Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-07-25

Visit to the Boursc-state of public opionion-
moderate party-Royalists dc Rothschid
&c &e.-Dcclaration of the Montcur-Lettcr OF
General Lamarqe-Spcech of NJ. Pirson--Icttcr
from Poland.
To tho Editor of the Morning Chronicle.
Fans, May 90, 1891.
sn-f cstorday passed two hours at the Boursc.
- oonversod with men Of all parties. and OF ali
nations. We talked wholly politics. and with.
ont attempting to gvo you NARRATION OF all that pas
cea will content myself by supplying yo,, with
the substance.
The first individual ] met on entering was
french landed proprietor from tho Department of
Some ct Disc. Though rich, he is Intelligent pat.
roiic and humane. He Is very much beloved by
his nc1uaintanccs-ador-d in his fam;lv-and 70.
spected by his ncghbors. Ho has Il respectable
chateau, and attached To II about 700 500 nrpens
ct land. He is fond of read ng-is mru Of con.
siderable intormation--is verging fifty years OF
age, and has something to lose by anarchy and
something to preserve and love. lie is Il married
man, is good husband, and has a large family Of
amiable children, and perhaps his total fortune
to,uOu sterling per annum. tell ron all this be-
cause you will then be able form an idea of the
value OF his opinion. He neither looks for pacs
patronage, rank, power; but his chief recon-
mendation is that ne is thorough Frcnch2ran
Ho loves first his family. next his country, and
then tho whole world. This is just as it should be-
/ wish we had moro like him in France. Nov
then hear what ho says:--
[ began by asking him about the state Of public
opinion in his Department, and whether tho Depu.
ties TO be returned at the approaching elections
would BIO the same AZ those who already nanled2
He told me, that no thought that Marshal Gerard
would again be returned, and very probably La.
rochcfoucaud, but that to the rest, he expected
many changos He told me, that whilst the nhab
itants of his Department wore opposed to anarchy,
to riots, to mobs, and to war, at any rate, they
wero equally opposed to the present system of ssh,i
initiating Francer Now mark that, I pray you.
Remember the word ''humiliatng Frnncem The
people are against war at any rate, and anxious
TO SEQ France strong, respected md Formidable
though just moderate, and enlightened. lie told
me that NJ. Casimr Percr had not so many parti-
cans among the landed proprietors he ina ncd
and that his system of submitting to any Insult for
tho sake of preserving peace antnational, and
would not much longer be endured 1 asked him
to what party he Belonged He replied 81 belong
to no party never did-and | never will. wish
for peaec, but for peace with honour-I wish for
liberty, but for liberty with the lavs-I wish for
order; but know that laws 1nust be good before
thoy can be respected" / asked him whether he
thought that France should leave Poland 10 bc sac
riflccd? And he answered, ''UnGoubtcdlv notm'
Mark &c, this is Renticr--a prorrictor-a man OF
wealth and family and responsibility. and education
and talonts, and honor. | asked him whether he
would have France TO 20 to war for tho indepcn-
dsnce of Poland7 and will tell you his answer
"Our government ought to cndcnvor, in conit;nc-
ton with the Cabinet Of Great Britain, to obtain
for Poland peace and Independence, without going
to war, at all; hut if the Emperor Nicholas shall
Yafusa all counscls, and obstnately persist in hi.
PROJECT Oh CRUSHING Cl1nu, thNn, alter l7y-
ing endeavoured 10 excite Prussia to an useful n1edi
alton, and again failed, sec no other course than
Tor France to make war on Russia" He followed
this up by an observation, which is full of Justice
and truth. ''lf, sir France shall allow Poland TO
be crushed, Austria Prussia and Russia will march
against France and who will that En- gland will
not remain neutral?
asked him whether he thought that in France
there were many landed proprietors and men of
property who hold the same opinions, and who
were equally distinguished for moderation and pat-
Yiotism? He replied follows: az think there are
. vast many more than persons generally believe;
and if were asked to give a round estimate OF
thinking, respectable individuals, who desire to SEQ
more national system of policy adopted, both at
home and abroad, should say, we count in France
from 200 600 to l,500, 900" TIo said that the
war party at all hazards, not more dsliked or
dreaded than the peace party at MI hazards and If
the Journal DIES Debats read than former
", it was because it generally considered to
be the organ of Sebastiani, and was therefore con-
suited for early foreign intelligence. asked him
whether in his Department, republicans,n was
gaining grourdl He replied, .'f it had gained
ground, it has been during the last two months.
Before then there were hopes entertained that
national policy would be followed, and that the
Government would act national principles
But since it has been icl that the chief anxiety of
the Government is to preserve tho Crown to Louis
Philip and his heirs, the desire has arisen, and |
believe, greatly extended, of convincing the admin
istration that France expected something better
than this from tho late events in July" | asked
him whether in his department., tho majority
of thinking people wcro content with the
march of the Government as to the questions of
Belgium and Italy. He said, Certainly not That
to Belgium, the universal opinion was that
Louis Philip had cyinced much cowardico and np
prehension of offending, and that as to italy he
never spoke 10 person who did not feel with him
that the Italians had been cruelty treated by
the French Government" This was the substance
of our conversation, and it gives rise to thousand
reflections. Here is rich man, who by war must
lose part of his wcalth-Inust cndangcr even his
estate by the possibility of foreign invasion and
must give up two of his to the Conscrpiioi,
and make other enormous sacrifices in case of war
Yes here is this man prepared 10 make all these
sacrifices with chcerfulnoss and satisfaction rather
than sec France Illuminated" yes, that's tho word
BY the present system Of political concessions to
nbsoluism and tyranny; and he assures Us that ho
fully believes (and he is random guesser) that
in France there nearly a million and half Of
respectable citHens-husUands, fathers. mrsters
and renticrs-Tho are prepared to make similar
concessions and to eontrihutc by their purses and
their blood iii the defence of national system of
foreign policy.-Think Of this and then tell mo
whether 1t will be possible for CasinIir Perer Ad
painistraton much longer 10 trifs with the public
opinion and the national will.
had scarcely turned from my moderate and
patriotic friend before met with Royalist mer
shant from Bordeaux. Poor man, he yYns full of
trouble and com plant. Nothing went VOL with
out the ''wite 1ag;" and he put to me the follow
ing question, which | know he thought TO /. 4
"poserl"-"Can you believe, Sir" said the ROYAL
ut, "that the Duke OF Bordeaux, our Legitimate
Honarch, will remain all his life an oxilo in for
sign land, though innocent Of any crime, and as
pure the mountain snow and Gun YOU believe
that the governments of Russiu, Austria Pruss
uud SOzin of 10 ENGLAND will ,JI,,, f,~o-.-