Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-12-21

only political creed
In those circumstances beg leave to ad,
dress an answer through your paper to the
Editor of the DAILY Dispatch" expecting
there is nothing improper in my proceeding,
Stree it is only bringing to light what said.
Relieve Inc, yours. truly,
T. PARDIGoN.
RlcmsnNp, Dec. ls, 1858.
To tie Eaitor ef' Me Ddily Dispatch:
Sir am afraid have been misunderstood
in some parts Of nv last letter, and this induces
me To write you again. First of all, let me im-
press YOU with the ilca that would not have
written at all, but for your having intimatcd
that France must be "sletping tie .fnai steep
Of drath," If she is not startled by the issue
of Mr.. Montalcmbcrt's trial. II is only for
Frances sake did attempt an explanation,
not for the vain pleasure of charging Mr.. Mon
nlernbcrt with his due wrongs and mislc
mcanOr against liberty, for which he never
fought gooa fight
Franc, has lost her liberties, for he knows
how, 10 Use a proverba expression, he has
got his head in the porridge pot"
have shown he never served faithfully any
government. \ peer Of France. under Louis
Philippe, he did struggle specially for cnlarg.
ing the party Of the Pope; he is what We call
an mtrnHo0injG nr. aS most people would
say, aJ,'"i.
Unicr the Republic hc was representative
Of tlie people; but there again he strivcd for
upscting the new government. which, a. any
other he has >aluted and WAS sworn TO protect
and improve.
Just as he contributed 10 the fall Of Louis
Philippe. nc did 10 that Of the Republic Let
me insist. he did more strenuotlsly and more
bardaccd than ever before in word. he is
"~, hommr du drul Ur,mbrt," that is. an ac-
conplice and supporter Of the eonp dstH
po mean to say he was then faithfully and
unticnedly devoted 10 Napoleon? Not at all.
IIcwaS only carrying on his scheme Of bctray-
ing any government for the benefit Of the for
c2n policy. to which he yields "hhm serns az
ralortr." according TO Loyola' maxim. People
think he is lcgitinist; no. not even that; he
beong> 10 the Pope; he is Of no nation; he is
Of no party; hc is not frcnchnan in his in
nr man: he is not a lcgitimist. nor anv thing
cle; hc is 4 weapon in the hands of the Pope.
.J1>t see how. ever since the Pope and Napoleon
d. not agree So well together, Mr.. Montalcm-
hrts policy was carried in the stream. re-
iir to some years past; the remonstranccs Of
tic French ambassador to the Pope on Morta-
a's case and the late more aggressive dcmean-
Or Of Montalcmbcrt. are nearly concomitant.
The fact is, that Montalcmbert failed in his
aim TO secure a large share Of power in Napo.
Icons policy that he could use for his further
purposes. Napoleon was taken first and sup
ported as n transition. rs bridge to pass over
to the other side of the river. and then IN br
broken down.
Strange enough. seem now to speak on be-
half of Napoleon; but let us not forget that the
debate is Montalembcrt rtrsus Napoleon and
rire rcrm. That shows the more how no prin-
ciplcs are involved at all in the question.
said too, a few words relating 10 Mr.. Bcrrycr
and Montalcrnbcrt, aS compared with Mt James
and $. F. Bernard. No comparison can posi-
bly, be made. Mr. James speech is not more
eloquent than l'erryer's speech, but it is sound
and genuine, there is no Boosting. Mr.. Berry
er's likeness to the great Roman orator Cicero,
is not confined to cloqucncc, it goes even to his
rant of courage, so to speak.
DO not suppose ] have any pretcncc to speak
erprcrtmo on French politics; | am not here
WI IT, hUON lllCilI t"t"" - 9" '"''
If N opportunity occurs for me to speak about
it, must most naturally make some use Of
that knowledge, but there is no display.
TIE end of your article Of this day seems to
me athcr unconnectcd with the question. You
speak Of anarchy, to which the deSpotiSm is
preferable even to your own eye. | did not
Says word about it; do you suppose then that
one who is neither for Napoleon nor for Month";
lcmbcrt, must be for anarchy, though he says
nothing of it: Oh, sir. here you arc misled
agnin--whcn you spoke Of Montalembcrt in
comparison with I.cdru Rollin. Mazzini. And you
said. this is no soldier Of fortune, no agitator,
andso on. You will be, perhaps, surprised
when tell you that Ledru Rollins standing in
France is Mt least equal to that Of Montalcm-
bert whilst his talents arc far superior, and h|
moHls in politics unbleIni>hcd. Ledru Rollin
is no little man in any respect; his eloqucncc at
the bar for hc belongs to it. would storm that
Of Bcrrvcr; and the subtle and cunning argu-
rncrtation Of VI. Montalcmbert would he in his
hands as a sihilant snake in lions claws.
Irt lis conclude DO not speak Of liberty
applied to Montalcmbcrt; do not speak Of an
arrlw applied to those who do not agree with
him II i; an equal wrong. This debate be-
tween Napoleon snd Montalcmhert is more one
that YOU must look upon than one we must
feel Interested in. It is a great comedy. Let
VI. Montalembcrt try to hiring Protestant Eng
lan to the rescue of the Pope. 1t is worth
looking at. Meanwhile. France. who does not
.l.rp hf .Itcpof dr"th. hut watches and cures
her wounds. will rise in proper time. am COLI
iilcnt: for told YOU. and allow Inc TO repeat
il, a}rrisus hnst,m rt.rna aucforitds t.io.
Yours, most respectfully.
f. PtgnrGoS.
To Mr.. JAMES \. Cow ,RpIS, editor Of the
"Iay Dispatch.
THE COTTON CROP.
The minimum estimates at the South oi the
present crop have at last been raised to