Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-11-25


strong light upon the conduct of the local authorities
n. NJ. de Peyronnet and de Chantelauze have their
examination denied their being in any degree rcsPon-
soie for these dsorders, and affirm they had given
ders that the authoryof these should he
vereiy punished.
AZ the elections in each department termina, cd,
reports were made to the higher authorities of the
Government on the part taken them by the several
functionarcs, and in these the system Of deouncia
ton appeared IN IFS most morstrous and odous
poets Happy would Your committee have been, had
they only tn s9nalse tho reports of the agents OF the
Admns rat'on salaried, aud removable at pleasure:
foar might, to certain point have account- for the
conduct OF the greater portion of them: but how
much has 1t to deplore, when il discovers that men
who could not be- removed from their stations. md
the dignity of whose functions imposed upon them an
additional duty TO respect themselves have suffered
the degradation of performing vile Office. Ii
could only he reserved for such Ministry author
Use and encourage acts OF such a nature.
Then were distributed the punishmcn;s and
wards The documents attending these proceedings.
Will display the brutality with which the first were
Dispensed. and the prodigaliy with which tho second
were lavslied. .a
Here. gentlemen, termina the statement of facts.
The elections were accomplished, the Ministers made
their attacks upon the civil rights of the citizens; it
had employed the authority entrusted TO them To vo-
late their sufrages that destroy the very prn
c'pie of the representative government Whatever
weight may be found in The other c,uscs of accus,
ton ogainshsi hem, this can never he given ~. for
though minor penalty may be attached To the of.
fnce. it yields To none in this gravity Of it's results
simple condemnation oi such acts will not be suf
cient they ough, to he branded with an indclible
mark
Another series of facts commences. These cleo
tons. although forced, not attended with he
result expecied the country made na'ionnl choice
appointed Deputies faithful to their dntos and who
will defend it's liberties Before n public wish so ren-
orally expressed, another Administrative would not
have hesIted upon the course had To s.lop, But
fesrcat womd as in 1897, have caused the further
adjournment of projects which they were impatient to
realise. IL therefore resolved face the storm
TO brave the nation; Ia violate the laws and throw
III" country INFO perturbation, rather than Weld.
We now approach the moment when the mos, "a :
tai resolutions arc abnu, 10 b" tormed the secret
mysterious power, whose plans appsar 10 have prrco
ded the deliberations ofthc Council had new firmly
arranged it, means Of execution Messrs Pcyron-
net. d. Rsnve. nd Cnantranze. seem 20 agree IN
stain. tharit at Council held during the frs,
fortnight OF July. that tho proec' of the IA al Ordon
nanccs was The first time brought forward for discus
SION, aud on hat dny resolution WIS formed But
We find III note delivered 20 NJ. de- Pu,pnac by ON
of his fsmiliars. IN the day when the Ovdonnarcrs
were published. ha, this coup detat en cred into The
system which had presided at the election of the
Council The 2oh of Juy," il is said in this not c.
''is tho deveIopcmsnt ofthc idea of Auruss it is
frevocahle coup d'es'; The King IN drawing the
sword threw away the scnhbnrd."
This balefui design gentlemen therefore was now
anout 10 ne PM into executions: according to Mcssrs
Peyronnet, de Rspv,l!c and ChantenuZe il was onlv
broac"d al first meeting specially called for that
purpose; 1t fully entered into and discussed for
long time n n second Council, which was held few
days after, under the presidency Of the King. 1t
hrst met with two opponents, Mcssrs de Pevronnet
and de Ra7vic, this appears from their examinations
however, III. de Pegronnet, apprehensive that the
svowGl OF his opposition TO tho Ordinances would
be preudic al to such of his colleagues as had fully
adopted the principle, left Ia be guessed rather thu
avowad, thst IN Ind personally con,hsed them The
same oppos''on manifested itself IN tie couacil a,
winch inc KING presided most freely perhaps on the
part of NJ. de Peyronnet hut with all tho vrhemcncc
= a III. tha fnf NJ L.. D.
had evon written to NJ Courvosor, to make him nc
qua'n'ed with his opposition This again is what
msy be inferred from the answers oftbs ster
although NJ. dc Pcyrornct. 10 what concerns HIM
continues 10 cxpress himself with the same resery.
These details. gentlemen. it was necessary To
state 10 yon not that they diminish tho responsible
ty ofthe two opposing Ministers. for, f-om the mo-
ment they signed hese flisl Ordonnnncn thew tool
the responsibility upon III emse'ves but because If
the tact OF heir opposition be true. they hgvc o.
ID sec II recorded IN tins report. Yon know Of VIVA
provisions The system is composed An Ordonnance
pronounced The dissolution of The C.Intnber before Il
had ass mbied: kind of attack, which helm, ii;
rectcd against the national representation tended 70
destroy It; I've Clown attributed 10 itself rnht with
which the Charter has not inves ed il namely that
of quashing the operations OF the COLLEGES THIS
pfs step taken, !! is conceivable, tina # Minis, re-
had convok"d the same Colleges rhev -wogld not
nave obtained elections moro favorable Another
Ordinance annulled Electoral Laws; substi-
Iuten Tor thrrn anoh"r system. monument, Of de-
was madness IN surprising intelligent, and en-
lighted nation would consent 10 submit to it, By
this system tho number OF Deputies was reduced
rom 43o 10 253. The Arrondisscm,n, Colleges
were limited TO present candidates: the violation of
The secrecy of votes legulised and lastly the
ormat o. ofthe lists deprived of the sau' ary inter
vcn'ion OF the ROYAL Courts was entirely left IN
fhe arbitrary viii Of the Administration Such
"a' tic systcm which Ministers had the ion
% impose upon France So ,oni attempt followed
not less Characteristic than the Grst; violation of
he Act IF he Charter which prohibited the o. gan.
zntIon of the Electoral Colleges, otherwise than by
avs, and which did not allow the Crown 10 revoke
by Ordinance a law enacted by the three Powers
'f tho State q third Ordinance convokcd the
new C'lleees for the 9th and 18Th ofSepcmer and
Inc Chambers for the 28,b Of The same month
Bnt a. al those measures would have been with
,ut effect fthe periodical proes had been able 10
aIscuss them fourth OrdonDanoe revoked the la Tvs
which c"usecra'ed rs liberties. The provisions of
lh't OF October 2Is. 1914. were revived TINT is to
'ny on every periodical Journal was impoead the
condition OF not appearing without authorization
ind to this rgonr added. tho principles Of
ne most odious of spoliaious; was declared that
nc presses and typ" Of the journals surprised in
violation Of the Ordinance eIu,u1J In e,;-oJ a