Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-11-02

pc; oi tue iJsii al sept, the day before hat on
wh,rh thr B"nnfrh died.
The s'rnu3 constitution of the King has
AGAIN tluinphe0 thls morniog over crisis like
'ha, which took place yesterday. The same
symptoms nave again produced the same
alarms. The King desired that the prayers for
The dl ing should he recon- u,enced, and being
Unable I" repeat each response, he only said
'hai he aticnde In the whole, and respOnsed
mentally. lie caused crucfx 40 be gwen
hni, ;Gd kissed il several times The persons
"h' we're present nj this august scene could
ca'l 10 mud The death OF the ruiei of the noble
rae. u' the BJtubons, aud MIA, - related oil II
~ II manner so affecting End si"ple by his
faithful servant Jom,iil,. AT the second crisis
the Kings heart was Effected, ard the senti-
mrnis which his heart could not express were
evident IN h,s cvuntri,ance. Nothing could
give an idraof the & irf of the Royal family,
'iiu mt the affection " nich The people of PARIS
feel make every one easily understand That of
our Princes. On Sunday mornns his Majesty,
though suffering, thought Il; to be present at
the family breakfast. Ther Royal Highnesses
seemed la CONSIDERATION. The grief Of Mad
anne was so great, that the King asked her to
approach. and taking her by the hand, twice
pressed il TO his lips With great emotion"
I" know that fellow being is suffering /;
and not To sympath'ze with bim, is contrary
to human nature. Both the roy al family aud
the people Of Paris must have felt for his ma
Jesty, but that either regarded his death as n
calamity is doubtful. After h,s death, howev-
or, the journals r,ed the same tone that
they IA! KEEP, up during his illness. TO shrw
| this, we shall give one more extract from a
Paris paper, merely promising the Obserr ations
| of the GLOBE and TaAvgLLER, that these
lamentations shew that other loyal people
tl.r
the death aud accession of monarchs us the
British. That the death of every monarch
is the most lameniahe OF events, while every
monarch is yet better than his predecessor, is
a proposition AZ difficult 10 be explained az
to be doubted" The extract is from the
Quoiidicnne of the l4t!i OF September.
The terrible catastrophe which the ardent
wishes of whole people hoped in vain to
avert, has been this instant accomplished.
The King has ceased To live. Another son
of Saint Louis assembled To Heaven. Let us
pray for him, let us weep FOR ourselves, for his
whole life was lavished On ns. Ills last words
were yet for his family, for his people. for oil
hrs children. Gret iuterdicts us even the
praises which gratitude would dictate on the
Tomb, which opens on the benefits accumu-
lated upon France by the monarch who has
just been ravished from the lover. We would
praise the King the legislator hut words fail
us-we can only lament the father The ago
ny endured long Louis supported it as he rad
borne misfortune. Never did a monarch, NJ, :
! er did a man know better how TO support the
heavy burthen of age, adversely, of infirmities,
Of the throne. He has quilted this earth for
ever ; but not French heart will forget that
he restored peace to our fields, children TO
their mothers, liberty 10 our laws, and more
recently still, glory 10 our standard o Louis
thy last moments might be softened by the
reflection that nothing more remained TO be
done for our France, forever secured under
the immortal sceptre of the B0urbons. The
night conceals from ms AS yet the aspect of
this afflicted capital. We pray, we weep, in
The secrecy of our hearts. Tomorrow our
temples will be openrd-let us go thither.
Frenchmen, to derive strength to support
the immense loss we have suffered. Let us 20
to pray for the precious days of the King, who
does not die, and who is restored for the conso-
| lation of France 10 the person Of a magnani-
| nous heir. Tbe king Louis XVIII is dead.
Live the king Charles X"
| Louis XVIII" says the Globe and Travel
Ter is person who has puzzeed extremely
The writers misunderstanding is less to be
reconcilled than his course of Government
since his restoration, with any sys EN-, with any
| purpose, with any passion, even first appear
ances, would Indicate with the passion for
ease. The instruments aud plans of admins
traton were continually changed. New
patches of Peers were created time after time
To effect directly opposite purposes. The Ui-
| ira r0yalIst Chamber which he declared introu-
pobte, was dissolved, and distribution of the
elective franchise made TO give the new inter
ests and the people at large AN influence in the
| legislature and no sooner was this work ac.
cOmplished, and the chamber Of deputies had
begun to assume national and Independent
| character, than il was destroyed, in order &c
bring the representation again 10 the iniroupu
| Die model which had been declared SO jacom.
parable, and found so dangerous The solution
seems TO b. that he relied upon Ministers, ane
that his ministers could not rely upon him
that so long as Minister renamed in office
he had full pow er to pursue his personal views
but the tickle character of the King seems (,
have made the existence Of ministry as pre-
carions as its sway, pro tempore, was alb
solute."
The exchange at Paris would rontinu,
closed IL was understood, ill Tuesday.
| we shall Tomorrow give fuller accoun
OF the life and character ofihe deceased mo
narch. We cannot find that his death coca
stoned ny'rumors of political nature, ex
cert TO one under the sanction Of the Duk,
OF ADgouleme efforts were making to eff-c
a coalition between the Liberals and the I'll
tras, for the purpose of ousting the presen
ministers.
Besides this our papers contain little posi-
tive intelligence ofmoment
| From Spain we have nothing hot q repori
that 100 persons have been arrested at Vicf
10 Catalonia.
IN Britain the people were making prepa
| hp nj p a.
ment. ConsoIs opened on the London Stock
| Exchange on the toornine, IF tho ,a,h =, n "a