Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-06-24
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FRANCE.
. Il Craze SuIieet"-or, The State of Public Ooin-
ton"
To the Editor of the London Morning Cbronic,.

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SIR-To-day we have a grand but an unpIea.ant
matter 10 discuss should be almost happy TO avoid
n.out we have no party purposes to serve in The
morning Chronicle except be the party which loves
truth and jus Ice and principle The Government has
oesn euty Ola great act OF folly. Ii has raised the
ques lon OF wh- her those who made tbe RESOLUTION
| are ss6-d WITH its truis;-sud ,bey hsv. rscs,vs%
decided negative! This rc on tbs past OF the &C.
vsrnneut e.nced tsneri.y, and no, Lrave,y-a,de
hdr"m scofum difference % the siae OF tublie onn.
ion. Casmif Perisr bss acred like man who va.
TOO confident In his strengthened too resn,,,.
on carrying though his own system. He has failed
-sho 'hat fsiIure in The history e Eranr,i
yen may be sure OF that
wow, 'e' me explain the bftory Of this Affair, as
briefly as Gen. bu, fully az IL. i'm por,sncr
your readers will resoiieet that n Law was p,.s,d
during The late session Of Parliament which direc,.d
The institution OF Decoration" be conferred or
aud wo by those no should be ind Gated ~ The r,n,
mission OF % ationai Reeoupenee. as those sta1,us
who most distinguished them. Ives by their braverv
aud dtioteres:edness in the Revolution Of July. To
the Vernfnen' was Ief the duty of deciding on ths
form aud sz. aud ia-hon OF The Decoration; but ,h,
bng ',s-i was decided upon by law, and was passed
as all laws are, by both Houses OF Parliament ard
then received the Royal Assent. The ID. ,bw.
established wos pot Royal, bus National Decoration
wa. not the King, but tho Nation, which thus ex
pressed its gratitude and love. To wear such d..
eo'son was, therefore indeed hoeor, since wa,
ennerred in the name OF Thirty hree iIItoDs of rman
ePaled and 'egene,n'ed ireemen! THIS mode Of ee4J-
iishng the decoration was wise aud noble IA was
worihy oil th7 Revolution, md OF these who made H.
Ana oush The law had passed months, no pro.
gress wa sde 10 the df.ir. D. remsin d de adj l..,
Ihose who had risked their lives their liberia ana
their property, in the days July tena;n-d urr.wsrd
&c; and 'he Putlc became weary OF wa,iog aud dis
gDsted wiih the delay. THIS Natural, aud III. de-
lay was euipahls Al length NJ. C.simer Perier he
cams Minister He found the law uniuifi,,ed and ,h.
m'ennoos OF the nation not carried into effect. He
resolved on peyg immediate attention to the 81 beet
and prepared in few days he form OF The decoration
afrsnf.d with tho CoDs,is-ion The colour OF the ri.
band, sc. and then sketch cut an o. diusnee 90 bicb
declared that the DEF oraion was svs n by the Kino
aud which required that all who received the deco1a
ZION should take the O-h OF Allegiance 10 Louis Phi
htlAtFu In b.
decoration was given by the King on ,ha, deccra.
son was false; end moro han hat the faIssbood ae,
60 he sparac'r OF IN, decoration, which was. ia ae
gwen by 'hs naIop," sud rendered national honor
mere regal act Of tavoar AMI bounty. No,bips ,onlJ
be more in uliRg 20 the decora ion end NOR, a, VAR,
nnee with the sprit we'll err Of the law. ard
ing soud BE- more revolving TO n oss sbo 80
the revolution For, let it never be forgotten mai al
,ne9so Tie fevoinu.n adopted Louis Philip because
REPUBLICAN Institutions promised 10 bs attached
TO, or rather form The base which The Throne wa, "a
be erected, yet that she revolution was meyer MAD r.,
nor 10 me inierest oil Louis Philip, and one ever
dreamed o. him Except bis small party until af.
ter the revelation was completed. A King was adon,
Cd net as kipg, but as the head Of Republican Go.
verntnen'--aDd not rs Ecg hereditary bu, A, Kina
elective; and not King TO reign over Franre hn,
De third power In the S.a which should act In
CONCERT with those republican insu,icrs which wers
mof solennly promised TO the revolution OF JuJyi To
ms act oil folly, then, on the par, OF NJ Cssmet Par
Ter, 10 substituting he words "Gven by the King
LOT oVen by The Ns'ion' there ere objections on the
score OF principle, which sophisy can get rid Of
and which DO modern or ancient Roy can explain
away. -. "r'A'''
But there is another clause in tbi, O al, n attach
ed 10 the distribution aud airing OF III de cors,io,
when Is stiii lar more objection able, and ven nfne
~ more un~i'e and iIisgai 1t 1, the clause which
requires that those who the decoration sh aLa
IAN cath OF allegiance 10 Louis Philip aud of eJiIv
TO the Charter" Tf condition M. c. line, psr;s,
ousn. masterpiece oi good SeDeraship on his
paf and ever he rubbed his hands and look ed neas
gu 10 M, NE, was when The King wrote
to this Rnysis Ordinance. NJ. Perirr boped hv ,b;s
measure 10 be furnished with an argument which would
aQh fhe
ven thousand iofms every day that he lives by Ten
nousand organs OF public opinion; feeling that tho
revolution no, complete and at those who roads !,
are not satisfied He hoped TO be abls IN az, 90 a.
Republic ms Of July, "Why you have sworn allie lance
10 Louis Poip--you have swotn fidelity TO this Char
ter which yet you profess to consider 20 imoe,f.c,
aud how can you now fly n the face of Til, oath vo,
have taken before Cod aud to the King and 10 Franc,
Inc establishment OF this rule, that an oath must
Do 'aSen, Was therefore conquest Tor this Centroe
conquest for the Renters, inquest for the rise In
,niled" ~ VIC |"''o
when The 0fdnarc, appeared, ibefe we're aitacbsd
'oH me claims OF 52S ciiiz be LOT ging to The denaf
meni OF the Seine, who bad been s6judged by iuyv
OF their fellow city most inv of,he yraiuds
o. France and,'bc' eiore entitled wear the order of
,he Gross OF JuyP' Remember, hn, that sbess 52s
pfivo men h.vs been decided on by Jury, by the
houses oil Parliament by the Kings inst. r. and bv
ihe King hnsel'. All ibese have decIsred-bav, ey
en- signed their names and put their seals even ,hs
royal sra TO tbs fact that they the most dessrv.
ing, meTorious citizens who dsiog uisbed themselves
10 The days OF The revolution; who hizardeJ life limb
and property 10 the OF Liberty; who fought 10
CIR knees 10 blood against the hired sooie rs Of he faI
len Dynssy, AID who hiuDpbed over the enemies NJ
~ county, and established he cause OF Liberty On
me ruins OF .posm. Thief s the most iinpoftan,
OF en lbese LOIS msp are entitled 10 ibs iopon,
and gratitude OF France! The law has decided tbnt
misfy honoun shall be paid them; that ~ ibey pass
ohg me stree" and appear in public, all France shslI
honour and bow 10 them, and that those " no wear tbe
national decoration OF The Legion Of Honour an ali moi
even lake precedence OF these 523 ciGizensl and lei
be borrs IN mind that the have not been select
hat h rIa Dkn IL -I..-
honour have besp reusedl OUT OF the tens of bon
sands who fought In July, these 528 have alone bean
deemed worthy ty their inimtabIe end natchleys va
Tour and Psroism OF carrying tn H breasts this ma
ional deeoraiiopaDd therefore, that ere not 10 ma
cJoIed, tiher by The MODeur or The bate, into tba
belief that these men, 20 honoured by all France are
au oil sudden violent demagogueB"-''ur principled
JseobiOs"-or dangerous and tu, buIeut etiz. nfU"
tbs too Ia'-sueh accusations these will not be
believed. The ComIbi SION OF National Rscompensosf
ibe KING GJyeTDmenh aud The King bins II have
All united IN selecting aud approving tho selection OF
these brave and noble men, those most entitled to
the honour symPa ny, love, and gratitude Of the whole
OF France.
Well, then, These men, when they read tho Ord.
lance Which declared n a. hose who ore The OrdeF
~ Decora ion mat " allie glance 10 The King
md bdey to The Charter" expressed their astopsh.
men, and disgusi They aked what the Law said on
the subject aud the answer wac "Ths law Is siisott
they asked what right had the King IN impose con.
doDs which lie law did not impose sfiJ 10 this inoui
~ there was The only reply that 4" The King vas Tho
fountain OF honor and reward" and bad right eonsi.
tuoosly OF imposing such condi ions Bot ibis hol.
low sub'e1oge was met by the reply, that this might
be very true with reFPeei to honofs and rewards ema.
lans rom She Krg, but that D. not applicable 10
me pfesent reward, which decor alton esablshed
~ lava national honour, aud rot regal one Bot
his teeling did evdpofae in either ssoDisbsnt or
iisRuti foF Dspus ion forn these brave and viruous
ctizsna then waited ca The Con mission Of he aonsl