Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-08-10

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''CHATEAUBRIAND. |
"To Nj. BrRrIN, senior Editor efthe Journal des De
bats.
"Prefecttre of Police, June Is, 1882.
al relied my dear Berth, upon your old friendship and
il has notdsappoined i'm the hour of misfortune. Com
panons in exile and prison like schooelows forever
attached TO each other by the recollection OF
oyments and lessons could wish call upon you and
return you my thanks could wish express my gra-
dtude to the journals that have displayed much interest
towards me, and have remembered the defender of the Ii
berry OF the press; but you know psoner-a cap
tivy however, which is alleviaed by the poteness of
my Keepers cannot speak in too high OF the kind
and attentions OF the Project of the Police and his
my, and attn happy herein to express 10 them my lively
gratitude for the same. Ono thing deeply ahlicts me
which is the grief 10 Madame de Cbateaubriand
ndsposed she is, having formerly suffered Is months
imprisonment for under the reign oterror il is too hard
that my destiny should add TO her past But
dear FRIEND iii, not my fault have been placed by my
arrest in of those fatal positions which, perhaps
TO have been well considered beforehand.
refused my oath the existing political order Of things
sent in my resignation Minister State and rcnounc-
ed my pension as peer can, therefore, be neither trail
tor or ungratetul TO the of Louis Philip. DO
they wish TO consider cnemy Then a 10y
al and disarmed enemy who, being conquered support
the necessity OF fact without asking for grace Now
am unprecedented and examined upon pretended political
offence or crime of which accused of having been
cupabe But il do not recognize the political order
abished how CAN'T be expected that should recognize
in political case, the competency of tribunal cmanatnc
from the same political order' Would this be a gross
contradiction Ii reject the principles how should adj
init the consequence! IL would have been preferable
have simply taken my oath in the Chamber Peers. On
my part there is no contempt of justice; honour the
Judges and respect the tribunals But there is in my
mind persuasion Of TRUTH and duty from which
cannot deviate You that do argue upon lille
gality, the fragrant egaty OF martial law 90 back TO
anterior source. The declaration of martial law
tring incident consequent upon the first grand egality
and this incident is necessary consequence of this grand
iegaiiy.
stated in my late writings that recognized the social
order existing in France that was bound to paw taxes
sc; whence il is clear that accused of social
crime (murder robbery assault upon persons or pro-
pery, &c) would he my duty acknowledge
the competency of the tribunals in social But
accused OF political crime, and this have nothing
reply. admit however, that in the Government
should suspect me 10 be culpabe in its eyes Of political
offence It's own defence would INDUCE it to proceed against
me, and prove II possible, my guilt But j, who
knowledge the government goyernme at dc Jcfo have
right at my risk and peril TO refuse answer. My
cusers would even ind in my silence an advantage,
should voluntarily relnqush the most powerful means oil
defence have founded my refusal on two reasons l.
me present monarchy does not derive in my opinion its
right from popular sovereignty national congress was
not called together 10 decide the form of government
Whether am right wrong; whether these theories may
be more or less hazarded and contested the
have conviction which maintained, and to which
VIII make every sacrifice, including that of nv
life. Thus, nothing is more logical than nv conduct .
could not have, and cannot his questions; for
had even told him my when he asked me il di-
ciaiy should thereby have recognized the competency
oil tribunal In political matters, and when the first
question had been answered, should been forced 10
answer all the subsequent questions. have offered and
am sun wlng' as an act oil courtesy and in the form of
conversation, Invested of legal FORMS give all the nfor-
nation that may be required but beyond this cannot po
bu what are they going TO do with me, and the excellent
fkd-heaIted, courageous, and honorable HYDE de Mem
vile; that genuine prey of the dungeon and of exile who
at the close OF his life, is about suffer over again the
prosecutions he sustained in his youth ON account of b
fidelity? What they going TO do with INV noble IoyaJ
brave, wise, and eloquent late colleague the Duke dc
Fitz James! What will they do with the last of the Stu
arts defending the last OF the Bourbons! Though thew
may drag me before their exceptional tribunals for tweny
years. they shall not force TO say that nv name
Francois Auguse de Chateaubrand If they transfer
me TO to confront me or such is the phrase they
use) with NJ Berger, will, the interests of third
person are involved, say all know of him, and he will
come out the inquiry pure the unsuied snow AS
to my person. gave il up without word; and to nv pre-
sent silence they may add if they please, the silence
eternity. Captain Lanouc Breton as well as NV
self have no other relation with my illusrious fellow
counrymcn than the esteem with which have been no.
nored oy al parties and which is the pride Of my life.
Lanouc had not visited Brittany for many years when
Henry w. sent him TO combat against the Duke de Mer-
cenr' lie was killed at the assault Of castle. He had
presennment OF his fates and on entering Brittany said
" am like tine hare, shall die my farm" NV farm
is ready The small town in which was born has done
me ,e honor oil preparing my tomb which has raised
us own expense on small inlet selected by myself This
is the whole secret of my mysterious CORRESPONDENCE
the Chouans OF Brittany Is it a most atomnable con-
sPiracy! Adieu' my GEAR friend, and LbeJte 81 u0us
PongeS; "CHATEAUBRIAND."
The Duke of Fitzjames has also put forth protest He
assumes that he is subject TO all the laws of France cI
and POLITICAL though, like his distinguished friend lac NAV
reject some OF its privileges; he assumes that no Govern
ment whether formally acknowledged not, can permit
plots for IFS overthrow he appeals for protection TO
the political laws of the revoluon pleads the charter
against the erection OF new and extraordinary tribunals by
ENGLAND
Inc Cholera is making considerable ravages in Liver.
pool and has broken with renewed violence in Dubn
III has also made IFS appearance in Brussels
Ch0feTd an Hednd-It is with deep regret. and indeed
WIN some alarm, that we have TO mention the devastation
wch Tie cholera is making in several quarters of the
country We learn that in Tuamore the alarm has be-
come so great that the greater of the inhabitants
nave He'd that the shops shut up and business tota
neglected. And, indeed surprised at the
dreadful alarm which has been excited i'm that Mace and
us vicinity when we have 10 state that in four or FIVE
days there had been 145 deaths single
Gut oil population OF 1000, scarcely 1000 remained in III
OWn' III Limerick It's ravages still continue In the
County OF Clare, particularly in the small town of Clare
and IN Ennis the county town. its progress continues TO be
destructive III has declined in Galway and Dropbeda but
we regret TO say that there has has been orndable adj
dition to the number of cases deaths in Dublin In a
three days ending yesterday the were las and te
deaths DO and from the of Surgeon White appended IN
the return oil Sunday find have previously stated
mat The cases are by far malignant in tyne than The
great majority oil those which had previously taken place
ne total number OF deaths hitherto reported which had
TAKEN place IN Ireland, 1862 mortality infinitely
Eeh'er w proportion than that which had occurred in
Great Britain, which by the late accounts received
ted to 1884 The cholera has been nine months in Csa
Tltain and has been only i'm Ireland
Dublin Egening Post.
Htfdck upon the Ring.-We lament that " a arc ,,,do
the necessity OF noticing atrocous outrage cou,rni,,
on me person OF his Majesty, Ascot Heath Races Inv
uhdm "ho instead OF expressing any feeling of regret
aeuay glo1ed init Immediately on the termination of
e hfs race ms Majesty who at the window of the
noya' s''nu' was observed TO start; on inquiry il turned
Out That stone had been thrown which had struck is
aJesys hat, fortunately without doing any injury: the
stone struck venerable Sovereign on The iorebesd s
above tile Of the