Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-09-14
GRAFTON,

Frr-snen---a,,d Fellow Crizens--
a great event, in the hstory of ma nkind, has Just
been announced TO us;-A deed of mighty name--nf
glorious iinpor'has Just ranspred the Continent
Of Europe The brcezcs that have for so long time
como to us, loaded only With the groars und COM
plants of the victims of II goadng oppression, bear
al ieG@h upon their bosom, the grateful hosapnas OF
Rejoicing irecmen- France! great, generous. high
spirited France! has risen in the majesty of her
strength, and Us tho lion tho dew drop fron, his
name, has shaken of her letters The despcable
tyrant who would ha We forged then is hyingwsely,
but ANONYMOUSLY, iyins-ifom Justly incensed, and
much and ong-abused people Again is the govern
in The hands ofthe governedagain i, the scep-
ire in the hands that may legit;mately weld 1.-THE
hands OF the sovereign people.
Never, from the beginning of time. happened SO
mighty Change with slight a convulsou. Yh.
foundations of settled government up,urned-a
dynasty OF n thousand years overtImown provs-
ionn'y supreme power erected on it's ruins-and il.
the brief spacn Of six days, public confidence and
public tranquility restored; order and the peaceful
regn Of the laws resumed over II haza rd nothing in
saying IL millions of people The dark cloud OF pop.
ular indignation seemed TO gather suddcn--it
Toed linpctuously electric flash burst from
1.-THE foul vaponrs of tyranny were disrersed-it
dissolved in gentle and refreshing showers on tho
place beneath and again the laws, emerging from
temporary eclipse, she'd through the calm and clear
atmosphere, their mild and genial light upon the ua-
tim. Anazomert and admiration wait every where
upon the tidings as they Disbursement at the sud
denness and the grandeur of the achicvcmcut--adri
ration of thu unparalleled wisdom, the high and gen
orous design-abnve all, he msgnanitnous forbcar-
ancc, that distinguished its lnpl,Shn,ent
nearer view of this rena ,bla egent--a brief
survey of the causes that led to 1t, while may tend
in some degree to less wonder, will vet serve
TO increase admiration, and enhance orr 10Y. II
Will be To have resulted from sactious couspi-
racy of designing and ambitious men, impatient of
restraint and panting for power, efervencsccncc
OF transi'orv passions, "ocanic eruption of thr
spirit OF liberty bursting Tor moment forth from it's
confinement, again subsde into the crater of dos
potism. Far deeper laid he foundations of this
mighty revolution. We shall see them based uoc,n
the eternal and lmmutabe principle, that knowlaarc
is the hanimaid of liberty the pioneer OF public han.
piness--a trnth incontestb!c, and, will sav as
lovely too, in the moral world, IN the n,sa7rial.
that darkness shall! fly before the light. Wish
III il proof also OF the progressive iilr;nD; Il m a.
The human mind, and If the growing and ressjIess
force of an enlightened pubic opinion. Thus ira
cling 1t TO deep seated and permanent causes we NAV
rcpose in the confidence that the effect will he as lu-
rabe, as the end Is glorious, and feel IN hearts
warmer glow of triumph and exuaton at the SPLEEN
did andhappy emancipation of great and generous
pcopla-
1t is perhaps on the condition OF Pranc1 in the
18th century, that the eye OF the philanthropis re-
poses with the least satisfaction. 1t was then that
the ponhsr vore-bcioTe that tine hcard--fhinty.
it is irue-but yet heard through their States
General, was flushed INTO the fearful Stiffness OF
slavery without hopn. It is in these terms that a
writer Of That country iins described the pcDpc of
that miserable pcriot:--
s'You may see spread over the country ccrtni =
ore looking creatures, both male and female snua
lid, ahIecg, half naked. hlsckcncd by the ray fthc
sun, bent tothe ground who turned up and til, q the
soilwYth an inpinc'oe consistency 9Qlcv have it is
true, the ftculty efsDeech and when (ey st,7ld c.
rect, exhibit the human cnu;enauce Tn ruth they
are f'hey return night into wretc4,ed ho-
vols, where water black bread ard ROOTS are their
only fooh-they save other men the trouble of SOW
1Ug-of Working-eVen of gatheriug-and thus onlv,
enttie themselves not to be denied scan,y susie
cut of the bread henseive have made
Gladnal but const.TIt aulecrations Of thsi most
debaned condition soft sed SIS time flowed on the jets-
shaing of this picture.
Under the reign Of Lewis XIV the press ind al
ready shed its benign hopc<nspiring iufurre3 over
the age-but still gfeem of liberty broke athwar,
tho profound political gison in which the nation wyE
yet enveloped. The habit of passive obudence-.ne
syergon tcrrors With wici, cruel and absolute ty-
1anny had been 50 long invested seem 70 have re-
pressed they did not crush the spirit of the Dhllns
qphers of THAT day, who fU well and mast keen
~ have felt, the unmerltcd degradation of eir own
lot aud the abeci sFrvtude OF the people Some 10
dsnd amongst them touud so !nsensible to the
Call Of humanity lest to the dignity of letters as to
litter the vices and to justify tho excuses Of thu ty
gapt Bui i, is beauiS attribute of the nature of
trath that size finds champion in The advocate
of error-taot her cause vsHdIeatsd even BIZ k,r
Hs5aants-fur evsrY ettsnlpt TO sustain and iussIfv
faissssod, tends only to EXHIBIT more naked de-
fsrBsty, and expose to more general detestation
Itnus the fiorts to advance and recommend tyranny
served only to renommend and to vndicse the great
ana then unfrendcd of human liberty
Not in the diffusion of knowledge only was the reirs
of Lewis XIV, promouye of the Ultimate triumph of
free principles: Pe rage Of conquest which possessed
him couId not fortunately for after ;irnss however ur,
happily for his oan, be gFatied bat at the price Of
vast and lavish expenditures Of money His immediate
Successors inherited with the crown the samc mad &,
Infatuated ambition. Wantooly and wsstefuiIy were
expended the immense sums exterted wear after
gear, trem psoPs the very Of whose ealth
their lasour, drau also into the vofe7; Of thas
magnificent but fatal and rc,ons projects At lenrfb
hndor the reign Of isouis Ky the regal treasury WIS
exhausted not only of lbs money but Of s credit
the hnancss we're fallen into hopeless embarrassment
yearly GaGci of more than twenty lnllisns Of
dollars deied alike the sirong hand al eztor,ep and
the subtle ingenuity Of fnanco 10 wiring from rciuc-
tant and Impoverished people
France was on the Verge OF national bankruprsy
1t vas tkon it became necessary 10 appes 10 the
people, 20 sust9lp The sinking cfsd. If the crown:
and 1t IL this period may hail rs the dawn oil that
liberty which soon after refllgenl upon France
and which now, after partial eclipse go indulge The
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