Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-09


Notso, however. They INDULGE in .n;,..,. ~
strongest eharae,cr' ianguS.v lnde.i c,ra:s,a IN
shame even the most violent attacks ofos W
contemporaries Ia times Of the highest ooI;,i..I 80.
liz .aa,i mus "uain-eaitia-cowa and
IKE gentle phrases, are hurled by IN, ,.s aaa
paf.zans upon the heads of Guizot ana .rhs;s
wnhout the slightest hesitation. Mr. W.ish c''
'shes some interesting facts in one OF his Is,a ,,
, .os;. mG National lntellisencer.-The Nsiisnsi
winch Is the leading Opposition journal Of p..''
was lately IN the hands OF the law Tor I;hsI ,,
Royal family-in an article chiefly intendsd -, ~" nv
Affect the army. But, says Mr. W. the sr.nd ;' us-
OF one OF the supreme tribunals has decided ~,
tnerc Is not ground for an Indictment inasmnsL ae
the King Is not specially or directly ass,,I.J
assures IMMUNITY for the fercest attacks on H. I'm;
because he Is universally understood To hs a.s,
wnen the prases the Court, the 7,h of August, m.
unai'erable system, the personal Gove,nmsn, VIC
useo. The laws Of September canno, h. .~S u'o
eAeep, IN very few instances Of violation. NJ, a.'
Is the press here great revolutionary nav. Ia,
virtually irresponsible. Its vital force I. IN
S; nrps1n agitation, directed chiefly against the
re states iurther that there arc at least IS nr;,.
Journals IN Paris to which are attached in m.
MS ga ,h seventy or eighty editors--tbe greater
part oi them bachelors, with very siend.s 49,,
IN social or political order OF any kind III. SER.
Hnlzot Ministry enjoy the favor of only I've ~
sides the two that belong to the Trcasnrv III.
rest nave about 100000 subscribers and n ml,na
.eaoes NO wonder, with such immense power
ms
sure oy the turbulent and revolutioparv-that a.
etsmen's and popular connections are so freou.n,
IN France. MIR Walsh adds: "sf'e"'
More than two hundred journals ,,s ,,;,,.a :.
he provinces; most Of them are more or less demo.
e,ac ana get their cues even their e,diny art;
e'os' rom the metropolitan Opposition. Tim.
you may Judge Of the special, distinct and CON.
sahty militant revolutionary power operatin, on
po9lc opinion, and in particular upon the Cbamber
VI Depuues, the main, essential machinery of The
mari has. IL.
perintended and controlled by committees or nv.
prietors or stockholders. Theirs. in his ,nc,cb On
the 2Ith ut, remarked that he had, as minister.
accepted what the parties found il expedient to
gWe-the support OF their organs; "but,' he added.
they were not always what could have wished
anu inns Tor good reason, which You all compre.
henu-I did not pay them" Here, a general
iaUsh OF the Chamber, because every one knew
'hat they were all more or less venal or stpendIary
anu that liners had directly bought several and
hxed the aesiarce of others by admitting The ed;.
Tors 20 daily cooperation with him i'm his official
councils and papers, OF which their vanity made a
ooas'. Il nave BEEN" continued he, "represented
as the man OF the press who assails every one with
Ihat instrument, hut have been more its victim
Than any one else" IA laugh and exclamation of
ncreduhtyI The incidents OF the Turco-Egyp-
nan question, rendering more definite the grand di.
visions OF war and peace parties, national and for
~ revolutionary and conservative afford n new
impetus and momentum to the Iabors of The .Ink.
norm Arlstocracy.'"
lhis, we confess, exhibits shocking picture of
ne press IN France, and Louis Philippe deserves
il more credit for contrvng to retain the rens of
Government, as well as TO secure the general order.
win such condensed force of mental STRENGTH ard
moral corruption, 50 constantly directed AGAINST him
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