Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-05-30

law! Thrown out by the Chainbor Of Peers! aSherq
is the proposition for sublectin all pcDsionato revision
Rejected by the Cha,nbor of Peers Wherc tic p-opo
sal Tor making the property Of the Ex-AIinistcrs Q.
hdFios X responsible io- the civil injuries sustained by
Paris on account of the Ordinances of July? Alike
IiSfegasded b the Chamber OF Peers. could go Oh
Tor an hour and convince yo by facts, that IL Is impos
sb!e to ma Ech any longer with this Eoya~ and Lcgit-
mate Chainhcr! What then is to bc dono? Some pro-
pose that new Peers should be at created, and
that they should be selected from the Centre Droit ana
the Centre Gauche of the Chamber of Deputies. It's
proposal is encouraged by who have argc property
and aspire to htlesbut then these men hope to retain.
an hereditary Pcelge. Others propose that the Cham
Der of Peers should be left its present position unit;
the question OF Peoagc itself shall discussed and
settled III the next Session of Parliament But can
be supposed Tor one moment that tue Peers, who Will
not oven vote that Charles y and his family shall not
DC oIloweu 20 acquire property IN France, WIN vote
thelr own decheGnce' and declare themselves Peers
merely for life? No, moths would be expecting
much from such skn-dccp patriots. Others propose
that the Chamber of Peers shall during the recess be
augmented by Members Of the tauch, Centre (:auchc
and Extreme Gduc'lc of the Chamber Of Deputies Il;
order to nulfy the sixty who by tie votes O,
yesterday, showed TO France that they conspitator
who are consprng for the return of tho Duke og
Bordeaux, if for that of Charles y. To this
suggestion 1t is rcplicd->but arc these Peers to
be appointed for life, are the titles to be hc-
be named, and the title is be hereditary, ther,
it must be 50 decided by the Chambers of the King
4 the Session of 1871, before that principle cafl
be adopted Or enforced. Therefore they add, let ul
wait Besides is said and that with truth, BY
the Minister and his friends that if mum
her of Deputies should be taken lust now from the
Chamber, in order to bc made Peers tina; there would
be some difficulty III replacing them department,
by men who are honestly and sincerely favorable tho
present order OF things. The Minister fears make
his friends Peers, lest he suld be in the minority in
the new Chamber OF Deputies; and vet be knows quito
WELL that any proposition to destroy the hereditary
nature OF the French Pecrago, which should be submit
ted to the present Chamber Of PecS would be rejected
f! by large majority.
The party for moving onEars reply to all these diff
revolution in July; I'd. That aex this difficulty arises
through not having granted popular ana rational
election law: which, if had passed, would have 50
satisfied Trance, and given such strength TO the Go
ycrnlcn that 1t would have been able, without fear Of
Dc!g ioit III minority, to have taken from the
istlng Chamber of Deputies n sufficient number of in
dependent members, and created them Peers for fi.
and ID hat the only way remedy this difficulty
nc Is to force the present Chamber of Peers in thu,
next session to the of 'for against" the Hercd
ltary Peerage-and that III that the Chamber OF
Peers should decide against the rational onr;on b, do
cding IN favor OF an Hereditary Pecragc then that
the ,'aope SHOULD complete the revolution by naming
Senate. This idea of completing the revolution by an
other revolution or popular movement, will, know,
startle the luScwarm friends ofbery, who viii say
If the Chamber of Peers sal! decide 'for Hcrcdita
ry Pccrage let 1t remain sou But France does not
thus reason: France-thc rnions-are not soon alarm
ed Parliamentary majority should in ordinary eases
decide the question: but here is exception to the
rule The Judges are themselves Interested parties fo
they are to pronounce the disqualification of their
Revolution CT July; but it is not Il fault without RENE
' una 'e iseVoutlon must be terminated by the pee
PIE: lo-0ay this subject occupies general attention.
It IS forced upon US than expected by the
c'sion OF The Chamber Of Peers last r:ght Oaly J..
majority depriVing Charles x and his pTeured family
pt the right'of holding property France If tie
Iscw had been severe, penal coiscaory, could ha"o
toult some excuses fo these old lovers cob
webs, supel,on, and Legitimacy; but no. the law was
more than moderate. it weak and temporizng;
and yet 80 Peers of France votea against it. l have
session M close today shall have more time fog
!, some months to come. In the time let me pro
IF sent you, when have heard it, with the Kings Speech
o. have just returned from the Chambers. The King
and his family have assembled in the Hall of the Re-
representatives. of the Nation. re received with
respect, and affection! He looked wc-spo}e
well-and an! suremeant well! But the Speech was
not marked by any thing which could command moro
than usual attention, and it left every thing where it
found it. 1t explained nothngsetted nothing-a!tered
nothing It expressed hopes which all entertain.
There was nothing Of Charetansn about it, and vcr5,
few clap traps. enclose you the Speech. I thin.
] you viii entertain of it the same opinion, as
I .o-,,,-.,,r,.--- Yours, obedently, o. P. @.