Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-08-14
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ons abroad avoid amalgamson with the men or tn,
against which he had loudly protested; he VIII,
had TeEHsd h post Of ambassador Rome tohsH TIE 70
hgAae standardization tcas named, convinced was h,
that opposed to the reasonable desires OF TINT portion
ct tho French people whose wishes ought TO have been r.
acd and cpcctcd he who had returned to France 10
hrs share IN the oboquy which the time being hoap
ed oa those who did support what WAS nsuy csina
ted "a movement In favor Of the monarchy; this same man
illuminated, dsgraeed OF favor; when he IN,
Prince de PognSc brought the bar of the Chamber
Peer. be tined for having royal
tor the issuing Of which Charles Y had been banshcd
ever from France and whole race of princes excluded from
the throne Of St Louis rushed the relief his po
eal opponent and boldly asked permission plead for
with whose principles he could have no sympathy but who
had cvinccdn dcvotcdness to dynasty which them
mutually dear and had that passion sacrificed his case
hs peace, hs fortune his rank, his ALL True the Prince
was mistaken misguided man. True, he weak in
his oouncls and irrosouto in carrying them execution
True, he had not taken the steps put e.
feet ordinances against which he must have known
luton would be attempted True he exposed the royalty
10y ITS aggressive acts to personal eproach and indignation
without placing that royalty position defence True,
he host all command himself when the conflict really
began aud when personal could alone be sufficient
10 save any Ncsgo OF power True he had taken gh;
and concealed his person in the habits servant that hc
might escape from popular vengeance or from But
Chacaubrand demanded 'By what laws will YOU tr,
HIM Against what laws has he offended Nuu have
yourselves taken all law into your hands and inflicted
punishment ON his royal MASTER Although the Chara dc
clard the person Of the King bc nvolablc YOU have
made IL Otherwise. on have not been satisfied with
baung the royal head Of the nation, but have included
your act ui popular vengeance the wholly guihcss, Yet
yuu would now return upon your steps, your
proceedings, and whilst but lately at nauGht
Chaa, and declared the King responsible and his Ministers
in,,olatc YOU would make them responsible too
involve both King and Ministers in indscriminato pun.
ishmeni"
81 the next time saw Chntcaub was at the Clam
Der OF Peers There stood the Christian Philosopher
10 defend the ordinances of Charles " maintain that
the llh article OF the ChaIta had Onnpoiencc which be
longc not 10 the rcst insist that the siarrcd
arch had done well wisely Try the question Of
with the Of the baricades; To attack constitutional
governments Ia plead that France could only be govern
ed 10y rd OF i'on not To vindcnc all the acts OF the past
lite ui the peer and the gentleman who stood before las
Judges but lac stood there To maintain that hc had really
Judges at a That really no offence against the laws had buc
committed, that this revolutions and revolt that
was question OF conqucror and vanqushc. hathe
qu'or lad already taken the law into ms hand, and
hud maie both the law and the punishment by excluding
the eldest branch of the house OF Bourbon forever the
throne; the Judges who not legally authp-
W that there was no legal prosecutor; that old things
had passed and all things had become new; aud that
mcnsrous to make King responsible for the ot
s Ministers, and then seek render Ministers responsible
for ie seisame
That was a splendid moral position for Chn,eaubriand
when lac appeared the bar OF the House OF Lords de
teud the fnnce de PoIuuac. All Paris was in state ct
commotion. The drums beat In every "lIairis"
the embellishments 1T the capitol there felt ot1f
understandable emotion. TWAS known that France
volcanic agitation II was felt that II the .'N.
Ministers should be acquitted, the popuacc would
ms, aud demand vengeance" IL was felt that they
condemned 10 death, La Nendee, Brittany, the South hc
West would rise Some said, death is impossi-
Bile" Others exclaimed, "They must die" \ few, IN.
deed pleaded the possibility OF saving NJ. Guernon de
kanve, and some voices heard for NJ de Peyonnet
The part the supposed part which each OF the Min
listers took preparing the fatal ordinances Of July 1880
was discussed with precision but Chaieaubriand
alone who veniured 10 the Prince de Pognac, No,
lac shall not die
IL was that Chaeaubrand had too great confidence
IN his own wondrous and captivating eloquonce for he
lar from possessing vain cg1tstcal srit It
that he Ieed on his powers OF pcrsuasVcursS, the
interest which his personal position could , t. rN
ce not that hc thought he could upon his india.
encc over the judges. Just the contrary. The ROYALS,
peers with whom he had spent years OF private friendship
and many ct whom at least had been accustomed think
OF and feel tor hun with respect and affection had been
Justly aud nquitousy excluded from the Chamber by
OF the most uniOunded and unprncped decisions
fore adopted even by tribunals of faction and by
AIRY cabas. The Peers remaining were principally Bona.
partsts, and they could forget that Chateaubrand had
thus expressed himself of him who only their
al attachment, but of their deyotedness aud idua
Alter having described the odOus tyranny OF Bonaparc
Chlteaubrilnd had said:
"AG resc les derniers dc Buonapar,o us,ifen
asscZ mon opinion homme. Javais preyu dupu.
lunscmps quill icra point fin honorable mai- 10
concsse qu supassee que j'uendais de lui Il
conserve dams humiliation que dc concd
an et dmliatcuT, louc maintenant le rod fnd
ference; II sc JUICE lumeme il pare de lu dun
tee de chute dun accident arrive son yoisn;
Taonne sur CO les Bourbons craindre espccr
Cest un Sya, un Doceuen, CONNIE aupdravant cetat
Alexandra Charlemange. II paraitre insonsib
tout, peuetre les efet, certane loe ccpen
dani eene ravcrs apahie roh gull est heWeuI
de riuTe Ne ui enVions point bonheur Quand a
pic, ON nest plus u craindre."
There are few passages sarcastic pungent in
saes than those which constitute these woast
au NciuOhnd could not therefore, nope Tor persona
ad consideration m the of the mighty task hc
undertaken from the Peers oil Bonapurtc the remains OF M
Senate of Napoleon.
t.Ifl fnf hugaI Tia. raI md
vclion OF Cmtcaubriand, that spite OF popular fury,
81 the populrce for blood Of the march OF the rabbi,
1" Nncenne specially 10 scream within hearing o the dun
gcun which confined the cX-Ministo OF Charles
"Doaih - POlignuc .. death To PeyrOnnet. 1--WE vii
have lcir blood " and finally Notwithstanding these CHE
again heard before the palace and prison Of Luxem
bOur where the administers of Charles X had been
ducIed-sul that his client would not he put todeah
think his conviction based the following princi
pies and facts mixed together they were In this eXiuor
binary and wholly unique proceeding lie felt Them inst tina
We had made much progress III Europe generally during
fifteen years d peace in the numanzrg and Otcning dUw
OF capital punishneus that death could be inflicted 10
legally underlined offences. Second, that great
national vengeance could be committed uuu,tiii,d by tu
laws o the land Europe would, her part, have Dc
mandod tremendous repnraon for hc setting awful AM
injurious an example. Third that Louis Philippe had a
ready communicated 10 Laitte portion Of his policy
which was that he was determined maintain peace wit
Europe FOURTH that the appointment OF VI. Laiite min
ser TO carry France through the POgnac trial and the fer
Inent occasonod, great master stroke Of policy.
Fifth that he could, If permitted, demonstrate the who'll
"oId thi To try frince de IOlgnnc' inc eNinnister ma
condemn him to death for acts which had been imputed To-
the public voice Charles X and have him puu
SUCH would be but little short OF murder. And sxth
that the King the French had aversion ctu
ia puuishmcut- for political Offences, TINT e OBJ
last would boz induced to exercise the royal ccncury,
pccaly hc had alone proiitcd by the change which Boz
taken place iu the French dynasty, "llDw," be- asked m
friends, many OF whom predicted certain death 10 Prince
Pognac, show can Louis Philippe, WIN has ascoudcl lr
throne by virtue OF the dehronemcnt of Charles X now co,
dr,t men whose acts led tatyery dcthrunc
md ID Inc ipuu tho Orleans dyuusty''
shall never forget the deathke silence which pre- yac
when he who had been often the representative
fallen dynasty and who Verona had associated with do
Emperor Of Austria with Motternlch, Gent, and De Fio
ref, with EsicrhaLy and Itchy; with Lchlotcrn, with Go
EmpcrprO Russia and his five adutant generals with Nr.
fclrodo Licvcn, and Pozzo d Borgo; with Wellington
Canwihim with Londonderry, Stamford aud Bulshcri
with tc hing 1T Prussia. Bern-ai, and Humboldt.
about plead the bar Of the Chamber of Peers l do
Prince de- PoIignac.
O hat speech tscarcoly becomes mc To- spcat lnr sure
liz 1m not competent e. cnucisc u. 10 pfcrcamu o.