Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-10-26

noble, Strasbourg, Lille, ct Besancon.
Article 8. Sa Majestic Apostslique augmentra 10 nom-
pre- des trouPes doccupa'ion amcae, 81 ellie en- est
quise par Majestic tres Chresnne OF dams CO cas- CO
surplus sera egacmen pave scion quill etc regle dams
Fart du present traite
must not be considered pledging for the &C.
curacy OF this proposed treaty. though by no means
deem Il improbable. The Count d. Ofalia Also and the
Count Da Pone, the Ministers Of Spain aud Portugal at
Paris were also more than usually frequent in their
Its to the Minister Of Foreign Affairs and there can be
ttie doubt that the Courts of Sardinia Naples. Spain and
Portugal invited to promise their assistance TO the
koyais cause, in the event Of instruction among
the French.
The elections Of France at length drew nigh An Or
dominance of arbitrary nature postponed them in
some OF the Departments; but by the middle OF July
II was known the Court and Ministers that there
would be very large majority opposed m tho then
istiRg Administration. The elections had been conduct
ed with great unfarness and the Charter and the Laws
had oeen shamefuy violated by many Of the presidents
oil tue electoral colleges Yet ia spite Of intrigue in
every 'ownin spite Of offers Of pace-n spte of tn.
distribution OF monsy and Of the corrupt aud intim
dating proceeding. on the part fthe Prefcc Mayor.
and other authoriss tho electors with but
lew exceptions. the duties which dew. lived upon the
with great courage and honesty. The Grand Collie.
se', composed, a. they were, Of Royal pensioners,
pacemen saafied Peers, and courtiers OF course re-
turned Koyaiist Deputies but wherever in ArroIdissi.
mental Colleges, the elections were hononr ablv con-
,nc'ed, the Deputies elected were decidedly Consii,u.
tonal.
NJ the hour approached when tho now Chamber
was to assemble, and The Deputies OF France were ex
pse'eu once more to protest agaost an Anti National
MhsWy-France became addi ionAly unquiet, and
public expectation raised TO the highest pitch
OF excitement For days con,inuou. tow ard, the
cio'e oil july various iumours circulated As to
the imPo'.bility of'ho Ministers m
selves to the Chambers The Gazette de France smoke
OF plans Tor governing by donnance. the Drapeoti
Blame co,Jured the Kng to enter into the e,joymsn,
OF the rights which belong ed TO him a. Mon
arch; and the Quotidienne aud Unipersel sought to
STOW that the return Of tho 22I Deputies who had 70.
ted 'he dress requiring the dismissal Of Minister'S
anu wn'en nad led TO III. dissolution Of the Chambers
must erninste in IL. redissoIuton, u at such return
was an insult to Royalty, and an inirac,on of the
spirit OF the Charter. The Gazette published
plans for a nav law of elections by Ood,nnaucs and
LOT ppres'ing the liberty OF the press and the
na' Cottu, with bis eternal PAN phieis aided 10 the
mass OF his printed absurdities by ndiny VIC
'ent mea ures. IL room became quite evident all who
observed wha' was passing a. of vio-
ienee was but TO what extent c folly the
ministers would proceed, would venture 10 pre-.
"c'. ms great mass OF the people now no lon
ger indifferent to their political affairs ,ch one saw
crist approaching, and or violence
necessary Arrangements OF more serious nature were
now openly spoken OIL In private society, people spok-
OF the necessity for armng, and electors and sl ,ct.d
young ard old peasants and Peer, waited with the ut.
most anxiety for the opening of he Session Of $780,
On Saturday "a July, gen.rai gloom psrvaded
Paris and IL a. been stated oleraby good au
that the Baron Rothschildr afr cted by the floating rn-
mour', had waited on Count Peyronnet-in.o med him
OF me general state OF anxiety AMI limited the appre
tensions which were felt Of a com detat The fol.
lowing is saii to have been the reply Of the Mint
OF The interior. OF courfe DO not pledge myself for
its being reported verbaiim:-
"blon cher Seigncur-Puis-je empecher les badauds
de aire dcs confess ct les iberaux davor peurl Ras-
surez vous; tant que e sera Minstere on ne sora
de egate quapres avoir epuise toutes les votes de
conciliaon possibcs Je voudras pas pour rien au
monde, meter DUN coup deat; ct en- preuve de ce
que avance, voyez mon occupation actuclle; acheve
de contresigner les etues dc convocaon des Deputies
du Royaume."
The news of this interview was spread far and wide
and some letters to Deputies and others Peers which
were actually forwarded Saturday night or i'm the
course OF Saturday, convokng them for the Sd of Au
gust tended, In some degree, Sunday the 25th of
Juy TO aay the fermentation, and enable persons
attend to their duties pleasures. On Sunday evening
however FIRST heard OF the fact that Ordinances had
been signed which would tend to create Revolution,
or form other the basis Of an Absolute Monarchy
was not unprepared, as the readers of The Morning
Chronicle can attest, for this derouenen and very
early hour on Monday morning, the 26th July, hasten
ed TO the office of the Jfonite convince myself of
the accuracy of the and of the pre-
vious night. @ tut at
The "faal Ordinances" were there published .The
Liberty of the Press suspended or fact abolish
ed" ''The new Chamber was dissolved"-sthe fran
chse oil the electors OF the smaller Colleges annh-
lated-and list of men appointed ordinary and ex-
traordinary Councillors Of State whose names alone
were sufficient to demonstrate that the Government of
Law was terminated, and the Government of Force
and tyranny was about TO commence. now ask with
confidence whether revolution not nevtable.
The ORDINANCES of the 18th July were clear nfrac
tons oil the Charter. For example, by the Charter the
.ioc'y Oh ne fress was Observation-Disclosures by the
hrst OF these fatal Ordonnances the Liberty of the Pc
riodca Press was suspended. So again by the Char.
ter the King was bound 10 convoke new Chamber of
Deputies after by the second of these
fatal Ordinances the Chamber was re dissolved with
out being legally assembled And again. by the Char
ter every Frenchman Of certain age paving certain
amount OF contributions entitled for the E.
lection OF Deputies of the Departments but by the Sd
OF these fatal Odonnances the right elect was taken
away from 5000 out of 10000 electors and instead of
having the right TO elect Deputies they had only the
Iaff In a.
mere be any controversy to the meaning Ell
Their OF the Charter Of the Ordonnances The Arti-
cles Of the Charter which were thus violated were clear
and distinct, such that warfarine man. though fool
could not err therein
These Ordinances founded. or expressed to be
founded on the 18th Article of the Old Charter which
gave the right to The King 10 make Ordinances "for
the surety Of the Stae but what Jesus will ever dare
TO say that the surety of the State in danger before
the Ordinances endangered III Not one Illegal act
had been committed either by the people the cleo
tors. The former had left their in the hands Of
the electors and the electors had legally returned their
Representatives. The Ex-King and his Ministers com
menced the attack, and immediate revolution was in
! evitabcl
have thus conducted the History of France from
the period Of the first down 10 the commencement. of
the last Revolution. have endeavo to show that
the first Revolution had terminated, and that the
second Revolution was inevitable. have traced the
proceedings OF the Pognac party from the period wher,
IT again sought TO obtain the scendsncy in France the
moment when II aimed deadly stab at all the bcr-
ties of Frenchmen. have endeavoured TO point ont
the various parties at the time when this attempt was
made to replace France in the position she found herself
at the close OF the eighteenth century, and 10 re- estab
Iish Baste, Letters de Cachet, Prevota Courts and
absolute Tyranny The third part Of this history will
be at once pleasing and interesting task have
before m mat have ted her