Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-10-20

ccompcnse' Is there upon the earth Prince whose
fortune equal to that of the King of France. who
enjoys, inclusive of the of his domains lin
aud his family, exclusive of it's collateral branches
revenue OF more than 10000, OOs Tell me the ev
pense to which we have been put by the anger of
THAT set OF mplacaSie and Unsuitable emiurnpts wb
plunged us into dom .tic & foreign wars for fur and
twenty yea-s. They were in possession under Nann
eon as they have been since the restoration ofn th
IVonFs or the Court; and after having Recovered a
their property that was sold or was restorod 80,
them, they demanded that thousand millions should
oe granted to them by way of indemnity. The iho.
sand millions Were granted to make rood thar rrod
ous grant, was necessary to deprive the nation,,
deot OF ITS sinking fund, and are now payip1 evarr
year Eo'OoooOO' tic raise to par with their nomnat
rue me oUoo'o11 OF rents e for y delivered to
'hSnts OF the extraordinary donains-they absorbed
athird part of the granted by the ANIMAL hnd 49,
uno ."e snachty SO dear, which had filled the
saloons OF Napoleon with the Montmorepcvs ,,,,,I
the loremars, with the Beauveaus with the Rou;,,;
now rises the cry Of alarm on the approe<.h nr ,h,
cnioren Oh the country who have defended, neurish
Gu, enriched, and gioriGed it,-n whom alone ore o.
ne found lis strength, its Duration and it's porvar.
lis memorable faction wants pcoplc to back :, nI
Inc clergy have entered into contract with it's leaders
10 ho OF make sich people for it. Their tnsk is To
eXcFe the fear, the hope, the creduitv the go
lance, the anatciSm OF the lower orders of socfe,v
theie canuot be a better understanding be.,reen
any TWO classes of persons than there IS hs,,,oo.
The most potent seignor and the basost ,,,,i~
between the priest and the medicant. The cias.,,
DO not spare any exertions to fulfil their part of r.
" never ceBSe 10 Rur tEelr
The pulpit upon he nation which pa Tvs ti,e,, ,,,,t ~
einpiaTy resignation. TO the $4,000 600 which -
budget allows to the clergy, must be added ooo nno
which the departments par them out of tha 49,
(ireuitotifS 2 eco OO0 which ~ deuotca - az. io"uS
OF the budget Of the different con,,annes no non oo
winch Is the amount of the ag,u Donations. ono onr
wc, IS the value OF the rents of the buildings de-
voted TO their use; 1000 0Oo, arising from
tons, aud the produce of secretarvsliips bisonrsi
&C &C. making grand total OF 5000 600 a wear
y, In.t Is cone Tor ITS King its eigrnnts and its,
g. yYs.h
heng oIsioyal, revolutionary, and imp:ous,bv tb.,
nation winch Its King delivers up to an Admins,ra
'lo1 winch is detested, which its ernigrants nsul,
ana ca!hmn,ete, and which it's priests curse Eve
~ thmg which Is not identified with them is revol,
ton, ALI who iabour, write, fight are revoutiou
ry'-a' who think aud speak with libeiaty of pr;r
cplcs are reyolutionary,-the 80 600 electors win
represent the chief property of France nre revoa,
tIonary,-the majority of the Elective Chamber are
reVoutionary--the Chamber of Peers itself is reg
dictionary, since usurps the title of Peers u,ho g.
merry sat in the Parliament of Paris and ann;Iata
all the ho6iesse which does form part of the ,e,r
age. ~ s~'
Can 1t be our Elective Chamber which has eye;,ea
the anger of the King, and which has bromrht 80
upon the country the chastiselnent Which, the T :.
Boutdonnaye Ministry will inAct upon lit, 'rint
few words '' '
You will have seen that this Chamber refused NJ,
! tax. You know already that on BUDGET of a tbo1,
sand millions the retrenchments did not produce a
| saving of 2,300,Goo francs! Speeches were made
/ against the employment of the Swiss Guards ara
certainly it was said very justly that the French
viewed wLth jealousy their exclusive right of guard
mig the hings person, especially as tbey ssyv TINT
thcy could do irat lower price than the Swiss Pub
lie feeling was wounded by the dotatio,s prcu1red
lor inc peers and peerage provided for i'll that man
ner appeared TO sink below lis natural level Farit
Was found viii the luxury of the staff of tho 60.
1t wos deemed singular that salaries should ha 81;
ont ofthc staff funds for 72 aides -cnmp to the
fAihg, WHO does not make war, and for II ni1es r.,
camp to the Duke OF Bordeaux, who has NOT ret mai
IT, An orator and some deputies were of opinio,1
that III the interior where priests abound in eve
lrv quarter, saving OF almoners nlipht ba made
! others were of opinion that the p9rali;ies ,,o-
abuses; and yet the staff appointments, tho dot
tons OF the peerage, the ~, aides decam of tl.
! iklng, the IT aides-de-eamp OF the Duke of r.
deaux, the amnners, tue plurali,ies all Inv -
voted-one to prevent the King from being afflicted
-another to prevent injury TO private interests II ;g
true that the Crown proposed, that the Cbaber,
ana that the King sanctioDedn 1929 three ;rnpor
tant laws--that which secures the electors .nafr,
frauds that which aboshcs the ceusorab;n and ,tt
gVes 10 the iegslatorst the Interpretation of the
laws. 1t VIII appeart you that without being revoy,,
ti'''ary, one may like genuine elections no,n,r sI
inc censorship incompatible with yepresentot;a re-
Glihei,t' ara one may Deem it reasonable that be
VINO inakes the law should be entitled to iutcrnrat
These are the concessions wrested from H. II,
MINISTRY these are the concessions which have mrs
inc tne IToWn IN jeopardy. But this Chumber is de-
testable IN its composition, it gives cause of nlar
the great mas of property in Francoi Tho Toa;r;
ty on the left siSe is at once insulting and dongcro,
TO tne great mass Of property, and to the domestic
|
no more electors from the Tiers Etat-they are al
reVo iuiionsts. stranger who is inattentiye ~
VIZ exists ana passes IN this country, might let him
SER De deceived at first by these words bnt IS r.
examines matters more closely nc sees thattbe gross
Proprietors sit in three times greater number m th
ci sIde than on the righthat there is greater cav
anu i19ie landed fortune IN 80 deputies Of the left
than III all the deputies united at The RIGHT sidetbt
there are os many and beyond all question more Der
sons qualified for the peerage, both by their riches
men anceS ofs' their services, their historical gorics
q he loft -ifi
on the LETT side are generally seated the richest nro
prietofs' the most oPulent bankers the merchants
chd manufacturers IN the greatest credit the most
celebrated characters in the nasistracv md ~ 81
bar IN matters of administration, and in kno,vsir