Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-02-08

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ice?-No
Did you give onv orders to the Attorney General |
Did yoa order The pres Of the journals 10 be de
Did you take any means Of enforcing those mea |
suresS-They did rot concern
Did You go to ST. Cloud on the qua
Were you acquainted with the beg'nnnT OF the
troublcS?-On the 9th there were some tro ioes AZ
the Palas Royal and told that the manufacturers
had dismissed their worSnen
Were you acquainted with the protest ct the Dep
uties on Tues,lay?-I saw it in the newspapers
Did you orler the arestation of the s'Sners OF 'ha'
document?-No.
Did you forward orders TO the roops TO proceed to
the Paais RoyaR-I dcpiore much any man the
eHusion of blood. gave orders to shed IT. The
debates will prove that requested The King To with
draw the ordinances and to acceP, my resignation IN
order TO put end TO the troubles.
Did you order any of the movements OF the troopsF
NO.
Suppose you gave no order that effect, you must,
nevertheless have been acquainted with these move
ments, and you should have directed the necessary
summonses to he made the crngl? These mea~
sures only concerned the p0iceoi6cer
Was il You who ordered that the soldiers should be
provided with so cartridges cach -N"i the Marshal
may have given them The c'ty was IN state
of siege, and all the powers were conferred in his
hands.
You deny having had any participation in these or
ders the Guard, which to this effect viz. You
will fire every where you please and as You may be
able?- gave no rigorous ORDER because HAD none TO
give.
Did you acguaint the King officially with the events
of Tuesd,y-No authority corresponding officially
with me-, could not forward the King official
count of those
Do you know how the fight connenced?- No.
Do you know the number Of killed on til: first day
- No.
Were you told that the guard house of the Bourse
was ON fire? No: was acquainted with the nee
ting of the Deputies at Casiniir perr;er's.
You were not informed uf the protest drawn up by
Nessrs Guzo, Dupin, and Niemaih? learnt Il only
three months af,c my arrest.
| Did YOU acquaint the King with the OF the
day? u was too busy engaged besides had not an
exact account or the events which were coi'nnnca-
ted verbally to the King.
BY whom was it determined to place Paris in state
of sege?-I cannot tell
Was there any oppo=itiou?- The proposition Of de-
I-claring Paris in state of siege was adopted.
WHY was it aiopted? The motives will be made
known by my counsel.
Was any illusion n,ile in the council IL the conse-
Qucnces OF that measured 40.
At what o'clnck dtl You 40 to 81. Cloud Wedncs-
day?-.At eight o'clock in the morning.
Had you any information concerning the situation
of 'aris7- None
Did you ask the Nns to sign the ordinance to put
Paris in a state OF siege?-Yes.
At what o clock did YOU return 10 raris:- At II
O'Clock.
Did you acquaint the M.rs,al with that measure:
Yes.
Wer. the Ci,i Authorities ;arorn. d + i::-They
must have been.
WAS the Mrsha to correspond wi,h III. council OF
with You alonei With me, aud with the council.
At what O'Clock die you leave the Ministry of For.
| eign AiIii:a on "Wednesday? AT two o'clock.
! why diA yon quit that holel'- o. account of the
| crowds u:.t we're collecting around 1t.
Did you acquau the other Ministers with that deter:
mination?
There were enc or two with ne a, the tine.
| Were you acquainted "ilh he u'3ry moyeme lts
and the resistance OF the people? II vas not.
Consequently, yoI dd ~ 1'.fn the Ni'; =" what va
gong on'
disturbances oinieti, but hil po va lC
cate
Did YOU coa,rlunoa;a wit. II, A!ars;:,
que,iooei him Oh what ~ s'Ni o. aAi lis opinion
of the affairs
When yor ac laineU viii as..ya Of .s spuria.
! at the Etui-IajaI:
| In the morning
| Was it the Mlrslal who acc.,;nt4I YOU With it?
lie made some observations relative to that Wis,
| it. When informed o. the arrival OF the Depu.
ties, sent word to the Marshal to me, af-
ter they gone. lie told that the conditions
they proposed were the suppression of the ordinances
replied that could not take upon myself 10 satisfy
them; but that would acquaint the King with their
proposition | had Sc nj ain officer to meet the DEM
ties. | wished tospeaS to them myself; but when
was told of their conditions having already transmitted
my answer, l did not think proper to receive them
Did you order the arrest of several persons among
whom we're Deputes?- The order given, but not
by me. 1t was recalled an hour after
1t is not probable the Marshal acted by himself?
don't know who gave him the order.
Were you told, after the departure of the Depu-
ties, that of the troops declared favor of the
people! Did you not give directions to fire on these
troops?
don't remember having done 50.
Did you call Council in the evening TO decide OF
what to he done, after the events of Wednesday?
There Council after that day.
Did you take measures to stop the eiIsion of blood!
No could be taken were expecting
every that the disturbances would be quelled
Was it by your direction that the Royal Court was
for 10 sit at the Tuileries!- Yes.
Who acquainted you With the events of Paris?
Slessrs SemonvIlle ana d'Argout.
When you these gentlemen, did you not with
draw with your colleagues, in order to deliberate?
spoke of the circumstance to my colleagues but,
repeat, Council was held
Wnen the repeal OF the ordinances AMI the dis
m'ssn. Of the Ministers resolved upon, why was
the decision transmitted % Paris 50 lite an h,or?
When these measures were agreed upon retired,
and took part since in the affairs
Did you know hat money was distributed among
the soldiers?
None was given Tuesday. On Wednesday
morning was informed that money had been given
TO the troops in Paris.
10 virtue Of whal ordnance that money given2
In consequences Of an order from the Minister ~
Finances.
BY whom, aud at what time, was the order issued
to break up nc camp Of St. Omers
-, BY the King, during the night Of Wednesday to
Here the sitting suspended for a quarter Of
an hour, when NJ. Peyronnet5 examination com