Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-10-14
EFrom the Ne,c A!oathiy .Nagaci"s far Sept.
THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE.

tare hy which II is characterized. hut IN the union
Of qualities apparently the most homogeneous
enthusiasm and moderation, diSOrganlzation and
srder, hatred and clemency, all appear consricu-
Gus in the eYentiul week which terminated the
month of july. To present ANY thing like de-
A,led account Of all the occurrences Of these
memorable DAYS, would not only far exceed the
bounds which could IN periodical work be al
Dotted to the subject, but would also be IN itself
a task for which, at this moment, 1t would be al
most impossible to collect sufficiently authentic
materials All that propose in the present pa
ger is To iay before my readers n very slight
sketch Of the state Of the country at the time of
the Revolution. and then narrate with fidelity
these scenes OF which was myself an eye-wit
.ness. preserving the connection of the facts BY
details furnished tn me By those whose aC-
tsuracy can implicitly rely. In order 10 have
right Understanding Of the causes OF the late
events, 1t is necessary 10 recall to our recol-
lection, that after the abdication of Napoleon in
1914. it was considered Indispensable that some
security should be given TO the nation against
occurrence % such an assumption OF arbitrary
cower on the Fart of the sovereign, as had been
The immediate cause nf the revolution IF 1882 in
compliance with this feeling, Lnuls XVIII.
aSreed with the Milton CA the terms Ut
Charter. the PRINCIPAL articles of which euaran-
teed individual liberty and equality under the
the Laws. the liberty Of The press. the free cleo
tons of he Deputies, and other essential ingre-
dents to the formation Of constitutional mon
archy. These restrictions Ola arbitrary power
were in no slight degree CALLING to the partisans
of the aacien regime, and various attempts were
made from time to time bv different ministers to
elude the provisions If the Charter; III some in
stances thew were successful, particularly III
carving into effect an alteration in the law of
aleciiOns, which tended greatly To increase the
influence of the ministry in the formation Il the
Chamber If Deputies. Sill every thing was
done with a show If attention to the forms pre-
scribed hy the Charter. and no open attempt was
made to violate the Constitution during the reign
Of LOUIS XVIII. His successor, Charles y
4 naughty. weak, and beoted prince. filled with
extravaganza notions Of the fright DIVINE" and
ea,irely governed by the priests, could i'll brook
-he Thoughts OF being compelled TO govern with
moderation; and accordingly the court journals
took every OPPORTUNITY Of insnuating that the
Charter. FAR from being compact betweeu the
prince and the people, was mere voluntary
grant on the part of Louis and therefore not le-
saly binding on his successors.
A{lirs continued 10 tins situation until the 9th
If AUGUST 1929. when the King. finding that the
administration 81 ". Nartignac. though warmly
attached 10 the interests Of OF the Grown, was not
ra,ared entirely 70 annhate the liberties of the
oponle. suddenly dismissed them, and appointed
In their stead an administration headed bv PRINCE
Polionac, and composed entirely Of men Of ultra
Roy,list principles. most of whom were ais
personally obnoxious to the Na'lon, Inns &C.
CURED during the recess ot the Chambers; and
from August until March the contest was carrie,
IN between the Liberal pres and the Cavern.
ment: the latter supplying by prosecutions.
In tlsl
Chamber, assembled, and the House It Deputies
immediatel, voted an address entrearing the
King 10 dismiss his ministers; the King returned
sn anory reply, and dissolved the Chambers.
New elections were ordered. and the Chambers
summoned for the 81 of August. In the mean
time the expedition against Alsiers was under
Aken, in the hope of divertipg the minds of the
people from their causes Of complaint at home;
hut the mauoaupre was too evident to escape the
observation of the Liberal press. and accordingly
produced no effect On thel9th Of May the IL
nishing stroke TO the formation of the ministry
was given by the retirement OF Messrs. Cabrol
ard Couryosier, the only moderate members of
II. and the appointment OF NJ. de Peyronnet, |
Che most unpopular member OF the most unpopu-
lar administration which had been IN Office since
che Restoration,
10 to this time. no serious apprehensons 81
open attack on the Charter had been apprehend.
sd the timid and vasciIlating character of Prince
poisnac rendered it tolerably certain that he
would take no step which would place him in
too great dangeF; but the case was now widely
different; Peyrennot was known to be man to-
taiiy destitute of principle, hut possessing both
salene aud ntrepidity. and his accession to power
gave me country every thing to fear for the well
fare Of the people. Contrary, however, to ex-
pectatiop, he affected tone of moderation, and
smoke # warm attachment to the Charter. and
snmity only to itssabuses. In the mean time,
the elections proceeded, and it soon became evi. .
dent. that Notwithstanding all the arts resorted .
TO by Ministers, in the restitution Of Liberal
nrefects. and other similar measures, the najo- !
rity against them would be greater in the new
Chambe- than In the old one. Still nothing in
Dictated the approach Of political convuision;
the contes, appeared to be constitutional one
ss.w..a u. Mi.i.sy s.d the Opposition; saa !
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