The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-09-23


Duke Of Orleans. At ten o'clock that
night they were received by the Duke,
when Baron Pasquier, President thus
spoke -
"Monse;gpeur--
"The House of Peers comes to
present to your Royal Highness the act
which is 10 assure our dcstinies. You
have in time past defended with arms
our yet new and untried liberties now
you are about TO consecrate them by
institutions and laws. Your lofty rea-
son, your inclinations, the history of
your whole life, promise us a citizen
King You will respect our guaran-
tees, which are also your own. That
noble family which we sec around you,
educated in love of country, of justice
aud Of truth, win secure to our cb,l-
dren the peaceful enjoyment of that
Charter 10 which you are about to
swear, and the blessings Of IA govern
ment at once stable and free"
The Duke Of Orleans replied -
ain presenting this declaration to
me, you evince confidence that deep
ly affects me. Attached from conyic-
ton to Constitutional principles, ! de-
sire nothing so much rs good under
standing between the two Chambers.
thank you for giving me the right of
relying upon it. You impose upon me
a great undertaking, but will endeav-
or to prove myself worthy of it,"
FL, "A. 81. n,l
Philip the lst., King Of the Frenrh,
having in the presence of the Cham
bers taken the oatlis prescribed, was
duly proclaimed; and the Revolution
of a fortnight was accomplished
The old Constitutional Charter il
that now adopted, with some essential
notifications.
The chief alterations IN the Old char
ter are, the abolition ofa state religions;
declaration that censorship cannot he
rc-estabishcd; that the King, though
he may issue ordinances for the exc
cution oflaws, can never suspend laws
nor dispense with their eXccution--the
initiative in proposing laws is declared
common 20 the King and botli branches
Of tho Legislature the publicity oflht
debate Of the Peers, the reduction of
the age necessary to be deputy from
forty to thirty years, aud to be electors
from 30 10 % years, the other condi-
tions, as TO the amount ofcontributirn,
to be determined by Iaw--the Electo-
rial Colleges to choose their own Pres
idents, and the Chamber of Deputies
to choose its own at the opening of
each session, the abolition ofall special
the recognition ofthc nation
al guard and the tricolorci flag and the
prohibition to employ foreign troops
without special law, are all stipulated;
and those whe have preserved apaper
Of the 9th instant, will have no difficult
Iy, on comparing the above articles
with the old charter, in tracing the
great additional security now given to
he national liberties.
Charles Xth, at different periods of
lis reign, having, for the purpose Of OBJ
aiming majority in the House of Peers
many new Peers, the following
was submitted tn the Cham |
'er Of Deputies by Nj. Berard - {
"All nominations and creations of \
Peers made under the reign of Charles I
\. are declared void and ofnone effect. !,
The 9th Article of the Charter, (giv-
ng the King power 10 create Peers n
hail be subjected 10 a new discussion
4 the sittisgs OF 1881" D
These propositions being before the !, s.
louise, General Lafayette thus spoke u
General Lafayette asccnded the tri- .
une, profound silence prevailed. He =,
nd, mounting this Tribune for the h,
urposc of expressing an opinion OPP o'
osed to that of many friends of liber- NJ
?, am not yielding tn momentary
npulsion, nor am | courting popular re
v, which never preferred to my di- "
.-(Cheers. 1.-The republican prin a
pies, which have professed through Il,
It my life, and under all governments, o.
, not prevent me from being the de- RI.
nder of a Constitutional Throne rails %,
bv the people. The same senti- "a
ents animate me under the present ~
when it is Judged desir- 70 10
lie 20 raise to IA Constitutional Throne In,
c Prince Lieutcnant-GencraI,a aud 1 Iee
4 bound to avow that this choice the
,re perfectly fuliiIs my wishes the ha,
,rc become acquainted with him. ch
heers. III dn not par,ake in tho o- ~"
Mon entertained by many of my fel- az '
" citizens as to an hereditary Peer w.
c.--{ilear, Hear. "A disciple ofthe DE-
nerican school, | have always con- d.,
wed it to he necessary that the Leg or
alive body should he devided into sea
o Chambers, differently constituted; The
! have never been able to conpre- os''
nd how people could be hereditary ~ ~