Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-09-04

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Progress Of liberal principles IN Frunce-We
nave read n few remarks ~ French editor, on the
progress made in improving the government of
France, since the establishment OF the Charter at
Ike restoration: He hints that although fourteen
years have elapsed since that peru1, the government
has not been i'll uncmbarsassed operation more than
ten as the year OF 1917 and the years when the for
cgu troops were stationed IN the kingdom. to be
He then proceeds to examine the effects
produced by the representative government i'm that
time, and makes soue statements of All interesting
nature.
Under the despotism of I,onapar,e, a system of es
ponage was established throughout the country,
which allotted special conipssares of police to the,
cities. with Spies and dungeons. The restoration
cid not proGurc any change III the nluchuarv of the
government, which with the imperial PRISONS, was
retained. When, however, the principles of the
Charter were brought to act they all disappeared.
The Jesuts were Alter restored to power, as
kind OF suhstitute but more recently they have been
again expelled from the kingdom, after being hated
Missed and even chasised 10y the people. that peo-
pie think and speak freely, and print Almost
whatever they will" The tribunals are considered
as being restored TO greater Independence and up
righ;neSS.
Under the empire" remarks the writer "we had
censorship, winch not only forbade US to publish
what we would. but compelled publish what we
would not The police even forced our poets to sing. -
He represents the whole IlvmiD~ dictionary, as it
We're, as dictated by the supreme powers. and the
music of the country tn the KEY of victory aud
g!ory-,he succrss OF the French, and the enterpr-
s's OF the Hero After the restoration, he remarks,
the censorship mn de its appearance but with q hum
blet and iimid look. 1t bounced upon the journals
nut was wounded anh muta,ed by the dnt of pam
phcy and pGcards The courts passed sentenc man
fully, bi;t thev punished III their turn; and final
~. ,naiiv SorIhbler dismissed without blame
who. under the empire, would have gone only TO ii
dungeon.
'iiad we," enquiries the editor, 'sthcse ,uries un-
der the reign OF Napoleon: Did we before the year
1914, enjoy that sweet pleasure of complaining of
men IN power? should have heeu clad to see moor
wretch say To Fouchc to Rovgo, or even 10 Nj. dc
Champagny, what we say ten thousand times over to
Nilleic, pcyronnel, and NJ. de III. hinself-Yhus it
may "' said does not carry us lar onward. hat is II
not part Of liberty be bic saw will, immunity
to men III power i'll the presence Of all Europe that
they are fools, hypocrits unaii hul servants?''
Speaking CT the stale of things during the last wars
OF Honaparte, he says-"hnppy, If after having fur
nlehed four five substitutes for the army you e-
capped being sent, by the coetio7 the score of
frno', to the guards of honour, the sub
sstence OF vonr desoated family, to sacrifice YOUR
life. or to obtain second cntenant's brevet, which
You had no wish for. Now q man NAV 90 where he
likes, speak what he thinks, write if he can travel to
the end OF the world without n passport, twenty
posts day. and, does project commit tlunlcr2-
Won lrgh in his face, and you write to the Chambers
to have him displaced, at least TO trghtcn him
Does tunrtiHnnry dare to treat you with any in
Jnstlce?--you address yourself to his chief who re
plies TO you by the first mail. that the injury shall be
afoned for; and brgs you very humby not to give
publicity to the affair"
The word which Won would not have written
without q treinor in 1913, Won NAV speak to dav
against the king himself. and nothing will come oft
In coffee house q theatre, thunder against the
governmental the world approves you: and if a
base spy comes about You, to live By the pckines of
your discourse, c'ush him, and the tribunals will hard
~ ask you what yom what yon have done with his
bones II this is not liberty gentlemen, 90 to Enr-
land, transport Yourselves even to the United St,tcs
and then come back and tell us in what country thew
breathe better air of independence than in France
IT is indeed necessary that should complain.
for that Is in our nature people, and because We
pay so dearly for liberty that determined
to have coed weight"