Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-19
Trial Of the Er-IM;nisiers Of Charles X
20 tn. Editor Of the LonJoa Morning Chronicle.

PARIS DC ID, lSSo'
Sir-Thcse are memorable days. The moments
which are passing are pregnant with events the
most important. Tomorrow | will endeavour TO
present you with sketch Of position OH the 18th
Decsmber, 1880. You will end it to be much moro
critical shan even you may anticipate. bu1 to-day
hsvc imposed on myself another task It Is that OF
supplviuc you with a coup d'osi Of tho Chamber OF
Peers, and Of cndesvourng, IN imagination, to place
Won in that House, where DISCUSSIONS are now pend
ing, on the result "f which depend the destsnles OF
Fraucs Yes, '.thc destinies Of Frapce!" Nothing
loss than this assure you.-To-mo row will speak
out 20 tho Chamber Of Peers through the columns OF
The Morning Chronicle. II is not too late, and the
truth must be told; and for the task Of today-
Well then, we are in the French Chamber oil
Peers. II IS ten o'clock The Ey Ministers are
conducted from their prison to the Cortland now
they are entering Let US take note OF their sp-
pearsuce their manner, aud their actions and then
let look the Court nnd the Bar, the witnesses
and tho accusers.
Do YOU remember the person of Prince Poignac!
Perhaps not. At any rate many OF your readers
have never seen hip Let me attempt his descrip
ton He Is rather above the ordinary stature-dis-
posed to be slender, has large pale and dis
agreeable face, low foreheaa expression Of fea-
ture by means commanding, and even when he
smiles, there 10 something revolving and not pleas
ing in his manner. Hrs hcad would satisfy q crano-
logst that his system is right, and there Is soue
thing Of esuitry and imbec'hty mixed up in hs
appearance than you meet with every day OF the
week. When you look at Prince Poiignac you can
the ordinances. When You regard his manner, his
smiles al any tr'a.ng incidents which occur during
the sitting, his apparent OF his real
position and his cold and Amos: ind erent attitudes,
you naturally ask yourself, Is it possible that this
man could be tho author of the ordinances of the
26th July? and you reply, withflt On lustants debc
ration, the negative. But to be conspirator il Is
not necessary to have been tho author of the consp
Sacy Thuse who approve OF tho pan-entcr fully
into it, press it upon others for adoptionand refuse
10 withdraw it even though the power which was TO
sustain il II mean the military had Joined with the
people in opposing it's quite as cnlpabe he who
first devised the scheme which was to destroy the
charter, and render Frenchmen the slaves of arbi.
trary power. Prince Polignae has Just shaken hands
with Msrgnac, his advocate, and has received HIM
With a smile! Can Martgnac forget that he was
Minister when Polignac subvertcd his moderate sys
TEN. and established the system OF the 9th of Au-
gus' Can Martignac forget that Pohgnac repre-
scented him enemy to the throne, enemy
to the Church, political roue, who played his
game for place and power, and who truckled to The
Liberals because they were the strongest. Perhaps
Martgnac, in all the generosity of his nature, may
forget, as he forgves these things; but oai,
Polignac have SO bad memory and little taste as
t. hold out his hand in token of friendship, and re-
ceiye hun with a smile, whom he represented to
Charles the Tenth rs ian apostate?" Oh, yes, Polg
do all this; for he is absorbed in his own
case and IN that of his party and If he save his
own life, he VIII DO contented and happy.
That Peyronnet always reminds me of Your late
of their appearance-not Of their moral character,
but Of their resemblance IN manner and habits
remember TO have been much struck with the COM
posure-pos"iSuy-ern-c 'oushess OF s.rength-and
# not coatemp', at least comparative indifference
of Mr. Huskisson for the opinions Of the minority of
men. Once in your House of Commons heard hum
reply to some attack his system made by, think
a shppng merchant. Ha seemed TO say TO his au-
d.tory-Wel, as am obliged to answer This bab-
blor, may well answer him for ever and cooly
crush him with the weight Of facts So to work he
went, and the poor merchants ears must have tin
gied, aud his heart have been broken. There was so
much OF nochdence in his manner, that come called
IL insoence, concct, and pride-but I have been
told that this was false estimate OF his character
Well, just such man in manner voice and air il
the Count de Peyronnet. / speak not of Their per-
sons, for they were different. Peyronnet has a full
face, Is rather inclined to be stout than otherwise
has tle colour, very small portion ofhair on his
head, and takes great deal of snuff. When he wa,
arrested he denied who he was, with great Goodness
aud etfontery-but when discovered he hold ont his
wrist, and said, Feel my pulse! you think am
agitated! Not tho least so! | wished to avoid the
Inconvenience Of all arrcst-but as you have disco
vered me, here l am, Count Peyronnet, Peer of
France; and beg TO ask by what authority you ar
rest tho person Of PeeT!" This was a trait of
character which was narnral-not fprced--and which
explains the almost leviiy of his conduct at the pre-
sent mopent.s
Peyrohnet is man oftulent-nay of genius IIs
batrd the Charter, and cursed Louis XVIII from
bis heart, toi having giyea it. Bot it would appear
that during his retirement from Office he had salts
fed himself that France did not ente r:an his pnonq
and when lie entered the Ministry he made I'D his
mind for the worst And now he rises to soeak!-
With what composnre dignity, and grace he delivers
himself! That man 10 not really honest, but he knows
how to affect to be SO TO perfection. "When said
GlteS tiie to 81 de Semonyo," said Peyronnet, II
did not mean because the carriage of Prince Poljgnac
was at full gaIlop behind him, but because pointed
out to the theatre of war; the city of Paris and said
aex vte 10 order that the determination Of the King
might be changed us soon possible, and the war
cease" No one but such man Peyronnet would
have thought at the instant of making this exolann
ton. HIS object was to assist his friend PoIipnac
and yet not weaken the impression made in favor
of himself. The fact was, that Polignac and Pew
ronnet dad not think ulike--tbat Polipnac persis-
ted to the last IN the system Iie bad adopted Of
the King being every thing; whilst Peyronnct per-
ceived on the Wednesday. that the people were
masters and wished to yield to necessity Pew
ron1et, therefore, when he urged NJ do Semon.
vile to hasten quickly to St Cloud. did so 10 hopes
OF seeing the King before tho Grand ReEeren.
Diary oil France. This feet now known. wonld make
an impression against Pognac, and Peyronnet there
lofe mas given II another turn. Was any one do
ceiv0d by III | will not anawcr ,k,, -