Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-05-25
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FRENCH CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES
STYLING OF MARGIN Ell.

NJ. Cassnier Perrier, in the course of q
| speech condenining the system followed by
the ministry, asked" Why does the mere
, report of the events in Piedmont produce on
Ministers the same effect as the trumpets of
Israel heretofore did on the walls of Jericho ~
A great movement in the Chamber. The
cause is atviolation of public liberty which
every day takes from us some guarantee
Hence the slightest movement of public o.
pnion which they repress makes them trem-
Bile, because that opinion purs,es their adj
ministration as remorse pursues bad con-
SCIENCE Much sensational
The Minister of Finance answered the OBJ
jections made to his financial plans he al
luded to the Piedmontese and NeapOlitan
news, and complained of false reports being
circulated to depress the funds.
NJ. Mechin would not have taken any part
in the debate had it not been for the obser-
vations of the Minister of Finance, on the
reports to which he had alluded. The silence
| imposed on the newspapers, necessarily gave
currency to all the rlilnors, which the idle,
the restless, or the Interested, might fabri-
cate. The impressions of those reports could
| not be removed by contradictory accounts
| in the Journals, because it was known that
| every thing passed through the hands of
| the censOrs. In such a state of things it
M. Cassilner Perrier, in reply, observed,
that it was very extraordinary that Gov
| eminent which maintained well-paid d.
plomatic establishment, with abundance of
| courlers and lines of teegraphs, should not
have early information of events which might
| affect public credit. But when did the sales
| take place !? At time when no one was
possessed of information but the ministers.
| Who. else was informed Foreigners, who
| learned the facts from their ministers. GSev-
eral cries of " Rothschild."l assert, again,
that if any evil result from these reports,
Minister'S are 10 blame. By destroying the
liberty of the press, you have consecrated the
| triumph of falsehOod. If the truth appears,
it is stifed by the censorship; and ifit by ac-
cident escape the vigilance of the censors it is
regarded as an untruth. The nature of the
| influence which the Minister of Finance wish
ed to exercise over the funds, was proved by
| his sending notice to the syndics s. exchange
brokers' that the Neapoltans had been defeat
| ed. If the Minister avows this correspond
| ence, 1t follows, that he was DESTROYS of ope-
| rating on the funds. We have been told that
| we are III good understanding with Naples
| but what was to be thought of this good I'M
derstanding when a minister announces vic
tory over the Neapolitans as piece of good
| news
M. Pasquier, after noticing the insnuation
as to the relations ofthe Government with To-
reigners, and of its awaiting itself of shameful
means to lower the funds, an insnuation
which he said the Chamber would repel, said.
as to the particular fact now in question, Gov
| eminent received the official news of the en-
| gagement of the Austrian and Neapolitan
| troops. 1t made il public as it published the
| official news which it received from Pied
rionn Nv hot I1fn r.l-
| or that army, it was our duty to announce
it, especially after the reproaches which were
addressed to us but it happens that this news
| is a defeat of the Neapotan army, and we
are therefore blamed for communicating it to
the Exchange.
NJ. Casimr Perrier.-Where is the letter
| written by the Minister of Finance?
The Minister.-IIere it is.
Cries from the left.-Read it Read it
The Minister of Finance ran to the tri-
| bune, and read the letter he had sent to the
Exchange.
The reading of this letter caused great agi-
| tation.
General Foy spoke with velemence, and,
addressing himself to the Ministers, said
You are not Frenchmen-you are the dis
| grace of France. There never was an in
stance of thus publishing the enemy's bulletin
| huOWh II Is
| Nj. Chauvelin said it ought to be remarked
| IN what spirit this news had been circulated.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs had felt this,
and therefore had not replied TO the ques-
lions put respecting the relations between
our Government and that of Naples. He had
| indeed stated in a secret committee that we
are at peace with all the powers.
| NJ. Pasquier.-I said so also in a public
| sitting, and | repeat it.
| NJ. Chauvelin.-I was afraid of being ire
| gular in abiding to what passed in Secret
| Committee but the declaration of the Min
lister relieves me from all difficulty. He has
told us that we are at peace. We are how
ever in a very strange situation in one
which is neither that of peace, war, nor neu-
tFality but which seems to be somewhere
between war and neutrality. This is what
is to be understood from the austrian Dec.
laration from which it appears that while
England is neutral, France adheres TO the
| system ofthe Allies with certain restrictions,
which arc not made public. Such was the
consequence of the presence Of Our Ambas-
sador Mt the Congress at Laybaci but it
was what was to be expected from the choice
| which had been made of an Ambassador
sent TO King who was separated from hrs
people. Cries on the right From traitorsi
rebels u This, too is a consequence of the
letter which the advisers of his Majesty had
induced him to write TO induce The King of
! Naples 20 leave his country to 20 to Lay
bach. Thus, by this strange neutrality, you
have been led not to support the Constitu-
tional Government, of which, from the com
munity OF principles and interests, we ought
TO bc the allies but you have chosen 20
place yourselves in The ranks Of those who
have sworn mortal war against all such Go
yernmcnts. Applause on The lcft.
M. Roy sad--t;entlcmen, on the l4lh Of
this month, individuals who had learned at