Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-09-20
From HE AtbanI Doiiy dirertiser.
TIE ACTORS IN rbE SCENE, No. 4

| government, and every nv hho"Sth'' u - lHe
smews Of war The revolution recently elfec.
ted IN France bas fortunately the benefit Of
l,he nnlioaal funrs Tho public treasury
and the deposnes il the Na,louai Bank ara all
safe. they wee preserved untouched
amidst The ihree da's bloodshrd and carnage IN
the capital.
Baron Iouia hnsheeu created Minister of
Finance anl we may hehrvn tire accounts
we have of him. " Will manage his depart
| ment with judgment aud hdpltV.
| lie * n native nfLurrsInP, aud is now seven-
~ Gye wears old lefure the revolution, he was
clerical conncellu in'thr ParIsian parliament
ami was a yyar.ntrrn1 of the infant cause OF
liberty H. was entrusted how, yer with many
importnn, Missions bv the unfortunate LOUIS.
but after his deBh he went over TO England
whern be devoted himself TO the study Of IL
nnnrp Whrn Eunapart' became emf conSnl !,
he with mauyothrr emlgraDts. returned To
France, and Oh sIned Tor himself IA place IN the
wa office.
lie then tose I, several successive stations
in the treasury. where III d-coverrd such snpe-
rior 4lrn TIM, ie was created a Faron.
when ihc Airs entered Parls, and pro-
visinna government became necessary between
ihr abdcninn OF Napoleon, aud tue arrival OF
LOUIS lSth the slhrc 81 this sketeh WIS made
Minister al finance, and wben the KING AZ
rived hc Was re,,ined IN that nifce.
lie faithfblly adhered 10 HIN. whether ~ OF
ont of ploce"--wsnt vlth hrm 10 Ghent, aud re-
trrurd with himaiitrthe lUOdays were over. He
frll into d,,er.cr for refuslngto sign the r. ATTY
of 2s,h No, lol5, nv which 7oo,oo,uoo Of
francs were To he taken from the psOple of
France ASA prrnn,'ry Indemnity 10 the RlIr-,
Tor their trouble and srp"nse III conqnfrIng
Napoleon ing u gout GnancIcr. hr ,foresaw
The misery THIS would pIoduce among the uu-
happy TAX payers OF bis country, alrcady eX-
hnusled by long seIrs OF trouble and sui
ierinas.
ia 1918 however. his talents secured 4 reap
pointmcnt 10 his former station but he held u
only one year, la, IA consequence oil his refusal
10 sanction plan Tor alrrmg the mode oil cleo
ting ,lepulip.. winch wasin violation oil the Char
TOR. he was displaced.
We have not heard his beng much in pub
hc it sinre that period other than holding II
seat IN the chamber, Were he hes resolutely
prposed all the an nst projects OF the ministry
in the present crisi, hn SEEMS tive Only man
who could he well seleced 10 I'll the posi- he
now occupies.
CMnlrG PrRlGR ninaer Of The Interior ant
Public Works.
Cassimir is very distinguished man. and
hn, long been before the lrPnch public us fl
name ier as well as de5aer.
lie was born in Grenohlr IN the year l777
aud is OF course fhy TIRE" years of age. tie
is one oftha Bankers ol PARIS aud when we
had the pleasure Of belng there. his Office was
~ No -. Rue Nouve Il, Luxrm bourg. Rut II
IS rs nm orator that Cassi"Iier Perier has dustin
guishod hrnself The able. fearless represen
Z 4. tbp he has
never hesna,od to express his opinion on al
subjects connected win the public interest.
/ Perhaps IN ri the chamber there has moi
] been u more fearless advnrate. Some of his say
i ingS are worthy of rrms fanranCe. Daring
| stormy debate On the J ~ OF March, 1921. the
conduc, OF the French Ministry, in relation t,
some events tatpiy lranspreh al Piedmont
came under Confederation. Al that time III
I liberty OF the press was As much sbaCkled as l
ever could he. ard it Was common resource
of the liberal party 10 express ihtir sentiment
fully IN debate, rs the report OF that aIon'
was free from the correcting revision OF the cen
sorshp. The ministry were observed on TIN
occasion to qnail before the friends OF liberty
Ga which Perier boldly exclaimed, " wh,
does the mere repnrl oi these events produce
on the ministry tue same effect as the ,rnmpet
of ISRAEL on the walls of Jrrlcho'' immens,
commission followed hI, singular remark.
lnthe mouth OF February ofthe same year,
captain Of cavalry petinned Tor redress az gains
an act ol the ministry. which illegally deprve'
him of his hasfpay. Gr"ersl Lasanx got al
and iold the minister present thai he was
disgrace ~ his country, and responsible ia
merely 10 the k,ng, but 10 the nation aud II
army
Oh course the most yinlent ootcries arcs
from the rcht = vlolen, denominations FOL
lowed threats we're uttered bv the minister's
party nni compi'Ie disorder WAS Conmeuc
mg, when CaSsimer Perer rushed onward Il
the rrInunc aud rxclaimed, lsthe time com
then. ia which We are TO lose our heads II
notwithstanding the evidence of facts, tn
ministry regard Us Ms consprators, | say
they DO no, ihrir duty. We are not inyioabl'
gentlemen 1--we have ronsplred. why no
arrsign us is COR myself, divest myself Il
the character OF Deputy. Ministers let yon
lic'ors strike us before we leave the hall OF GU
deliberations"
This was bold language and would nlmo'
induce 10 hehe}r tlnt tnea, as noN. rIahy
was almost mid say N II revolution. No on
can deny the subject OF this sketch the credit {
having long since made Mp his mInd. 40 De,
do. or 10 Hiter.h
The situation now held by him is very in
port,ut one. The e,toral colleges, the nou
nation OF provincial officers. the economy {
prisons. the public works. agriculture, comlnerc
and manufactures, all come under his o,firi,
notice. Nor do they come mnl-apropos 10 Ca
simlr Perer. He has written some ekceller
works ON finance. and is connected with hi
btotnei Aicxanter in some valuable and exte
si,e manufactures at Orleans. Nor is thu, al
he IS at the head ola large ste AN en- gme mar
ula1tory On his own account, AM Ia deeply II