Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-06-23

interest, III Short now plays conspicuous part in
French poltic:.
A hot war is carrying between the liberal
part of the French and the absolute i'll relation
the July decorations this subject; although
have before alluded to it. You will that u
Commission of National Rewards had dccrecd to the
heroes of the July Revolution number of decorations,
1928, believe. The act by which these honorary
distinctions awarded cmanated from the Chamber
of Deputies; and 1T quite natural that the King,
the Executive power should have the honor of conferr
ing them. A decree was, In consequence, issued by
HIM, regulating their distributions; but instead of conf
ming himself to the power given to him by the egsla
tive body he thought proper take the whole matter
in his hands, and to consider these distinctions
rewards to those who placed the his head;
nay, he exacted oath from every individual who
should receive the cross. BY this manoeuyro had it
succeeded, he would have adtedthe whole body of in
dependent ut swoop, his ranks; this did
not escape their penctraton and the consequence was
that on tho 7th May, meeting convened, and at
tended by upwards of thousand persons The decree
OF the King Was dscussed his presumption in avaing
himself OF acts OF valour performed antecedent TO his
receiving tho for the furtherance of his own
views; commented upon; and after very animated
debate the ribbands without the crosses were dsrib-
ted by an ancient Ievolutionareone who had assisted
In pulling down the Bastile in 1889, and again. in ex-
peing Charles X. on the memorable days of July The
London papers at these French exploits as they
call them, and why will easily perceive from what
have mentioned above.
The Partisan mob has again had Of its fetes and
a long one. 1t commenced the 5th and lasted till
the 18th May ou will find the transactions of this
period infinitely described all the French papers For
five successive days, thousands of men, women and
children assembled in the Place Vendome, around the
column OF Napoleon The ratings and lower part of
the column exquisitcly decorated by them with
howers busts and portraits of Napoleon whilst women
boys and girls danced around the column which
menorates the triumphs of the hero. The mania, nv
correspondent assures increased with every day
and gradually more respectable people seen ming
ling with the crowd, till the 9th the whole LARGE
square was hlled The Government had in this dilem-
ma again to the National Guards troops of
the line, who with the aid of detachment of Popers
remenl cleared the Place; the latter by delugng the
people with streams of from heir
spirit which animated the crowd, nv informant adds
was decidedly hostile to Louis Philippe low threaten
ing sounds were heard amongst the mob such as ia has
Pntrguant" ga has Ia vieille femme" and the soldiers
were stigmatzed by them "Marmontsr The fol
loving is one OF the many thousands coupots with
winch rarls is at present inundated, it dropped by
young man of the name of Condo, who being discover
ed was committed to prison for it by the Court of Asst
zes but afterwards discharged paying the costs.
''DOrleans Ro pcnaud citoyen lIypocrte
Tu recevra bientot lie prix de ia condute,
La guilotine est soeur dc la liberte
Demand In plutot au Pcre Egalite."
10 complete the sketch, must add few words res
Pectng the public dinner given to the individuals re-
Gently acquitted of charge of participation in the
movement of December. party of about 900 dned
at the Pendanges de BOuogne political discussions
were, OF course, introduced and more especially the
late ordinance concerning the decorations One of the
party heated by the wine he had drunk gave as toost
death to Louis Philippe" at the time exhibiting
poInard which he drew from his pocket. When thew
broke they marched in body through the streets
shouting give la Republque, &c" need scarcely
greater part OF these foolish
arrested ana that their misconduct is much regretted
by the true friends of France as it puts another
INTO the hands of the minister, which he will use against
inc little liberty that IL still left in that country o. p
Yours, &c.
Napotcon-Soms circumstances have lately occurred
to direct public attention. in nconsiderabe degree
to the triumphant column erected by Napoleon in the
Place Vendome at Parst and the removal of his sta
tue from its summit Many inaccurate statements ha
wing gone abroad in relation it, ws draw the follow
information from authentic
At the period ofthe first revolution and whilst Paris
was IN possession OF the allied troops, patzans
of the Bourbons In the violence of zeal resolved
on dragging down from the submit of the column the
statue of the hero who crowned The names of the
principle actors in this dsgraceul outrage have been
served a carpenter of the of Lccasse, caused
his workmen to attach ropes the statue to which he
harnessed twenty four horses, it had been so firm
ly liked, they were unable to move it. ocksmith of
the name OF Vlquesnetz, the in his employ
next endeavored to through the legs of the statue
above the ANGLES, but equally unsuccessful and
Napoleon continued to frown defiance on his assa-
ants proudly as he did the battle days. of which
the column perpetuated the memory.
The partizans ofthe Bourbons thus foiled had re-
course to the Commandant of Paris to whom thew RIO
presented that the artist M Launey,) the founder of
the statue, the only person capable of removing
1t, and obtained from the commandant the following
order:-
Having given authority to NJ. de Montbadon to t,ko
down the statue ofNapoeon, his own expense and
M de Montbadon having represented to u.s. that M
Iaunay, residing at Paris No. Place Saint Daurep4
omn alone able the statue we order SAID
M Launay to proceed Immediately to take it down nm
der penalty ofmtay execution; and unless it be done
by Wednesday the 9th of April, at midnight
;, The Colonel Abide Camp ofH. M. the Emperor of
Russia Commandant of the place,
Tine COUNT DE RocHEcHoUART
Above this document was written-To be executed
immediately. PASQUIER
This Pasquicr Project of Police and is now
President Of the Chamber of Peers The Count de
Rochechouart is also Frenchman)
Thus threatened, NJ Launay complied with the order
and took down the statue without injurying it. His
expenses amounted to 4616 francs which M de Mont
badon being unable or unwilling to pay, the statue re-
named in possession of NJ Launay, until the period
OF 'the one hundred days. when an order from the
emperor directed him to deliver it up to NJ Denoon
After the second restoraon the bourbons resolved ON
placing an equestrian statue of Henry w. on the Point
neut at Paris and having obtained possession of the
statue OF NaPoeon it given to the artist EMPLOYED
10 cast the statue of Henry w. who from obtained the
metal with which the horse ofthat statute is cast The
artist NJ Mesne in relating this circumstance adds the
singular fact, that he placed small figure of Napoleon
IN the right arm of the statue of Henry w. and in the
belly OF the horse, number of pamphlets songs &c
whose contents of that nature that the authority
which caused the statue to be erected had certainly no