Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-06-05

which appeared like the frightful prog
nostic OF a tempest, has been rejected
by the Chamber Of Deputies by ma
Jority of Sc votes, out of a total of 244.
The speech Of the Keeper of the Seals,
which tore the veil that concealed from
public view the horrible assassinations
that took place in the south OF France
during the years 1915 and 1916, produ-
ced in the Chamber an effect difficult to
be described. The assembly was so
struck with this description, that no ora
tor wished to speak after him. " All
possible efforts (said hey have been made
by the government of the King to bring
to Justice the assassins of General ~
garde, who was attacked at the moment
when. in the name Of the King, he came
as a minister of peace. The author of
that crime was arrested, delivered over
to the tribunals, and convicted of having
fred upon General Lagarde, while, with
his sword in his hand, that officer, was
endeavorlng to appease the multitude.
The jury declared, that the homicide
was rendered necessary by the want Of
legitimate defence, Ga movement of hor-
ror in the Assembly, The law directed
the President Of the Court of Assizes to
set the accused at liberty. General RAJ
mel was wounded in the tumult of Tou-
louise. Carried to his apartments, he
was assaIlcd on his death-bed by furious
wretches, who tore his body. These
ruffians being brought before Court Of
justice, were acquitted by the Jury on the
ground -" that the blows which were in
tlicted on the General, when in bed, had
not determined his death, because the
wounds which he had previously receiv-
ed were mortal % After some moments
of interruption, the Minister continued:
Shall | speak, gentlemen, of man
whose name feel a horror in pronoun-
cling? Trestallion, accused Of frightful
crimes, became the object of prosecu-
ton, at the instance of the Kings law
officers. The judicial authority object
ed to his being tried in the same city
where his crimes were committed, be-
cause they entertained fear for the free
dom of the Court, from the constcrna-
ton OF the citizens, and the terror which
the criminal inspired. He was accord
ingly transferred, for trial, to Rouen..--
Would you believe the result? A single
witness could not be found to depose
against Trestallion, and hundred pre-
sented themselves to vouch for bis in
noccnCe. The terror these assassins
inspired was SO great, that justice could
not find witnesses who burst give evil
dence for the prosecution, nor Jury
who would have dared to find them gull
ty. Finally, the assassination of NJ Flu
aides was harty crime, and the gov
eminent was obliged to exert all its
force to protect the action Of Justice, and
to repress those efforts which the parti-
zans of the criminals made to rescue
them from execution"
We know not what tactics the Ulras
will follow, after SO signal defeat in the
chamber Of deputies.
March 81.
The reception of the Persian Ambas-
sador did not take place yesterday. 1t
is asserted that difficulties, arising from
the difference of the eastern ceremonials
from ours, have oCCasioned its postpone
ment.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL @
+. The intelligence from America lately
received is of nature not so gratifying
to the friends of liberty. The House
Of - ato+ Ntt I'll
have approved of the conduct of Gen.
Jackson. 1t will be recollected that the
report Of the committee of that house
was conceived in terms of apprehension,
and we were led to hope, that, in re-
public, the sense Irrational justice would
be more powerful than the sense of mill
tary honor. We have, in this instance,
been disappointed; and we augur i'll re-
speeding the adherence of the Americans
to the calm democracy of their constitu-
ton, when we find them SO eager for
military glory, that, rather than lose
paltry portion of it, they can swallow
with avidity this foul and dangerous
mouthful. 1t is strange that nations, in
the fullest enjoyment of freedom, should
thus SOW and cultivate the SEEDS of their
future slavery and ruin Let them be
Just, and they will never want brave men
to defend them from aggression, or even
to avenge, if necessary, their injuries on
their foes: but if they set military glory
above the civic virtues, or suffer it to
compensate for acts of treachery or ty-
ranny, they may soon arm some fortu-
nate, calculating desperate against them
selves. Does the Transatlantic Re-
public desire to be great? In extent of