Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-11-26

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they only to signase the reports of the accents of ,h
ration; SHARED, and removable at pleasures
.ear TO certain point have accounts for the
cohuuct OF the greater portion of ,hen hut bor,
much has II to deplore when it discovers thu, no..
who could not be removed from their stations .nJ
me dignity of whose functions imposed upon them an
the dsmrad Taly 10 respect themselves have suffered
.ne ,Gegraoation OF performing vile an Office II
Gou.a only be reserved for such Ministry to author
use ahd encourage acts of such nature
r,..1S s" ,r we're distributed the punshmens and re-
"hiuS I he documents ATTENDING these nrocoa5;,.s
WIN oisPiay the brutality with which the frst ,yse
usPensea ana the prodigality with which the second
Here, gentlemen, terminates the statemen, &c g
ne elections were accomplished, the Mn;s,e orc 49,
,her attacks upon the civil rights of the citizens Is
had employed the authority entrusted to them ~, ~
pe of the raat Is to destroy the pr
weight may be found in the other causes of $780,
lion against them, this can never be given un Gr
s"cNSh MINOR penalty may be attached to the of.
hce' yields to none in this gravity of it's results
simple condemnation of such acts will NOT be s,fs
c'ent they ought to be branded with an inael;hi
mark ~ 'nse'oe
Another serieG of facts commences. These .I..
TONS although so forced, not attended with Tho
result eXpecied the country made national choice.
IL TPp"shtsd Deputies faithful to their duties and who
VIII defend lis liberties Before public wish 50 no'
orally expressed, another Adm,nstr ation ,o,lae.
nave hesltated upon the course il had to adont d.
TINS retreat would as in 1927, have caused the fnrtb
adjournment of projects which thew were imn,,;.
realise. 1t therefore resolved to fa,a AZ W
TO brave the nntion to violate the laws and IN tbro
the country INTO perturbation. her than Weld
we now approach the moment when the most ia
tai resolutions are about TO b formed; the secret ]
mysterious power. whose plans appear to have nroo
ded the deliberations ofthe Council had now frroI,,
arranged Its means of execution Messrs Psyron.
net dc hanvile. and Chantelauze, seem 20 aoree in
stating that 1T was at Council held durino The fret
fortnight OF July that the project of the fatal Ord
nances was the first time brought forwar for d;so
s,on anu on mar day no resolution formed But
L. n ~.
OF MS famliars, on the day when the Ordonnances
were puoshed hat this coup detat entered info the
system when had presided at the election of the
Counc'i. ihe 96th of Ju,y," it is said in tbis nota
rs the developement ofhe idea of August g: Il ia nm
rrevocable coup d'etat; the King IN drawna the
sword threw away the scabbard." ''e
Inns oaieiui design gentlemen therefore wac ,ou,
ABOUT 10 De put into executions; according to Wessrs
eyrohnet DE Ranville, and Chanteauze it was oni,,
o,oacneo at hrs meeting. specially called for that
purpose II was fully entered into and discussed for
long time in second Council which was held . feu,
Gays after, under the presidency of the KIM. T.
Hfst met with two opponents, Messrs de Peyronnet
ana de kanvlie. this appears from their examination
however, NJ. de Peyronnet, apprehensiye that th,
avowal Of his opposition to the Ordonnancas n-.IS
be preIudlcal to such of his colleagues a had fIi
ADOPTED the principle left to be guessed rather than
asuwu Una, ne mad personally combated them The
same opposition manifested itself in the council mt
which the KING presided freely perhaps on the
part OF M de Peyronnet, but with all the vehemence
Oh MS character on the part of NJ de Ranv,lIe who
n nN
quainted with his opposition This aga;n 10 uh,,
may be inferred from the answers this Minister
although NJ. de Peyronnet. in what concerns HIM
connues 10 Express himself with the same reseyva
phese details. gentlemen it was necessary IN
state to you not that they diminish the responsb;Ii
~ OF the two opposing Minister'S for, from the mo.
tba ney signau these fatal Ordonnances they took
the responsibility upon themselves; but because If
.he Iact OF their opposition be true they have riobt
ID see II recorded IN this report Yon know of ,Ins
PROVISIONS me system is composed An Ordonnance
dISSO tpfio ,,ft loC M
had ass mbled: kind of attack which heinz III;
Iected against the national representation tended Ia
destroy t. he crown attributed to itself right with
winch the Charter has not invested it namely thar
OF quashing the operations of the ColIeoos' TIL;
nrs sep taken, II is conceivable that If Minister.
hao convok"d the same Colleges they would NOT
Gave OBTAINED elections more favorable Another
ordohnance annulied our Electoral Laws subs,i-
tuted for them another system a monumen, Of do
cepfion, and 1t may be said of madness. for there
1 Mas 'nauness I'D snpPosing intelligent and en-
iShted nation would consent to submit to IL Rv
TINS system the number OF Deputies was reduced
from 48O to 258- The ACCOMPLISHMENT Colleges
were limited 70 present candidates. the violation of
ene secrecy OF votes was egalsed; and lastly. the
FORMATION OF the lists deprived of the sautarv inter-
ventlon OF the Royal Courts, was entirely left 10
the arbitrary will of the Administrations Such
was tue system which Ministers had the presumption
10 impose upon France. A Sc .ond ATTEMPT followed
not less characteristic than the first, violation oS
Inc Act OF the Charter which prohibited the organ
lzaton of the Electoral Colleges otherwise than by
Tvs. anu WHICH ulu DoC aioW the crown to revoke
by Ordinance law enacted by the three Powers
OF the State third Ordonnance conyoked the
new Crleges for the 9th and 9Th ofSeptemer and
the Chambers for the 28,b of the same month
Bat "a all these measures would have been with
out effect, 'fthe periodical press had been able to
discuss them fourth Ordinance revoked the la WIS
which consecFaed its liberties The provisions of
that of October elst, 1914 were revived that is IN
say. on every periodical journal was imposed the
Condition of not appearing without authorization,
and to this rigour we're added the principles of
tho cfplfO
the presses and type of the journals surprised in
violation OF the Ordinance should be seized or
destroyed -
~ W. de Feyronnet avowed that, if the idea of the
Electoral Ordonnauce belonged 10 the Council. the
drawing OF 1t up was great part his work. Mel
ther he nor the other Ministers in custody made
known who was the Trainer sf the Ordinances
relative to the dissolution of the Chamber and tho
suspension Of the freedom of the Press