[59] In 1830 the signatories of the celebrated decrees which led to the fall of Charles X., MM. de Polignac, de Peyronnet, Guernon de Ranville, and Chantelauze, were prosecuted before the House of Peers, deprived of their titles, and condemned to perpetual imprisonment. They were then confined at Ham.
[60] The speech here mentioned was made on October 10, 1835, at Warsaw by the Emperor Nicolas, in the presence of the Corporation of that City, whom he was addressing. The Imperial words were filled with threats and reproaches to the Poles, formulated in terms so violent that they astonished Europe, where their authenticity was largely doubted. The allusions to clandestine relations maintained by the Polish rebels with foreign Powers, embarrassed more than one diplomatist, and more than one Government. This speech was published by the Journal des Débats of November 11, 1835, and will be found in the Appendix to this volume.
[61] This speech first appeared in the National. The Moniteur reproduced it some days later.
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Transcriber's Note:
In the Biographical Index of the names of persons mentioned in this book,
MARBOIS, François, Marquis de Barbé- (1745-1837)
has been corrected to:
BARBÉ-MARBOIS, François, Marquis de (1745-1837).
SAXE-MAURICE, Comte de
has been corrected to:
SAXE Maurice, Comte de
ZUYLEN VAN NEVELT
has been corrected to:
ZUYLEN VAN NYEVELT.