Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-13
FR ANCH.
TIL. Er-.Nini,fers and their Drfsnce.
;. IL. rL;,.. &C the Innlnn Morning ChrOnicIc

Sir Did over read the following Serman rao'.'
emitted "Thc Wolf on his Death bedi Perhaps not;
then read IL. ,; -,
"a wolf was at his last gasp and cast trying re-
Prospect his past life Il ama s'nnrr, ' me- %.vo
is true but vet, hope none of the greatest. na'e
done evil Tut much good too. Once -. rene"
bcang lamb, that had missed its way ro" we no.N,
approache ed me that might easily nave worreo
i, ami vet die, il no harm. At the same time heard
the scofng sud rcvirng of sheep with the mos. ad-
mi, able Indifference, though had no guardian a'gs
"An5 AL that can attest,' exclaimed friend Hey'
narL who allied his pre- ranns for DEATH 'tor VERY
we'll remember al! the attendant circumstances. ~
was nj the very time when yoi were nearly choaxeu
with The bone Which good naured crane afterwards
drew out Of your throat"
So the wolf was humane, mt from CHOICE put nc.
cessy; and the lamb not devoured' because at
the ;ne The wolf choalins Do you wonder
VIVA, this fable has do with France. VIII ten you.
The tx. Ministers and their friends. Including rohS,
macs brother who still resides at Fontsinbieau, and
who was of the Palace are very actively en-
gagged at this moment IN endea'ourng uoo"VS NV, w, w.
pubic that the TX Ministers not guilty; anu nov
do Won think they are going about thisl Why Ike inc
wolf the exrninisters say, at is very true We arc
great sinners; but, We hope none OF tne grea; 'of
the fires in Caivados, and throughout the whole o'
Normandv which have been laid To our charge, were
not our doing. We did not set fire TO harms, or burn
STACKS of corn either by ourselves or our agents.
every true, (sav the Priests who stand by every
true s,y the projects aud cx-mayors0 we can Ut
test TO the truth Of this, for We remember all the con-
cou;tant circumstances At the time of these hres,
you were occupied night and day in bribng electors
in o5s.ructing the operation OF the law ct elections
in promising places to those who would support Minis
,erial candla,es--in issuing orders which would pre-
vent liberal electors from proceeding to the election
if they held places under Government and in doing
all tha, in you lay TO nnidate the trends and sup,
porters Of the popular Deputies " "Furthermorc.
add the exchiers Of minis eral Bureaus, eve also
testify TO the truth OF your declaration, for we know
that YOU were engaged in preparing system which
should overthrow the charter and the laws, and you
had not enoush time on your hands answer to
the Normandy correspondence, which came IN by
bushels every hour aud which asked for the interfer
Cf thp q
ten Of conGagrntion which was every where ravaging
the north and west 0f Francc' Thus The defence OF
the wolf was even better than that Of the ex-mnsers
and their innocence of is reply the esah
lshcd charge of High Treason. write thus plainly
on this subject because there syet time 10 save France
from the evils which would rcsul. from timil
reous conduct the part of the Chamber of Peers.
{ know very well that there exist amIng that
,'arlor" great many honorable men, who dreadng
20 convic; raptay. ana having vast. and indeed
:.St h ,rr1r Of capital punishment. will be- disposed
DO take false grounds for accquit,al, rather than
vic, But this coudlct Is coward; :, and not parioiic
ard lf aciet upon when shortly the Ex-Mlnlsr er:
WI! to" arralgned, may lead TO consequences muct
nor" than any at present apprehended by the
mai .r,tv of those who think these subjects. 10
one can more sincerely desire the passing of law
ahDilshiug the pGmiSinl mt OF death. not only for pn
lLCui 5u ff ali uii .uccs-but the law which eX
is;s mns he carried into effect until law he q
%nrcnneI i both ts,p .e. b. T bTnT pv s
'Sacinry 'F'ocncc-'nHn nr 10" must 'dkc effect
ynCJ:-f may he allowed 10 dn,Inr. that il was 81
sov'rH. TIL" Chamber of Peers, han, will not b.
ahe = pH'tpoan lis question much longer - lr.ud
idIna'ionce IS Displayed. Already he people ask WIN
nc" arc ever to be kept in this state Of agitation
tH'I he EX-HiniSters be Judged every thing IS il
HTavsonI state. I. Tho f~is I!se, they rise PRO-
vH5-'"' ~. II trade somewhat improves, it is onl,
'vF nra;.y And every one every where. is ex-
.A.nh- What pity IL is that this sad question n
-.a 'F Ministers Is not decided; for till il be- W.
Efe always remain IN this provisional state;r For
:#.Hr. act TX, 10 reside with us, because the prc
-'.7 r.""+'s Tho Elk Ministers has not been tried
IVA st nv
~oa-s PER day IL tier old cbatcaGs in the depo,t.
- a-, hccau'' they are afraid of coming 20 Paris to
encounter the Disturbances which the trial of the
TX M s'crsl' "XUected to create. Tn fact no one
ventures 10 S"itIe down To any thing & every thnp is
p-oYIsnIal bcreu,e the ExNinsters arc al Vincennos
ard th' Drop!c are waiting to know their fate that
tins may either accord their confidence to or retire
their srrPot frnm the present Government. You
perceive. then, that this pending prosecution ia no
trl ~ mite. The future Gcstincs OF France de-
pom III great measure the decision, and the
c'nsoq"c1crs which viii re5n. from it, Let rs
bono. 'han. that this delay will not be prolonoed-
that tho ChamJ rs will no longer halt between two
opfn:nns-anl that the Government will dare n
DC just we'll mnrcifu, and will boldly and
with confidence 10 itself, take that course which.
after reflection, it considers likely to promote
the h1pp'ne's and security, honour and iranuuili-
w OF thirty three millions of people. Let me no,
however, omit To add. that the RoyaIisis-T 1I,,o.
acknowledgements of the DuIo of
Bordeaux-and Austrian and Russian Politicians
all wait for that moment as the one in which M
SIC? Hu-l nc omitted 10 sow dvIsor-creato dis
cortcn'--an invo!ye Frunce in permanent from
h!csr thereby hoping, in the agitation which NAV
prevail, 10 be enabled 20 save those who vonId
appear to be destined to die the deah of traitors,
during the trial and nt'er the convection money
will be distributed in acknowledgements will bo ,,oH
paid TO plIagc aud create dstnrbances-nnd tho I'M
ira RoyaIlsts will leave stone un,urned 70 Obtain
ne liberation Of ihn E%-iIinisters, even should il
he necessary to set fire 20 the Iuyombou,, nd
mus effect their escape. ii is therefore serinus
3nl important snbnc'; but it becomes moro en- Inv
d'Ioy' and Tie people, instead Of being loss intem
peIa'e ana agtat"d, arc increasingly desrous of
knowing tho course which tho G3yc,rn,or, ~; III
Hdop'. In the mean tuo ii is understood tha, fbs
Commission Of Paris is occupying itself with the
question OF the fires in the departments forgo,,nT
mat mat charge was only incidentally bIornb1
against the Ex Ministers, and that UPON j. ys1v
ilic Stress has been LAID. You perceive. then. tba}
lnIs SAD question IS one Of ordinary importance
attention. '''' 'PcC'aI
Bot what have we horc. Tho reclamation .c a..