Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-10-02
From The Philadelphia, Erqnirer..eJ' sep. 20.
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
The Bourbnns' fall
by Basil Hall.


The fifth resolution adoped ST the town meeting
on Saturday, originally written, in part Us fol-
lows:
''ResoUed Tint the said committee be directed tc
convey to General LATFAETTR sincere con1ra,u-
stlons upon the triumph ofhs catse Of constitutional
government IN France"
Mr.. w. ]. DUANE wished the question m each Of
tho resolutions To be separately put. Tha, would
give ev-ry ci'IScn an opportunity TO submit any
/ amendment which he might tAink proper 10 be made
This could not be done. # majority could refuse
as The majority seemed disposed TO do on this occa.
to lrt each resolution be considered on it's own
merits. lie put II TO gentlemen to say, whether it
was fair or right thus 10 preclude him from offering
. amendments which no deemed necessary For exam
pc, he could not apprave ofthc ausIon in the prc.
smbie TO the revelation IN England of 1888. which
brought f'rergu king from the continent TO rule
over the people of Great Britain. We need not ne
back, or an example IN support Of the French revD
luton, beyond the year 7T6. whom own glorious
revolution was achieved ard our liberties and ind.
pendence secured IT, however, sjorIty should
decide against giving him the right offsr amend
meuts he should bow 10 their decision; but il was
the fret time, he believed, that had ever been de
MED.
Mr RANDALL. said he had always understood II
TO be the right of any gentleman to claim q division
OF motion. So as tn take the question on the Sc
psrate parts of any resolution sot of resolutions.
he wus entitled to this privilege without the con-
sent oFthe majority
The motion TO put the question on each resolution
sepora tely then put and carried
MIR. DUANE moved that the words in the fifth re,
solution the triumph Of she cause Of con stifuora
government France, BE- stricken out and she tri
umph 9T civil and religious liberty" IN France be sub
s,ituted The late revolu ion in France was NOT the
triumph Of constitutional government but of the In.
herent principles Of liberty, such had been achicy
ed by this country in l779.
Mr.. SERGEANT said, tina, personally he should
have no objection 20 tho proposed change: lie dc
not rise to object it, But u might prrhaps be vol
to consider that we were speaking to an European
people; and the language which would SUIT Us ml1ht
not suit th"m. The question IN Europe was bet ween
constitutional government and the divine, indcfeasi
bic right Of kings. II for the purpose of support
ing tns divine right thot the holy alliance was form
ed and pledged to the protection of the soveregns
on Their thrones against the people On the other
haRd, 1t the OBJECT of the people 10 secure them
selves from oppression by the establishment of coDst
! tmtionnI governments. Upon this point, the French
people had fought e. he victory Theirs was the
triumph Of constitutional government. II might b.
doubted whether what they had achieved comport I'd
with notions Of civil and religious liberty 1t nigh,
not he exactly such ns ne could approve.
Mr.. DUANE observed, that fit were true that the
French people had achieved their civil and religious
/ liberties, why should we nor say sU' il u were not
true what had wg assembled here foT> In conrro.
tulatIDg them upon the attainment of their civil snd
religious liberties we should only be ussurting that
which 10 IN tseh true. II was always right to
the truth. The late revolution was not O question
about constitutional government: II was q contest
between the sovereign people and the crowned heads
Was 1t dispute aOout piece Of parchment? No
II concerned tho civil and religious liberties Of III,
French nation. They had, or they had not gained
these lie had himself prepared some resolutions
but he believed he should not offer thom In relation
TO the French charter, Mr.. Duane objected TO fou
points ~ IT. lilo objected 10 the crowned head, The
hereditary pecrage, the restriction Of suffrage, am
the Pcnsoned cOrgy. II he were sent minister T.
fhip the First, II might be proper for him To meas
!, nre hls words: But he not upon this occasion
" Tor parcying as u he were n diplomatic mission /
- congratulate the king Of the French upon what no
Oeeh cone at homo, OF to thank him TOR wing mag
unanimously AIDED ~ IN achieving our liberties.
~ auaioul' Napoleon, he declared that he had don
- Iioe man any other man 10 destroy republcanIsr
~ nc 700 had constitution Of his own. So had Lou
W 1ne Egh'ccnih thUt lmbecIe tyrant They pretcD,
ca to have constitutional governments. Cen-titr
~ t'lnI government w0s like wnsi had formerly b.e
S3u 3i fcbub'canIsm II meant any thing ~ NOT hin.
nc objected 10 the phrase and concndcd for the sui
s'Iiuuon OF evil ard religious liberties.
80. MT >. " lNoEHsoLL was not particularly pafti
~ 20 me phrase objected to 10y The gentleman; bot
:" thHughl me substitute still more Objectionable. w
- were speakIngto Frnnce Americans; a nd l. was NJ
.o,'' PROP nat We should use langnore winch won
''' m9.iy entire appreciation Of the partial extent
which they had gone IN securing their liberties II