Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-12-03
THE
FRIDAY, 3.

October furnish matters of much utter
est, particularly in relation to France,
where much discomfort appears to pre-
vail, mostly among the lower order
OF Parisians, growing out of the trial Of
the eX ministers.
A deep rooted discomfort pervades a
portion If the Parisian population, and
something more than a republican
monarchy is required to satisfy the vo-
aries OF freedom. They seem to be
determined to wiring from their King
his /" slow leave" to be free. On the
20th OF October numerous groups ap-
pealed in the Palais Royal, crying
" Death to Ministers! Vengeance !"
The King descended, alone, Sand adj
dressed them, saying Vengeance
never, justice always. If it is neces-
sary will put myself a, the head ofthe
National Guard to make the laws les
Pected-l am the friend of liberty, but
l detest RIGHTEOUSNESS. Let good citi-
zens retIie-the laws shall be executed
and Justice DO her duty" This gave
some satisfaction !; but the next day
crowds again assembled, uttcring their
threats anew, when the National Guard
promptly cleared the. courts, to the
great dissatisfaction of the people, who
e%ndeavored hard to excite the populace
to march on the Palais Royal, but did
not succeed. Fire arms and sticks
were used by the mob. The placards
contained violent attacks on the person
of the King, and no means untried to
foment the vilest passions, and forward
the hellish work of blood and murder.
But they were disappointed. The Ma
tlonal Guard did its duty, and main
tanned the public tranquility for which
they received the thanks Of the King.
In addition to which, Lafayette, in a
general order, expressed his gratitude
" to all the legions who, in the course
of yesterday, and throughout the night
had maintained public order" So that
it would seem the public peace was
seriously menaced, and that the glories
ofthe great week are not yet CONSOLE
dated, nor the regeneration of France
yet completed. But all which Lafa-
yette c~ongratulates himself he has
" lived long enough to see its pure and
glorious triumph" Such is the wish
OF every patriot, but such, we think, is
not the present prospect Of The termina-
ton to the troublcs in Paris.
Tie Gazette de France observes
France within the last forty years, has
tried every kind Of government except
the FcderatiUe Republic, to which the
current is now settling with almost ir-
resistible force. Many close observers
Of the times concur in this opinion
and it would not be matter of surprize
ifihe next arrivals brought tidings in
confirmation of such opinion.
On this subject the Baltimore A
mcrican makes the following j~udicious
remarks
"Any disturbance whatever is to be
lamented but it is not easy to imagine
Il cause for popular excitement more
natural or excusable than that which
moves the people of Paris,-indigna-
ton against the foolish and wicked mi
nistry who, violating the constitution,
had dyed the streets Of the capitol with
the blood Of its citizens. On the score
of strict justice, they deserve to be
brought to the scaffold the policy
which might dictate more ~lenient mea-
sures, though it may perhaps be wise
in this crisis, is not very Ineligible to
popular feeling. 1t must be remem-
bered, that these disturbances were
quel!ed, not by the ~mercenaries, but by
the National Guard. AS this is compo-
sed Of the great body of citizens, we
have a sufficient indication here, that
the general feeling is in favor of good
order. A strong republican tendency
doubtless exists in France the monar-
chy may not perhaps be Of long duIa-
ton without the props of an aristoc-
racy Of wealth ard influence, and of a
cbrrch establishment, It must be pre-
C%arious ; nor is it's existence to be
Wished, for any reason that we know
Of, except such as may arise out of the
particular emergency. Yet it is not to
be hoped. and there is reason, from all
that has yet occurred, to believe that
the requisite changes will be made
without tumult and violence.
Goblet, in his Journal of the 22d
October, after quoting a letter from his
son, then in Paris, who gives doubtless
an extravagant account Of the agitations
i'll the capitol, and represents Lafayette
as having lost his popularity and inhu-