Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-10-23

preserve them. j begged MS Majesty t.
accept my resignation /; l de ivered ,uto his
hands the Letter which contaiu.tl the mo-
tives for this step. ihe king did me hon
or to answer that he would consider OF it.
l waited soole days for an answer as
did not receive any, | took tie liberty OF
writing a 2nd letter. in WHICH ag. i ex
plaInsd ali my motives, all my apprehen-
SONS respecting a iutuity, which threaten
edat once his throne. his dynasty, and the
in1epen''.nce Of my country. III 5 majesty
now accepted my resignation. and was So
good as 20 give me, in a letter written with
ms own hand, the assurances, "that he
would not forget my services, and that /
should rot ioosc any pare of my property
III consequence OF my removal"
= Nothing tirther remained for me but to
choose the place of my retirement. Wien
one has the w sfortune of be ng celebrated,
the most incousiderable place to which one
may retire, becomes important. was Re-
solved, a, least, by the s;mp icity. the pri-
vacv of my domestic life, to secure myself
from cs,umuy.
The king caused an ambassadors place
to be offered TO me. | gave Saxony the
prefcren c. | hal been 50 fortunate as to
approach its sovereign ; his unvarying in
tegritv, which procured on the throne sc.
neral love, ami when he was moved from
il, esteem was che Cause of tbs preference
To che last day of my life, shall cherish
the mencry "a the Testimonies of goodness
which received from the Prince after my
arrival in Dresden. 1t is particularly un
der missrsu that we learn daily to APP
prsciate the value of benevo!ence. linus,
add, also, that in all the relations into
which l C me in consequence of my mission
with the Duke of RiCheiiau, have expe-
rienced every thing which man of honor
and feeling can do to soften An injustice
which all his efforts could not prevent. 1t
Is asked why did not upon leaving the
ministry. enter into the chamber of depu-
ties, to which several electoral citizens,
among the rest, that of Paris had chosen
me Could Ihave conteaded with advaa-
tage against the continually Increasing ex
cesses of reaction Let any one read the
debates of the chamber, and he will see
wnat ] might expect from this contest A
noble minded man, NJ. l.. Argenson, at
tempted to RAISE his voice to point out the
causes and the authors of the troubles in
the South of France furious cries hinder
ed him from proceeding. The truth was
repulsed from the tribune of the aation ;;
what success could one hope i'll an assem-
bly,, in which the party OF eXaggeration
gained infiusncs-when this party consid.-
cred the most intolerable anarchy as the
Necessary instrument of the restoration of
order. what should one say to men who
s,w the strength and power of the king in
violence, and treason in the language of
moderation
Called to speak on the great interests of
the nation what means does one possess to
be heart by those who think they have
only to deliberate on the pride of some
individuals What could / have added
IN hat / ~ 30 IF th
erment of Fr.ncc, as minister to urge to
to cnpjure these violent men To sacrifice
their personal vengeance to the general
good, and to think only on the welfare OF
all | have exhausted, in respect to
them, all that Can interest friend to his
Country. shall rot cease to repeat to them
from my exile my last words wheA / was
quitting Paris" How dare one venture to
speak OF the triumph of a party when the
same will either fall upon or affect
all ?-There is no hope of our national in
dependence, no true honor. except in our
union."
The encouragement which the spirit of
extravaganza gave to the reaction soon
announced the intention to make use of
them. The deputy who read libel
from the tribune could easily give us infor-
natioa r. speeding the source of those en-
cour gemenis, if he would tell wher he
obtained the libel, and who is the author
OF it.
10 VAN should have reckoned on the
support Of the ind part of the assembly.
fhis part possesses talents, Just views,
res son--It even forms the majority; but
there are among it many timid men, who
are swayed by the fear of drawing great
CT evils on their country by their resistance
than by their submission. Sometimes they
are threatened with the phantams of our
r volutions, the spring of which is des-
troyed sometimes they are threatened
with the ,ycnet of The foreigners.
1t s absurd to suppose that any party
could now obtain the smallest assistance
from without. If any party governs, par
ticular engagements, stronger than the
general eng gements of royalty, are the
Consequence. 1t is 10 longer the sove-
reisns wao triumph over France; n par
ty then triumph over the nation the civil
war has but changed places the ultra
r0yalsts are victors, and all tue rest Of the
French vanquished.
What advantage could be derived from
giving up the government to a party
The grave would soon close over its go
vernment; even terror could not long sup
port IT. for terror vanishes at the glimpse
of security. Another party would come
in It's turn, and would prevail what would
become Of France, what of Europe, if we
were torn by changing parties and transito
ry victories of partiesf
Where in such state Of things, should
we find the nationl There is no more a