The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-07-21
EXTRAORDINARY SITTING.
I.IM ELoNEAL. MAY l.

EXTRAORDINARY SITTING.
iiFH ELoGEAL, MAY l.
An extraordinary crowd of fpeeSators this dav, as
yetercay filled the ribunes, ard the interior Of the
haii. The lifting opened at two o'clock The
ireident animated that Carnot being the oay tri-
bune whole nanie was nfcribed againh the motion.
liberty OF addreiiing hc tribunate was afforded him
Car'lot mounted the tribune. He fet out with de
cGI4lg, tha' heng TO ipeak agalt the motion of Gu
rec, he iton4 deavour 20 preerve the 'a-le mode
ration IN de- eri. MS opinion which had ben exai-
oited By the fisunes who had pohea in favour of the
nnunn he added that he referred tloie who with
cd 70 pl1a bad coaucton o.. lis 4nt;nlents to the RI
gid examination of his conduG face the commence
inent OF the revolution. He took up the queEon Of
eoierrlngo o. Bon3parte the dignity of Empe Of for
s' and masking it hered..ary in his f4n,i!y-Iie .l,e,
IT II was 81 grant the Flr Conui reward for his er
VICES to oiier HIM the iacrifce If ibersy lie s{ed
whether it WIS deGroy Bonapar:e's own work
IN make France Lis private pasrin.on,. voted a.
gani' the co. s:e Tor life, continued the orator and
VIII rot tins day follow different comfe will he
c"tTent with nyielf; bus tie moment that TIE order
OF things which is Vropoed is -aa5lihes! viii be the
rit to conform to - and yield 20 the new AUTHORITY
proofs OF my Difference May all the members of the
community follow the itnle Example TIE orator ther
wenS on TO lie examination Of the form of ooverpn1
proPofed to De efablhed. He cited number Of ex
aiapes from TIE ttiory Of Rome, and drew an rfe--
ehce i1ql them that government bv one ini,y;iu,
vas not III the iaiet degree fye pledge OF lis hi
iity or IT'S tranquility lie appeithc ia.le Inference
10 the hntory oil France where utetne cpi,nlos ors
"u civii aneords 10 often e;ilted under the govern,
nhen, OF princes weak Or unworthy Of governing A.
Ter the peace OF Amiens, Continued Caraot Borararte
iiad the choice between arspubc or murarcIly brr
ne had iworn to defend the former and 20 ref,ea ,b
wines OF France, which had maze him the- sy,,ar,,
Now 1t was rroPoied, TO make of that power Pro
petty OF which at preicnt only the ad Identification is
pohebed. The Romans were !ncG ieslous OF rheir Il
oerty AID Canlus, Fabius and Cncnat,ls on " f,ed
the country becaue they re,sui!ed the u,yver Which
had been coniidsd to them after they had avs teir
country nut ma liberty OF Rome Eeriihed IS icon as
Ceiar whhed 70 nurp abioiute power. Cay,lct cited
the example Of The United States Il was reteryed for
the new World to ihew the old the practibilitv of
nations enjoying Liberty, and the ring profpe-itv Of
the, people. The dehines to which they appeared
to be called left doubt remaining of the eGence of
the Truth After dicuing variety of general prn-
ciPics, Carrot made Tome particuia. remarks VIII
aid he) the opinion OF the public fur be the
ieee with OF the whole nation VIII there not be in
convemerces attending the expreiion OF an cppoi;te
ientnent is the liberty OF the Prefs 70 much ref
trained and degraded thatit will be inIpoe TO male
IN the public prints, the mot refpe6I remonArarees
againii the fropoied arrangement The orator con-
hdered me oueitIon N another point Of rev fe Ak
cd, the eSpnon Of the bourbos at all involved The
necelty of new dynafly I; if tn. eiiabnment of
new dynalty would not place obiiacles in the way Of
genera peace il 1t youd be recognized by foreign
powers, and in cafe Of refuial to recognize it, arms
would necetary be reored to- and for an empty title
t'e letlTity OF the French nation fould not perhaps
De endangered This is no. the Only means which the
exiting Government has of consolidating itfelf-+rhe
means OF this eolhits in adherence to uGice Far be
1t o me here to make any particular application or
10 cat any blame on the operations Of government.
Such thought has place in nv heart Is liberty
% w
ed-No lcsnno: regard it mere c,iirnera, and
my heart tells me that its government is ea{y In con-
csu.oA, laid the Orator. am ready 10 facrice mr.,
Perional opinion to the nterelfs Of my country N,
reiPeet FOR the law will remain unaterable and de-
re above all things, 10 fee every opinion, and every
ehfrent united aganft our eternal, inpacable G.
nerny that ensny witch Is nedtatiug unive-.a.
oPpreton vote aga.lR the motion.
faure next mounted the Tribune He applied HIM
ielf 10 the reiutaton of CaIot's peech He aked If
he had well 1ianeHed lis relpe for the law by re-
niindng him mat he had on preceding oecafon vot-
ed aginit the Co7jhip Tor life faEecnedby the vote
of more than million of Frenchnen? He aiked him
ifhe had forgotten the regiment of 1893, and tlat
horrible Deeen,viral Committee, whic, in cold blood
i9:is; - as Prescriptions and ne was aFto-
niihed az hearing Of oPpoi,ion TO that prcraition
which coad alone prevent the return Of lth nnsries
We are not here TO conider the iteret5 Of an indv
dual tanliiy, but the intereAs Of the whole nation
gu al examination OF the itlc
France in 80 and its prefent Gtuat;on He nou;rsd
what were the proportions. contained in the loofs
dratght Of the Coaititusnt AHs-n ly, and he fourd
their completion in the form of Government which IL
was now Propoied to eltabh. Ee fupported the mo-
ton.
Arnould began in The following terms, the fpsezh
which he alto delivered in favor Of the motion -Wnat
is this htilty which has feized our colleague which
renders him the pave witncs Of the outraees Of the
committees o. public fafety which carries him uto the
dire9ory, and cannst itrnih him with e meals of do
ing COOL to the people, which OH the 10Th Frusidor
renders him the victim Of the events OF that d.y and
does not permit him perceive the flare which Pr
ehegru thea had in the sonlpiracy formed againa
France
Alhaon creaier, Ch-bot, de 1'Allier> Deletre and
Challatd, ieveraiy poke in favour Of the promotion.
Carton NiGaz refuted the opinion Of Cirnot.
Tie tribunate ordered fix copies Of the opinion Of
che orators to be printed.
EXTRAORDINARY SITTING,
~ FLoREAL, May Q.