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Tallsyrsnd defends from the ancient
fovereigns of fhe province or Peregord IN
the foufh of France. His father, a youn-
ger brother, With fnall fortune, defined
his foa. early in life for the church; be-
fore twenty be poheacd icyeral richiAb-
beys, and before thirty was made Bilhop
of Autun, much agaihit the inclination OF
the virtuuus Louis XVI, who had heard
thatthe Able dePstegord was oneof the
mott Immoral, but iniinuating sand
iibertines in France. n1ssf 6ikaes


When atcollege, Talleyrand, ihewed an
early genius FOR intrigpes, and irong.
propciI!iiy to vice, and but for the defect
Of being lame, he would, after the with
of the governors, have difgraced the army
inlead of fcandalizing the church !; be-
caufe he was always as great "a coward in
his private quarrels, as daring when fup-.
ported In his pablic plots; all his trapfac-,
.iioas. Gnee miniiler, ileys an sungener-.
loua coward when backed by power.


The revolution found him gaHelfcr, a
debauclcr, and bankrupt, without hon
our, principles or probity. He openly
Intrigued with married lady I; and her
fon by this catholic biihoP was lately Aide
camp 10 Louis Ronaparte. st
. !, In 1880, when member ofthe nation
al afie,nbly, the gown of the Bilhop did
long conceal The modern philosopher and
the fafllionable atheilt; he was one of the
hrlf traitors TO his king and the frlt apof-
tate 10 his religion; he foon alike attack,
ed tbe maelty of heaven and the majelty
Of the throne.


The cd of November, 17So, upon the
motion of ralleyrand, the csnRlcation of
the church property in France was de-
creed and fuch is the incompreheniible
viii of providence, that afrei years OF wars,
murders and crimes, this fame man has
lately been the d1poler of all the church
property both in Germany and in Italy.
This motion to diIpole Of the property of
Others, by perfon who had no property
but debts, may be conGdered as the cruel
/. foundation in France of-all the con!equent
contifcations and plumbers, as we'll as the
profcriptions OF owners of eltatcs, lands or
se@f,money. Ii has cauled the wretched.


