Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-09-21


son has irrevocaby condemned.
:. Summarized by concurrence of all wills. she
will r.nr.ss the factiuus, whosoever they BE-, anu
will more and more firmly consolidate internal
order.
81 national government can never be power
,oss tic f,rce is derived from its origin, its nte-
rests. and tie sentiments of ALL Your Majesty
has had qxperience Of this In your recent tour.
Every whore YOU have witnessed the same hearty
entb, ,iasm for the throne, which the revolution
of Ju,y has founded where you have heard
\ concurrence of wishes for maintaining and de-
feudins it. ,;
..T5e successive Development of national In
stitutions. announced by your Majesty. can have
no other effect but to confirm this spirit OF Patri'
otism and fidelity. -.
We will faithfully discharge the duty which
the charter imposes upon us, and when mas oeeh
beoueathed to US By the late legislature, BY the III
vestigainn Of that grave constitutional question:
the de6n;,iye solution of which, by insurng the
harmony of the great powers OF the state WIN
rive to YOUR government the stability that invites
and jus,ifes confidence.
That confidence will reopen all the 5prlnss
Of national prosperity. The crsis.whlch has CIV
en- blow to commerce and indus,ry-the inevl-
table result of the shock of great social reVolu-
,iou-vl disappear in the same proportion as
DubIic security shall be guaranteed; and the al
Aicting prulon9ation Of this kind OF suffering IS
prrhars solely due to the continuance OF state
of uncertainty, the end of which seems to have
happily arrived.
I'VE learn with pleasure that the state of our
| finances is encouraging, and that our resources
are not inferior 10 our wants.
"The SACRIFICES which France has borne with
consistency and devoedness that your Majesty
admires, command us, Sire, to aid your Majesty
in making all possible reductions in The pucilc ex'
penditure.
Among a people where equality exists. moi
only in the laws, but in the manners, econ"my l:
the first duty of the dispensers o! the public
wealth.
But should the dignity or safety Of France
he compromised should the rank to which she
is entitled among the nations of Europe, AMI which
she will not suffer to be ravished from her, be con
tested. she will be no more parsimonlous OF hel
gold than Of her blood. Her first wealth is hel
independence-her most precious possession Is
her liberty. Her armies, her National Guard
are ready at the first signal; they will march be
meath the shade of that GLORIOUS banner, the sym
boil of 80 many recoectUns, the pledge OF so ma
ny hopes
- Your Majesty felcitates yourself upon the
pacific relations which foreign Government:
maintain with yours We are happy to see drawn
more closely the bonds which attach US to the
United States Of America-our natural allies
and whose earliest friends we were. We await
the communication of the treaties concluded viii
them as well as those concluded with the repu0
lies of Mexico and Hayti, when we shall e>am
inc the sipulations winch they contain.
l A.
1 awe sincerely thank your Majesty tor the
| measures taken for the execution of the law a.
gainst the slave trade, which law unhapplly de-
testable thirst OF gain still seeks to elude.
This odious traffic ought TO cease at once, and
forever. under government founded on the eter-
nal principles of humanity and justice. The
| Chamber trusts that the intention ol the charter
on colonial legislation will be speedily fulfilled.
g The Occupation of the Roman States by Aus
tria Justly aroused the national sensibllity; the
retirement though tardy. OF her army. proves that
the language Of your majesty has been heard.
real amnesty the abolition of cOnfiscatlnns, anne
lioraions in the administrative system, are the
benefits which may give consolation TO the pco-
| pie of these States.
1--WE love to hope that the promises obtained
oy your Majesty will be faithfully accomplished;
that the amnesty will be genera: that the chains
OF all CdpllNts VIII NC uIoheu1 anu lid'' po''Sy
is satisfied, humanity will no longer nave to
groan.
:.The rights of humanity have been noby vim
Dictated at Lisbon. Our countrymen there Ian
guished in dungeons: your Majesty spoke,
squadrons appeared--they braveIy forced the en-
trance of the Tagus, and the tri-coiored fag
floated in victory in the places where it had oeen
outraged: the national honor was maintained;
and this example Of force has shown bow France
replies to insults! We are proud Of this brilliant
success of our flag. and we congratulate our brave
navy upon this new palm which it has added TO
/ its trophies.
Belgium. which, like ourselves, has freely
given herself King, is about to be attacked
Our armies are marching to succor her
and France. with transport, associates herself IN
generous movement, the purpose OF which is TO
deiend-to confirm the principle of our own g'o-
rious revolution. to fix definitely our relations
with our neighbors, aud to dissipate the DOUBTS
which painfully asitate France.
! There IS another sentiment which fills. which
profoundly moves all hearts,-it is that which the
fate of unhappy and heroic Poland inspires.
France thanks your Majesty for having rendered