Religious liberty for Protestants, civil rights for Jews and Protestants; suppression of the infamous lettres de cachet; trial by jury; a revision of French criminal law to allow the accused the privilege of counsel, of confronting witnesses, and of free communication with his family—benefits, by the way, which were all enjoyed by the accused in the state trials which took place while Lafayette was in power; abolition of the death penalty and freedom of the press were some of the measures most ardently championed by this believer in liberty and law.

He remained a man of visions to the end. After his death one of the men who wrote in praise of him said that if he had lived during the Middle Ages he would have been the founder of a great religious order, one which had a profound moral truth as its guiding principle. Another compared him to a Knight of the Round Table fighting for the lady of his adoration, whose name was Liberty. Possibly no knight-errant, ancient or modern, can seem altogether sane, much less prudent, to the average unimaginative dweller in this workaday world. Yet what would the workaday world be without its knights-errant of the past; the good their knight-errantry has already accomplished; the courage it inspires for to-day; the promise it gives us for the future?

If we dwell on the few times that Lafayette did not choose wisely, the times when the warm impulses of his heart would have carried farther had his head taken a more masterful part in directing his acts, we are tempted to echo the criticism made upon the unfortunate Louis XVI, "What a pity his talents did not equal his virtues!" But when we think of the generous, optimistic spirit of Lafayette, and how that spirit remained unchanged through good fortune and ill from boyhood to old age; of his fearless devotion to right as he saw the right; of his charm, and of the great debt our country owes him, his mistakes fade away altogether and we see only a very gallant, inspiring figure uniting the Old World with the New.

There can be no better eulogy for this brave gentleman, beloved of Washington, than the few words he wrote in all simplicity after he had been called upon to make his great decision between Louis Philippe and himself:

"I did as my conscience dictated. If I was mistaken, the mistake was made in good faith."

INDEX

[A] - [B] - [C] - [D] - [E] - [F] - [G] - [H] - [J] - [K] - [L] - [M] - [N] - [O] - [P] - [R] - [S] - [T] - [V] - [W] - [Y]

[A]
Adams, Charles Francis, [271], [272].
Adams, John, [87], [270], [271].
Adams, John Quincy, [260], [270], [271]-[274], [283].
Adams, Mrs. John Quincy, [274].
Aiguillon, Duc d', [198].
André, Major John, [140]-[143], [265].
Arbuthnot, Adm. Marriot, [133].
Arnold, Gen. Benedict, [84], [139]-[143], [146], [147], [149], [151]-[154], [266].
Arnold, Mrs. Benedict, [140]-[143].
Ayen, Marshal de Noailles, Duc d', [15]-[17], [29], [44]-[46], [49], [50], [55], [91], [124].
Ayen, Duchesse d', [15]-[18], [21], [29], [45], [46], [80], [237], [239], [243], [244], [254].
[B]
Bailly, Jean Sylvain, [193], [196], [207], [211], [216], [279].
Bedaulx, Captain de, [55].
Béranger, Pierre Jean de, [276], [277].
Big Warrior, [265].
Bollman, Dr. Justis Eric, [229]-[235].
Bonaparte, Joseph, [265].
Bonaparte, Lucien, [255], [281].
Bonaparte, Napoleon, [108], [246], [251], [252], [255], [256], [258], [259], [265], [280]-[282], [293], [294], [296].
Bourbon, Duc de, [222].
Braddock, Gen. Edward, [70].
Broglie, Comte de, [32], [35], [41], [48], [68].
Brown, Gen. Jacob, [266].
Buckle, Henry Thomas, [22].
Buisson, Chevalier du, [62], [64], [65], [68].
Burgoyne, Gen. John, [74], [77], [83], [84], [91], [101], [108].
Byron, Adm. John, [114].
[C]
Cadwallader, Gen. John, [109].
Calonne, Charles Alexandre de, [187], [188].
Carmichael, William, [39], [42], [43], [55].
Catherine II of Russia, [185].
Charles, Prince of Lorraine, [222].
Charles VII of France, [3].
Charles X of France (Comte d'Artois), [188], [197], [225], [276], [283]-[285].
Chasteler, Marquis de, [245], [246].
Chateaubriand, François, [287], [292], [295].
Clarence, Duke of, [2].
Clay, Henry, [260], [263], [264].
Clinton, Gen. Sir Henry, [44], [91], [104]-[107], [109], [114], [133]-[135], [153], [156], [160]-[162].
Cloquet, Dr. Jules Germain, [278].
Cochran, Surgeon-General John, [79], [120], [121].
Conway Cabal, [84], [85], [91]-[99], [103], [111].
Conway, Gen. Thomas, [85], [92], [95]-[97], [99], [103].
Corday, Charlotte, [265].
Cornwallis, Gen. Charles:
Operations against Philadelphia, [78], [79], [85], [86].
Capture of Charleston, [133].
Virginia campaign, [149], [153]-[165], [271].
Surrender, [127], [165]-[168], [171], [216].
Guest of Frederick the Great, [181].
Intercedes for Lafayette, [227].
Coudray, Philip C. J. B. T. de, [66].
Crawford, William Harris, [260].
[D]
Danton, Georges Jacques, [206].
Davis, Capt. John, [158].
Deane, Silas, [36], [37], [43], [55], [66]-[69], [87], [89], [114].
Desmoulins, Camille Benoit, [197].
Donoil, Henri, [293].
Doria, Andrea, [2].
[E]
Estaing, Adm. Charles Hector, Comte d', [113]-[119], [134], [172].
[F]
Fénelon, Francois de Salignac, [10], [11].
Feyon, Abbé, [8], [14], [81].
Fitzpatrick, Mr., [89], [90], [227].
Fox, Charles James, [227].
Francis I of France, [2].
Franklin, Benjamin, [39], [40], [42], [43], [67], [70], [89], [101], [129], [171], [172], [176].
Frederick the Great, [12], [100], [173], [180], [181], [183], [229].
Frederick William II of Prussia, [181], [224], [226], [228], [229], [239], [245], [249].
Frestal, M. de, [237], [238].
[G]
Gage, Gen. Thomas, [73].
Gates, Gen. Horatio, [84], [85], [92], [95], [98], [111].
George III of England, [32], [44], [47], [80], [81], [99], [127], [143], [160], [259].
Germain, Lord George, [44].
Gimat, Major de, [79], [163], [165].
Gloucester, William Henry, Duke of, [32], [33].
Grasse, Adm. Francois J. P., Comte de, [161]-[163], [168], [169].
Greene, Gen. Nathanael, [78], [85], [86], [108], [109], [116], [117], [146], [149], [153], [155], [168], [169], [265].
Guichen, Adm. Comte de, [138].
[H]
Hamilton, Alexander, [155], [156], [165].
Harrison, Benjamin, [75].
Harrison, William Henry, [270], [271].
Hénin, Princesse d', [225]-[227].
Henri IV of France, [31], [212].
Howe, Adm. Richard, [106], [117].
Howe, Gen. William, Viscount, [47], [73]-[77], [79], [80], [82], [83], [85], [89], [91], [94], [104]-[106].
Huger, Maj. Benjamin, [59], [60], [62], [229].
Huger, Francis Kinloch, [59], [229]-[235], [265].
[J]
Jackson, Andrew, [260], [271], [290].
Jefferson, Thomas, [92], [147], [156], [201], [202], [270], [271].
Joan of Arc, [3].
Jones, John Paul, [125], [126].
[K]
Kalb, Johan, Baron de:
Accompanies Lafayette to America, [35], [36], [41], [44], [48]-[51], [57], [58], [60], [62], [63].
Treatment by Congress, [65], [68]-[70].
Interest in Lafayette's wound, [80].
With Lafayette at Albany, [96], [99].
Monument, [264].
Knox, Gen. Henry, [137], [140].
Kosciuszko, Gen. Tadensz, [84].
[L]
Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert-Dumotier, Marquis de:
Birth, [3], [4].
Boyhood, [5]-[12].
Marriage, [14]-[18].
Life at Court, [19], [27]-[31].
With his regiment, [20], [32]-[35].
Smallpox, [21].
Resolves to go to America, [34].
Efforts to leave France, [35]-[47].
Departure and voyage, [48]-[56].
Lands: goes to Philadelphia, [57]-[63].
Reception by Congress, [64]-[69].
Enters American Army, [70]-[72], [74], [75].
Battle of the Brandywine, [77]-[80].
At Bethlehem: rejoins army, [80]-[83].
Intrigues against, [84], [85], [91]-[98].
Skirmish near Gloucester, [85]-[87].
Conduct, in army, [88], [89], [94].
Attends Indian council, [98], [99].
Returns to Valley Forge, [99], [102].
At Barren Hill, [104]-[107].
Votes to attack Clinton, [109].
Battle of Monmouth Court House, [109]-[111].
Liaison officer, [113]-[116], [118].
Joint command with General Greene, [116]-[117].
Challenges Earl of Carlisle, [119].
Granted leave of absence, [119].
Illness and homeward voyage, [120]-[123].
Winter in France, [124]-[128].
Rejoins Washington, [130].
Again liaison officer, [134]-[138].
West Point, and André, [139]-[143].
French officers' attitude toward, [144], [145].
First campaign in Virginia, [146]-[148].
Second campaign in Virginia, [150]-[165].
At Yorktown, [165]-[169].
Popularity in France, [169]-[172], [175], [176], [196], [200], [212], [283].
In Spain, [172]-[174].
Plan to free slaves, [174].
Improvements at Chavaniac, [174], [175].
Paris home, [175], [176], [178].
Interest in Mesmer, [176], [177].
Visit to America, 1784, [177], [178].
Sends gifts to Washington, [179], [196].
Visits Frederick the Great, [180]-[182].
Champion of reforms, [182]-[183], [185], [187]-[190], [297].
Member Assembly of Notables, [185]-[190].
Vice-President National Assembly, [195].
Commands Paris National Guard, [196]-[215], [284], [285], [298].
Invents the Tricolor, [197].
Neither Republican nor Royalist, [201], [202], [213].
Blamed for attack on Versailles, [203], [205].
At fête of Federation, [209]-[212].
Slanders and attacks upon, [213].
Arrests king and queen, [214].
Defeated for mayor of Paris, [216].
Commands army of defense, [216]-[220].
Last effort to save Louis XVI, [218], [219].
Flight and arrest, [219]-[221].
Imprisonment, [222]-[247].
Attempted escape, [229]-[233].
Exile, [248]-[253].
Returns to Paris, [253].
Life at La Grange, [254], [278], [279], [289].
Death of his wife, [257], [279], [280].
Relations with Napoleon, [251], [255], [256], [280]-[282].
Member, Chamber of Deputies, [256], [259], [283], [284], [286], [289].
Revisits America, [259]-[275].
Lays corner-stone at Bunker Hill, [267]-[269].
Welcome in France, [276], [277].
Relations with Louis XVIII, [280]-[282].
Relations with Charles X, [283]-[285].
Relations with Louis Philippe, [285]-[288].
Illness and death, [289]-[290].
Character, [10], [29], [30], [82], [86], [87], [92], [119], [125], [126], [136], [145], [159], [200], [254], [255], [282], [283], [294]-[296], [298], [299].
Correspondence with:
Bollman, [230].
Mlle. de Chavaniac, [14].
Congress, [66], [173].
d'Estaing, [114], [115].
Fitzpatrick, [248].
French Minister, [139]-[143].
Governor of Martinique, [82].
Hamilton, [155], [156].
Mme. d'Hénin, [225], [226].
Huger, [248].
Jefferson, [281].
Louis XVI, [124].
Maubourg, [257].
Napoleon, [251], [252].
Nelson, [155].
Relatives, [137], [174].
Vergennes, [145].
Washington, [85], [86], [96], [97], [116], [117], [127], [135], [146], [150], [152], [153], [160], [161], [170], [173], [174], [176], [177], [181], [182], [189].
His wife, [53]-[55], [59]-[63], [76], [80], [81], [88]-[90], [93], [102], [129], [133], [137], [143], [144], [223], [237], [258].
Opinion of Washington, [71], [91].
Opinion of the American Revolution, [108].
Family of:
Ancestors, [2]-[4], [33].