Chapter V
The Narrative of Sand.—His origin and education—his early enmity to the French—his conscientious but excitable disposition—the effect on his mind of the burning of Kotzebue’s Writings—his personal appearance—Kotzebue in the pay of Russia, to give information of the popular movements and opinions in Germany— Seizure and publication of one of his bulletins to that Government, and consequent popular excitement—Sand conceives the idea of putting Kotzebue to death, as a traitor to German freedom—his long mental struggles against this idea—the final surrender to it, and preparation for carrying it into effect—his paper called “Death-blow to August Von Kotzebue”—his letter to his parents, and brother and sisters, on setting out on this project—his perpetration of the deed, his trial, and execution at Mannheim—Consequence of this and similar attempts—The prohibition of the Burschenschaft, and persecution of its members—The Song “We Builded,” etc, as sung at the breaking up of the Burschenschaft in June in 1819