Litchfield enquirer., 1831-02-17

commissioned to accompany them to tle place
Gf their destination. The escort FNa campO-
srd &c two squadrnns Of hussaVss who weVe
Tpligved between On Vilette ana " boeStgee by
two sQuadrUns If Chassrurs. DelarllmeRIs
were also stationed on the road To she lstrt at
Ham, whrPe the prisoners were 10 arrive an
the SOth, vt noon. While the carriages were
passing through Paris to 60 to ViLcrDnrs, a
mao, wishWUt being observed, gut upon the
seat behind One ,OI them. He WAS taken al
fret TO be she. servant Of one vt the officers
Who accompanied the prisoDers. Ii was not
till they got 10 Vincenhes that he was found
to- be n stranger. He was Immediately arrrsl-
I'd and put in prison. He wac the bearer of
several letters.
News has been received this evening that
the cx.Minisiers had arrived at their destina-
liOn.
The sentence upon the Ministers
Condemns he Prince Dr. PoIiSnac to br i'm
priaOOed for fife IN the continental dominiOrs
"fthe Kingdoms; declares him deprived Of his
titles, rank and orders; declares him cIviiIy
dead aIlthe other consequences OF transport
alton TemaininS in force, as regulated ~ III"
facts before mentioned.
Condemns le COn,ie de- PeyrOnnrt, Victor
ChanieIauze, and le Compile de- GurrnOn
RAW lille. TO imprisonment for life j; directs
them to be- placed in state Of Introduction,
comfortably to the 28th and 29tb articles Of
the Penal Code. declares them equally de-
prived Of their titles, rank, and nrders.
COud~snns all the accused, Individually and
collectively. to pay the expenses Of the pro-
ceedings.
Orders the present sentence to be COM
municaied BY uaessage to the Chamber Of
Deputies.
Orders, that it Ahall be printed and posted
up 10 Paris and every other commune Of the
kingdom, and transmitted to the Garde DIES
Sceaux, Minister Of Justice, for the purpose
Ut heing carried into execution.
Resignation Of Lofayette.-The sitting of
the Chamber Of Deputies on the 9Th was
numerOusly attended in consequence of the
extraordinary degree Of interest excited by
recent occurrences. The Chamber were pro-
ceeding TO the discussion Ofthe law relative to
the National Guard, when Gen. Lafayette en-
| tered, and was received with universal APP
plause, upwards of one hundred members 60
ing up to him and shaking his hand. The
General then went to the President, and, af-
ter short conversation with him, addressed
| the Chamber as follows:
"ln n~ight,Oring nation it is the custom
when citizen. Fetires from a distinguished Of.
|
zens, end explain the cause, and I am sure
the chamber will grant me the same favor.
always have considered that the post Of Com
mandsr- in Chief of the National Guards O
France as Incompatible with constitutions
monarchy, except under circumstances Oftha
most absolute necessity. 1t was this convic
ton that led me in 1890, when 5000, 900 o
National Guards wished to elect me their com
msnder, at the Federation by $4,000 Dep
uiies, to apply TO the Constituent Assembly
and urge them to issue decree in opposition
to this desire. Such still was my opinion
when the Lieutenant-generalO of the Kingdom
who has since become our King. wished n,s
to accept the same appointment, and I fell
myselfbound To accept il, but always retaining
Ihe inIenriOn or laying It down. as sOon as
was satisfied that il was %" longer necessary
for me to retain it, earlier if peace remained
nnbrOken, but at n later period had war cnsu.
ed. The declared opinion Of the chambe,
has fastened the period, and out of r~spec,
for il have not waited till the law was sub
mittpd to the other branches of the state. II
is merely matter Of date: but I should be
deeply hurt if any one imagined-and no one,
who has bern acquainted with me during the
last forty -four years 1T my life. can believe
that my conduct has been dictated by any
personal feeling. will go further and "a y,
that this opinion Ofthe Chamber has afforded
mr an opportunity. The high authority with
| which ! was invested has given umbragt
which you, gentlemen. must have heard of
and this umbrage has even been felt 10 certai,
diplomatic circles. The cause is now nj M
end. and have now NO other honor than thai
of being one of y"ur colleagues. One wore
more, g~ntlemeW. I should not have given IL
my resignation, which the King has accepted
with all that goodness he has ever shown to
wards me. before the crisis we have now hap
PLY got over. Was at an end. Al this tim.
my conscientious love Of public order issaiis
fed, hut cannot say the same ofmy consc
rnii"us love Ofliberty. We must all rrcoslpc
the programme announced at the Hotel de
ViIe--a popular thr"ne. supported by repub.
l'can institutions. II was accepted. but we
have not all put the same construction upon
1t; il has not always heen interpreted nv :hp
councils Of the King. in the same sense in
which it was understand by me-, who am
mere impatient than others that it should BE-
realized: and whatever may have been my
personal independence in all situations. l feel
myself mt the present moment more ut my
ease in discussing my opinions with you. For
the rest, there are points upon which We shall
always he in acgEd--we sl1atI ever be- united
| against our enemies. whether At home "r from
| abroad: ] still think, that in the measures
taken in the revolution If July, we not only
did that which we verify believed was for the
| hest. hplf that :, IA al that .a,.~