The Sun.
London, England, 1831-09-23 00:00:00

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, SEPTFAtIiER 20.

After some dismission tin the conduct of the National
Guardia: in ConseqoenCe of the Complaint of two Deputies
that they hail been interrupted and nearly rode over on
leaving the Chamber yesterday, the Order of the Day was
called, and the debate on foreign affairs resumed.
" General Lamarque—The explanations given by the
Minister for Foreign Affairs have only cleared dp tome
detached ispiOts: They h:'.ve ii.nt been able to overthrow
or disprove results, which, being irreconci'eahle
with the dignity and interests of the nation, press with all
their weight on the present Administration—an Adminis-
tration which does not merely associate, like Louis XVIII.
and Charles X., with the Holy Alliance, but takes a
place in its train.—(Murmurs.) Belgium, with the pro-
portions to which that country has been reduced, will be
Ina the shadow of a kingdom, and will have hut the
shadow of a King. Th it Sovereign will do well to have
his baggage always ready packed up, and a packet-boat
lying at Ostend, that he may hive the opportunity of
escaping in it from the visits of the Prince of Orange ; for
Prance may not always have at Nlaubeuge and V len-
ciennes troops sufficient to support his wavering throne.—
The Ho'y Alliance has therefore attained an important
preliminary object, and every thing promises it on this
point a prompt restoration, which may be the forerunner
of a more important restoration, for which Europe
is preparing. It is in vain to hope to blind the
eyes of the people by negotiations a la Bernis. Nations
are now too enlightened, and the history of Napoleon ex-
ists, to teach them that it is not neccessary to go back to
the days of Agamemnon to discover a father who sacrificed
his daughter. Having replied to the argument on the
neutrality of Belgium, he said,—as a citizen and a soldier
I blush to hear Ministerial explications, at once vague and
forced, given respecting our evacuation of Belgium. It is
plain that French soldiers have been obliged to obey the
orders of the manufacturers of protocols in London, who
have prescribed the route and pointed out the halting sta-
tions for our army. The official journal was then false,
and our Minister of War was deceived, when it was stated
that our soldiers would not leave Belgium. They are,
however, withdrawn, leaving the Belgic Lion on the Wa-
terloo Monument. They evacuate the places built by our
tribtre money, without their demolition being decided on.
It in Prussia, Austria, Russia, that decide which of the
fortresses erected against Fiance shall be demolished.
Thus France is pushed aside like a criminal to be tried.
She must await the sentence. When shall we make a
stand in this rapid and shameful course of concession ?
As to Poland, that unfortunate country has only fallen
in consequence of having listened to the Councils of the
Ministers of France. The Ministers, it is true, repel
this charge, and formally declare that they made no pro•
mises and held out no hopes to Poland. Time will clear
up this fact, and 1 hope the Ministers will be justified on
this point. It would be too painful to find that it is in
the power of the Poles to address such a reproach to
France. Poland might have been saved had Prussia been
compelled to observe a real neutrality. It was not, how-
, ever, any longer of Poland, it was of France he had now
to speak. the assurances of peace which the Ministers
continue to give to the Chamber are altogether illusory.
Do you believe that these Ministers will ascend the tri-
bune and say,—' We guarantee to you with our heads,
that when the absolute Powers shall have extinguished all
the germs of insurrection is Ida ferment in the heart of
their states, they will not turn to the real source of their
embarrassment, and endeavour to stifle amongst us a prin-
ciple of government contrary to their own?' Certainly
not. Through their bold assurances it is easy to perceive
an inquietude for the future. The Ministers tell us,_, We
shall preserve peace, if we are prudent—we shall not be
invaded if we are prudent.' But who is to decide whe-
ther we are prudent or not ? Where will the Amphyetions
hold their council? No twitter, there is little doubt but
they will decide that we were not prudent in the month
of July, when we overthrew a throne, and expelled a
dynasty.—(Hear, hear.) They will decide on that and
you know how they forget and how they pardon. Alter
entering into details of the military forces of the Powers
which menace France, the General asked—What inspires
us with so touch security ? When we exhaust our trea-
sures, when we deprive trade anti agriculture of useful
hands, it surely ought not to be merely to make 500,000
men wear well trimmed pantaloons and schakos, and to
parade them at reviews ; but to secure our independence
and dignity, to give authority to our declarations, and nor
to leave ourselves for a day, for an hour, at the mercy of
those who have been, and tnay again be, our enemies.
Let us hasten, then, to organize our means ; and I now
inform the Ministers that I intend to submit a motion for
that object. Let us hasten to consider the danger which
menaces us. Let us hasten to render ourselves strong and
formidable, for the purpose of maintaining peace ; for to
render peace durable it is necessary to prove that we are
prepared to break it. I move, then, that the Minister for
Foreign Affairs be called upon to comtnunicate the papers
of which he has read some fragments without signatures.
Since Belgium, Italy, and Poland, have been sacrificed, it
remains for the Ministers to justify themselves. We are
entitled to say to them, " We want no more words, but
we Want proof:—that is the price of our confidence."'
For a sketch of the speech of M. Thiers, who replied
to General Lamarque, see our correspondent's letter.