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friend of humanity ? Assuredly in the discourse of the Noble Vis-
count there was nothing of a nature to wound the most tender re.
spect ; but to avoid the inconveniencies pointed out by the Keeper
of the Seals. lie would agree that the prnces verbal of the sitting
should eat eau itself with great reserve on that point. The Noble
Peer thinks that the order of the day simply cannot be rejected,
and the resolution proposed by Leine not adopted.
T Minister of Benne said he saw great inconvenience in the
reason
of the order of the day being given as proposed, and this resolution would express their approbation of the Petition, and in indirect blame of the Authorities of Manintco. And for what be., sides would the C'hatilber interest itself fur men who (if they
not been judged by an ordinary tribunal, had however been edged
by a Commission instituted by the Government, composed partly
of Magistrates and of persons invested with his Alajesty'e matt.
Jena.) have been found guilty of a conspiracy ? I beg that in the
order of the day, on the explanations given. the Chamber should
not specify the words. " relative to the fate of the exiles," which
indicates a personal intercit and a moral justification of thse in.
dividuals. e
Comte Mole expressed his adherence to the proposed mobs.
lion. Tile Govetement of the Colonies was not so defective rutss that they ought to look upon the exercise of the power att,
being without limits and rules. Besider, the decisions of Go_ vernors were only provisional, His Majesty had well mewed
and examined that affair, and adopted a generous and merciful re. solution. The setting at liberty. the exiles of rsenegal will have a
good moral effect. The resolution of the Chamber will only eon.
finn and give it more authority. The proposed resolution does not
shock consistency ; it expresses the opinion of the Chamber, and it
must be adopted.
The Duke de Btnglie thought this discussion superfluous, if not
puerile. In tact, the decision that the Minister of Marine had
announced would receive the greatest publicity ; within three days
there would not be a journal which would not have mentioned it.
It would not to unkrenen at the colonii s ; the secrecy the Minute:"
request then has no ninny:. The acts against which the lett-
tioners pray hare not even been examined 4 the discussion *tuna begun; the Chamber had sot had time to manifest an opinion on
that subject ; it has received a document which has dispensed te
from treating on that subject, and no one will area attempt it, if
the proves verbal is not to make mention of it.
tonne de Peguo seconded theresolution proposed by Mt. Leine,
and said that deportation was in truth so severe a measure, sod
even so odious, that it was necessary for it to be justified by •
precise definition of the law. Now by the regulations of 1817, which
had been mentioned, it seemed that banishment was meant modem deportation, and perhaps it was only an error which made that
Toner less reproachable. Could the Chamber now adopt a reeclu_
non, other than what expressed the entire thought., a resolution
which would leave France in ignorance of the manner in which the
Minister of Marine had spoken? Ile (Comte de Seguo) must in-
sist on the resolution of 111.
The Keeper of the Seals (for the third time) peswisted that the
Assembly should not show any sort of interest in the petition;
this ieterest was not deserved. The petitioners bear the punsh.
ment of their criminal machinations, and a judicial commission
condemned them. "ome were condemned juridically, others have
been marked out by justice to the vigilance of Government. The
measure of deportation which was attacked, was legal • they 'era
led inte• French port, and the Minister had a right to ;hetet them from the territory. As for the residence at Senegal, there ess
nothing of the rigour that had been exclaimed against. The
climate is not essentially unhealthy ; the Chamber might see how
painful it was to bring such a question befote it; how dangerous it
would be if it transpired to the public. The class of men of caber
have been spoken of sith interest. I ant far front sharing the
opinion of one of the former voters. lie had represented
these men as allies of the whites against the black slaves ;
he had told thetu that they were a shield ; unfortunati.y,
it is not so ; it rested with him to say, that this was a
dangerous class. (Murmurs and agitation.) Be (the Kenn
of' the Seals) had the right to alEni it ; the judgments of lee
Courts attested the fact, I'here were even, perhaps, conspiracies ;
imprisonments daily occurred in the Colonies; all these was In s
state of dangerous fermentation. Jamaica, Dent , all the An.
tilles had been agitated. Let the Chamber tremble then, last a
spark front that Tribune should, like an incendiary torch, reLeh:
the flames which had consumed St. Domingo. Instead of reducing
the power of the Authorities over the Coloeies, their efforts
should rather be encouraged. as their utmost precautions were en.
dered doubly necessary by the perilous circumstance's of the times.
Let them not be taxed with rigour for measures dictated by wis-
dom and hurnaeity. The public confidence in the Colonial au.
thoritiee should not be shaken, nor the approbation and support
of Government withdrawn front them at such a moment. As he
resolution wculd necessarily have that erect, he should oppose IL
The debate was then closed.
The Chancellor having put the question, to pass to the order of
the day on the explanations given by the 31inister of Barite,
" relative to the fate of the exiles,"
It was moved to leave out the last words, arid the leteetlegti
was carried by a small majority.
The order of the day was then agreed to.
The debate lasted from three o'clock till five.