Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-10-24
rTreVSatsd for tss n T. DAILY itrenhsr.l
TRIBUNAL OF CORRECTIONAL. PO-


rIrcRsatsd for tSe ~ !. DAILY itrenissrl
Tribunal OF CORRECTIONAL. 20
LICE OF PARIS
1riI! Of The sisltrs Comts, Daasysr qui Renau-
disre.
NJ. tie President pronounced iujgmsnt in
.thefe terms:
In what regards ;he Sicurs Comte aud Du-
never:
That he berry Of the press imports the right
topahlish and 20 print opinions or an subjects /:
ITO discuss and 10 examine all acts o lie govern,
,meht, without exec piiOn, rs weti those drecr
andinmed.ale, whirh eJnana,u from the lens.
idtiFe aud executive powers. such as the laws,
rordOnranceS and statutes signed bv tile king
AMI counteTSigned by a minister as those
which are indirect and mediate and whiclpro-
ceed from ministers, public fUncti0naries, &c
as GTTets, instrucilOns aud Others OF a similar
nat'fe, amt ny them alone but that offences
and crimes which spring from the abuse of
th,s liberty, OuSht 10 be punished contormablv
81 tho taDlished laws
ihatin The presses. tate CT the laws, the
penai c0ae, ana tie law OF the lth Nov 1917
are lie principal acts Vh ch designate these
crimes, and declare the punishment to be
applied, according 10 their nature And gra-
yity.
That ii the authors in attacking the acts of
Tue government, seek to overture II, to weaken
Tue respect due to the king an ! 10 MS authority
and thereby TO excite dIsObedience they incur
tue penalties pronounced by the laws; but that
u tRsN conhne themselves simply 10 abuse and
caiuHliiate The ministers and their personal
ass, WHICH emanate bat indirectly and nedi.
Steiy from me government, they are liable on
~ 10 the punishment awarded by the laws to
caionniatois aud vliiflerS, provided in reality
these caiaWuiss 10 not affect the king. the
ence.
:" That III iw2ris government and royal aathor-
~ nay, ~ tt'ftsIn cirCumsta ces have the same
siSnidcat,On; and that in effect il is In govern
ing, II Is By The acts Of lis government. thar
me KING exercises his authority that the sig
hinoauo3 ut these words is necessarily the
same, when that which is said of the govern
neat, aud OF its acts, can apply hnt to the an-
thorit% OF the king, or may tend to lessen The
respect winch is due TO him, or excite to DISC
bedience
9 That from these principles, no restriction
on the liberty OF the press results but en!ythe
suppression OF It's abuses That in ehecf the
law does not consider Us crime the mere act
OF printing tins or that opinion, or of attacking
tlls or that act OF government bat it considers
as criminal, Ouliages, calumnie, and misrepre-
sentaiions, winch can never add force to useful
truths.
-" tits admitted that the sieurs Comtc and
Dunoyer are joint authors Of the work entitled
lie CeHseltT EVF0prsR vol. B.
That IN different parts Of this 3d volume,
SieuTs C0nre and Duuoyer have Attended 10
encourage, IN the general system OF govern
ment and administration, changes and mo-
dihcations which approximate to republican
FERNS, and which are obnoxious 10 the primer
piles OF the monarchy, il is now constituted
tuH ti4dt tHey ttAplON unjust means TO accom-
push 1t, IN preJudIcmg the rights Of numerous
classes Of citizens, whom they represent under
odiouS colors, by the aid OF accusations, suppo-
sttons OF assumed, though pan tial.
" ihnt in tie Sd volume, the Sieurs Comte
and DW0yer have published the " Manuscript
transmitted from 81. Helena" which hitherto
b2d not in France any legal publicity that
whosoeyer publishes any work is responsible
Tor "hai 1t contains, ana may, consequently, be
pursued ard punished. lift he ilbelions.
"1hatin this work Honapartc, who speaks or
wha is made TO speak of himself. rs uincs to be
q creature OF a superior order, eNtols his own
genius, boasts This profound policy, celebrates
his victories, CLOSES over his defeats icigns at
the first restoration, TO approve the re.estab.
ment OF the King the wisdom Of his plans, and
the peace which restores him to France but
soon he says that France IS not accessory TO
this peace that she las not confidence i'm his
government that the government was not
~ France that it was Il mutual Treason :
that the Hing suffered himself to hccoaie the
head OF party that the nation had neither
head, nor arms, nor will. From that moment
he med,tated his Teturt. lie does return and
ptoClams himself the choice ofthe French peo-
pie, thus drawing tie sovereignty from "a false
source, the right of The strongest at length,
pressed on oil sides, he IS overcome ; but conf
ding ia the sentiments which lie believes he
has inspired. and ~ his cdlumgies OF the king
Be shows hls son TO his pdriizaus, in order TO
nonrish their designs, aud encourage their
hopes and SAYS, " il was impossible 10 place
was feasible ia 1915"
6 InasInuch as the reply ofthe Sienrs Connie
ard Dunoyer necessarily notifications ~ its
own nature to prevent the mischief which
might result from the publication Of the Manu-
script, even had it been full frank and loSaI,)is
Totally nugatDry, as ~ rs evdsIye, and does not
bear npOu the most material points, we CON
slider 81 80 artlhce framed 0 cover the illegal
publication Of the " Ork, which ia their oSn
opinion, contains the most ioul nisreprCscnta-
ti1ns.
- luasmucli, a. in the Article entitled De
le Lei &c 1917, SCR Us frmciT,' the sieHs
Comte dud Dpuoyer, in discussing tie questi-
on, whether thu army rs not useless TO our
safety, aud If under ths considerations tle
whole cAPUuce iiat az occasions IS nos entirely
supeIiluOus, and stating tiIat TIC 1rsl duty OF
onr Representative Was 10 free ~ from the
contributions promised 90 ,he albes. cen,uflug
tie pension deHIuirely granted, declaring e.
caiust permauenl or temporary institutions
ggdged ne~cssary Dy thc government. which
tiiP saw recO sniles, HhIcb the king uajutuns,
aHd Which. neserJHeics.. they represent as nc.
spous nsNiaucus, they conclude by sdy.Eg
that the government has iatans o. providing a.
gAnst AL dIngfs W.Ut1 10 way have 70 fear /:
" IL IS 10 make if DOR interest no deffld "a d.
is, to treat as more bua.lv tben does jhe enc.
my ii IS. not 10 tase irOH o.. Iu q year Of dis
tTess and misery eleven mtiious VI rcycEae /:
IL -, not a. stve us iu return. exclusive laws,
and PrCootnt courts it b.. not 10 pay rom our
fNscs,@5 millions in pensions o men whom we
aat IiN en0W 30 o., 500 hne, 70 OeiCud - niIit-