The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-04-16
NJ. MANUEL,s LETTER.
From, fbe Paris A1ou;,eur E.b o.

From the Paris Monneur, Feb. s7.
We yesterday received the following
letter from NJ. Manuel:
"Sr-Ihe president not having been
able TO read to the chamber the letter
which had the honor to write to him.
beg you will be so good as to publish it
in yonr Journal. Yours, &c.
Feb. 90. MANUEI,
"Mr. President, The state Of irrita-
ton in which part of this chamber is
at present placed, makes me fear tina, I
may not be able TO find in this sitting
moment OF silence 10 complete the ex.
preston OF an opinion which hope will,
no longer meet with any honest reprov.
ers, when it is declared as intended In
utter lt--as 1t ought to have been pre-.
sumed from what | had before said;
hnaiiy, as you yourself could not without
injustice blame, if you had permitted
me upon this, as upon a former occasion.
to finish the whole phrase.
1.-The minister pretended to discover
ground tor war IN the necessity of pre-.
venting IN Spain the occurrence of those
catastrophes which stained the English
and French revolutions with blood T
repiieo, that the means which he would
adopt, appeared TO be precisely those
winch were best calculated TO augment.
instead OF diminishing the dangers which
were supposed TO menace an avgus, per.
sohage and IN support of my argument,
L referred to the events which had led
10 the overthrow of the Stuarts, and the
death OF the unfortunate Louis XVI.
'l asked whether it was foroo,ton that
this misfortune in France had been pre-.
ceded by the armed interference of tho
Ffusslans and Austrians, and recalled TO
recollection, as fact known 10 all the
world, that it was then that revolutiona.
ry France, feeling the necessity of de-
tending herself, new strength (nouvelles
forces J an energy ! =. Here was
interrupted. IF this had not happened.
my sentence would have been as follows.
vi hen revolutionary France feeling the
necessity OF defending herself with new
FORCES and energy, set in motion all the
masses reused all the popular passions,
aha thus occasioDed dreadful excuses,
ana deplorablc catastrophe in the midst
oil noble resistance"
mo person could be more prepared
than was beforehand, to give way to all
me PredJudices,& even TO the violence of
part oil the members of this chamber.
whose principles and efforts have consi,
dered 1t my Guty strongly TO oppose.
because believe in my soul and CON.
science, that these principles and efforts
compromise at once the interests OF the
throne and the nation. But ought not
to be deprived, by interruptions and nv a
tumult, which you even considered mex,
cusable, ofthe right being heard before I
amJudged.i desire that may not be per.
mitted to impute to me, even hypocriti-
cal!y, the absurd design Of basely insult
ing, without motive, without interest, the
misfortune of august victims, whose des.
tIny afiiicts all generous hearts. When
| shall have spoken, l will brave the
judgment OF passionate men, and shall
iearlessly wait that Of honest men.
"l have the honor TO be Mr.. Presiden,y
your very humble servant,
MANUEI -
The people OF New York city com 4
that they have to pay one fourth eiz
state tax onrcal estate.