Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-04-28
A C0NFSDNRATg NOBILITY.

fars 's,song goE:Snm"nl." Thoy know not
What they say.
N,h:t!y, ii ET"le, has been the child of
!stei:n conqpes!. The Frerch noJle.Se
crs,s:si Of Rousn. Burguudiau. Visis"th
snL F.snk Oonqu"rors, who entsra in and
81, dsI The spc,i. E,gh,h nobility Was
f!n-sd en- The cr1queat hy 5 xor, hy D1-
r'-h, and, lastly. by French invaders. There
j. ore way, ard cnly oac, IN which we can
SIC: "ohic r,dsr f.un.ia,i TIL. ten fedsra-
c, c"nq,esi ht ,:,e Yank.es The puop!e
oi reese States, NC p'tspmr, Tou:'l resiat ard
f,.,lt foSreer. The new ptsSesso's OF oG-
.,,:es ~auld neet arms, frticascs and vss-
..7 .'Cu:d neei 10 outlaw the great mses
4 .,s population. aud deprive them Of ali
fa,-aisss; and would also be oblgei to
A.art ',r ;ca,! rriut pic Of giving p:otec-
,an 20 the En5m::Svv in ietn:n for miiiiars
s.rr.ca. t,pl!A: suff age, AID scvc'nr:en:
~ cai,sent Of tho gog;rDed, wuu;d iecesassi-
yeas AID d,snppss' sud there " ulI nc =
"a 4 he: cdtsry !eSiaatcIS. RHtom thst,
nev.r.
N.aY ye-s0ns Do nG> seem 10 kn"w scHu.
:s,"is 'ellt nobility il. Tb"y think i: is
,:- sni >1rv.n:i,nr! 'alk, an! tie recog
ni,i"a ci the ra,ural in fiuencc f intelligence
az: -sA,.A Accordingly tter insginu that
,teIp /: sui real notlssse in France. be-
c,G.. ,l,is s.e O3uu!s, Ba:oEs eui DJk 49,
tu. Is -r'stak' tnete is 40 nobility What
s,er,: IN Frsars; although tho rep, p,asen,a-
tv,; a. in.oy s,,cienliv noble f,ni'its are
r.r,Hi.l'd 3y law to re ala tbeir empty tit:e.;
sni ;hs Emperor evan cre.tss (ss his u:c'a
aso d., military 'i'les which are TO he hs
lsii.sty.- plc DE- Solfei iuo, Due de Mhgeita
an! ,he Ike; yet il there no nobility in
Frame. .nd mover sb.ll be. A nobility
-, ~; CIT: s. in title; it COY si,:s III DO
'e,:.t.ry privileges. end class bo.n :. make
avs; Inplss IT,. i'gh: Of rsim"gs..;,u t.
Ard nqai. % tha. pte;s AZ! ,mu.one, Ehal
TO, re equal IN :he eye Ct the 'a~--that is
- ssc, &c class tniG b3,t.; Sod spui1ed,
mi .Unrh:S Class h":n sl d!lsi and bTii!sd
/; .s desire 70 cr.u,i, what real aristor,s
{, Is Vs. NUT Siu1y 1t in Engla!:d. There
a. inle.d, i, Engs many peerses
Sht,h have been c'est.d by tre scve-
,s.n STYLED fonat-in II hororl sd
wh5 do not Getuce ih;i5 privileges
'tr.a irc N"rmsn c"i 9Ie?', hut from -Oysl
'':v sc. :ee peerasc, as an inotltu'i"n. de-
.l"-s irum conqu,:t. III" creation cf nov
;.-;.: :s sn;y ina adoption of we,l'iy con-
acre:s into All o;Jsr a1reAcy existing, which
NO kps originated and bah grew up fem
tie %rig noes rf snc;e'y i'll cd Europe, "n
Il. destruction ..f .he Roma, Empire. 1hese
.a.@ Lay: act ouly he title of Mnqu;s aid
~, not only ;hs grfa. ssia.e' xhi"h aave
d..-.:::s,! fc1u: eldest So ~ eldest sA--
IN -i h" light to 1T in a u,'ute Of
i..r,.., Tr.ouL circt2,.; the right TO be tried
~ i1",; ,!l,ncrs I.y their own ordc: sad not
;? IA Gu +! wl.irh jndza rn.oraon people;
,.s ':ht !" Ia liiy a"y o"n't net up:n
Ia. '''s'. '.nt npn" ,hs,r hcn"r.
10 o.!aDf ;he.e oIi7iesca exists in f anco
s.d &; IL thc cher uonarcAicsl Countries Of
Fc'cG" n" tendency has beca, eyer Since the
F::a'h Esy":m!i"r, - dimim;sh or abolish
':.g".s- s.:ar privilege Of tho nob.o class -
''9''i.lty i. no.; ii iis prime, but in lis dtca
''..r.; EaGiAnd is almcst tie Gully land
F@v;c il ia hr"u able to maintain isns ia
-. "h.; L! - pristine strength end ;nso-
&c, sd 10 .hs cnd Erg!snl ,ooyed sill
Haven odd 'srth 10 crush the F each Re-
!. d'2 ar1 E'crch Empi,e.
10 !'.' +. oaah Empire wss, and is nc y. "a
I.''nrshiy i .mocratic IS ths Rspnhlic WAS
hat'~ !" say, all Frenc.,u:en belong to
g''!y J;s c!sss, eud the'e is fact eqaslity
t,&';s :ic law aud the Emperor found. his
a.r rps". 1T the grace of G,d only, like
&, En.i-h sovereign, but tho g'aco Of God
.1 ;he vii cf 30 people. A m.li.a"y mon
To. my 10 democratic, hut a Safe with
i,:.r snd plebei,n orders cannot be-
ia= ,rGc o.l.osi.e nf democratic institutions
i.n"; I."'na'cby, but oligsrchy.
Were hero has boen lops wa., and all
=: e l:s a:e Compelled to bs soldiers aud
sc uuisT military eiacipiine, there is un-
u to"ai 40
-. IL, :sn,i,ncy a. 81! towards u s:estic n
80 n2aii.y. The government Of Ills Goa.
'tl' -. for example, II tho Va: lasts sevc-
- Is o Ion .er, ,"ay compei the country t.
'';;'' III ts.oriyl power, in order to have q
long give, ,nneut," snd perfect unity of
'c'iln i,r me common defence; but it is net
:'a.i,!s +. muca as to conceive its ending in
''e 'rc.'iou Of privileged class. Who
y! sc ;hc patricixns, Who would cor
~: !" 70 .Ae pl.bsisns? Who would ven
"a!n propose 4 !au f primogoni:ure -
$40 S"nll m:dsrt.be to sit in House OF
&c sa4 Up; to ir.;:snit that p ivilsge to
''' eli! ..c;' Wte'c is thH poi celiaH risy
'" +" VIC i, mould n"bls$Se2 Where
''ac p'o. ,n:i3,a cut # hem to brl.d il?
'' =s' H.. hose WHO ssish FIR strong
'."''t W il hsvo TO give w this theory
-. We can isays DO nobility hut
10 "risi ic Institutions in this country
~ ;'",airg Of the Yankee county, Tor
''"ts' DO t understand government) a;e
IVA ''la''; IN The contrary, they srs only
-" ''SIa!ing their strength and stability.
ssa,'s seeded from the OLD Fedora
Or0n lie express doctrine Of self gov
'ushs and S;Ates rights. For two years
esT' s"s sined terrible war in vind-
'''a OF these rlghts-a WAT which has
,,s ~" ''eFy energy Of tho country, made
:, p'sr II fighting ago soldier, uprooted
i. p"r1'a:hns fom thsir humes, ard