Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-10-07


Mathis When a member rises in the tribune and nj. |
ters an opinion, those who disagree with him have
the means OF replying tn him; but we canno, rcp.v To
letter ct which the author Is IN my opinion, equal
iy INCONSISTENT with propriciy and our customs.
NJ de Bnrbe Alarbos said that novelty of situa.
ton seemed 10 dcmsnd novelty of usage 1t is said
that the letter of 81 dc Laval has appeared in sevc-
raj journals--we ought To act il there were no
Journals. The pceragc has nothing in common with
those publications AZ tn tho letters which tho Pre-
sdcn' hats received, lie ough' upon ali occasions to
make the Chamber acquainted with their contents.
The chamber will then consider the part which it !
it ought to take He was at opinion Iha; the two
letters which had just been read were of such ma
tnre as made 1t Indispensable to communicate them
TO the Chamber.
The Prcsidert-I must give tic Chamber some
explanation upon the subject. | agree with NJ. de
B'rantc that rules refuse all kind of protest; but
since the question here relates to the refusal of an
oath-a circumstances which it is necessary to make
public am of opinion that the best mode OF IN
forming the Chamber of 1t is to read the letters in
which that refusal Is announced 10 me. ! have two
othe letters OF similar description, and will take
tue sense oi the Chamber whether ! ought To rend
them or not
Tie Chamber decided that the letters should be
read. I
The President then read the following letter:
st .4ndrctc dc CV6sac, august IL
al have the honour to request that you will off
cai!y acquant the Chamber of Peers, that my. con-
science and my reason equally refuse admit the
vacancy OF the throne in The person Of the Due de
take the oath demanded of me, because it is indi
rect contradiction that which have already Ia
ken. have The honour, &c.
(SigIed) LA TOUR DUPIN."
Many voices "hich La Tour Dnpin? There
several of the name
The p osident-'Tnc letter has no other signature
than that OF La Tour Dupn,
Voccs-M. de LA Tour Dupin Montaubau has ta-
kca the oath.
The President Then it is the NJ rqus la Tour
pupln He then proceeded to read the following
letter:
"l5ih Aug. 1880. Chateau IIavrc
''near Mons IN the Low Countries.
N lie Biron,-Dctaincd at my country scat by the
infrntes lnSeparabe from my age, | cannot be pre-
sent at the sitting of the Chamber Of Peers the
18th of August.
Il see by he Moniteur of the 9TH of August that
the Peers called on En- take new oath. That
oath is IN manifest contradiction of the fundam- al
law OF the kingdom upon the order and right of sue
cession To the throne. IL equally contradic ion
of that which took seventy years ago Louis XIV,
and which have repeated on many occasions to his
sucC essors Louis XVI, Louis XVIII and Cha rls Y.
MY conscience, my loyalty to my august Sever
eigns, 10 whom have had the happiness devote nv
whole life. the profound attachment which | have
vowed 10 them, and which their mis- ortunes would
increase If il were possible, impose upon the duty
of not taking the oath now demanded of the Peers
81 have the honor 10 request you, NJ. lie Baron, to
make his letter known to them. and To demand of
them TO insert 1t IN the process verbal of their sit
tngs--l have the honour, sc
(SIgned) The Duke D'HAVRE DE CROY."
The President took out of his pocket; under an en-.
vclopc, and SAID with great soemnty, My Lords,
have now 10 make known you letter of the ora
vest Importance which, without doubt, will attract
Jour attention. 1t has been transmtte cd me BY the
Minister of IN Interior under an envelope, with his
addrcss,-To his slegnrurie, ~. LIE Barren de Fas
QUEER, President, of the Chamber of Peers. The let
ter is from lie Prince de Polignac.
[ucrc follows Pohgnac's letter, published on Tues
day.1
The Pre-dent--I have accedcd to the request with
which NJ. Polrgnac concludes his letter, by acknowl-
edging the receipt of it and by informing him that
would communicate It to the Chamber.
1t appears to me that this occasion the Cham
Der ought to nominate commission Which Will bring
up this report at the first sitting.
Thu Duc do Coiseu opposed the nomination for
commission, because the Chamber not judcially
constituted.
The Due de Beze thought that the Chamber had
always the right to order the arrest of one of It's
members, and voted for commission.
Al de Pontccou!ant-The Prince de Pollpnac has
not been arrested a Peer of France, but as hiln-
lister, the signcr of Ordinances. ! know not wheth-
er the Chamber has right to mix itself up with the
question, but do not oppose the Commission.
The Chamber unanimously decided that a Commits
sion Of seven membc should be chosen Lots were
Immediately drawn by the President, and it will
make its report ut the next sitting
The President--l must read to the Chamber
another letter, which entirely relates to the subject
Minister Of Justice, and has been Just sent 10 me by
the Duke de Brogie:--
TO the President of the Chamber of Peers.
II have Just learned not officially, but by report,
that many of the late Ministers, particularly NJ. le
Prince dc Polignac, IL Comte Peyronnet, have been
seized and Detained at Tours aud st. Lo. Under
existing circumstances, and in the face Of the i'm
parchment threatened against them by The Chamber
OF Deputies, have not thought IT my duty, even for
the sake and safety Of the Detained TO interfere and
discuss the formolties Of their seizure. But in the
present condition Of the country. think it ndispon
saOc to inform the Chamber of Peers, that NM de
P.gnac and de Pey Tonnet are detained at Tours aHd
OF ST. Lo IN order that, IN ITS wisdom it may take
such measures as to it seems most advisable.
The Keeper Of the Seals Secretary Of Slate
for the Department of Justice
(Signcd) dupont DE L'EURE
Several voices We must appoint a Committee
COMMITTEE was after further discussion,
appointed. The members of it orc Lo Comte ST.
neon, the Marquis dc MaleXillc, Baron Seguicr, lie
Comic Portals, lie Complc de Ponlo Couant, Baron
IL, H., II