Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-10-31
NUMBER lO5.
X &c Fl NJ ONDj WHIGy


rro" he Loados Tss.s Oct 7 f11-aE
statement signed by ss prisoners &. Cayenne. 81 Of
e P'"ue' ones recently Appeared ia our column.
E 'spv !" '"'- document -ss published . dav or
- "s ''"'fssT and no- n. Louis Blanc has,
sent Us rejonder In their statement IN. ,;,.. a.
'e"oa themselves ss undergoing suffering. -beh IN.
world at large would certainly think o., f .,,,..-
political Offences We need not d.el uno, an. 49,
everybody knows THAT Cayenne i.-th.t n. ......,,
@"'uhe ana rank vegetation combined civ. IL 3. cs,,
specially "oI'ous the European constitutions. In ,,, -
mate Po"eai prisoners Of France describe th.m..,x .
eope''ed 10 abour eight hours s-dsy In msr.hv s.,
RON ~hch prsnleht'al vspours are continually rain, >,
''es .'d that they have had mo proper food No Ca,
no snoss mn wine since February last ~ and ,h..
'h this sck OF wholesome food their animal .,...,
climate. '"e 70" and the
Nov se must profess small politics. sympathy ,,, 81.
GENERAL Class of French political prisoners q, $50 e
They are co0frs-ors for a cause With ~h;h ""sees
agree th"Y are vioent head strong men-th.or;, -
nav" adopted a" mprscticable STANDARD Of bnm.n
,r..sn,l sae -ho would upset the whole existing
s o'A OF society ia the Wild attempt tn put II 4, S
me ""'rrnment ct Louis Napoleon rspt...nts ...s
-eeh men The simple principle Of -ocia order W.
III, ~ 70 tue statement hon Cayenne only upon
~ nA."' oi common fairness and humanity ON wh;.h
sr shodid ses N any other case-ths, comp.;n.a, -
FORMALLY state their case have a right 10 he.,in-
r.nna, ,., pon'ea sympathy With such men is We
cannot DOT remind Louis Napoleon that con.d.rr. ,h
psrocu,ar line which he is taking on Eurcns go. as
H. =; w w = n"' case which he altogether ov,ri,oL
ysrrm.n, =, engseed in junction ~h own Co.
An attempt to induce the King of yspIss n, t..
MS subject. With justice and roIitcal ofnders ;,p
e ihteif"rine in the internal an r. Of y.,l..
noI;cv Of L" changing the grinding and tyr.nizinr
Po"cy OF that Government, and b,i,,;,.
more liberal and indulgrnt system a,,"s; :"
"s ns 10 the persons and parties s,,.,sc,.d -
and OF aspirations after freedom Ras
such ocing the case, he rius- ~ prrp,,d IN h...
saying that those Who i've I; .'..s bo,s pcoP's
.nro~ stones and must not take t a miss IL -h.n Ar,
uae. shee OF nhumanity in the treatment OF poi,ir,l
o"enuefs IS Drought against his Government n.on. -
waiting either for denial Of the fact from b,m or c.
'eranon OF the system Ii II very possible tbs, hin
may o De qh'e at CAYENNE as these state /, 4, a.
80 po>Soe that, even they So the ult NAV h;,h
70 have been one foversight on the part Of ,h r,
government rather than Of intentional and d.l;ber,
nanness The state OF things in distant penal se,,ls
meht may perhaps he some hat slow in rrachi,, -
quarters and regimen Of severity which had ~ T., h
mhg 'he excuse Of real apparent necessity se
NreI'm purposes. or which. any rate reprcsented
eueA ahh exciting Juncture when aspery x,s no, a.,
natural, NAV have been continued in smnla csi e--
ana orgetiulness Bot whichever Of these tvo n. ar
eAPahauon OF the CAYENNE statement this ,t,,e,,.n,
ought 10 oe met, and met in q more omen and a.r;;v
"E .nAh u Is IN the reply in the koait~,y
which u ambiguous and obscure half DENYING ana h.t
au'"E ~ Tue acts OF tire statement We have every
respect Tor Louis Napoleon aur friend and sly and ~.
ally who hss dealt fairly and honopr,hIv n, ~ -.
must see as well as that public opinion In Euron.
requires consistency Of action that hh
innnn,.' y contradict or explain charge Of
h"uah treatment OF political offenders is not Goy.rn
ment to impose humane aud liberal noli,y nnon .
neighbour IL IL true French sre xs AZ
r noo rom the moderate and constitutional school
oi P"ucahs represented by Poero and King Ferdinand
as the "ppressor and sconrge OF this rlas .6
o" very dnerent ground from that which Louis Nspolen
AS ihe represser at wild dreams and theories that
~oui utterly subvert society but there IL still disnc
uon between political offenders and criminals Tbe-.
men "hom the Preach Government Is working tn de.tb
"Sa!ehne- this statement be true-may be daneeroua
ana nntAmesble men still they are visionares and en-
thnsssts rather than criminals and must no .drtoa
tha the particular for which they we're transporte
vas any rate an act OF championship IN behalf of an
existing and established Government and against new
and at the time u~urping one They are hardly nroner
OBJECTS then. OF extreme judicial vengeance Al snv ,t
~ne" knd Ferdinand hears Of the Cayenne charge he
VIII certainly have right ask for an explanaton Of n
oeore he admits the French Government proper and
suitable Intercesor for political offenders in his own kno
uom ne Is very ready at a retort and such case "A
hat o cayenne certainly point than the Indian
or the lrish grievances ~
But We sincerely hope that whatever asper,es have
oee useu towards these prisoners have been the results
OF past crisis. which have been kept I'D nv the local
authorities without engaging the attention of the Go
vernment; and that Louis Napoleon has reurned from
ms southern holiday he will give the world better an
~er To tins charge than the officials have done in the
Honhep,-that he will once put an end which he
can do by stroke of his pen to the i'll usure Of the mo-
nnca prisoners at Cayerne Louis Napoleon has certainly
done what King Ferdinand burst not do-be has given
leave TO eminent and powerful antagonist. IN ,s,u,n q,
France He feels himself safe IN his position as id.n
tined With social order in France and so secure Of French
'nAt ground, that he afford this
ous step IL cannot then be really an object to him 70
bully lev miserable political dreamers and socialists AZ
Caenne he u above the need of such poor seventies
That y the difference between his case and that of Per
nand Both are like despots in fact-tAere is no deny
ing mat but there IS this difference between the-the
one Il desPo in accordance with public opinion which
ne rehre's ana emoodivs the other is despot against
public opinion and 10 continual var with IL Iouis Ns
poleon then, presents the singular example Of despot
by position supporting the side Of public opinion and
coming formally forward in European affairs to recon-
no Of nnlr IN Cos IT,.
rsordnary combination may say, Of two grounds
and Louis Napoleon s Justly proud OF itproud that he
dePot on the basis Of public opinion and that he can
use the latter ground consistently and effectively against
narro~ iRibers Government that torures its subjects
But he looks With complaceucy upon this double ground
Shich he occupies and this combination Of two charac
tiers, he will do away with this petty tyrann at Cav me
SELDEN &c MILLER,