The General Desired Him To Withdraw, And Shortly After
Intimated Publicly That He Would Listen To No Denunciation, Unless The
Denouncer Gave Up His Name And Consented To Be Confronted With The Accused.
The Consequence Of This Intimation Was That All Denunciations Ceased.
The
late Prefect however was not so prudent, and chose rather to encourage
delation; but mark the consequence!
He arrested several persons wrongfully,
was obliged to release them afterwards, was in continual hot water and it
ended by the Government being obliged to displace him. To avoid the merited
vengeance of many individuals whom he had ill-treated, he was obliged, on
giving up his prefecture, to make a precipitate retreat from Clermont. The
delators attempted the same system with the new Prefect and Col. Wardle,
having invited some of the Swiss officers to a ball, to which were likewise
invited people of all opinions, an information was lodged against him,
purporting that he wanted to corrupt the Swiss officers from their
allegiance. The Prefect sent the letter to Col. Wardle and said that it had
not made the slightest impression on his mind, and that he treated it as a
malicious report. The new Prefect adopted the same system as the General
and tranquillity is since perfectly restored.
Things have been taking a better turn since the dissolution of the Chambre
introuvable. Decazes, the present minister, is an able man, and if he is
not contrarie by the Liberaux, he will keep the fanatical Ultras in
good order.
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