Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-11-30

grounds y accusation against the tate .sfinfsters
heda ~ the Chamber Of Deputies on the Esd Sen
tender.
Genftemen-Ths Committee whom you CHARGED 10
examine the proposition for mpeac,ng the ESANinis-
ters who signed the Otdonnances July 2s have siy-
en- to this examination all tie derstion required
ny subject upon which general attention s strong.
y hned Az the moment Of entering Into the path
which the Charter b. fore YOU 10 cSain ths x.
position Of facts which have 81 deeriy cotnp,ouiseJ
our soc ia' oier, NUT be desircus that eisous
s',upniosi,y should BE- uniied with elevated views cf
po'cy IN the exerri.e oi rieht derived ro, cur i'm.
s"u ions This desire imposed UPON ,ont C smmlttee
"uss Of The full extent OF which they have been on
'c'ons they teh that you invested them with ma
s-eri power, the principal Of which
,hould De iIpar'isity. l. was TO ans wsr tn. cont-
oehcr you reposed in hem, that the uent
oi these proceedings they determined 10 q. vou M
' "t'" 10 'h-h part 81 your suthc.tyS hich yyss
peceasry much. probably render regular the de-
tenon OF such OF the Ex minister. a, had arrest.
cd solely on the authorization the public voice a. IT.
A ny ,he concurrence OF their own declarations and
testimony OF Witnesses the real point of view in which
hi" impeachment on chit to he egerded
An investigation, therefore, was COMMANDED Fans
o. the Ex Ministers, at Tours and ST. Lo were trans
fsrred to Vincennes in virtue of warrants Issued nv
me 'omm''ef; 'hsy were Immediately e1 amined and
the warrants OF 'raDJier forthwith converted ino
warrants OF deten,ion. Wilnesse. we're heard :: tho
documents which might for elements of the inn.
parchment we're sent for 20 the different Government
oihces and xamned with scrupu'ous care The orders
is'ned by the Commission, and by the ushsrs of
the Chamber were every where unh Isl atoyy obeyed
his preliminary nvesg 4tiop, which cstahl.be. s,s
consecrass yonr rights, hid equally Tor II. ohiec, IN,
uroh you with the means Of forming correct iude-
"en and TO afford TO he accused all the means Of de-
fence they have right 10 claim.
Nevertheless, the document. obtained At the dG.r
en' ruonc oEcss are incomplete. II il ained that
a. we moment OF the catastrophe, the most important
OF Vne were destroyed, that veil still covers most
OF The rroit cts the veope MT ~ which was IN HAYS
sernred me execution OF the fatal Ordinances Bur
locking al these OrdoDnances in their ensemble vou,
committee could not bring themselves to the resou
lion 10 consider them accidenal-,bat 1, IN saw a.
d, .-ola'eu ,te springng from circumstances OF tho
moment and destitute OF come zion with the past.
They Therefore took a survey OF several vears pre
cedine and acquired he deporable cer,sutv tb,, ,hs
orfonnauc@s OF July 25th the fusIlnen of Mar,
which the Crown had long contemplated --Ious XVIIf
hid scarcely been restored 10 The throne OF his ancss
tore, wh'n he alb {, appre the proiec,s of
70" co"r'.els end those Il the members Of his own
family what they were when, at the beginning NJ
cur revolution they had Quilted The soil of France thew
re maned when he returned vita them from exile
Their long stjourn in foreign land and the doys of
adveriy which tor many others would have en- fruit.
ful lessons, had been sterile for The m-Louis XVIII
s,fove hard against their efforts with and
often WI hout success Councils formed jndrpen.
dent oil his Government, VIII ch were nsensibIv f. in
all the branches o. the Administration and porav,ed
iis movement thus two governments vera alra,d, -
isting in the Sn'e.
The extreme age OF Louis XVIII. the m.l,ncholv
"tue"ce OF hese coun,eis; under him began that Fix
years nuuins'rs,on whose mission appeared be to
accomplish the Counter Rev 1ution under hi. Mon
arch and perhaps in orpo4iton his cir alton Spain
oehsd French army stfs her aspirao for liberty:
and the cels brated dominance of Atu,ar ~
at the moment OF ts publication.
A the death OF that Monarch, the projects conceived
under his reign began 10 he brou int into praciics
ne King fastened 10 give satisfaction the cieryv nv
the Law of Sacrlege, and the Emitrant. bv tbc IN
dTmD'y Law; lie attempted to abolish the r.. edo,, f
ne Press by ne Law Project which excited against
me ministers who were the authors OF il such lust re-
sentiment He tried TO ensave tn prof@ s.ion mos,ns.
fIi to mankind by another Law Project affecting Meat
cal Juries and Schools of Medicine and en6s,yorS =,
prepire the public mind for the supores,ion Of The
jury, by proposing its suppression for the crimes nj
B'ra'ry and Piracy AT length rhe Countef-Rrvoution
was openly avowed, apd the futuriiy reserved for
france wac no longer mystery, and every interest
was threatened once.
However, in this Chamber, where Minister, had
made lbem'eves so many parssn, an opposi,iop w.
formed, which warmly seconded by public opinon no
gan TO render itself formidable Alarmed a, ,bs ors
poet o. losing The majority in The Chambers. govern.
in"nt formed the hardy resolution of convolina 49,.
college,; they hoped by the meas OF threats fraud
and corruption, to obtain Chamber favorable 70 them
and these measures completed the disgust of evarv
upright mind and homes, heart throughout the nation
AT the same time, in order secure the Chamber of
Peers they filled that assembly with their cresnras
and sboured to charge i's majority by seriss NJ ,h
most hume and unpopular creations Han,;,a ~,
elections did not their hopes and before he ne
Chamber they we're forced to adjourn the projects
which they had in contemplation.
No nation il more conhdins than France vvb., =,
the opening OF the Session Of 1929 il heard from H.
p1 Of rs King the promise OF happier future, cred.
ited and forgot the pact Although 90 often der.iv
again permitted itself to hope. There wou,d h. in;
gfattud- IN not acknowledging the services which ,ha
new administration rendered TO the couot,y 10 ~
course nj tie fret session. The law destined 70 70
press electoral frauds and that on the Pres abo,sh
ne absence OF Jury was TO be regretted are tnonu.
fDens which attest desire TO give To the counrv tb
guarantees so long looked for But even ,bs IL a.,
wss suiject OF d'sIust to court edualjv susoic,
and insincere The administration of that n. r;oj ,i
tanned iis Ground with difficulty and sohS rod H. ~.
cond session TO away without any useful rssuj far
'he development Of our Institutions. The Cbsrh.,.
separated; gloomy pTesenIienis filled the publ mind.
alas hey were too soon discovered to be well.
founded. W."
The creation Of the Ministry Of August g. Ia,tvs,
sino'e All france with stupOr After 20 much gJorv
after having 'esD all the nations OF Eurep, tsndss
homage 10 cur in battle to our re,iyna,ioo IN
misfortune, TO our fidelity in fulfilling our engage.
ments, and paying oif the charges which IN. f,niI,
mat occupied the Throne had c0ncurred in ioposin,
upon us, " was reserved TO heroic country "a rs
cfiVe from its own monarch, ourages in singh.
day than foreigners wou have dared TO hsvs offered In
u twas dreaded thai valiant army should psFtripate
IN the sentiments OF the county, ard IL was Inundated
by having appointed for its chief whose nam.
recalled many bitter TecOllections The .essss
committed in 1915, had rendered the country indis
nan and The Ministry Of the Interior was cor dsd "a
man, whose cruel categores rende him so f,.oos
at batal period Lastly France cried aloud for theexe
euton Of the Chsrer end the who 80 long hes rs
fused to atkuowlsdge IT, was placed at the head Of oor
diplomacy.
But who were those, that 10 the npidsl Of profound
peace, urged The King 10 such msssUres2 Who vera
The secret Councillors that induced him thus 10 pacs
himself IN state Of with whole nation Alas
their names escape investigation f; the fmpeaeh.
nent. however already inds confident number of
the guilty, without seeking TO suement the iist.
II must always be admitted. however, that II the
Prince de Pognsc appears TO hs the most intimate
coniid int Of The projects Of Charles 10 the opnioo
Of Farce, lie himself alone represents the vhoja
revolutionary faction, and that when, yer that