Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-09-07

was aDSurd because the Journals, were an
arm, and the censorship placed this arm in the
hands ofthose most interested in abusing it
Armed with journals the agents of power
traverse society, mute and gagged with the in
science produced by the certainty of impun-
~. They do not only fetter bur they insult
they do not only harass, but they outrage
they do not only commit injustice, but they
spread fa!sehood and defamation without adj
mlttiog OF contradiction. In a word, the 10
months of the censorship have been the sa-
turnaiia of calumny." New sorts of oppres-
sion, he said, had thus grown up, and fresh
dscontents had been excited. " What" said
the hon. member, " has been the consequence |?
Instead of becoming, as the censorship was to
make us, people of lambs and doves, our
passions have been more violent than ever,
Tor nothing so much fOments passion as insult
without defence" The orator then complain
ed ofinconsistcnces in the conduct of those
who in 1915, supporteda censorship and now
opposed it, He could not see principles
where there was only interested calculation
he could not contound the love of the charter
with the love ofthe portfolio (piace). Thrice
during the last 81 hours, negotiations have
been resumed and broken off about office,
and the parties have as yet come 20 no. def
mite resolution. Those negotiations have re-
vcaled one thing, namely, that for a long time
past there have been divisions in the ministry
that the maiorities at which we have some
times been astonished, in the chamber, belong
ed not TO the whole ministry, but to two mem
bers of it only, who were honoured with ex-
elusive kindness, and who, like harblngers,
were sent before TO prepare lodgings, and an
nounce the corps al urmee. The oratorconclud-
ed his speech in the following words:
"You hear England quoted as an example.
| (lnpn 't'hp has
prevailed in England How long? 90 years
whereas the constitutional regime has cOntinu-
ed for $50 years. See, under the counter
revolutions SALISBURY prescribed and Claren-
don banished: and, under the constitutional
regime, Mr. Pitt governing for quarter of a
century"
W. de Vaublanc who had drawn up the re-
| port of the commission which decided against
the censorship, defended the opinion of that
commission. Having occasion to renly to NJ.
Pa'qIier, one ofthc ministers, 1I. Vauhlanc,
who had been himsclfa minister in 1916, drew
| a striking contrast between that politician and
| himself know" said he" a man (meanng
| VI. PasqmerI who never left one admlnslrl-
ton till he had prepared TO enter another, who
never deserted one set OF friends till he had
looked out for another which possessed more
court favour, who has skipped into successive
cabinets with that ease which marks all his
movements. know another, (Ineaning him
self who never took n single step to attain Of
flee, and never made single effort to keep il:
who saw intrigurrs busy around him without
degning to countcract their plnts-wh0, as
his party became prescribed, identified him
self more with its fortunrs-who has lived
in the most profound srclusion since he re-
signed Office, and since he ceased to be minis
| ter has never sat at the table of n minister
fen. Il, Il L
strange road to attain his object, and show,
that he is unacquaintcd with those model.
which ambitious men generally initiate
After a good deal Of discussion, in which NJ
de la BourdOnnay, violent ultra, spoke
against tIrr censorship,
The President read the article OF the pro
icct thus drawn mp =
"The law ofthe 31st of March, 1920, rela
tive to the publication ofthe journals and peri
Odiral writings. shall continue to have elTec
till the end of the session of 1891" Their,
were four amendments proposed to this ar
ticle, three Of which were rejected the dis.
cusslon on the fourth was postponed till Mon
day.
HOUSE or COMMONS, july II.
i The interest excited by the motion of whcI
MIR. Hume gave notice Yesterday, rpspectin:
the presence of her Majesty nj the coronation
was manifested to-day by the number of per
sons who attended in all the passages lcadin,
to the lobby and gallery. 1t was expected
that the house would meet at one, and eve
before that hour several persons had com
down with a view of gaining admission. Tn
house, however, did not meet till few minute
before three o'clock. The gallery was open
cd at three Immediately after prayers,) AM
the Sneaker having counted 40 members
took the chair There were then about 81
members in the house, Of whom the creates
: number appeared on the ministerial side.
AS soon as the Speaker had taken the chaii
Mr.. Hume rose to address the house. bu
! gave way on bcinginformad that person from
the Navy Prize Office waited without TO pre-
sent some papers
This pcrson (Mr. Hancock, of the Nav,
Prlze-oiiicc) then appeared at the bar, and pre-
sented return Of the fees paid on navy priz
accounts. They were ordered 60 be laid o
the table
AS soon as this was disposed Of
Elr. Hume again presented himseifto the NJ
, tentiOn OF the house, in order to submit IN
motion of which he had given notice yestcrda,
He began by saying, that when ne CAM 70 IN
house yesterday, nc was not aware of ihc II
tcntions of his Maiestys ministers with re-
: pect to her Majesty and therefore, considei
5 ing the question Of vast importance to Tn
country, nc had gwen notice respecting it,
The hon. member then Observed that If then
was one subject Of more importance tha
another, it was that TO which he was about
r refer-oue which was so intimately cor
> necteI with the tranquility OF the cOuntr
y aud particularly ofthe metropolis. lie thougI
= t'mt it should be a paramount duty vii
e ministers not 70 leave the country in the sta
' of irritation and agitation in which IL was le
at the prorogation last session. We wei
e now within eight days Of the coronation. ar
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