Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-16
the fatal wound, she was sitting in the nur-

the fatal wound, she was sitting in the nur-
sery.
II appeared in evidence, that the Rev. Mr..
NJ. had lent the pistol To his sou, for an even
ing's amusement, believing that it had not
been loaded for II months. The lad entered
the nursery, and pointing the pistol, said to
| the deceased. in the most playful manner,
See, aunt, Pa haslent mc his pistol-l'll shoot
you;' and Immediately pulled the trigger
| Miss u. rose, uttered scream, and exclaimed,
= Oh, James, James, and fell IA liftless corpse
PARIS, Nov. 27.-Extract of private let
ter Soon after the arrival of NJ. MontIlOlon,
ut Paris, he presented 10 one ofuur most en-
inent bankers a letter written by Bonaparte a
| short time before his death. 1t ran in sub
| stance thus
| 6 Monsieur L.,
!" Upon this letter being presented to YOU
by Count Monthoion, you will pay to him two
millions Of francs, with interest at per cent
Two millions to Count Bertrand, and one mil
lion to-; this. bsing the sum Of FIVE mil
lions,which lodged in your hands at an inter-
est off per cent. having placed this sum
IN your hands in Paris, in the year 1915
These sums you win pay within six months
alter my death. May God have you in his
holy Keeping NAPOLEON.n
"Upon reading this letter, Mr. L. said, " It
is very true that the Emperor did place such
sum as this in my hands ut the time men
toned, and am ready to account for the
same with interest, upon having legal acqut-
tance, &c. ! must, however, send for nv
lawyer and state the circumstance" M. LIE
Grange came in short time, exanined the
paper, and, after some consideration said,
IL do not think NJ. LIS justified in paw
Ing the money upon this notification. This
paper is one oftwo things-it is either spe-
IN fl,..f
torney,) and in this it is totally setIasde by
| the death of the party--or it is testamentary
paper, IN which latter case it is perfectly ir-
regular and ilcgal-and therefore in neither
can vi. l.. pay the. money!" Now what is TO
be done with this said five millions ?"
PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
| LIVERPOOL, January This document is
calculated TO awaken comparison between the
| addresses to Congress of an American Pres-
/ dent, and those of our Monarch to his Para-
| ment. The former derives its strength from
PLAN and unassuRlin. detail OF facts relative
to the state of the country: the operations of
Government to effect its security and prospe-
rity, at home and abroad and whatever is
interesting ia the lover ofhis country The
latter too often an unsatisfactory and labored
address, verbose on triilrs, but silent or mpen-
etrabiy obscure and deceptious in matters of
| IL
tenn which has given up the hive of national
industry to swarns of drones to banquet up
on; system which urged 25 years CONT
nuance OF useless war, and gave birth to
wastef,u extravaganza, which has progressive
! ~ increased under 1t, and has created a debt
and weight OftayatioD which snatches even a
portion of the necessary crust from the hand
ofiabor: in fine, paltry record of the tri-
umph OF corrupt influence and ministerial
might over public opinion, patriotism, and
right. The American knows wei! the capaci-
ties OF England; he knows her arts, scien-
ces, literature, perience-and above all the
industry of her operative people, and the en-
| terprize of her merchants which, were it not
4 ior the evils OF mlsruc, would render England,
III spite oil the stubbOrness of her soil, and the
disadvantages oil her climate, one of the most
desirable countries in the world, Astounding
with all that refinement or luxury can ask,
and he cannot but choose to appreciate the
absolute wisdom" of those who have so
grossly abused the energies of such people ;
VINO have guided the vessel of the state till
she is bound in shadows and in niserics, -
ana may ere long, be driven up " high and
dry" But we will not accede to the Ameri-
can, that his prosperity arises from the supe-
riority of "A Republican over limited monar
chy. He has the immediate advantage fand
hence his glory ofa free representative sys-
tenn, ema6atiDg from the people-and the
same forms fundamental principle of our
constitutions and, if acted upon, would secure
to us every advantage of free people Were
the laws sanctioned by the whole BODY of
the people, through their representatives, cho-
| sen by unbiased free will were Parliaments
limited to period which ~ould permit the
frequent turning up of the soil of representa-
tons before the weeds of abuse could spread
over the land, then retrenchment would take
the place OF extravaganza the idle men who
live on the labor of others would be compell-
ed to put in their mite of usefulness into the
general stock: measures might then be con-
certed to reduce at least portion of the in
terest oil the debt; the farm would then have
| some chance to thrive, and John Bull might
resume MS good humOred smile-The ma
uonal income of the United STATES. and rho
general resources of the country, are repre-
sented to be on the increase. No murmir i
heard no complaint of oppressive taxation ;
nor is there need ofsuch. The national funds
are not squandered on useless armies in time
ol peace, on idlers and sineeurists the salaries
% pubic officers are not las frequently here)
grossly extrayagant; but they are amply suf-
| lcient to satisfy the desires Of honest men. A
list of salaries in America, from President
downwards, compared with those in our Red
Book, would afford an admirable commentary
on the inordlnate rapacity of some of our
great ones
The simple fact that eleven millions of peo-
pie IN an intant country, where dissentions
| might naturally he expected, and who. fist.
/ we gods y have never attempted Ia draw
from the fouut Of legitimacy the virtues OF
which we are so often reminded, are govern
ca, IN undsturbed tranquility and cordial
oro.hern3od, tor sum not amounting, pro-