Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-31

Chamber and proceeded to read to him. in svccess;on
,he following articles of the law applicable to his
Art 10 of the law Of the 25th March, 1892; Art g. TO-
and ii of the law of 9th June 1916 and Art ID of the
law of 18th July 1923 lie also recommended both the
ana MS counsel to express themselves in becom
ing ana moderate terms, and with due respect for the
law and adding that the observance of this their boun
den duty would be vigorously exactcd they before
judicial buaa and would be less strictly enforced
by the Chamber.
M. Rouen then commenced his defence He stated
that for days past certain organs of the Press had
enlarged with much apparent satisfaction, the ceH
tainty OF his condemnation Had such been his opinion
he would have made Defence but the respite of four
days winch had been granted TO him, led him indulge
nope That even at the bar OF exceptional Court the
voice of truth would not be heard i'm vain Had hiso
htical opinions differed from those advocated by
nal to which bis signature affixed he would not have
taken upon himself the responsibility of those ennions
but he declared TO the Chamber that one comnon
spirit animated the intelligence which directed the Ma
noH0 and the uninching devotion which acce pted the
responsibility of its articles. The paragraphs which an
Pcared obnoxious to the Chamber had been submitted
Tor ms approva and as he had considered the opinions
expressed in them Just and true he had unhcsitangly
sanctioned them, by signing his name to the last Of
the journal He had before nov made sacrifices for IL
berty. Under the Restoration he had not rcmbed in
presence of the scNifod which craycd The Hood of ~,
dent and youthful parots and was il expected that he
would now shrink with terror, During ten years he
hau played his part IN The drama the sublime derouc
en OF which was the Revolution of July AT that period
nc mad uosergonc heightened incarceration on susp
coh ana Tor that reason he could well understand the
bitterness OF spirit felt by those exposed to n SINH
'ar lot When hundreds of unfortunate prisoners de-
hianded JUSTICE and when the voice of power replied
with pitlcss and insulting calnness-" vour num
oers are tc great wait for the erection of a court of
Jusce agge enough 20 contain YOU ALL was the Nation
az 70 bt silent? Was it not to cry shame on the Ian
guage OF dcrison aid barbarity Was il not t, brand
tne men so ready to do the work of power? Was the
,oEe of complaint the language of guilt But il was
sad that the complaints of the National were full of
gall and bitterness. Were the Peers themselves calm
when they summoned him to the bar of that Chamber
Above all, were these Peers calm who declared their
opinion that respite, no delay should be granted IN
To
prisonment, and about to undergo fresh trial AT
the Court OF Assizes If the peers too were to CON
demn MN TO az additional incarceration, he might de-
Piore The error of some amongst hem he might COM
plain OF the thirst of vengeance displayed by others of
their body but he would never despair of the future IL
berries of France
Nj. Rouen having set down,
NJ Carroll now rose-(Marks ofattenton) He knew
not what might be the feelings of the Chambers called
upon to Judge the accused and those who participated in
his opinions bI for his part he had not recovered from
his anazement at the sudden overthrow of prncipcsat
the unexpected changes which had rendered them amcna
pie TO the jurisdiction of the Peers Four years ago the
Assembly Of which the Peers formed part was at issue
with the country and the arisocrac Peerage had TO
It's Partln the defeat OF the At that ne
Rod, the National bad summoned the citizens to arms and
demanded the expulsion Of of the members of the
Pceage and yet such were not REGARDED as crime.
out as laws dictated by triumphant revolution He was
not besotted enough to believe that situation BROUGHT
about blythe exciting language fhe public journals could
last but they had all witnessed of those commissions
produced rathcrby the ncorrgible folly of government
than by theirrabe feelings ofthe people journal utter
ed the cry OF alarnthe watchword and the power of
the oppressor was crushed with Il facility which amazed
even the conGuerors in the struggle Such catastro-
phe afforded severe lesson and vet lesson which
was not always turned TO advantage Some months af
erwards affairs resumed their ordinary course and the
same questions more agitatcd in a manner
which rendered fresh catastrophe matsr of inevita
BILE necessity Blood had streamed in torrents but for
what mad that blood been shed Had it flowed for IL
berty and the country Had revolution taken place
Was IT. indeed true that the palace of the Sovereign that
very Chamber--nny that very Capital had belonged
n Wpr
malists imposors, because they remembered that no
more than four had elapsed since sovereignty
OF the people proclamed-and since it had been ac
knowledged that from them flowed all legislative and
executive authority? Ii hed been thought enouOh to
allow the Nat,onGt the privilege of offering explanations
but not OF making defenceior it could upon its
aSience only IN presence of its natural Judges. The
had been unaisa to resist the temptation of
Jcerrs, 80 ITS - virtue of an Obsolete law,
which had not been repealed Hs9 because nun, iul
even imagined that could be put in orccin free
country From that omission might be gathered the
fact, atberty cannot be founded triumphant rcyo-
luton but upon the securities obtained before te con-
auerors lay down their Under the Restoration the
men of July had learned how preserve their liberties
What now remained of the Revolution of 1880! An
emblematic symbol, the trcoored flag; word the So
vereignty of the peoPe;and lastly striking example
totcach the people that the desnes of country should
never be abandoned TO despair. (Great scnsation.j
After The expulsion Of the fallen dynasty, when the
men OF the Restoration once more walked abroad they
had not been sufficiently distrustcd. France had sup
posed them incapable of acts of daringand they had
dared Here NJ Carrel had described in glowing terms
the legaItles committed Tor the last four by Go
vcrnment and particularly the prosecutions directed
against the press The National had been dcspoiled of
its rights and menaced III it's interests though that very
journal had in 1880 originated the proposal for placing
dynasty of Orleans the throne For his part he asked
forgiveness of his country and of the world his share
IN the offence. (Grcat agIation) NJ Cdrrc iext re-
marked that passage Of the article which formed the
SUBJECT OF the accusation particularly designated
as offensrFe Where then lay the defamation Deama-
ton always had character of personality; but in
the article complained Of individual was accused
by name II was not to be supposed that the fame
OF the Members Of the Chamber was bound together
like the Pecuniary interests of company of spccula-
tors. M. Carrel then allHded 10 the dsayowal de-
handed by Lord Brougham from the publisher of the
Morning Pest, when tie latter summoned to APP
pear before the bar of the House of Lords for msrcpr
scntng the acts OF the noble and learned Lord at this
moment all eyes turned in the direction of Lord
Brougham, who was in one of the gallercs) NJ Car
rel concnded that the bore reference that now
before the Chamber Lord Brougham had exacted rcpa-
ration bot not vengenncc and unfair application had
been made Of the precedent here where was not I'M
dcrstood NJ Cared next briefly summed up the char.
ges made against the Nationality NJ. Philippe de Segur
and stated that the explanations Of that journal would
spect FOR the peeragc Cd. Upon its right as an oppo-
ston journal, 90 discuss the competency Of the Court
OF Peers TO decide the affairs of April 3D. Upon its
right to discuss the report placed before the public in
consequence OF an indiscretIon not within the ursdc-
ton OF the Chamber; and 4 upon the right which the
tdttcR0tenoye common with all France examining
the composition of majority of the Chamber--a mao,
rty which had but life interest in the privileges and
which might at moment be changed by fresh addi-
tons to the Peerage Following tie order established
In his division, NJ Cdrrcl remarked that the hostility of
the Yati0noi against the Pecraoe had commenced with
ton, he quoted article of NJ Mgnct (now a member
Of the CouncilO which published i'm February 1870