Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-26

il would pass without difficulty in the Chamber
of DEPUTIES, and that il would be carried by an
immense majority in the Chamber OF Peers
But the public voice was raised SO loudly In de.
fence Of private interests, that the most devoted
tools of the ministry, such Ann. NJ. Martignac
and Pardessus, though, they 'would be running
too great a risk by supporting the law. NJ
Pardessus, the celebrated lawyer, with singular
disinterestedness, declared that he would soon
er resign all his places than defend SUCH law.
To enable you to understand the full extent OF
NJ. Peyronnel's absurdiy, must INFORM you
that he is man of vulgar and protilgate man.
ners, and that he is celebrated for quarre's, par
ticularly for tavern brawls. The public have
raked up many details Of his private lie, and
brought them forward as arguments against MS
law-argumen,s truly characteristic oil french
leviiy should not have said so much on this
subject, for you know my plan is to steer clear
Of politics as far as possible, but Peyronnets
plan of law has been the general topic oil con-
versation here, and has even banished al! recoI'
lection of what was termed the insolence OF Mr..
Ganning's speech, relative to the invasion oil
Portugal. Mr. Canning reused the indignation
of all the old ultra peers who formerly served
in the army Of Condo; but who can wonder that
the contempt Of foreigners? NJ de Villele, 1t
is true, is not exactly fool, blu, the Jesuits are
every day driving him into all sorts OF absurdi-
ties. For, example, if he could have done as
he liked, he wonld have sent man OF some Ia
lent, and not such person as NJ. de Mouster,
on the embassy to Madrid. But what can VII
lele do? When de Mous,ier appeared at the
ruilelies, Charles X. instead Of Furnishing him
with GOODNESS for his conduct at Madrid, clap
ped him on the shoulder, and said aloud
swell, de Mouster, l nope you 90 not take
this as Disgrace This observation OF the
King has tended 10 raise VI. de Vilele little
in the estimation o. The public.
Since the restoration, The men have been SO
intent on their political education, that they
have forgotten all their gallantry, and the ladies'
receive but little attention in the saloons The
present regime is very favourable to purity OF
morals, but very inimical 10 French amiablity,
whic now exists only in the Memories oil the
eighteenth century. Two questions are conl-
nually asked in the saloons of Paris, viz:-Can
England go to war? and WI England go war if
Ferdinand should continue to play the fool!
Iii astonishing wha, degree ofignorance
prevails in France respecting tn" real situation
of England; and yet eight hundred English are
every month landed at Calais and Boulogne.-
The general opinion seems 10 be that England
will be bankrupt il she engage IN long War;
but she may, notwithstanding, find money 10
delray the expenses Of war, and her bank
ruptcy will not cause the English aristocraey
10 lose any o! their importance. This idea con-
soles the poor French peers, many OF whom
speculate on marrying their sons to rich heir
eses, on the stength Of the titles which they
will one day mWrt. The French people es-
TEEN nothing, love nothing aud believe in no
thing. Que peerage will stand, ii il be power
fully protected by foreigners if not, on the hrs,
popular crisis, it will be swept away with every
thug ciss IL rnuy surUi,e, if the virtues and
rpode ration of our DauphIn should put STOP
to he madness OF the blgots. A celebrated OBJ
sersalion made by NJ de Talleyrand, relative TO
the Jesuis and the ecclesiastical party IN 1871
sheen paroded, and the i'm aston oil Por'u-
gal by the Marques dc Chaves is SAID TO be
the beginning Of The end
The discussion of political questions, and a
beve all, those Of an alarming nature, l. unfa-
vorable TO literature. How Can we feel deeply
interested about new poem, however excel
lent, when, who knows but the next year we
may BE- under the control of the lnquisliion, or
the Duke Of Orleans may be on the throne oil
France, playing the part which King William
acted in England in 1858?
From the Democratic Press.
Important improvement in Canal NarigaHon