i
t!i,ilio!iio,l inaeliiiiation, and the impartial
historian would have been spared the pain
ful and humiliating necessity of hainliiig
down to posterity ihe record of a species
of poliiical periidy and moral turpilutie in
ilia nineteenth century, the development of j,
which cxeccfls iu enormity the infamous1
pious frauds, forpi 1 e.-, tah-iiicHtioiis, und ii
terpelatious wh'uii ui.-placed the d irk a.-e
oli'Li.m:.''
an argiiii.ci.t. that '' L.i l-'ay, tt bein-; a
Cathohc, (which yon a-siiine, in a sen of
your o,n.) it. was, tlieri lore, iu:p, ibie
that 1,..' shon'i 1 have this -p .kcu of Koini-ii
prie-ts." It is ;.t best, a fiim-v tio-s which
the -. quel will 1 xpo.-e.
ih" p. in' iff j.i.i'.t 'at, ,nt n re now aire a !y
-o strong io lav or of the motto 11s ,a-
ineii'.ory I'a , et;.; .-, tluit i 'v own eihieuee, fioui my
pel.-,. ll :d kuottl, d"e of the sen; iuiciits 01
b'll'ai.tte, ini;ht be tii-rc-rariicd in thi-p,,-ition
of tlio ca.-e, nn 1 so at-o might the
evideii"e of the converted Catholic piie-t
-hop.". Tii -.t 1, "'in v :i- ui 1 ii. ', by L i
I'.iyett,. r,s f si. all j r, -ciitly piOw,inoie
ili-tii 1, nt i.-tiiis .- i; I...- be. 11 q'l !,
vitieiuf t ie-tion, jor iir"ie than 'ivr-nty
yenr-, tm, I author li:- been in hi lT'ik
I n' in. ne than twenty y- ar-. A n-rio.l of
twenty year-, sir, i- or-iinariiy sultieient (0
c.-itt. r beyond theino-t iliiigenl S' ill eh. itf
!'.' ; 4.i.s to a ft: 1, in: littered even in
tho pre-enec "f a hii"'0 ru.l'cn-'o ; s s thr.t
its authenticity is not so much dependent 011
such a lifin'j fill, tat, as on " its tnuj
ro, t'ni;i't:.h to it.'l ui kiioii'iit ihr o,-o-(ff-:
r 1 : '"11 ftits " ,jf the pel-oil of whom
the savins is ntlirtr.ed. Hy ti,'.s rule, sir,
l.ii'C nf your own pro;-osing.) it could eq i i!
iy w ell bv prove. i to be La l ay . tte's. A
lu ing witness lo tlie u!t"ii'i ; of that sci.ti-in.-nt
bv I ' i Fayette is, in Ie."!, fatal t yo i,
hut tlie absence of such a liviog witness, 1,
not fatal to ii,.,
M hile in New" Vork, so. e days since,
,n"l iii the hope to iin-1 a 1 1 w- . : witness in
tbf person of a n Hilary 1 tl -.-.-r to v.!., mii, I
learned, tvr.'ptv year aire, that LaFayettc
lin.'i ii-ed tiie w,-i-.!s of ti.e motto, I ei-uai-
1.
arm d t
t.'l' of
hv. 1'.'.
vein rs !'.! and 1 xeellei..
- i' lteb li"t'u med Cuiireh.
I. iinpclt, still liii'ig and
1! 1 h of t od y a ud ini 11 1, al-
erbi
Vuieriea, a- -currilous
nee- con- ' 1 uisturl.e
li e Liiitod : lect to v.
I caimgt but j lo'tn
eiitiiuciits of tlevotion 1 'ray
and attachinei.t to your country und insti
tutions. Hut I must he permitted lo as
sure jou iiij.1, -ue- uai.s wiiiin, in v.m ',i- , . n ,,,,,'j,
ics nrc his, sir, ami I have ouiit
lamutoiA l rcninble swollen wiih
ie of lln same bombastic, and
1 lira-e.ilopy, u phraseology which
I con-ciciiee would be apt to se
nt in charucti ristie epithets, the
li.,le,-t he
'll! e a- the
who q lot. I It 111 1 -.'ill.
rii v , nv the by, 11 1 cue
v. 1 L ; 1 '.11.' p, mii 01 vour
i'liple a to supp,
in i.d.t v i;h y on. 1 iii I
of presenting il to the.
col io n ldcnt, wilu any cxpcelali ui ol e ui
yincii .j you, sir. That Catholic pric-t you
an api-tale. i liat wont em
bitter aiitho-
w '" ' i- iiequainte 1
ni: p --ration would
c, would have nnv
n n , ,,-u-t !,. f.-;,y
iibiic, throuph Inv
Iv
mi :,
the
in '
ih.-ujli iu his ci.-htietli year, com! 1 pi'ob.i
idv te l me -ouit thinp of iutcrc-t oil the
subject of my i;i,( lirv. 1 nee rilin ;ly mi-ili'i---.d
biui a 11 "i,. on my return home on
the "lth uii, a-'.:u.' I i ;i if le hid ituy re-
coi icrti on 01 c' 11 versat ions lie 1:1,1
iieci's.-ity I.u' sui'li .1 wariiiipr, an, the fore
sicht.iiid Jet p su -racily of the republic's
wi-e tin! co'i-ist.-iit and heneiulei.t friend.
Tlie result "f this ciutioversy bears a
b s-cii bolli to the American people and to
y ni. The Aue-iie.-i'i pec pie it. will teach to
poicicr willi less of i 11 erred 11 1 it y and with a
deeper concern the' pregnant wariiiups of
ti.e t". 1 1 1 1 - rs of tlie repub.'e.
To y ou, sir, it adniuii-ters a marked re
Ioj!;,.. That a foreign priest, trained by
the necessities of his birth in the dark
seh'.la-ti"i!n of bis ancestors, shjuld, at
the bi'liiiiii of his pho-"!y master, bear
with hi in lo this bind of liib'e light and
chii-titin cii iliati on, the debasing maxims,
the iii-ru-;ing superstition, and diabolical
doctrines of his education, that ha should
think to pt atiee un-.ii.-covci e'd iu this laud
of i tit. !l..-i.-tu::l and moral light, the arts of
deception, with which example and habit
have ma le him familiar at home, excites
l'.'-s our wender than our pity and disgu-t;
but tli it an American, that one who, with,
hi- first moral brcaiii inhaled the purified)
air of :i Jii'de i-hri -tianity; that o.ie wbo.-er
iut'iii";. wa- uiutiir.-I ami! tiie sound heads
ii'vl lioin-1 heart of 11 Kentucky c )tiuu
niiy, -ii-Mil 1 voluntarily shrink away from
t tie d :iy -light that sorro in led hi 111 and de-blerat.-ly
prefer t prop." for enlightenment
in tiie" loreigu den of a dceayiy.g aul fes
to: inor -upei-stiiioti, is a piuz.!e Vs-yonvf my
p or c:iiqireheii-ioii to solve on any ordina
ry piineipic ,,f moral science. Scripture,
iuileed, 'pea;;, ot a cor-s who ' love dark-iic-s
l iillu-r than lipht," anj Scripture sup
plies ihu ready .-oluti.-.'j, of the moral
eiii..i". 1.
Veil have ventured, in unir r' em, .-;,;,,
thnis of the Fiein ii C.itl.oiic l'rie-t, a con-.-rt
iVi.ui I'opery, to sr--rk of Ai'ifnt! and
of , - . ,s. 1 iha,.k you for tiie suggestion,
'liny nrc proper names that respectively
an I si : 1 1 1 ; i . 1 1 1 ( I y iuipeis-.vnate jnHiticui aud
, .'tjl.iif ll l ilS ill,
I sincerely hope it U net reserved fr
A iiici ie.i to give iiiiotht-r proper noun to the
v .v.ih.ilary t li at hail in ire conveniently
i.iq., 1 -1 iiaie tiio d .nii'le trei-on in a single
name.
U.sp-jcti i!Iv, yo-ir oo f serv't,
s a m l F. 1. Mor.s.1-:.
nt "I per-i-f nt punt. 1
the Jesuit in every hue
bodies Clio of argument
rat. on. our argument
let.eise. He tli.it is ' . '
(!,. 1 tin rrd : he t
is 1 ' .' . , and ir n i' t
1,11 nt r:'.!", sum
1;
Colli
t-)
, ra
La'.'aVt ti",
1 in 1 "'' I, an 1
furii;-!i me with li.
hen h
so, I l l
ric
your corp.,
ell cases.
kl. ti 'id o
1,1 r ,
IS I t
at is ug'i,
kr.-i 1.
s a w. rbl of ii
left, r to
i April '''.
: sa tiea nt
' I'uvotle, ,
hi reply . d n'e.
"'"1, I'.i'ter 'It t ii!n
) s; eei.il il-'., ri i
on t iie u a v of I
t.
is a
brogue betrays a ::tive uf the- Kinerald Isle.
"It will he ret n tlo't nn riilili 111 r i-. t.-ntur. d
cou
tt .-tlgi-'hoi, but iti- lot the rnie th.i.
the opinions or jinigmeiit of the American
public. From certain ambiguous hintinos
in vour .-iiiieio, you ar pre p. icing to apply
St .1 foil I-hitid, be fori" In:
and the other after his r,
eives grnpliieilly 111
.....
intited t.iis
pic.-tei! him
il'.;:. '-.i !,.-
Ne:.' Voik.
j ihe collier
ies tiiili l.a
s ari'r.al 01.
went to llo-ton.
turn from l'.isto;.,
v ini . i e -t: i . inci-
l.u l iivett, . 1 omit tin 111 as irrciev uni 111 1 alll) st.-p- were t
this pUee, but e,ivc au extract frenu Cue-' rrt."
II- 'At'f. i'i' ST.AVKs. The Washington
I'niou barns fioui Martiiisburg, yirii.ii,
tl. it -1111, ' ;ib,,!itio,i emissaries succeeded, 011
I'li.iay evening l:i-t, in enticing from the re
iletiie of tlie lion. C. J. Fuuulkuer six of
his-i.ivvs. Alter tin: siaves had been rnu
!V, th." t- b'gri'p'i wires ea-t nnd wc.-t of
M.uti i-burg wi le cut to prevent the Iran
mi-. i-,ii of i.'t.-i'iig. nee. The 1'ort-m uitii
( V:i.' Trati-ciipt aii'ijuuce-s the arrival u
six -l ives, on board a schooner on tin" i',vv,
hehw that (own, on Sttur !av evening, i tey
were Lo'ind North. The Trail-'; .i-,l say ;
" A cobe.-e-l Ji'ii vtiiiii". cj' Norfolk had nn
plied fr their p-.- s we are iiiforni
ed, ir.i .l tr,'.i lo 1,1 r..n o ttiei.l-. as he suppos
ed, lor their saf.i ti ansuiis-ioti beyond the
reai'll if their u: i-ti , -. Hut the captain re
porlc-l Hie laci I 1 11c pioprr aui iioriiK -.,
lieu to secure t'.e-r
jy-
m