The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-12-12 00:00:00

With the. .ingie exception of that excellent P.ince
the Duke of (Means, wish the siwe effective forint
as they .11.a.4e adopted aid) reguid to tie Dynasty of

Candy.
When the (nest of Catholic. Emancipation, and
the
_health of .Mr. Whilnall was psoposed by the
Vice-President, Mr. Wuremer.r. spoke as follows :
Mr. Virierresideut, the sentimesit which you hare
just delivered, and the company have se cordially
cannot fad to have recited in the bt'est of
every Catholic preeent, the liveliest la/Motions of gra.
titude ; and I new tape open me, ie ttw it name, to
offer feu, awl all here esti-11110cl, the only recoils,
pence witkiu nor power, the tribute of our head-
felt thanks. S.,ch liberality as is *stowed by this
sentiment., roust, at all times, prove alike honourable
to those who entertain it, end agreeable to those for
whom it is entertained ; but this your. generous-
feeling, is at the present period doubly acceptable,
by the centrist which it-forms with an opposite dis.l
position which hes of late an particularly displayed
itself. The enemies of Catholic Emancipation, pro.'
balsty ender the ipprehension that the remainder of
Nose penal lews, which have so long disgraced our
SWOP Book, Ire on the eve of helot repealed by
theirisdens of Parliemetit, have,.iu order to prevent
the consequences which they erect to dread, sounded
the tocsin of alarm, summoned together all their
forces, and armed themselves afresh with their well-
—
practised, and too successful weapons of defamation
and falsehood. By-means of that powerful engine,
the Press, they forge anew the obstinate persever. ••••-
once, and increased activity, those,shafts of slander,
whose points have been so often broken againit the
armour of reason and of truth, and' by the aid of
that equally useful an instrument, Me Pulpit, they
incessantly discharge them in a quarter, where that
shield cannot so effectually Interpose. Or discarding.
the use of figurate language, they daily send from
the press, newspapers and pamphlets containing
charges against Catholics, a thousand times refuted,
end from the pulpit, where they cannot so centre.
silently be answered, for the advantage of those who
have rover been taught, or watt the means, or the
leisure, or the inclination, to read, industriously re.
peat the tale of slander. By these very means, were
those same laws *misted in their birth, nursed in
theirinfancy, ripened In their youth, strengthened in
their manhood, and now attempted to be bolstered
up in the decrepitude of their age. Means perfectly
- according with such laws, and laws in every way
corresponding with such means. But Ido not, Mr.
Vice-President and Gentlemen, meanto apply what
I have jest remarked of the enemies of Catholic Sis days Paris Papers, from the 3d to the 10th
Emancipation, to the whole, or even the major part Inst. arrived this forenoen.
of those who are unfriendly to the concession of OUT I Marshal NlA's trial commenced on ;Monday morn-
claims.—[Neither do wish to insinuste, that every big, and terminated on Wednesday, by a sentence of
Preacher, or every Editor of a Politic Paper, does
or pointibly can, lend himself to so vile s practice; condemnation. The decision against him was almost
there are many and bright examples to the contrary ; unanimous. Out of 160 Peers only 18 voted in his
I need not go abroad in quest of them, for the respect favour. His Counsel urged his claim to protection
due to the memory of a deceased friend has alone pee. amid the Treaty
from the Capitulation of Paris,
vented Ail very meeting from furnishing. me with in.
20th November last, which, by the cession dies na-
stances of both.) Whilst complaining of the pernicious
effects of calumny, it would ill become me to be my- five place to Prussia laced , p Marshal Nee in the si-
sal/ odometer's. Young and unpractised as, l am, I tuition of a foreigner. Bet these pleas were not ad-
eat eldeeseexperienced enough to know that io nets mitted. Though Marshal DATOVST and General
was, as well as in political concertos, there are many OVILLUNOT, Chief of the Staff, bore the' strongest
limiest duties : that as politicians ate not wanting wlte
evidence as to the intent with which the t2th Article
have suffered themselves to be persuaded that all the
measures of the present men in power are the ems. of the Capitulation was foamed and Recreated, poi-
maidens of legislative wisdom, all the counsels of the tively asserting that its meaning and effect was to in.
men In opposition, the dictates of ignorance or die.. sure the safety of persons in particular, and that the
affection • that the former have onquattionably ars:-
army was in a situation to have enforced this guaran-
coniplisho:d the safety, whilst the latter week! as in.'
evitably have effected the utter ruin of thii country tee, if it bad not been voluntarily granted—these
so Protestants are to be found, whO havebeen taught Volute were declared such as could not ha discussed
to believe, that whilst their own pure religion quail. in a public assembly ! and the Marshal was •desired
yes its professori for the 'exclusive sejoyrise!'t of li• 'to confiue his defence to the refutation of the facts
berty in this life, and happiness in the next, the per-
• charged in the indictment ! The Marshal on this de-
secutingend idolatrous religion of. the Cathelle res.'
dies its votaries unworthy to taste the one, and in• sired his Counsel to plead no more, and declared,
capable of inheriting the ottier. That as there are that be was tried against the faith of treaties on which
eo‘e, who in state affairs entertain so profound a vie•lhe null all France had relied, but which had been
mention for the ancient edifice of the Constitution, violated in the face of every solemn pledge and gas-
seeitreat abhorrence of whatever (night effect the
antiquity of its appearance, as neitber to repair it mu"'
themselves, nor suffer it to be kepaired by others; I He was, however, found Guilty.
say, to those who are anxious to make good the in. I The execution of his sentence was got long de-
juries and dilapidation, occasioned by negligence, or. payed. On Thursday morning be was conducted
the lapse of time, with a sactilegioes wish to over.
from the Hall of the I.teembourg to a part in the
throw the building altogether; so there are others,)
the Garden, where he wav shot. Ile met his fate
and strange to say in a great degree the mule indivi. I.
duals, who in manse( religion, harbour so utter an is he had borne his trial, with great intrepidity, and
&vireo° for the still more antique fabric of the Church, les became his character.
so great a thirst for change, as highly to smelled is Madame Nee and his four children had visited
every speculative experiment upon the latter, by him early that morning to take their last farewell.
hands however unskilful, and rapturously to hail es ,
We can only give a very brief minute of the trial,
au improvement, any alteration, however moth 'at
variance with the style of the original. And here it. but ee add all the particulars of the execution.
I may not be improper to observe, in order to place 'Our priv ate advises state, that all the military
their strange and inconsistent infetuation in a* force of the capital, and even all (he foreign troops,
stronger point of view, that the Constitution being bad been called out as a measure of safety ; but
reared by the hands of men, is, like every other ha., that all Paris was in a state of uproar and confusion.
man institution, from its very nature obnoxious to
sleety, and conseq.lently needing repairs; whereas,' They also contradict the Journals so far as to say
the Church being of celestial origin, is, according to : that the execution was performed in the most secret
the declaration of its Divine founder, an imperish. sinner, so early as five o'clock in the morn-
able work, and therefore not requiring such adven.l in. and thee even Marshal NLY'S family knew not
teems aids. With such deluded opponents I mean .
of it till they were told he was no more.
not to be angry ; their opposition, arising as I know
haloes from prejudices, early and artfully Lava/Xeres case is still before the Court of Ca.-
into their minds, by nature liberal, though by edu. • :aeon.
cation contracted, excites my' compassion, not my The French Funds have bad an extraordinary
resentment. The only indulgence I seek from them
is a truce, to afford them an opportunity of diliginerly rite. On Saturday the Five per Cents were 681.50 c.
arid dispassionately ascertaining the important' eoint, They had been above 69f. on the preceding day. -
whether all that they may have heard, or rmtd; PARIS, Dec, 9. •
agaitiet Catirolies, sod their doctrines teem the pal. CHAMBER 01 PERM, Dim. 4.
piter the 'rest, which has alone induced them to • ' TRIAL OF AtARSHAL NEY.
appear their claims, he founded on fact, or Inisre. The Sitting was opened at half-past ten o'clock.
presentation. For this purpose, let them, for the The Ministers of Puttee and Marine, as well as the
(lest time, take a calm view of both sides• of the Keeper of the Seals, were present.
question, let them hear and read what Catholics, as
The CHANCEI.g.OU ordered the Accused to be placeli
well• as Protestants,'have to say, or may have written
at the bar, and interrogated him again as toles mimeo
upon the subject; and then, if they find the former
to be the care—if they find the unavoidable enlaces. and quality. ',• -"I
stens, imbibed in youth, strengthened by their ob. The Marshal's voice was firm, but his physiognomy
sereations of more advanced years, let their oppo. seemed
changed since the preceding Sittiegs. He 444
*Men increase In a tenfold degree; but if the latter
es before upon a chair between his two
•counsels,
fa, if - •

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THE STATESMAN.

LONDON:
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1815.

CONDEMNATION AND EXECUTION

OF

MARSHAL NEY.

should prove to be the fact, . they should find them.
seises to heti been all-this time the dupe. of detign-
log- men, Jet thehs,id the name of renimon jostle',
bury their prejudices and their oppositton- in one
grave. Bat if I thus solicit a cossatiou of hostilities

four smk.ofileors of grenadiers were behind him.
The retstrastsT intimated to the defenders of iris
accord not to forget the obligations which the iar
and their profession imposed upon them. There woe

TIIE STATESMAN.

from thoss who are deceived, I neither ask peace 44 witnesses, tcrwits,sineteen against, andWaseuty-
nor truce from those who practise the.deception.— one fur the accweed,..ditigned at the relpsest of the
toog as they attempt to mislead the public opinion . public Ministry *wan demand of. the Marshal, and
upon this point, 1 for one will endeavoer to net it
.four •
.1.
egg
epow by the Marshell idlttt4it
tight, because upon public opinion after all, and
this our enemies well know, must hinge the ulti. The Cectenannoa then directed- the Secretary
• mate success of ,Catholic Emancipatien, and indeed Redacteor to read the indictment, which has already
'of P %pi), other public question.. Nor ia Hint-eat' dif been given.. .
*cult, or the prospect cheerless, for the thin(s jon44
...; It was hatirtwith: calmness by .the accused.
tor ignorance are evidently disappearing fast bkore M. BeLLin.r.—The reading of the indictthont eon-
Ike spreadieg •light of knowledge.,
.The hints% le.
solutes .
. tutes the veal exposi of thecrisees imputed to Mar.
.tellect, is on its ,cards,, and. nethim-.cat‘: arrest,'ita
progress. ,The intolerant preacher ritiycolivintre to shat Ney, which it would. be needless to repeat.—
assert what he cannot prose, end will not publish ; Therefore, he critioned himself to demanding the
be may prostitute the pulpit, if he please,,, to puha- reading of the three lists of witnesses, which being.
,cal or individual purposes; and mayor may not, by done,.thi.Cmsncct.toa began to interrogate the ae-
, such acts, work himself into the favour of thole who cased as follows :
have churchdignities to confer, het he will never by a •
I Where were you in the beginning of March
,spch means invalid tie. the now ,generally acknow. ?
!edged- justice of our claims, raise himself in the ' Marshal Ney.-1 will answer all the questions
esteem .of the truly wise_ and Virtuous, or render put to me, reserving to myself my rights resulting
himself more acceptable to Him whom we were all from the 12th article of the Capitulation of the 3d of
made to please. Mr. Vice. President, and Gentle. July, as well as from the Treaty of Peeve signed the
men, I move, by way of conclusion, that we all 2Qth of last November.
express our disapprobation of the intolerant Bigot, • •
by toasting Ms very reverse, the Bishop of Norwich. : M. BELLART.—I declare, in the ' name of the
,The speeches of Mr. Casey. Mr. !}pith; and. Dr. Taylor, King's Commissioners, that they do not approve of
win be given the earliest opportunity.] , the reservation made by Marshal Ney, his Counsel,
however, being at liberty to employ all, the means
l which they think necessary to his defence.
'rile CHANCELLOR then interrogated Marshal Ney
as to his conduct, from the period of Bonaparte's
landing to that of the Marshal's joining hint. The
facts thus elicited are such as have already been'
amply detailed. Witnesses were then called to de--
pose as to these facts.
The examination of witnesses occupied the Coed
till half-past five, when the sitting was suspends&
till next day.

M. Dune (Marshal Ney'a second Counsel).-1-:
What were, in your opinion, the meaning and 'testi
of the 12th Article of the Capitulation? Did you odt
think that no one ought to be molested or smegkt
after for functions he had alledt or opinions his
• manifested, during the interregnum ?
M. %LIAR? opposed this question being ',bad the
witness.

•~. n

Marshal Ney—[with heat).—This capitulation
was for the protection of every one—it was morn
especially so for me ; and it is upon the fact of tbig
capitulation that I hare remained in France, for
certainly I should have preferred running the chance
of being killed in battle, rather than appear on the
criminal's bench, charged with a capital offence.
General Guitleminot. As Chief of the Staff, I
had to concur in the capitulation. I was charged
with stipulating all possible guarantees for public
and private property, especially for persons what.
ever may have been their employments or opinions,
The acceptation of this condition was. sine qua non.
We had orders to break off the negotiations if it
was not accepted. The battle was ready to begin.
Some further details were given on this head,
which gsve rise to a thscession and murmurs, which
were put an end to by the Chancellor ; and some
Peers observing that such discussions were irrelevant
and extremely inconvenient, and that such points
ought not to be agitated in a public assembly. • •
The Procurateur General, in a long speech, en.
larged on the offences of hlarshal Ney, and the
proofs of his guilt.

After which M. Berrier entered on;the defence,
the preamble to which lasted fire hours: The prin-
cipal features in the remaining details ire these
M. Dunn brought forward an objection to the
competence of the House to try Marshal Ney, owing
ito his being born at Serre-louis, which is now ceded'
to Priasia, ersd Consequently he is a subject of that
Power. 114;4i:inset 'concluded by Saying, that.ac.:'
cording to,the• Principles of public law and the law&
of nations, as a foreigner, he had a right to object
to their jurisrllctino.:-•-•(Violerg sign* of disappruba-
intWrupted Me Orator:)--arlre Chamber, .will
1 pronounce, but I owe it to mrconscieryce,. t owe it
to Ike accused, is rut forward, dill 'Objection tit kb
behalf.

- . ,

, Marshal Ney, rising from his seat with lope;
. • ' ty, said,— Yes, Gentlemon, lam a Frenchmen,
end I will die a Frenchman; hitherto my detente hi
ppeared free, but I perceive now there is a desire
to throw obstacles in the May. I thank my generous
Defenders fora bat they have done, and for what they
gosi
l' would still wish to do for me: I would rather not
be defended at all than be hatf defended: I tin tried
against the pith of Treaties. They *Wee wreient
me (iota invOltitigAtent," hut, like Gea.Maieitai i
appeal to Europe-end-to posterity: - r-34*.., -A-----, ... . '
M . Hert.lav den-ted that there were intreboatina
ihrtierd'ehr 11is way, that ate the rklaye had. heed
g'rented that were necessary, end delay longer.thati
those which were even asked to. prepare his defence;
that whatever might be the ultimate resolutions of the
accused, the King's Commissioners still persisted in
their requisition.' '
.. • .
The CHAKCELLOIL—Defenders of the Accused,.
~..
continue to advance what you think useful to y ~ttr ' -
cause, by' confining yourselves to the bounds, which
are prescribed to you. .. -
The Marshal (interrupting him)—And ! f,;rhtl ..
my-Advocates to say more, unless they can use alt
the means which seem suitable to them for my de:
fence. You may, Monseigneur, give such orders ass. 4
you think proper.:--[A profound..silence reigns io • '
the Assembly.]
M. Ber.Later—Since the .Marshal persists in his
resolution, I shall not saes. word to the pleading,
in his behalf. The instruction is terminated the me.
ment the defence is concluded. I confine myself to ,
depositing upon the bureau the requisition of the
King's Commissioners. This requisition was con.
forceable to that which follews the indictment, and
--, which was in our Paper of the 22d ult. The only
Dec & addition made to it by M. Beller, was the test of
At ten o'clock the Peers again met, when the eza• several ankles which are therein quoted, and he re. 1
Initiation of 'ritual., was again resumed. quired the application of capital punishment to Mar.
M. ileum observed, that it was not upon the steal Ney, and to pay the expences of the trial.
facts of the indictment, but upon the act of the 31 The physiognomy of the Marshal did niiiiespos
of July, in which he concerted that Marshal D. rience the least alteration during the reediagaitlet
roust ought to be beard. Marshal Davoust, Prince requisition, enumerating all the crimes•of *Mir* '
of Eckmatil, was then called. had been accused. Ile was equally unitffl **ea'
M. BELLART.—I could use the declaration made .. u 1 eati2 ng these words, which concluded '4.0614 Ph
• by the Counsel of the accused to oppose the hearing
quire that Marshal Ney, Prince of Mositatlie. Ustit
of this witness and others, because...it is only Enos I
- . sentenced to a capital punishment." •. •
the facts of the indictment, that the instructions I The CHANCELLOR.—Accused, have you any oli.
have taken place. Iloweier, to shOW the genera. servatiotu to make upon the application of the
shy of the accusers, I declare, in the name of the I
I. punishment required against yni ?
King's Commissioners, that we will throw no obstacle 1 Marshal Ney (rising as if to take a farewell of
in the way of heraing these witnesses. - "
e the august Assembly)—None at all Monseigneur.
The witness
(Marshal Davoost).—ln the tight of i The President ordered him to be taken out of the
the 2i and 3d of July, when every thing eat ready; Ile-11: The tribunes and the places, occupied by
for a general battle, the Provisional Government
the public, were vacated. The Peers remain in the
Hall of the Sittings to deliberate in Secret Committee
sent M. de Bignor to treat with the Allied. Generale.:
The first shots had been fired *lieu I demanded a : upon this grave accusation.
suspension of arms to treat. In the instructions to
' At half t .aleven _o'clock the Sitting became
public *gain, and tie Chancellor read WO sentence,
the Commissioners was on express older to break off
the negotiations, if articles nerib refused admigaion
by •i,hich Marshal Ney is condemned no the puabish-
relative to the city of Peris and the inhabitants. This
ment or death, by a majority of 142 to IS.
Convention was brought to me in the evening and li.
The Sittings broke up at a quarter before twelve.
ratified it. .—.—.
•
M. Hraturea.—What means had you of resisting ? Dcc.-B.—Yesterday, at five o'clock in theaven.
I had a tolerably numerous army, in good dispost. ing, whet, Marshal Ney was. reconducted to his
'ions, and a well-served artillery. I bad that confi. chamber, he met one of his Defenders, who was in
dente which a General-in-Chief ought to have in greet affliction. He embraced him,
.saying, " Whit
French soldiers. I would ye wish for, it is not fault—we shall

Y' • • .year
see each other in another world." When in his
Oinks, the Marshal walked about for some mi.
autos; his countenance was animated ; his step and
his behaviour announced his baring taken a strong
resolution, and that be was prepared for every thing.
Afterwards be asked for dinner. He eat is until;
during his repast, he perceived a knife near him,
"which b zed the attention of some '•-mrsons who sal.

'pet., _
rounded him end he threiv it some distance from
him, nyieg, 66 I fear not death." After dinner, he
asked.for a segar, which he smoked; and then lay
down, end slept quietly for two hours.
. About one o'clock, his Chamber was entered, and
the sentence of the Court of Peers nes read to him:
he was expnting it, and heard it tranquilly with-
out emotion. lie appesred to recollect himself,
at intervals.. At the end of half an hour, he asked
for the Priest. M. de Pierre, Curate of St. Salpice.
who had repaired to the Palace on the news of the
condemnation of the Marshal, came to. the ptison.—
This respectable ecclesiastic conversed with hits
during almost the whole of the night -on. holy sub-
jects. He 'put him in mind of the great duties of re-
ligion, and received the confession of the Marshal.
The Marshal intspended, for a moment, this conret.sa-
lion to write two letter% sae to irke - ,wife, and the
other totis father.
At seven o'elock in the morning, Ike, horse GT:-
darme. ie and fpnt and,horse National.Utuar4ls, welt)
stationed at-the entrances of the Luxembourg. At
eight o'clock, a veteran soldier went to Nis a brut

upon the place
,St. Michel. At nine_the Marstat
leaet.t that every thing was ready ; ,he changed his
clothes, put on a black waistcoat, breeches, aa
stockings, with.a blue frock. When he came to the
carnage,• he took M. de Pierre by the arm, slid
.seished him to enter the carriage first. The Cato.
!of St. Sulpice occupied ..with the Mar3llol the
I,bsbk pert or tilts ,carriages tya Officers of Gl'i"
'`lsrliieri*:l44,•ftwate;, ~ Dispottous detachments of
"R"el krt!edpkapri. yeoratts, PC'
canopied Pad fellesed: air et ins '4.110 ,cl.4Pl't
Orr golden of• the Wanes pd praceailed.,PjaPgril'e
trier' atentse of the .obserralory. While this W.P4
passing on,thet Marshal entrusted M. de Pierre Nit'
his golden• mfr, bez,.ded.rihg hits, to convey if le