Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-08-02
TUESDAY, AUGUST ., 1881.

Gazette from the late foreign news, our readers
are appraised Of the late disturbances which have
taken place in France and particularly in Paris,
giving ample evidence Of the insecurity oil the
public peace in that country. The London Morn
ing Herald states that the French Government
seem TO have lost all the character for vigor and
6rmness with which they set out, and which NJ
Caslmir Perier made his particular boast at the
commencement Of his Administration. Upon
every triAng proyocatiOn now the capital IS made
the prey Of commotions of the most serious kind;
the National Guards do not appear to act with
any zeal in the suppression Of these tumults; and
we are even told that they abstain from making
arrests, from consciousness that there would be
no fair prospect of obtaining conviction of the &C
cused individuals at the hands OF Juries IN the
Courts. So systematic has the resistance to the
Ministry become, that the same class OF persons
who assemble at night in the streets to disturb
the peace, appear the next day in the galleries
of the Courts, in order by Glamour to obtain the
acqu,ttal Of such oftheir comrades as the singular
zeal of some National Guard had suggested as
his duty to apprehcnd. This is state OF things
which surely cannot last
The affair Of Metz as it was termed was incl
dentall, mentioned in one Of our extracts yester-
day. In one Of the foreign journals we find an
account of it. 1t appears that the municipal cOun-
ell of Metz in meeting Of twenty-one OF its
members, took INTO consideration draft of all
address to be read to the king by the mayor
Five only of the members present belong to the
liberal or opposition party; the others are minis
teriaists or Qa',Si ministcralists After the May
or had read the proposed address, one OF the mem
bers required that two paragraphs should be add
ed,-one expressing the wish OF the population
that the peerage should not be hereditary,-the
other the sympathy which exists for the Poles
Fifteen members voted for the first paragraph, and
twenty for the second.
The answer Of the King implies that the mu'
nicipal Councils have no business to Interfere IN
matters relating to diplomacy. and, therefore, adds
the King, 81 have no answer to give to the part
of your discourse which refers to subjects OF this
description This is pretty sharp, but the hnal
blow was reserved for the National Guards.
The address which the King interrupted, In
in the manner stated had been agreed to 10
a, full assembly of the officers Of the National
Guard; there was not single opposing voice
1t appears that the King in his answer observed
that the National Guard had no business to give
advice. The reader of the address Immediately
rep,ied, that the National Guard did not think OF
giving advice-that it merely expressed aoish
The King then observed, that the National Guard
had no business to form any wishes-ali delioe-
ration on its part is interdcted. will not bear
more, added his Majesty
The officers Immediately retired. The mayor
subsequently assembled them to take into consl'
Iteration what had occurred, when it was deter
mined by majority Of eighty six against forty.
three, that no further address should be present.
ed to the King.
This affair is looked upon as important, and
opinions are expressed that it will materially III
flueuce the progress Of affairs in the kingdom
Indeed, as the anniversary of the three days"
in July approached, there appears to have been
symptoms of commotion and DISCRIMINATION. no
ways favorable to the stability and frmness of
the present government; and We should not, we
confess, be surprised, if the next arrival should
bring us accounts of another revolution. This
looks unfavorable to the cause OF rational and
permanent liberty, because anarchy and confusion
must ensue from such sudden and hasty changes
ia the government Of nation. In the mean
time, we do not hear any thing from our ancient
friend and favorite La FAyErrE, who is quietly
looking through the loop hOles' Of his retreat at
La Grange, apparently not much in favor with the
Administration, nor at present the reignng idol
Of the people. The Kings personal popularity
Is vet great, which must have its effect; and his
family, with judieiOus regard to the state OF pub
lie feeling, help to support that popularity That
celebrated newspaper correspondent, o. P. @,
o;yes, in one of his letters to the editor of the
Morning Chronicle, an account Of his visit to st.
Cloud, containing description Of the King and
several members of his family, Thr King he