Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-11-29
Translated for the ". Y. American

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On the Question, Of an Hereditary Peerdgc, in HE
Chamber Of Deputies, on the sh Oet.-The question sub
mied you, Gentlemen is of such importance to the
general cause of Liberty and Equay-o the future Con-
stutiona dcstnes of France and the honor of this
House, upon which all eyes xcd the interests OF
hereditary Pceragc have for year past though indirectly,
exercised great an influence upon the calculations and
in my Judgment. upon the mistakes OF the government
that look with satisfaction at the moment which is 10 re-
solve itdetinivey unite, therefore, with your
mttec in rejecting that temporary provision of Ministers
which, in resting article of the Charter basis diff
ierent from the others, would only proong agitation and
uncertainty; for l believe, without undertaking other
causes of disturbance, that is the uncertainty sys-
tenn, balancing between the consequences of the revolu-
ton and tho recoecuons of the restoration, which,
than any thing csc prevents the OF public and pr
vate security CHEERS from the left) owe You apo
iSy GontSnc, at this loto hour, and advanced
stage Of the debate for going anew various parts of
discussion which has been fully and ably maintain
ed' nc committee calls upon us for opinions tho
question of competency will give mine as a sworn wit
ness mig before court Of justice But first of ALL GEN
ueen am bound 10 reply TO an attack which very
pcctable speaker whose were all pleased AGAIN
TO hear from the tribune has made against the dogma oc
national sovereignty that imprescripble right of be
plc that vital principle of social exisence his lofty in
teect peoccupied with English notions as to the onpo
tence OF Parliament will not say with him. could not but
would not comprehend the nature OF the constituent mower
Ctli eyes are directed to M Roger Coard who smiled
and adjusted his wig 1.-The long habit of half century
has rendered this idea very familiar and very easily in
tcihgble to me- admit with our colleague, that there
is nothing just but justice, and therefore it is that in the
school to which belong it has been thought essential to
preface written constitutions with simple declaration
the rights OF man and Of society of those rights of which
whole nation is unable TO deprive single citizen But
at the time, instead of trusting the application of
these truths to constitutions, which only secondary
comhnaonsnstead, say of trusting in this matter 10
single individual it Plato himself or even TO a
society oil philosophers it thought best trust to cpu
ues expressly chosen TO regulate what should afterwards
become the fundamental law Of the constituted autho
ties admit that our has been so regular but
am lar from saying that what has occurred the re-
suit ofJorce After our fruitful and glorious dave NJ
July mere remained nothing standing but the National
Sovereignty and victorious people, in their name the
whole nation armed itself named it's officers and sirnod
TO the royal family that they had ceased 10 reign even be-
fore their fall finally pronounced In their name il
was that the Deputies resident in Paris tho cxigency
oil the case thought proper to possess themselves Tor the
public good, OF the constituent power, confirmed the over
throw oil the royal family erecteda popular and call
cd 10 that throne, notwithstanding his relationship with the
dethroncd and from feelings personal confidence and
esteem that ono oil our tellow-czcns whom they had
previouiy appointed Lieutenant General of the kingdom
Perhaps, indeed at that moment, gentlemen Constituent
Assembly should have been convokcd admit indeed
that such my first thought But the necessity of com
ways judged of most advanagcosy after tho event the
assurances which victorious nation had the right and
were bound, TO demand, and which frankly received
all these considerations, rallied the whole US around
the order Of things then adopted. ought t., add that
from all parts OF France land better than myself
was in condition to judge Of this mattcr the most full
and abundant manifestations reached Of complete adbc
renee to what he had DONE TO the throne had erected
anu to the monarch we had chocn This adherence in
truth the sanction OF the opinions the whole of France
At this time, gentlemen the Chamber of Deputies had
struck part of the House of Peers rcservnr the de-
cision as to the residue of the Peers and the Peer
age ITSELF to the ensuing Session; and whatever may have
been the acquiescencc of the Peers whatever the ROYAL
words expressions declare il my conviction that To
the Chamber oil Deputies alone left that remnant of
the constituent power relative to Art 20 of the Charter
The creation OF the throne the establishment and founda
ton OF that throne which ia thing completed may csta-
bsh relations between and the Chamber even on the sub
Jec now before us; but not necessary for us to hear
our honorable colleague M Bcyer yesterday to be sa-
tised mat II does not belong to the House Of Peers 10
Judge In lts own cause: Chat would not bet either them
or Us, or the occurrences OF the revolution Much has
been said OF commitments Of which the nu;y has been
declared-Oi the commitments Of each of us towards his
constituents, the example of 1899 has been quoted
when several members Of the nobility found themselves
committed in spite Of themselves by instructions opposed
10 their own views they abstaincd from voting as ono of
our honorable colleagues may remember.
W. Ldncfh claimed to speak
zen Lydyetfe-in continuation. The baiwicks were
assembled III order to remove scruples nevertheless
thought myself sufficiently member of the assembly To
propose on the llh July the first declaration of rights and
to have the honor of presiding the assembly during
the nights OF l2th 18Th and 18th July Such was the
course OIL many deputies admit ut the same time that
thesc imperative mandates Instructions were at that
umc anhu!ed by decree Of the Constituent Assembly
but' gentlemen what analogy is there between these
mandates ana the declarations which each Of has made
70 ms constituents, as TO opinions and intention vote
on question: which every had less examined
ana In regard 70 which opinions were already sufficiently
maze up ask you, too, whether in the English House
Of Commons, there single member who has not been
required explicitly IN state his opinions respecting the
great question OF Rcoun-or whether you think II any
one oi tom had hcstaicd about avowng his opinions on