Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-01-17
THE FRENCH TX MINISTER'S.

ErOm HE ~ Y. C0mnieJoiai dduerf,ser
The London pnpers OF the llb, 0B AMI 7tlT
ultimo, contain the reports made 10 the Cham
Der OF Peers, upon The iinpeachneoi oil the .x.
Ministers, aud a continuation ol tne dispositions
oil the principal Witnesses against the ~ Ine,a
rVpo,ti embrace tue examination oil PRIMO,
Pohgnac aud la. CO leagues On tho interrop.-
tories put 10 tHem Oh the 10Th Of August, ius
2oth aud 27tn OF OGioDsr, aud tha - II Of M
yemb,r. Tue Murning Herald oil IN, 7h De-.
eember, says -
g hese new documents IN no degtee alter
the complexion winch the tnse had bcioIe Hs
suncu. ms respects the unhappy prisoners actu.
! ally Ia Gust ,dy but they bear materially UPON
the conduct .. other paitias, unfortunately Tor
the ends OfJuslice, mol III custody with Them
aud tend to show that the estimate whisl pnb
lic oplnIou has formed OF lhe Ruilt or innocence
oi these parties, ha. been IA one too iatIul.
geui. Ia The otnsr too severe. Msrmout, the
simple ana sahgun"ry tool OF party infinite
" more Vicious THAI himself, 10 10 he excused
fIom al tue responsibility Ola rational beng,
sni appears to have played just a. ins.n.ata a
parl III the massacre oil PaTn as the animal lha,
bore this piece oil :naedintry from ode place
| to anoiher-and this he calls the homer oi a
soldier. Bat, upon The other hand, what a car.
does the deposition OF komerouskI, the a,d.de-
camp OF MarmoUt, make out against a parry IN
thus country lne Herald aludcs TO the roy.I
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protection aud liberation which he had be.
lore Misfortune will always NEE, with 70
spect from II generous peoplr. but is fhe case
now one OF mere misfortune, o. iDdIscreiion On
lhe frstpaIt oi tue report is excluded by
| the London Courier, MS II would iii an entire
newspaper, aud is lutte more tuaH narrative
vi the events which preceded and malked the
Ke,outlou Of July but the second part, " hich
treats VI the accusation against the Ex-5llnt-
ier3, a. insiig ators Of tho hIes which have taken
pace III France, is Of considerable interest,
| Ihe Courier says -
The Reporter goes through the evidence
| on this subject with great hnparilality aud n
| bhiD and concludes, that Ia no casu has tho
uoiribe accusation been Coz firmed, although,
up 10 this hour, so deep u M sGery hangs over
the origin OF tasse atrocities, that II Is impussl-
ble TO obtain ANY satisfactory Information. The
i sl,rt OF ia ,tlcs with which the inVestie atious
INTO this matter have beeu conducted by Tho
French Authorizes, will redound TO their creJs
tn historic recollection. lf they had been
anxious To crush the unfortunate men, against
whom public pr.j id,ce was raised, not merely
as poiAiUai despots, but also az instisstors for
, despotic ends, OF midnight lace dIarirs, they
would Uaye found little difficulty in preparing
from the lrst dispositions OF various parties, 4
case " hich would, la All 81 obabfliy, have pro-
we'd fatal To the EK-hInsteis-bat the persona
charged with tne investigator havlng no ma
Iieaaul purpose il view, ami bearing IN mind
no. many innocent men have beea brought "a
/ the sca0Jli by Stale Prosecutions, exsnio,d
and re-examuej tue per sons who were at frat
= so ready to- swear away the lives ot DE Pol,e,
v nae and his Colleagues, until they bee ana
II convinced. from the contradictions OF the wi
u.sses, and the facts which those contradictioas