Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-11-25
FRANCE.
IMPEACIiMENp OF THE EX-MiNISTERs.

coNriNugD.
THIS Is proved by various facts, and particularly
tho obstinate silence of those who detected in
the act. and brought To Judgment Capital sentences
have boon pronounced; the guilty have heard their
condemnation to death pronounced with the most
perfect resignation, and have Afterwards displayed
the most inconpfehcnsible obs macy. il bound by
some secret osth. that gave them courage 10 meet
their foto The nogistacy is sil engaged IN making
researches, and II Is 10 BIO hoped that time will at
Lost reveal the OF hose horrible conspiracies
new division IN the cabinet it is rare to
find seven equally disposed to brave public hatred
by over;urnirg he laws and institutions Of their
County. Two ministers shrunk from the projects of
their colleagues. and appeared to dread so terrible
responsibility These il was necessary to rcpncc;
ard as men of determined character were requisite.
they sought among those already known those who
had gwen the strongest pledges of their counter
revolu' onary principles and, consequently, those who
were obnoxious 20 the country.
Count ~ feyronnct, whose name ut once recalls
the gloomy recollection of tie ministry ennihsted
BY The late Choniber-Peyronnc against whom,
besides gsDeEai accusation from which he has
CT been cleared another rested with all its weight
that relative TO the cruelirs indicted, and the denial
Of Justice 10 the men Of colour at MartinQue.-was
appci'ted Minister of The Interior; his character for
enterprise and resolution rendered him fit for accele
rating the movement contemplated i'm this depa rtment
OF tho administrator. A branch If this ministry
torn OF, and given TO Baron Capel. whose dexter
itq IN isenaglns elections his only title TO ia
rour.
Al. lie Chap'elauzc had fixed tho attention Of the
dpg session. of seeing 5th of September Monarchy
restored The seals were entrusted to hlm we are
bound however, To admit that il was not without
some violence to his feelings that he accepted them.
X examination on this point aims details we
have thought it our duty to repeat.
n minated at first. Minister Of Public Instruction,
he refused the Office. Afterwards called TO take the
Department of Justice, he repeated the refusal. but
fresh circumstances, according to his cyplana
ton iet him power of perssting in bis reSclu;
In fact, we have found among the papers sciz'd in
the Tuiercs, the original letter wten 10 hm BY
the Prince de Pollgnac, dated the 30th APRIL wi, n
copy Of The answer dated from Gronnhlc the 9;h
of Nav following. II expresses q gcea, distrist in
himself, and that he tIoks 1t inudicons on the eve
of convocat!on Of the Electoral Colleges 10 effect
change IN the Ministry, and at all events ne con-
sdered il Us absolutely necessary that De Pevron-
net should ne recalled to Office. His presence in
the Council vii take away" odds NJ. de Chantc-
lauze. 'some objections. personally affecting myself;
for an engagement cannot violate. binds in some
degree to his political destiny 7; is with reluctance
acknowledge that even in this it would b. very
painful TO TO make the sacrifice required nf
Still | am ready TO take my departure for Paris rs
] shall receive my orders. II is cmly there
that can be able to Judge whether nv advice and
assistance can be sorviceable 20 the King " The
letter, 1t appears, was laid before Chn.es
n. and tho refusal II contained unlayou-ahly inter
preted by that Monarch for BY n letter of the Kiuo
10 M. de PoiigHac, nlso seized the Tucres dated
at Saint Cloud, on the 4tI May. the King saws. II
return You, my dear jules, M. de Chantelauzcs onr
mattcr(a auell-which is, that he ia afraid of riv-
ing upa permanent nnd agreeable sppolntmcnt to
take onr, winch, unhappilY - but TOO urcer,nin-
General laughter AT all events ! will make no
change in rars aud If he continues to suit rs as
| think he will, we VIII have him pressed w Pey
rsnnet"
NJ. de Chan'rlaTzc. consequently, received en-
order to come TO Paris, where his repuruarce was
overcome. f'he Committee Conceive that they ough,
10 mention document which they have annexed 10
their Report it is letter addressed TO his brother
Judge at MonbrissoD, dated the 18th May, in which
he ia VS.: "W have both kept long silence which
am the first to break, because would not have YOU
receive from the Mon,ieur at The time with the
public, the most important and at the same time.
believe, the most unfortunate event of nv life-n1y
nomination Keeper Of he Seals For jyn months
! have sed my entrance into the Cornell have
longer, however Tie exercise Of my free will, and
the commands have received, leave me nothing BIZ,
obedience give nySe!fup as victim. Watch over
the election for failure will be mo The deep.
est Disgrace" Mcssrs. de Couryossicr and Caah,ol
quitiod the Connc,i. 81. DE Montbe ,;rcr having
successivey occupied the places Of Minister of Pnb
lie Instruction. and of the interior went to the Fnao
and thus was the Cebnet reulodeed
In this arrangement there is one remarkable fcs-
tnre; 1t not discussed IN the Council but took
place without the nj the Ministers who
renamed. THIS NJ. de Ranvilic has declared in hi.
examination, aud ia proved, besides, by the letter
bct,-c referred TO- in which the Prince &C pol;rnac
writes 10 NJ. de Chantclauze, 81 have no need to
say, that the utmost secrecy ought to be preserved
municatcd TO the August Persopsg"s whose names
are mrn!ioned IN it." THUS it n PROJECT ind..
pendent Of the Cabinet; influence foreign to its
members that dictated the neV selections Tho
Ministers who remained in the Cabinet had no know
lcjgo of them Ill they announced in the don't
fenr,. This dcsign--this foreign influence wa, Sc
cret to all but NJ de Poiignac; ho assembled round
Charles " such Ministers as he conceived u,ost
likely to second with nrdour his own views
III. de Pcyronne' being intorropated ybetbor
be conceived bis admission into the ministry had been
caused by IN inention to modify the system upon
which that Of The 9th August had been formed linn
lied bmscfio replying. that the only intention Of the
King appeared 10 hin, 10 lie, that Tho Ministry sbould
DO better qualified To- carry the debates in tho
Chamber. This assembly viii appreciate the lner,
Of this answer
Before the modification Il TIC Cabinet, the min
istry was occupied wiih cndoayCurinu 10 obtain Ea
vourable returns az tho Elections, aud the chnnoe.
in the Government being elscted thew rave them
selves up entirely to tins great obicc..-E Minis
ter dispatched his circular, each Director Grperal
repeated il TO his subordinate each secondary agent
handed il down to his interiors; and this s,cccszT1 nr
menaces promises and inuuctions was sent into eyorv
branch Of the Adm isiraiiOn, spreading n, t;c % 49,,