Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical and pictorial . et out for Mount Yernon,a private citizen, accompanied by Mrs. Washington, her twograndchildren (Master and Miss Custis), and George Washing-ton Lafayette, son of the marquis, who was then an exile fromFrance, and in prison. Young Lafayette was then betweenseventeen and eighteen years of age, and was accompanied byhis preceptor, M. Frestel, who composed a part of the familythen on its way to Mount Yernon. The misfortunes of Lafayette, whom Washington loved sodevotedly, and the condition of his interesting family, hadgi
Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical and pictorial . et out for Mount Yernon,a private citizen, accompanied by Mrs. Washington, her twograndchildren (Master and Miss Custis), and George Washing-ton Lafayette, son of the marquis, who was then an exile fromFrance, and in prison. Young Lafayette was then betweenseventeen and eighteen years of age, and was accompanied byhis preceptor, M. Frestel, who composed a part of the familythen on its way to Mount Yernon. The misfortunes of Lafayette, whom Washington loved sodevotedly, and the condition of his interesting family, hadgiven him more painful anxiety, during the latter part of hisadministration, than any other circumstance, Lafayette, as we have seen, was one of the prime leaders inthe revolution in France during its first stages. He was anactive advocate of civil liberty, but conservative in a countrywhere and when representatives and constituents were alikeradical. When the revolution was at its height, he was atthe head of the Constitutionalhts^ who advised moderation. 286 MOUNT VERNON. GKORGH WASHlNfiTON LAFAYlsTTIS. Because of this, he, of all the leaders, was left almost was forsaken by timid friends, who trembled at the frownsof the Terrorists, and was menaced by his violent politicalenemies. He dared to oppose the factions, of whatever creed,and for this he drew npon his head the anathemas of theJacobins, the emigrants, and the royalists. Even his army,hitherto faithful, had become disaffected toward him, throughthe machinations of his enemies, and nothing remained for himbut to flee. He left his army encamped at Sedan, and, incompany with a few faithful friends, set off for Holland, toseek an asylum there or in the United States. At the first Austrian post he and his friends were at firstdetained, and then made prisoners. Soon afterward they AND ITS ASSOCIATIONS. 287 were sent to the dungeons of Wesel and Magdeburg, andultimately to those of Ohnutz, Ly order of the allied monar
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