Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-05-17

without fer i6ca'ions, and II was In The vicinity Of 10.
600 Prussians. sta Toned from distance to distance along
is territory. II wa, under the influence Of these fears
that the Associations were formed. They felt the need
Of uniting to resist an invasion, for we have already had
Two.
A Member-"we have had three"
TAT this moment an elegantly dressed lady in one Of
The galleries exclaimed. eve have already bad four"
Ihe eyes oil all the Dsputies and the spectators were
Immediately liked upon her.1
nj. Guizot declared iha, he had no intention Of at
lacking the Moselle, bu, Of merely stating a fact.
nj; de Tracy. in defending the Association, said tha,
Il had sprung out Of the Opposition, but not for the OBJ.
ject attributed to IL. The Association had no o,her h.g
than the national one, aud no other chief than tho King
chosen by the people. The Hon. Deputy ard bis
friends neither wished for propaganda nor riots, but
considered that opposition ought to te offered to the OPP
preston Of one nation by another, and that succor
should be afforded to all nations that a'm-d at the re-
eovery Of their rights. (Murmurs) When nations had
recovered their Independence, they ought to DO sup.
ported Adjourned.
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. 3lst Ma,ch.-A long
discussion having taken place resp citing "ihe pa rio;ic
associations" In the course of which The foreign 20.
Icy OF Frince towards other European nations was
csnvas'ed' the Minister IF Foreign affairs thus
l will not, gentlemen, trsspass long on the lime of
mo Chamber: l en'er INTO its rsascnable impotence,
anu moreover the suffering condition ia which myself
am, would prevent my occupying 10 attention long. I
viii merely advert to the chief objections that have
been made against us. The associations did not, III
said fpring from distrust of the government. We do
justice to their intention, but fear the efec, Of their
Illusion; which might, II was apprehended, compromit
inc honor OF Tho nation snd its independence ; and our
apprehensions were the more legitimate inasmuch az
the principles Of our revolution 10 in direct opposition
with the principles upon which tho governments Of
Europe are founded. These two princlpies, In presence
Of each o'her, offer mutual defiance, which must be
soon succeeded by q state Of war. This they Ore milo.
isters) ought TO have comprehended; and their want Of
foresight IL the more blameabIe, said one spesk sr, bc.
cau'e al tho very moment when the army, disorgsn-
iz'd by a great political crisis, only presented skeleton,
Of f' ,cres, they might have displayed upon the from
'ier 100000 N a,ional Guards. and in this imposing
a,u'ude nave dictated laws to Europe. They have pro.
claimed, said another speaker, a principle of nor. inter.
ven'ion which was to be the uuchang. able rule of their
pohcy; and this principle they do not cause 10 be re.
sPected tits the Abandonment of this principle which
IL the cause Of our distrus,, aud which jmsuf.s n.
These arc, | believe in ell their force, The objections
AGAINST our foreign policy. l will sndsavor TO m.
.wsr them. (Lively movement Of curiosity )-whsn
the glorious events Of July burst forth, Europe
was regulated by treaties acknowledged, accept.
cd and guaranteed by all the powers. Tho French
government had then TO choose between two dsci.
dons: either il was bound 10 recogniz, the statu quo,
to maintain existing. treaties, and thus preserve peace;
or, TO declare at once, that all principles were subyer,.
ed and begin war Immediately. IL decided for tho
hfst. But whyl IL is asked; were ministers not ar
priced, by tbs language Of the Russian Court, Of the in.
tenhons, so manifestIy hostile, of all the Cabine,sl
How could they persist in iheir iilu,ionsl Did they
moi perceive that the struggle between the old and the
new order OF things was i%neviiablel that the two prin-
ciPies' already, as II were, 10 h,grant hostility, must
decide their quarrel by an appeal to arms, Let us in
quiro IL the system adopted was not calculated 10 pro.
duce some advantages, and imoart som. securities. You
have not ~forgottes that the Belgian revolution follow
ed ours very clo'ely, and that this revolution was pro-
tected by the principle Of non intervention This prin-
ciP!e, which, oil a surety, does not exclude the right Of
investigation, ia not OF French, but EngIish origin. In
troduced into our policy by one of my prede cessors, its
fortunate application has preserved Belgium; and all
me nations have acknowledged the Independence Of
mat one and its irrevocable SEPARATION from Holland!
But has not Europe afforded olher proofs OF It's respec,
Ter revolutions accomplished? I appeal to YOUR recol-
lectlou.. 10 il forgotten that a revolution also broke
out IN SdyODV. and has suacaeded, And Uat Q.w..-
could only move with Austria on one side and Prussia
on the other, yet notwithstanding This threatening neigh.
borhood, that revolution was respected, and Saxony
mas given herseh a constitution which devolopes itself
every day in full security. Isit not known that the
Electorate OF Hesse has been TIE theatre OF another re-
voiution, and there too a free constitution has been En-
tablished, and no one sovereign has sought to suppress
the movements either Of Hsne or OF Saxony. Yet
no'wi'h' tanding thes, two countries, aud Saxony in
we had then a right to believe that these same soyer.
eigns knew how to respect the legitimate rights Of peo-
Ple' mat 'hey were not armed for a crusade ag,insi the
mareh OF mind, and the Improvements in social order.
(Sensation) But those heroic Poles!-and certainly
they are so-and il ever na,ien was WORTHY of Iibsrty
ana independence they are-but these Poles that you
ought 10 have defended, and whose ancient revefses
VII Constitute an eternal monument of the weakoeu
Oh the government OF ,uis Fiftesnth; VIVA II have YOU
Done one lSr snsmt CLEAR. hear) Gentlemen, recall what
Poland wa,at tbs period from which comparisons di,hon.
oring to us have been drawn. She possessed a vas, aod
rIcn territory which reached The Baltic al Danszic, and by
mo Dneister communicated with another sea: which
counted a whrIike population OF twelve million irh abb
'ants; which, by means OF our A sets we then could reach
aod succour, and then certainly IL would have been a
providen' aud generous policy TO have opposed a parti.
"on OF tuch dishonouriDg fame. But with this Poland
oil other days, compare Poland az she is, what do Won
nhos a Mediterranean country, without coasts, or
iorlrsss; barely numbering f~our,million inhabitants, and
"hich moreover, and that must be admitted, is by
treaty placed under the dominion Of a powerful soye-
re'gn' Here the application OF the very principle Of
non-intervention condemns US TO remain imm vabIe
But, we may, we will say it,-at one time non-inter-
venuon is insisted on: at another, direct intervention.
l VIII add, that the question of non Intervention NAV
alter all, become a mere play OF words. A provisional
government, sprung from The insurrection, exists: a
rover wishes to overthrow ii: this Power, possessing
incohteshbly the right Of peace and war, uses lis
rights and declares war. What have we 10 do other
than consult the dignity and interest of France, and 10
examine u tney require that we should engage In tho
struggle that is commenced Thus, in fact, gentlemen.
.ue question Is reduced 10 that Of justly appresiaiing
ue nonof ana interests OF our own country. We are
approached with not knowing how to MEASURE the ex-
tent OF our own force; with moi having a suflcien,Iy
'tropg and lively sentiment Of national honor. Most
certainly, L can say with truth, every thing breatbes
ms sentiment in the highest degree, 10 The language
oithe french government, in that whish the Presi.
aento oil me council lately held here; you deem it then
worthy OF France!
The Chamber too well understands The interests of
The nation TO desire that 1 should enter into expla-
nations as to circumstances which are the sutj,ci Of
important negotiations. Finally, what has this French
nation done under the auspices Of that government
Whith 10 obnoy ious to your attacks? Ii has caused all
her rights TO be respected; the prots elton has been fst
by noighboring people, while her dignity was di,play.
90. what unexpected occurrences, what interes 81 com.
Promitted. ascuses us OF want OF foresight To a fee
Bio and disoTganizsd army has succeeded an army, nu.
merous, powerful, disciplined and highly patsioiis
Docs that show improvidence ? You are about, gen.
usmeD. to separate, in The presence OF oil that may os-
eur. The government, in lis sohciiude for the pubIis