Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-10-06
FOREIGN.
FURTHER NEWS FROM FRANCE.


Pans. AGO. 9.-On the 9th the &C
'emony at taking the oath 10 the char.
'cr rs modified, took place in the hall
Il the chamber Of deputies. in the pre-
scncc ut an immense concourse Of snec.
'ators. including large number of la.
dies, and many peers and deputies. -
.\1out = o'clock, the duke Of Orleans
was announced. The account thus
proceeds:
The cries Of "Vive !e Roi :" =" vive
lie Due d'Orlcans." welcomed the lieu
tenant general on his arrival. He as
eended the platform, aud three times
saioted the assembly. and seated bin.
self upon one Of the benches in front Of
the throne. His eldest son, the duke
Gle Charities. sat on the right, and the
duke de Nemours another son on his
left. Behind him stood the four mar
shals appointed To bear the insignia.
Five steps beneath this platform, were
seated OIL benches, marshal Jourtlan.
commissary of foreign affairs; Gen.
Gerard. Of war; NJ. Dupont. due
Ff.urc) vi justice; on the left. NJ. Gut
got. OF the interior; NJ. Bignon, OF pub
tic instruction and NJ. Louis. of f.
naGces. All were in citizens dress.
except Gen. Gerard.
The lieutenant general. seated and
covered. invited the peers and deputies
10 be seated-thsn addressing II. Gas
simir Perier, president of the chamber
Of deputies, placed in front Of the
throne. said: MIR. President, of the
chamber Of deputies. please 10 read the
declaration OF the chamber" NJ. Gas
s'mir Psrier then rose, and in n firm
and clear voice, read the declaration.
The whole Of the assembly listened
with a profound silence. When NJ.
Cassimir Perier finished the reading
Of the particular articles, he continued:
In consideration of the acceptance OF these
articles and propositions, the chamber OF de-
puties declares that the univ erssl and urgen,
interests OF the Preach people, call TO the
throne his royal highncss. Ph,Ap Of Orleans.
duke Of Orleans. The lieutenant gcn neral
here interrupted him by saying. - Louis Phi.
mp" NJ Csssimir Perier resumed, .Iouis
Philip OF Orleans, duke Of Orleans, lieutenant
general OF the kingdom, and his descc n,lants
forever. IN the male line. in the order Of pri
mogeniture, and To- the perpetual! exclusion
At females and their desce ndsnts. In conse.
puepce. II x. II Louis Philip Of Orleans,
duke OF Orleans, lieutenant general of the
kingdom. Is invited to accept and swear tn
the clauses and obligations above designated,
ana after having done SO before the ..embled
chambers, to take the title of "hIHg Of the
French"
NJ. Cassirnir Perier, after he had fin
ished. placed the act in the hands Of
his royal highness. who handed il to
the comnissary Of the interior. The
lieutenant general then requested the
president Of the chamber Of peers to
deliver up the act OF adhesion of the
chamber Of peers to the declaration Of
the chamber Of deputies, which being
done, the lieutenant general then made
the following declaration
Gentlemen peers and gentlemen d.on,;,,
have read with great attention the declaration
OF the chamber Of deputies, and the act Of al.
hes'on OF the chamber of peers . have we'll
weighed and reflected upon all its exprcs
Sons accept, without restriction or re.
serve. the clauses and obligations contained
an this declaration, and the title of king of
the French. which u confers upon me, and Z
nm ready to swear to its faithful Observance. >,
NJ. Dupont (de l'Eure) acting AZ
keeper OF the seals, then approached
his majesty. and handed him the form
ot the oath. The King, kneeling and
uncovered. with his right hand eieva
ted, pronounced in n slow but firm
voice the following oath, which Was
heard by those outside, such was the
profound silence observed by the as
senbly, at this solemn moment:
In the presence of God, I swear faithfully
TO observe the constitutional charter, with the
notifications expressed ~ the dsclara,ion--
only TO govern by the laws and according To
the laws to render fair and exact Justice 10
every one according TO his rights. and TO act
IN sil things with . sole view To the interests.
happiness and glory Of the French peopie.
The cry of ''yive PHILIPPE VIII" was
raised, and answered by
that Of "Vi,e PHILIPPE - The erie.
oi ''Nive lie roi DIES Francois "Viye
IN rclne," soon drowned all others
During this time the king signed three
copies OF the oath and Of the declare.
ton. Ills majesty then mounted the
throne. and announced BY a gesture his
desire to address the assembly again.
when he pronounced in a clear tone
the following discourse
Gentlemen Pcers and eicpufie, have Jus,
contaminated great act. AM deepIy sen.
sioie ef the extern, ~ the du,ies which Il i'm
poses upon me. Ny COINCIDENCE tells me tha,
viii fulfil them. II 10 With fall conviction
that hsve accepted che treaty Of alliance
which was proposed to me
should gres'ly have Desired never 10 oe.
cupy the throne Co Which she nationsl wish
has jus, called NE bot France, attacked IN
her liberties. saw the public order in danger
ne viois'iOo o. the charter had shaken every
hing u was nscessary 90 r~-estsbIish the &C.
Ion Of the laws, and the power Of doing +,
Fas vested ~ the chamber &c deputies you
lave done u, gentlemen the notifications
~h'eh we have jpsi made m the charter, qua
.an'ee security Tor the future. France viii,
rus oe happy At home. respected sbroad,