Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-10-25
WORCESTERSHIRE


'cmssrl contains report OF the trlal Of the Editor
OF the Paris Nati0aat for sedtlous articles, in one
Of which is this sentence.
" The rayiug cry which still is followed by an
immense majority of the nation, is Plus lie Bdn,-
boaS and III ~lll II be FOR the present monarchy,
# has so far temporsed with the Bou,bons and
,heIr party to remind Us of their relationship"
General Lafayette was summoned as a witness
on the side Of the National and his examination
WAS as ioows--curious enough
Gon Lafayette beng examined, declared him
self1l years OF age, farmer, and Deputy. The
,oiIowns questions were then put to witness
-Quesrion VIII yoa explain yourself upon the
facts contained IN the indictment Answer, J
shall wait I'LL NJ. haulin puts question to ne.
q. No, no, icil rs what you know A. As anl
mentioned in one of the articles OF the National re
aliye to the conduct pursued IN hprll 1893, by the
Duke dc thurres Of that day, and my departure
tom Era after the l0th Of August IN connexion
with The identity II IS sought 10 establish, ! do not
acknowledge it.
q. Tins Is irrelevant 10 the accusatiop.--A | say
that DO no. acknow ledge this identity aud W
this point was OF the same opinion as the accused
Frghlucnt-Y GU cannot be heard further On that
point.
M Paulin- One OF the articles for which we are
prosecuted IS that winch contains the words--Nd
more BoarbonS Doe, not the General know that
the Duke Of Orleans, at the ume OF the revolution
Of July, repclicd the name OF Bourbon We would
demonstrate that the National has never considered
the Otieans family as of the Bourbons
Presi'ent-Suoh question would be insulting
TO the Royal family, and shall not be put.
NJ. Comie- We would ask Gen Lafayette W he
Their the Orleans family didnoi say 1T it reisuco
| not as Donrbons, but as d Orleans whether II do
not declare aid acknowledge its :. foreign to til,
branch ofthc Bourbons 7
! Presdent-Such testimony has nothing 10 dc
with the charge.
NJ Benot--'fhe article in which we state that
the nation would have no more Of the Bourbons
may be interpreted IN two different ways FIX be
true that the King presented himself foreign
to the Boutbons, the offence imputed to vanishes
The Procureur General joined with the President
in opposing the question being put, and called upon
the accused to reduce MS demand to writing
Nj. Duponl--'lis useless 10 do Every one
knows thai the Court pays respect To the authority
OF the Pr sent upon points OF this nature. is a
resolution iol med
The pfacureui -Gsnorul-M Dupont, you in
suit thu Court Registrar. note dos.n The words OF
the Advocate.
| appears that you ignorant Of thc common Gus
toms of the Court stated fact that Is true
namely, that upon questions the President has h
discretionary power There are Decree. OF the
Court On the subject
The Procureur Gcnerai-Le these words be 10
ted down.
The Court then retired to deliberate upon the
point, and on returning, announced that the ques-
| ton should not be put TO General Lafayette.
! Gen, Lafayette w ilhoui being wanting in the
respect doc to the Court it seems to me that i,
would not have been useless in this affair, TO give
some details upon what passed at the Hotel de Vile
on this subject.
| Pres,dent--The Hotel de Vile has nothing to DC
here. Besides, the Cour, has decided
Gen. Lataycttel should have said that at the
! Hotel dc Vile, the shouts OF Vire le Dac d o, lean,
were mingled with those OF Pin dc Bourb0ns,
| President The Court mas decided that you shall
| not be heard.
! The General then took his seat