Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-07-27

vino are also ministers r;thom dspaYtniei,fs are
so convinced of this difference, that not one
OF ihrm has yet assumed the ministerial cos
tune they preserve one which is equally hon
o'lrahle and ilatteriug TO us but supposing,
that less modest, tiey had Joined the cos
tune to the title of EXcellency, the same diff
fe:cnce would equally b. observable even I'M
der ministerial embroidery the public would
not renOunce the right OF calling them by the
names of 'Semi-Nlnistcrs;' 'Amateuf- Minis
ters,' Quasi-Ministcrs,' Ministers IN partibus,
Eycclcnci,e in General lau5 hter.)
ii. dc Serre (keeper of the seals) rose to re-
ply; and, after making some gcncralremarks
Us to the difficulty of following the last speaker
through his uaade,iags, said, Z" will make no
great effort to repcl the many rash attacks
which are made against the magistracy. Speak
ers 'rho possess onGrch,cdl principles, and ,cho
seeS TO put heRs an dctirity, are, at least, con-
sstent with themselves" Movement of indig-
nation on the lelt.)
General Foy-This is always his system OF
ealumny.
NJ Lat;ite-This is rather the language of an
agent TO provoke, than of Minister
Tie President, ringing his bell-Do not in
ierrupt the speaker.
.Nany uoiceS al Once--Do not permit the De-
puties to be ias,ted and caumniated- Pro-
ionged agitation in the Chambcr)
NJ de Serre-it is time, gentlemen, TO ter
inmate this strange and incredible difficulty
Ii you thin.S yourselves illuminated. declare
That your speakers did not attack the whole
jna3istracy.--{ Renewed excamation aud in
tcrrupton from the lefty
~ de Serre.-lf there is liberty to attack.
there should also he liberty to defend
~. L?tKc.-It is you WHO attack, who ca
Iumniatc you do nothing.eisc. "a voice from
iiie rl5ht.--Why are you s-y nose y
:, The agitation redoubles, notwithstanding
me PRESIDENTS bcil--being at length Gained,
The Minister rcsumed-Ccrtainly, gentle
men, injuries have been addressed 10 any bo-
dy, 1t is To the deputy, the minister of the
!amg, who is occupying the tribune-But these
INJURIES merely reply to by contempt.
turn it thorouSly.
IL sIsmber.-lour contempt is honorable
---your esteem would be dishonouring.
Ihe .Einister.-I have deserved yolr insults,
ny my Efforts To defend royalty. First muir
rhurs ON the left; on the righi-yes, yes-si-
IL .ibusnier Buss;on-AIakes a sigo 70 his
honorable friends TO be calm and silent.
The President-This sort of discussion is
forbidden by the rules. The speaker ought
10 he heard-and certainly enough has been
SAID to give him the right of reply.
". dc .SerTe.-lf you drown my voice i'm
Your mlrmurs, | shall say that YOU dare not
Listen TO nae, and that clainuur is your only
resource against evidence.
t'oatte tef.-We Will reply to you if vour
majority viii permit. Silence was rc-estab-
iished.
TIE .iLinisier went on to sav.-Tbot if the
1nagistracy had not been abused and insulteJ.
he had nothing to say but if they had-it
follows, said he, from the Glamour of those
Who interrupt It's, that they disavow their ac-
atlo.ls-!or those accusations you ali heard
-HeSSIs. Roy and LameM.-Yes Without the
feast fn,lrm'ir-thc House las ordered them
10 be printed.
:. M dc Enthusiastically / pity am opposi-
ton reduced to such puerile arguments.-
lHiufhurs and interruption from the left.
Listen to me, cried the Minister, or | shall
again have to complain of your violence. |
nave been the object of many personalities. and
have never permitted myself to utter one 80
ln!irais oi laughter from the lettl---no. never.
You are now reduced to this pon.--you
aHack the masistracy, and | have right tn
tePiy-then did not calumniate YOU Yonr
-ahtirmurs are without motive, unless, indeed
ihey ne ate''inlohy OF your conscicnces against
yourselves. Bsaro on the right, laughter on
the left
.'Eny Yoices. dares to talk of con
Science! " N''
For two years, resumed the minister. the
iavourers OF revolutionary principles have been
,sl loose against the Kings government, and
nave menaced public order. The magistracv
has constantly fulfilled its duties, and has only
replied to IFS detamcrs by acts of instice and |
onpartlaity. Bravo from the right
NJ. Girardin is called to- the tribune b,,t |
Yields his place to Gen Foy
Generm foy-A speech has been made. |
Which even lfihe sentiments il contained were
not In unison with those of the whole Cham |
Der, should at least have been heard without
nlurmur or Interruption. One thing is posi- |
i've NOBODY opposed the printing of this !
speech. And let 1t not be said, that no stress |
should be laid on this circumstance. since we |
have seen the majority oppose the PRINTING of |
many speeches, solely because il did not an |
prove the opinions expressed in them. The
ministers OF the King has answered this speech |
as 10 the matter of fact the suppression of am
uhocr secretaryship,l as well as he could, and
lhen, launching out into discussion foreign to |
The business, he used these words, which
AvTote down as he pronounced then, (" some
anarchcal speakers"-[ From the right, Mol
: VINO profess anarchical principles. "2Itis the
same thing. IL IS not that object to but the
MINISTER added, and who put these priuci-
pies III action From the right He said "who
seeks to put them in action. BE it soft is
absolutely the same thing. We'll. | saw he ha
theremade material accusation, which seems
10 refer to acts committed out of this Cham
Der; an accusation which he would not dare
~ sustain before any tribunal in the kingdom
even ne, placed as he Is at the head ofthc Judi
ciary. You have all heard gentlemen. this
minister of j s ice, you have all seen him erect
~ inself into public accuser -(exclanation ON
the right, Yes, public acctiser, and for his
punishment ] condemn him, as he leaves This
lla'l to raise hiseycs 70 the statues ofDAgues-