Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-11-30
FRANCE.
IMPEACHMENT OF THE ADMINISTERS
FRANCE.

Report OOnimIttee HppOIht6d eXamlne
grounds of accusation against the late Ministers
Read to the Chamber Of Deputies on the ED Sep
TENDER -CoNTINUED.
1t was asserted that the establishment Of Prevota
Courts to have completed thu Counter revolu-
tiOnary system; said that orders had neen
given different Departments for their organizations
and the persons who were to have formed part
of them even have been named Your COMMITTEE on
this part of the subject have only collected slight
traces, for at the Office of the Minister of Justice all
the papers have been destroyed; the Departments
several Procureurs GenerauX, to whom application
has been made, declared that their predecessors in
abandoning their posts had destroyed every thing
that could have compromised either themselves or the
preceding Administration
The Cabne, considered it expedient that these
extraordinary measures should be preceded By a sort
of the grounds of thea in the Report the
King The Ex- Ministers in custody agree in stating
that the idea of this Report did enter into the
minds of the Council till after the principle and even
the framing of the Ordinances had been resolved
on Chanteauze was charged to draw il up
which he did not hesitate to This document is
manifesto against the periodical press. which among
many other pretended misdeeds, it's author particu.
larly charges with having called forth IN address
which attacks the prerngatives of the Thrones with
having set up principle the election of Tho 22I
Deputies, of whom it had become the work. g. having
aggravated the insult which these Deputies had offer
ed to the King by their pretended refusal of concur
renee Thr Report concludes with these terrible
words:-' The moment has come to have recourse In
measures, which enter within the spirit of the Char
ter, but which beyond the bounds of legal order
all the resources of which have been fruitessly ex
hausted.'
The Ordinances relative to the new electoral
system that which suspended the freedom of the
press and the report to the King; were signed by
all tho FIX Ministers present. The two Ordonnan
ces for the dissolution Of the Chamber, and The con-
vocation of the new Colleges and the new Chambers
signed by nj de Pryronnet alone.
But by the effect of an uncomfortable pre-occupa
ton at the anne time that representative order
was ovnrthrown, and tina; the electors and Depu-
ties. were incapacitated the iettres closes which
1t is customary tn address to the latter, t. sum
mon them TO assemble, We're sent off aud the re-
personalities chosen by the nation on their way
from all parts to the posts where they were
called by their duties, only informed on the road
of the Ordonnaces winch affected them. 1t was ma
tural to suppose, that the coincidence of the dis
patch of these letters with the dissolution of the
Chamber should give rise to suspicious; was natu-
raj to suppose that the intention of the Cabinet had
been to call the Deputies from their departments and
bring them Paris, in order to be able more easily
to seize their persons, The Elk Ministers in CUSTODY
however, being interrogated upon this point replied
that the Kings signature affixed to the originals of
the tees closes preceded the adoption of the project
of dissolution and that the dispatch othe letters
cording to custom, took place in the bureaus whilst
the project was still under deliberation. Let us ad
mire. however the designs OF Providence; it was
to this forgetfulness. If indeed it was forgetfnness
that France Is Indebted for the prompt assembly of
the tuteary power which alone, in the crisis that
took place, could concur useuly in her salvation
hc $o'h Vi July, d utV iOT ever memorable To ne
annals of our history at that of the date and
of the signature of the Ordonnances
DO not imagine, however. that it was without
dread that these impfudent Ministers contaminated
their criminal attempt The deposition of the man
wto for years, has been the official witness of all
our revolutions, and often of errors depicts too
well the disquieude Of their minds for it to be pos
sible to pass it over in silence. NJ Sauyo chief
editor OF the Juoniteur, received, on the 25tb an
unusual order to go TO the house Of the Keeper of
the Seals at eleven o'clock at night. Upon entering
his cabinet, he found that Minister in company with
M. de Montbel, both resting their heads i'm melan.
choly manner their hands The Keeper of the
Seals delivered the ORDINANCES to M. Sauvo, and
told hlm to look hem over. and give him an ac-
acknowledgement of their delivery. In looking them
over and glancing, although very hastily, at whai
they contained, it was difficult for M. Sauvo to con
cea his emotion. de Montbel rema rked it, and
said to him. "Weil!" NJ Sauvo said only few
words, but they were expressive: sMonsigneur
God save the King and God save France!" x long
silence succeeded, after which M de Montbel de
sirous of forcing him to explain himself repeated
his former exclamation. and NJ Sauvo again re-
peated the words above stated He was withdraw
ing. when M. de Montbel rising hastily detained
him, and urging him with anxiety, said, "Why
don't you speak?"-'' Gentlemen said M Sauyo
turning round, 81 am ffty-seven years of age; |
witnessed all the days of the Revolutions, and |
Withdraw with deep terror"-The door was shut
upon him; and he took, to publish in the .Monitcur
the next morning, those terrible maDifestoes which
were to shake the Monarchy and overthrow the
King ard the Ministers, aud YET by the promp
and miraculous of revolutions regenerate our social
order.
The secret had been profoundly kept, and nothing
had TRANSFERRED On the 25b the inhabitants of Paris
learned, on awakening from their sleep this conspi-
racy of the Throne against public liberties. Indig-
nation Immediately took possession of all hearts, and
the courageous determination resist, spread like an
electric spark But military precautions had been
taken; the most energetic had been prepar
ed to secure by arms the execution of the Oronnan.
ces, and appears that in taking hese measures he
President of the Council had dispensed with the par
tcipation of his colleagues. Marshal the Duke de
Raguse whose name fatally celebrated could inspire
confidence no where but at Court, was on duty as
Major General OF the Guards As early July GOTH
he transmitted confidential order to the different
chiefs of corps, such is scarcely given except
in the Preserce OF the enemy, under the most crit
icol circumstances. This order Indicated the various
places to which in case of emergency the troops
should march, he explained what he meant bv case