Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-10-26

ths capital Of France tho cspitsl Of Furope I'm the
month OF August lS3o!! Let us never forget this de-
clara ien-h In moments Of danger. 10 moments OF
trouble, OF public anxiety, alarm, and revolution, the
| busins.s-'he sole bufiness--of Royast /. to
!" Use all his EFFORTS to DEFEND his o,cn hfe!P'
unnet essary to proceed luther this point II
have not proved the ,tupidy Of the Prince de Pols
nae. even TO hs sa,fac,ion or conviction OF Charles
aud himself should despair OF doing 80 by a more
article; and will therefore proceed TO give
rapid skeh Of the historical events Of the Polignse
Admin 1T d iDn -
From he mont of Augus,, 1929, 10 the mon'h Of
November VI the same year, the Ministers were di-
vid-d In opinion Iabourjonnaye, true 70 HE sy.te m
OF categoriss, for commencing at once a counter
revouion--but Polignac for waiting, and Tor see.
ing what would be adoped by the
Poiignac carried his system OF posee ung the
into effect, Laboui donnsye for arresng the ID .pu-
ies who wros in them; and when P,lvnac .ad, LIE,
us prosecute the Journals in which ,h Prosp- of
he B itany Association, are published" I,bouricn
nave was tor playing lar deeper game ",L-t US at
taeklet Ne arrest those who parties to ,hese acs
OF As'ocisi n was the reply Of the cat. gorca Minis
ter and according to his systsm he wa.tight Bui Po
gnac opposed this measure, and thought that he should
gam many friends by h- moderate" !! His was an
isnoo,e ami das'ardy system. He concealed HE dag
GER though it was poisoned poignarj; whilst Labour
donnaye WAS for declaring at by their what
wer. 'h.ir objects, and what their 'ytem. Itis said
anu believe it, that occasion wheu Pslignac had
been opp sing the open and strais frwasd policy vi
the Ultra Royai.t and Counter Ruvolu onst Lshonr-
donnaye. that the latter inquired Of the orm'r f,h,p
he feared the Revoution"' The courageous! Roman
| Prince replisd--
"I have neither fear Of tho Revoution-nor Of YOU"
And Labourdonnaye quilted the Cabinet!
Polignsc having disengaged himself from hi, adver-
sary. now sought the qualification Of petty low ambi-
ton II not enough for him 10 be Mi lister, and
be Secretary Of Foreign Affairs but he required be
named President of the Council Of Ministers. From
that moment, all who had served with him as equals,
felt that they served under him. and crafty the lit
ueness oil mind OF which many domestic would be
ashamed he endangered the harmony Of the Councils
OF the King, and opened door for intrigue and disor-
der This nomination was published in tho .Nonite,r
oil 18th November.
| On the 18th of November, Baron Montbcl was an
pointed Minister OF Interior in the place Of Labourdon
naye, and NJ. Guernon de Ranvlle, who consented to
be creature OF the President OF the Council, nam
ed Minister OF Ecclesiastical Affairs in the of this
Baron Montbel.
Guernon de Ranvie, thus called to an office OF great
de'icacy and difficulty just the last person
France to please the priests the hand, or the
people on the other To crafty the latter certainly
no part OF the system OF the incompetent Ministry but
it is exceedingly iudged the part Of Jesuit Cab
net moi 10 seek TO secure the perfect confidence and
tistacton OF the priests Guernon de Ranvic had not
birth to recommend him. His father had but small
property (he is now dead,) and his brother writ
ing master. As barrster he eloquent, and a
Royalist devoted; but he without experience
without practical edge-unknown to France ex-
cept as violent Ultra and from his age, habits and in
consideration, wholly unfit for the post assigned him.
But he obedient he promised TO follow the steps
oil his enlightened and courageous patron and he
useful in rounding misunderstanding in the .Moniteur
and substituting sound for i'm rohy circulars to
Projects. Mayors, and Officers a
Thus DE Rigny and l.abourdonnaye, who had been
originally named Ministers of the Diplomatic Cabinet
had been supplanted by Baron dHaussay and Gucrnon
de Ranvie.
Prosecutions against the press, against booksellers,
authors, editors sellers of prints and cngravngs
ders oil disoyal snufboXes and against merchants of
de Boognc, for the reasonable wrappers bearing
the portrait of the of Napoleon-were commenced
and carried into full effect in every tribunal in the king
dom;-and though in nine cut of ten the Judges
were ashamed to condemn, and marked their opinions
by sentences of small fines, and few days mprison-
men; yet few goals existed in France which did not
contain some victims OF Ministerial imbeclity-and al
though the fines small the expenses of the pro-
sccuiOns, which fell the defendants onerous.
The Journals Of Ministers defended their patrons be-
cause those patrons Z" had done nothing egal-and did
not intend TO violate the Charter" France replied
this Is not enough France had begun and carried
on the Revolution merely 10 stand still in 1922 and to
be cursed with Ministers who said" We have done
nothing :! Why this in itself very grevous
fault. France required much TO be done even under
the old system, and very much could have been done
inven with the dead weight Of the Bourbons and the
Monarchy always pressing down the prosperity and
improvement of the country. France had bad roads,
unfinished canals, wretchcd system of poss-was
pressed down in trade by monopoies-by restrictive
laws-by regulations which injured trade and COM
merce and which crippled the interest of French ship
ping. The Marine OF France had been neglected. The
fisheries Of France had not been attended to- The
and sciences IN France had been abandoned their fate
Agrculnraliss were complaining. Vino growers were
complaining. Public education not increasing hut
going backwards. The Jesuits returning to
France-anl, above ALL The priests and their adherents
were becoming insolen nqusitoral, and rapacons If
Government had been such a G. 'vernment France
desired, here wide field for excrion and enter
| priZe-for Improvement and reform. And yet though
none OF these evils remedednone of these sub
iecs discussed of these interests attended to- the
Government AMI its creatures its Journalists and Pam
phleeers, were always asking What have Ministers
done which is illegal opposed to the Charter %
France replied TO this question. LIST. You have done
nothing for France 81 You are her enemies, and
your presence disturbs her peace And 3d. Your sys-
tenn OF force, violence hatred of liberty, aversion
to popular rights and 10 the wishes OF France and.
therefore, sooner or later, you must stand all by
| coups d'etdt.
Thus cosed the year 1929 The people were die
satisfied The Government was insolent The King
and Royal miIy were in ignoranes OF whit psss.
ing around them Tb' Press in The proportion If Fl
~ o one engaged in opposing annaonal and anti
evolutionary Ministry. Clubs and 4 'sociaion. were
forming all France to refuse the p,vnent OF Illegal
tax and secure the return Of liberal ID pu les And
finally, France divided into two partieon the on
side wer. IN" millions ami the oher side a small
faction. which Sought to reestahish in this land the
principles OF ab'oluism intolerance, and .sni.try.
| The year 1880 commenced with an dnnnance, ron.
vokine the two Chambers for the 81 Of March, The
Ordinance OF Convocation was published on the o
January. France could scarcely believe that the Min
listers would dare TO meet tbs Chambers and accord
ingy every one speculated 10 who would be tbei,
successor. But the month Of March arrived-the in
capable Ministry presented itself before the Peers and
nspnh~s-ani tn" later did jnstcs to such tsmsry
The Speech Of the King menacing. He sisted
thai his revolutions immov,te his de'srr,n ,tion
taken, 9nl he who in August, 1880. worli hsv. gladly
followed the advice of the Muq,essde l, Fayeue, only
IN the month OF March preceding, deciared that moth
Jag could induce him 10 give way. TIL. Speech hnted
At the King "6n ing The force necessary 10 repre aoy
culpablc maDeuvres;" bit when the hav Of CONFLICT
Cha- hiatt Il, II.