Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-27

spot with party of gcnd ,rmorie, aud, after much
difficulty, arreS Ell the principal actors in the riot.
| and restored order"
| Scarcely any thing is worse as a symptom, than
the absence, OF partial appearance, total inacton
/ and seeming apathy, on all these emergencies, OF
| me National Guarts, who originally were TO con
| siltute the sword and bueker of the monarchy of
July. At Toulouse, the portion OF them who turned
nut rather assisted, ut least favored the revolt; at
| Ciermont, during an invasion and sack OF three
days, worse than which It would be difficult to cite
an instance IN what the same city underwent IN the
ffth century from the Vandals and Vi.igoths onIy
| two bundled, out of the two thousand FIVE hundred
enrolled National Guards, assembled at the renicz-
Nous; and they quickly dispersed when OF them
was seiZ>d and malTc1ted by the peasIntry entering
with pitchiorks and pioushshares. The transactions
ot the knc with the army evincc that the Guards
are now almost universally dis,ruSled, while, from a
real aversion TO the eifusion OF blood, the army is
not employed with the prompt vigor indispensable
tor conclusive repression and Intimidation. In the
affair ct the fiscal registry, miserable compromise
IS submitted TO with cites and townships that
h'rcoy resist, and the point is pushed with others
less violent or dangerous. Although the Govern
nent has every advantage in the formation of uries
no reliance can he placed on any panel The Ma
iionaI (Rcpublcan .MOniteur) has Just been acqut-
ted, at once, by jury when nrraisned for Exciting
hatred and contempt OF the Kings Government"
and violating that provision OF the Charter which de-
clares the monarch irresponsible. After a series of
the bltteTeSt structures on the whole political and
economical administration, the National eScaims
are all accompceS IN the RUN and degradation Of
the country. As TO the chief criminal, we know
where he Is and who he Is France knows it also,
and posterity will proclaim A." Every reader UNI
ders;ood that Louis Philippe was meant; the
trial this roundly avowed by the counsel OF the
National, and defended on the ground ihat the Min
isieTs and ministerial party, 10y ascrbng to the King
the political system as merit, set the example, OF
dlsrcc lruIng the provision Of the Charter and Land
INN open to hostile designation when the system
was siiguat zed, II might conStiiuiIonaily be in
any quarter. The able advocate adtuccd pas sices
from The speeches Of Guzo THEIRS and other lcacIng
statesmen, when they were members OF the coalition
asiIns; the Mole Cabnet-;he Kings Ca5inet-and
from the Court journals, which might be deemed
warrant Tor the language Of the National, and tam
tamount, II taken IN the ensemble. OGc Ut the mo.
uves for not handing over to jury the wretch who
fired at the Royal Dukes ON Tie Bouleyatds was
that, notwithstanding his confession and the notoTc
~ OF his act, he might be acquitted and encourage
meni thus afforded TO repetition OF such attempts.
II Is not clear law decisive evidence by which the
Jures seem TO be influenced at all, but wholly by
some political culipathy, or prediction, vague
ideas OF equity and admonIlior; and indeed rarely
rs case exhibited TO them logically and without
passion anl prejudice by eI.her branch or bar
Fromthe popular tumuts, the proceedings and aims
OF the factions, and the nature and drift OF the con-
trovcTs!es; over the Kingdom, may say that the
slna causes counter tendencies, errors, passions,
and urment of the Revolution OF 1892 are far |
from being exhausted. Even the Courier Francois
lot the Lett anu halt radically eXclams IT. Is the
want OF siUcauon among the people that IN part
occasions these scenes. Wa terrified ourselves |
10y the passions which effevescc in the working |
classes by their self InsuIatlon and the senseIesS
doctrines with which they filled" The Con.
'StItutonnel Ia moderate and authoritative OPPOSE
ton paper, ard the main support of Theirsl says:
Every form OF power is thought usurPation; every
'hscdl agent an enemy; every tax spOIatIon; the
law IN our country Is little cOmprehendei, little re-
'.pected Ill defended. The public authorities in
the provinces have no precise idea OF their duties
and esaI faculties the cities have organization
for the maintenance OF order and the civic triumph
of law, there is iamentable deficiency of moral |
courage in the bougeOis-those who possess or may
hope To receive property, and should therefore .
spring forward to repress avert disorders which
threaten every kind of public and private RICH; and
veal"