Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-08-15
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GEN. LAFAYErrI,s ADnpcss

the ARRhHpissEMEHr of MEAux dated I a
Grange, June 18th, on again becoming can
didate Tor their snifrdges. Tho following are
extracts
!" INSTRUCTED by you. long since. 10 obtain =
reehahhs hmen; oi the National Guard of 81
the rlsh' OF Jury for the press. aud municipa
and dep iTirnental elections, the abul,iou Of ibs
double vote, Ind obtained When GA the ri
hume Only an indulgent smile al the rn1.cnrou
reveries OF veteran of July 1889, vet credu.
laus enough TO believe in national sovereignty
Three days OF July 1880. made those reye
RES tho doctrine binding on all Fienchneu.
the sole basis OF all power" The General
goes on to ealogise the heroes Of tina ihr,.
days, and 10 express his own gratitude for the
distmg uished trust assigned 10 Ii IN IN tho grea,
movements. lie sdveTts 10 the incidents OF
hi' political life aud TO the solemn declaration
made 10 him by the American Congress, In be.
nali OF the u. D, after forty years absence
from this country, that all his acts in Europe
had been worthy Of II disciple of the American
shchool. lie proceed, as follows:
:" When, fory-oue years after so. the Head
Quarters OF liberty we're re established Al tho
Hotel de Villn III Paris, my first impression. IN
the midst OF The revolutionary movements of
conflict aud public disorder, was thai The ma
llonal will should be regularly ascertained in
the forms designated by the constituent assem-.
bly, Such was not the sh of u ma ioI y OF IN. r.,
personalities OF SO, 900 electors, some already
assembled, and ohets arriving sooner or la
ter, then ia all their popularity; nor was II The
wish oi public opinloD, ANXIOUS for security
and urge"t TO Know on what IT was 10 DEPEND
The words X public aud Napoleon resounded
IN our ears, Certainly it 10 not to me, that the
hrs' OF these expressions caa REGAL the TYRANNY
OF 93, winch was no more Republic, us !
have often said, than the massacre of ST Bar
iholOmsw was "A relgiou--not ancient or mod.
EN- afistoCraces decorated with that maine
n9t II me wi o see an aia,od entire Republic
In the declaration OF rights aud proof as
complete AS salutary, Tranquil snd Hourishiag
ia the Institutions OF the u. S. BunapnIti5m.
on the other hand, recalls 10 mind the desliuc.
ton oi the electoral system in all its branches
oil the liberty ut the Press Of the itgisla-
tive tnbuHP.-ihe restoration Of LErrREs.DL
cACnEr, OF aDbiiiy, OF titles aud ~ d.rs, aud q
ceHtral administration, In IA word tina most
conV cnent system OF arIstocraCy aad desuo-
llsu.
- Considering the various impre s.iuns lrft in
France by vas, sicissitudes, the nature of e1.
sting circumstances Immediately surrounding
us, and the Internal situation of the country,
II appeared To me that the combination entered
ntb by my colleague, by the lioiei.de Vale
aud The Fdrisisn popoulaton, To wit the choice
of the Duke OF Orleans, patriot OF so, sol
der of the iri-colur OF ~, distinguished by his
manners as IA citzen aud his domestic virtues
give US our best chance tor Liberty aud public
order. Ia this no ambition can be seen on
M part, nor Inherited patty feeling ia his ia
vor.--bul conviction formed anterior TO my
other connection with hun and | eau coz
scieniously add that tue detti ,nination, and
the choice proclaimed by the people, have been
confirmed 10y the assent of tue Immense ma
ot,tv of our fellow -cilizens.
you may ask me, my dear constituents,
what was the programme OF the Holel.de- PiHc,
not often ched by me, disputed by Others,
aud the tulhlment OF which III my duty 10 de-
mAnd.
- After the visit OF the new Lieu,eDant Cen
eral accompanied by the Deputi,s to the lIo-
tel de VILE. thought the authority and pop
ular confidence with which | WIS invested
gave me the right and made II my duty, TO ex-
plain mysel: frankly, in the nams OF the PEG.
pie, 10 the nominated klng. You know,
said TO hun that | am a republican. and
that regard the constitution OF The United
States az the most perfect IN existence.
tbink with you,' said the Duke OF Orleans il
Is impossible to have passed two years IN A.
m.Tica aud not 10 be oil this opinion but do
you believe il eLpedIentto adopt IL, III the sit
uallon Of France, and state OF general opin-
ion = No. replied, what the French ma
ton wants at this IN oment Is popular m0nai-
,hy, surrounded BY republican, purely republl-
can institutions II Is exactly rs under
stand IT, answered the Prince. luis mutual
engagement, which may be appreciated at us
value, but which FASTENED 10 make public
was effrciual in causing both those who
dad not Wish for monarch, and those who
wished for any other than Bourbon 10 rally
around AS.
Aud t. explain once more the meaning si
my ekpIessi0ns--,t was republican measure
by which, previous to The intervention oil Lou
!. PhlIppe. the people overthrow desnaf'~ -
dipauces. a charIeI OclrnJ."e, -"u oJ1A'p ny
,ipb, divine >. substitute tue Droad PHoe'p'e'
..t n ,edom IN their s.ead, and make the eleC~
tim of the monarch On undisgused ACT oil the
sovereignty Of tue French people. IL Was al
SO a republican measure, 10 arm and orsanize
into National Guards ali the cliIzens OF France
in cities and III the country, they naming theif
own officers; aud the subsequent provisions Of
The law Restraining the formation OF rural bsttal
IONS and the elections OF Chieis oil Legton
have been justly regarded no attacks On tins
institution.
81 will also characterize as republican inca
sures 10 our citizen monarchy, the jury III
cases political or relating 10 tho press, ihe lib
eIty promised as to instruction, tho abolition
OF the phrase, " religion OF tue state, The fIgh'
OF orig Inallng laws restored to the Chambers
some authorizations in the forms OF leg station
aud election, aud the revision OF the peer
age Tor am not one OF those who bay we
have gained nothing by the re'oini'on Of
1880.
1T is not the same with the municipal law,
which depriyes more than hall OF those laOle
10 taxes OF the right oil elecIins membe's
of council, aud gives to the King the nomIna-
ton of Ma, ors and assistants far more repuo-
iican institutions are found not only III Tree
countries, but in some des, oic monarchIes. As
much may be said oil the electoral Law, "hieh
rejecting Tor the mos, pal. intellectual quaint
cadons. or vslning them q, 100 francs, e1ac's
a contribution ol 200 francs, to The eAclus'o"
OF twenty nine out ot thirty ffehcnmen "no
lulfii the otLer condition., aud restricts them !"
tue,r cbo,cs 10 the 5OU francs lgIbIi.y when,
IA, s.v noihiao Of the uaiyeIsdI right ot sui