Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-10-12
30 'gMfnyr.
PUBLIC MEETING = FRENCH REVOLJTiON
ta0rIdged from the Edinburgh Courout and he
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ton OF their plblic rghts, and the Moderation with
which they have hitherto used the sudden and unex
ahped t.icnph by which their patriotism has been re-
watdei.' The door OF the great room was opened a.
oout IL o'clock, AMI in short period apartment
crowded IN every part-and among the auditory were
AT one o'clock, the Lord Provo,t attended nv NJ,
Hume, the member for Middlesex the Dean of FscuI-
W MI Cockburn ard other requisiiioniss, attended
he PLATFORM and were received with the most enihusi.
astic che erng.
Mr. Gideon Craig moved that the Righ, Honorable
(Cheers)
The Lord Provost h wing been Gale to the Chair.
The Dean OF Faculty (Mr Franci. Jefrey) rose and
sad take for granted that we are al, agreed and
that, on the subject on which are met one feeog
pervades The country at large. II citing that on
an event on which men have been trumphing with
words efnA'ions and congratulations i'm private tn
should now have the happiness Of meeting together 10
give vent to their feelings in public and to assure e,ch
o;her by their voices, their their ewes
anu hei' feelings that they participate in the common
JOY one common hope, principle by which
men oil all ranks, orders AMI conditions are united ON
tins happy and Unprecedented occasion -(Grea, an.
pause hope do not arrogae too much weight to
.ne sentiments OF foreign country, when say that
the tribute OF admiration ami gratitude which we offer
10 .ne hagnan,mous people OF France-,o the noble
ourghers and heroic popuace Of Paris-cannoi be alto.
gether without value, withou, benefit and use The
uihue every m2s feel that the have nos richly
ea'nen' ana cannot believe that persons capable OF
those virtues, Of such heroic deeds can be nsen.i
BILE 10 the applause of kindred spirits or to thu, of peo-
pie convened in lawful Assembly, under their lawful
IN h.. me-
cuiiatly dear aud valuable. coming from those who
have been from ancient times frequently their enc.
mics who have been acua,ed towards them by feel.
ings OF excessive rivalry and towards whon4 there
might yet he some remains of grndge and ill-blood.
warm triumph OF unmng'ei applause, wonli come a.
an encouragement to those who hal fought well Tor
their country, aud with Accumulated fear ter or e
nose whose evi d.eis, no. exceeded by any thag in
history had called forth such orm Of popular indig.
nation (Applan'e The third Justify our cou-
gra'ulang on this occasion, the prospect which
the event held out of good only to but
TO all mankind The late Revolution the termina m
OF nose iamentabe aud painful Struggles, which have
existed over most parts of the world and may vet to
certain extent prevail between Obsolete prejlices and
peposerous and deerading on the one
and on some occasions the Just fear of revolt disc.
eedence, and characterization on the other The hap
py reconciliation OF those two opposite principles ing
effected in the mir ,cuously short space OF three days
uid give hope aud assurance, that the minds OF
the most irritable and excabie nature have at lie
learned the lesson that mutual concession can alone
render people happy and peaceabe; and by that the
dieni'y oil the throne will be upheld, and serve az
protection to the rights of the people, to which il has
hitherto been too generally opposed. (Cheess) |
'hhS' therefore, that theses sentiments in accord
ance win tue feelings OF every one who con,empates
that bright tuturity, which hope has been fairly ii
minated with the splendor of those events which
trust may not be forestaed by this public declaration of
our sentiments, but which, like other prophecies, win
rather insure and accelerate its Accomplishments
IL simpossihle to look at the event hu glorous!y and
happily concluded, without feeling that IL aided by
the provient coincidence OF happy circemstsnces Its
glorious termination has been, that Prince and hi,
capable oil the arocious violation
they had gwen, OF the oaihs which they have sworn
and OF the rights which, without pledge and without
oath, they were bound by common 1u,y and common
humanity to observe-have been expelled-(
| the Prince and Ministers who have been guilty. Of
such hagrani wrong and OF such arocious and I'M
provoked aggression-an aggression for which there
was no pretence by any movement, Of appearance OF
movement against autAeri.y,-hy any plot or alleged
rmour OF plot agains9he legal succession, by any APP
pearance, or even by any tendency to insure con
iumuHuary movement in the capital, which is seldom
alteeeher free of such There was no talk
! OF Napoleon; no hank ring after tho gories Of hi.
conque-ts; mention OF a Republic no desire Of
revoutionizng each others in,eress no resistance to
the course OF the ordinary tribunals of Justice the ex-
ce'ses OF the Press left TO be vindicaied where
they were proved by the sufficient coercion Of the ap-
pointed tribunals quietly exercised. They going
on in that state OF things, which promised 10 be
ciai 10 the sovereign by increasing his lawful auhOr
W. PERSONS were appointed Ministers, who de-
cidedIy unpopuar-but not nurinur was raised a..
gainst the authority by which they had been named
which might produce an effect dangerous the lei gil
mate succession Of the infatuated monarch, whose line
formed perpetual series of scvereigns generations
oil Tree people IL in those circums that an at
temp, was made 10 absolute aud bgoted tyran-
nyie put an end TO laws and rights, and break that
solemn compact by which the Government was raised
TO the highest point OF rchical adaptation Previous
10 those steps. preparations made, by the accu.
mulaon Of large military force in the capital which
has disunied, unsuspcc,ing, without arms, and appa-
renily incapable Of making resisancebatteries of
non raised in the heart Of the city; foreign eeions
we're marched in; troops were selected oficered by
those men who understood to be most devoted to
The Royals' parya this had taken place and has fol.
lowed by the fight Of the Monarch from the scene oil
hazard, though he within hearing Of tho roar OF the
cannon and the shouts OF HE myrnidon, who were in
6c'ing slaughter the people. (Long continued cheer.
ingD IL was 10 he looked upon happy circum.
stance, that this conflict which thus arose and so Clio.
rious terminated proceeded clearly from act OF e.
erosion the part Of the Sovereign while il was an
act Of resistance in seiefence on The par, Of ths
/ 'uhisc tCheers1 I, is impossible TO look Hpon ,hs
story Of those four evrntul days without feelings o
usiion and pride at the capacity OF human nature
which Is seldom 20 be to advantage in urge mas
ses oil mankind, though here displayed in the haunt
OF dissolute aud corrupt capital the triumph OF the
verer ar d nobler virtues. II re the spectacle OF
great people, totally unpreplred, driven by unortunatt
events To Formidable attitude. scattered nm,
dtsunied without head or leader, without notice or eE
peciaon OF the blow which aimed at them; will
invinehle and magnificent resolution each bfoo ling
one night the part he hal 10 play The morrow
consulting with his own heroic breast on tie means o
Talying in the morning, with calm, fixed, snI guam
inots ating upon hing but tn sym
pathy and unity Of sentiments among his follow cit
zens--witb slow. deliberate, aud majestic nj
which could not have been surpassed by the most con-
sumnsie masters of the art Of war; he assurned tho
means OF defence by which he lik Nv to gsif
his ohjectIn that situation they overwhelmed IL
the fret shOck-mowed down by the cannon, which The
incompatible arOcity OF their opponents actually level
led at the crowded streets aud lofty buildings OF tha
proud capi,al-they ridden down by cAvairyas.
they tore ~ the streets for bnlwak, they covered
cry roof filled every window aud every terrace, an,
fenced up every corner till, by the heroic and peTs
vefing resstance Of that eveniiul night the discipline
and valor Of the troops in Europe BAIL cd am
discounted This assembly presented noble specta
cie-of youth and cbldren OF women, animated by hs
roic valor aud rising above the feelings Of ,eif sex
This was not p mean military conquest il Wa mar.