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RELIC OF THE REVOLUTION. ?\* ? Story of Jewel-Studded Snuff Box Presented by Louis XVI, of France. In "Backward Glances," printed in the News and Courier recently there was a reference to the raffling off in i 0 Baltimore of the diamond-crested snuff box presented to Col. John Laurens, of this State, by Louis XVI, of France. This reference was taken * 1--J. Af "Yf O T7 irom in? \jnariesiuu v-zwunci ui m.o,j 19, 1866. The Courier of the day before, that is of May 18, 1866, printed a full and interesting story of the presentation of this snuff box to Col. Laurens by the king of France. As tthe details of this incident in South Carolina are probably not familiar to most South Carolinians of this * generation the Sunday News reprints below the Courier's story. The Sunday News is not informed as to the final disposition of the snuff box. Probably this is known in Charleston, but the only information available at the moment is that contained In Prof. Wallace's admirable "Life of Henry Laurens." In this book, in the sketch of Lieut. Col. John Laurens, Prof. Wallace says: 'The king gave Laurens on the completion of his mission a gold snuff box ornamented with the royal portrait and set with brilliants (not diamonds, as commonly stated.) Years afterwards the member of the family to whom it had fallen was forced to sell it It was bought by an enthusiastic admirer of Laurens who outbid all others with the intention, she said, of restoring it to its owner? which, however, she omitted to do." tThe story from the Courier follows: . s; Exhibited in Baltimore. | 'The eyes of the people of BaltiL more are just now gratified with the , exhibition of a magnificent relic of Revolutionary times, which belongs to South Carolina, and , which we should earnestly wish might still conI tinue to be possessed in this State. Hi This is the gold, and richly diamond B ed snuff box, which was presented by Louis XVI, king of France, to Col. John Laurens, the 'Bayard,' as he was called, of the Revolution, the aid-de-camp, and intimate friend and - correspondent of Washington; who, with Alexander Hamilton, more completely shared the confidence of that > great chieftain than almost any other persons, and to both of whom he so . ! frequently confided the task of furnishing his correspondence from his own notes and memoranda. The box, which has so long been an heir-loom of the Laurens family, is of the purest gold, the exterior beautifully enamelled and studded with diamonds. The top- contains a finely painted miniature of the king, encircled by thirty-four diamondfs. Twenty-four diamonds encircle its outer , j ; edge. Valued at $10,000. ' pv \ "It's value was estimated, in money, at $10,000. But it possesses ;; a value beyond that which lies in its gold and diamonds. As the memorial of a great king, presented by his own hands to one of the bravest chieftains of the Revolutionary war, under peculiar circumstances, it is one of ^ those relics of eventful times which a family will always fondly cherish, and which the collector of beautiful antiquities will eagerly seek to se? cure. Tne circumstances unaer which this costly gift was made to Col. Laurens involve, of themselves, a very interesting history. The reader who is curious will find this history in one of the early numbers of the American Quarterly Review, published in Philadelphia, under the editorial charge of Robert Walsh. We - condense the substance of this history in a few sentences. It was at the most trying period of the war, when the exigencies of the American army had reached its utmost point at which it could endure and hope, that it became necessary to appoint a special minister from the army itself, and under the special appointment of WTn oVi-in c+nn material nifl TV WUIU5 WJUy tv UVUVA?/ AAA%wvvr? *? ? from the crown of France to save the country from the reconquest of Great Britain. Laurens Chosen for Mission. "Franklin was our minister at the l French court, but was doing nothing, and it was very well understood in ^ the South, at least, that between philosophical and scientific seances and fashionable society, which he * greatly affected, he was neglectful of the interests of his country. Vergenfces, the French premier, was supposed to be adverse to sending the desired succor to the Americans. He wras probably weak in the knees, when he thought of the power of Great Britain and the great conflicts between that power and his own, which were likely to follow from French interposition. Nothing could be done with him. To say the least of it, he was cold. The mission was a (difficult and very delicate one; and for this mission, Washington selected John Laurens. He knew his man. j Laurens was not merely a daring soldier, who had already acquired great reputation for gallantry and good r ^4 ....... conduct, but he was a courtly gentleman, a most accomplished scholar, a bold thinker and speaker, a grace- 1 ful and forcible writer, and conversant with the French and classical languages. When he reach France, he found himself trifled with and de- ? layed by Vergennes. ] Laurens's Bold Stroke. < "But the Gordian knot of policy, if not to be untied by the philosophical fingers of Franklin, could be cut by the Alexandrian sword of Laurens. Convinced that procrastination must be fatal to the American cause, he declared his purpose to Franklin to appeal from the minister directly to the king. This was in defiance of all routine and etiq,uette. Franklin vehemently opposed the proceeding; and anticipating a very unfavorable and unfriendly result, told Laurens that he 'washed his hands of the consequences.' This did not discourage the latter, and at the very next general levee, when Laurens's turn for presentation came, instead of simply exchanging a passing courtesy with the monarch and passing on, he stopped short, and addressed the king in French, while he presented the memorial of congress and the letters of the great Washington. His concluding words were very emphatic: i " 'Sire,' said he, 'should the favor sought for by my country be denied, ^ or even delayed, there is great rea- j son that the sword which I wear at \ 5 X. 1 .11 .r T71-. ? VMA,, my Siae, as trn? any ui r rauue, may \ then be, drawn against your majesty ( as that of a British subject/ 1 King Taken by Surprise. 'The king, for the moment, was ] confounded, and showed much agita- ] tion. The surprise was complete. \ The novelty of the proceeding, the ? grace of the speaker, blended with t so much exquisite ^dignity and force, { his courage and eloquence, were well i calculated to excite surprise. The i king received the memorial and let- ] ters; and the application was crown- \ ed with success. Men and money, i armies and vessels, a navy, and the munitions of war, were promptly furnished, and the independence of the United States, from that moment, was un fait accompli! The admiration of the king, for this bold young 1 ambassador, was testified in the gift of his own portrait, one of the high- s est compliments at that day paid to an ambassador by great monarchs, with its incomparable setting in gold 1 and diamonds. Laurens sealed his devotion to his country with his life. . "He had led the storming party which was successrul, at the crowning triumph of our armies, in the takvenge himself. " 'A few weeks ago, just before the ice began to break, he rushed into my quarters and shouted: "Come < on; I will show you something that will gladhen your heart." " 'His face was covered with blood, streaming from a wound in his ternpie and he gave the impression of be- 1 ing a maniac. I decided to follow the man and took a lieutenant and j two privates along. It was near , daybreak when we left our quarters. ; As we wandered out over the ice we j noticed that the weather had completely changed over during the ? night. The wind was almost warm ] and the open places in the swamp ] seemed much larger than they had i during the evening before. , " 'After we had advanced a few ] hundred yards one of my men broke i through the seemingly still strong , ice and was almost drowned. 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When < ;he husband goes to war his wife < ;akes up his work and receives his . vages." "Why did the Germans go into this svar?" the bishop was asked. "The i people blame the emperor for not < ighting sooner, since they believe < ;hat the other powers were jealous i pf their prosperity and had de:ermined to crush them. "The war has brought all the European nations to their knees. It < las driven formal religion down into 4 fhe heart and developed a vital per- 4 sonal piety never before known. At ;he first sweep of the war there was 1 religious revival, but that was shallow. The latter awakening is rery deep and permanent. They see low that in the pursuit of prosperity :hey forgot God. This ought to be a earning to America." Suspicious. "I saw Binks in church this morning. It's the first time he's been there in years." "Where do you suppose he's been spending his Sunday mornings?" "You can draw your own conclusions. 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