Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-08-31

""o s''eo from the larthlDgs thrown me
by travellers, the sum often francs, &c
o"y me pair Of shoes for the journey.
! say it is usef5s&Q> tell you all this. be-
cause In the fret place your code of laws
would condemn me none the less: and
In the second, l should be very sorry no,
10 be condemned. In short, what is an
old man like me, possessing nothing on
earth, to do-go into an asylum You
have, L know, asylums for old age, bit
1t is not sufficient to be old TO obtsin ad :
mission; 1t is necessary to have the pro-
tection oil some one in power. A man,
hity years old, well recommended, would
obtain admission to the asylum of young
orphans, sooner than sick old man,
without protection, into the asylum of
old age X A laugh.)
The President-l must remind the au-
dience that silence and respect archie
sneezes.)
Father Ramony.-If, on the contrary,
you condemn me, you will send me, at
the expiration OF my Imprisonment, to a
oeggars asylum: quite a wiudfal for a
poor devil like me. You willinflict up
on me as punishment, tina, which YOU
would not have granted as n favor-mv
crime will obtain for me that ASYLUM
which my misfortunes could not. 1t is
very well. Condemn me-then Justice,
the penal code, the Kings attorney and
I've shall all be satisfied. | will take
this opportunity Of saying few words
concerning the begging and avarice, a.
bout which the Kings attorney has spo-
ken. When poor infirm devil, without
sous, begs for bread-for shame. say
the penal code and the Kings attorney
to prison with him II he has few
sous in his pocket, oh. horror tits not
from actual want, but from avarice that
he begs-doubie his punishment. You
are right, gentlemen; punish severely
begging and avarice; .hey are the crying
sins of the day.
M. Montalivet, the minister, has ask
ed of the nation, for the Duke of Ne
mours, revenue OF which the capital
amounts TO no less than forty millions.
Each OF the princes OF the family Of Or
leans is richer than any citizen in France,
and yet M. Montalivet asks the nation
to give one of that family the interest OF
forty millions of francs. What more have
done? i have asked of society the
wherewithal TO live, and with better
right than the minister, since NY reven.
ues dc not suffice for my wants. ! have
said 20 the passing traveller, Give me a
little sous, Tor the love OF God" NJ.
Montalivet has said TO the French people,
Give me SOME little millions, for the
love of monarchy -
Condemn me, gentlemen, for have
begged.
A short time since the Viscount de
Portals, son of M. Portals, first presi
dent OF the Court of Appeals and son il
law OF NJ M ounier, peer Of France, de
manded OF the government fifty thousanc
francs ffat Charles ~. had promised hin
as marriage present. II is exactly the
same thing as if were TO present myseI
to an heir, and say, your uncle, God bic IS
him, promised me, last Christmas, dou.
BILE sou-give me double sou if YOU
please. There would be this difference
however, that | have need of the doubl,
sou TO purchase bread. while the hous,
of Portals is rich, and has an income O
many thousand francs wear.
Condemn me, then, gentlemen, for
have begged.
The President-These digressions ar
NAL aPropos. Ifvou continue TO speaI
thus, we shall be obliged to-(He snee
zes.)
Father Ramony. More recently sti
persons of high rank and standing s
court, have said to the aovernment. we
the generals, Colbert and Gourgaud ria,
Secretary O his majesty I'd do 93e ecP5nr9F fh'
Napoleon in 1914, promised to give ,
two millions Of francs, but the polite,
events which took place shortly ate
deprived him Of the power of fulflIin
his promise, but in retiring from tn
throne, he charged his successor TO pa
us, and we now come to demand of yo
these two millions. Is not this exactl
!, the same as if said to passer by, Sill
D your father is dead; now about two year
e ago a friend of his wishing 10 besto,
J. aims upon me, having nothing in hi
e pocket at the time, told your father +
: give me something for him, bat your sir
= neglected doing so, and that is the rea
son why now solicit these aims Of yor
s What difference is there? except that
o am poor wretch TO whom a few sou
Z would be great relief. while M. VI
, Gourgaud, Colbert and Fain, are officer
: of government, with immense salaries.
j 1t is clear, gentlemen, the mania
; begging Is becoming epidemic. Whe
you see so many rich and great persout
ges beg of the French nation, which
poor, enormous sums of which they hav
no need, you should not hesitate 10 cor
denim severely, for an example, a POT
2 beggar who demands few artbings, NJ
S from the INDECENT, but from those VII