The National Register. — London, England, 1814-04-17 00:00:00

THE NATIONA.IJ REGISTER. APRIL 17. interests with which France had no concern. Immediately the ne t oeiations at Chatillon assumed another am:am:lee. The French pleuipotentiary remained without instructions, and went away in stead of answering the representations of the Allied Courts. They commissioned their plenipotentiaries to give it in the projet of a preliminary treaty, containing all the grt nods iltirh they deemed nocessary for the restoration of a balance of power, and which a few drev< hetort' had been presented by the French Government itself, at a moment, &rent 1e.7-1, "then it conceited its existence in danger. It entrraieed the eroundwork for the restoration of Europe. France restnred to the frontiers, which, under the government of its Kings, had insured to it ages of Glory and prosperity. was to have with the rest of Europe the blessings of liberty, national inde pendenee, and peace. It depended absolutely on its government tit end by a single word the sufferings of the nation, to restore to it with peace. its colonies, its trade, and the resultation of industry. What did it want more? The Allies now offered, with a spirit. of pacification, to discuss its wishes upon the snhject of mutual conve• snenee, which should extend the frontiers of France beyond what they were before the was of the revolution. Fourteen days elapsed without any answer being returned by the French government. The Plenipotentiaries of the Allies insisted nn the fixing of a day for the acceptance or rejection of the con ditions of peer They left the French Plenipotentiary the liberty to present a contre projet, on condition that this contre projet should agree in spirit. and in its general contents, with the conditions pro posed by the Allied Courts. The loth of March was fixed by the mutual consent of both parties. This term being arrived, the French Plenipotentiary produced nothing but pieces, the discussion of which, far from advancing the proposed object, could only have caused fruitless negociations. A delay of a few days was granted at the desire ofthe French Plenipotentiary. On March 15. he at last delivered a centre projet, which left no doubt that the sufferings of France had not yet changed the views of its Government. The French Government, receding from what it bad itself promed. demanded, in a new projet, that nations. which were quite foreign to France, which a domination of many ages could not have gimated with the French tuition, should How remain a part of it;, that France should retain frontiers inconsistent with the fundamental principles of equilibrium, and out of all proportion with the other great powers of Europe; that it should remain master of the same positrons and points of aggression, by means of which its Govern intent, to the misfortune of Europe and that of France, had effected the fall of so many thrones, and so many revolutions ; that mem bers of the family reigning in France should be placed on foreign thrones; the French Government, in short, that Government which. for so many years, has sought to rule nu less by di:cord than by force of arms, was tq remain the whiter of the external concerns of the powers of Europe. fly continuing the negociatioes under such eireumstauces, the Al lies would have neglected what they owed to themselves, they would from that moment have deviated from the giorions goal they had bet Ore them. their efforts would have been turned solely against their people. By signing a treaty upon the principles of the Freud' projet, the allies would have laid their arms in the hands of the com mon enemy ; they would have betrayed the expectation of nations, and the confidence of their allies. It is in a moment so decisive for the welfare of' the world, that the t'.llied Sovereigns renew this solemn engagement, till they shall have attained the great object of their union. France has to blame its Government alone for its sufferings. Peace alone can heal the wounds which a spirit of universal domi nion, unexampled in history, has produced. This peace shall be the peace of Europe: no other can be accepted. It is at length time that Princes should watch over the welfare of the people without foreign infinence, that nations should respect their mutual in lepen deuce. that social institutions should be protected Omit daily re volutions, property respected, and trade free. All Europe has absolute); the same wish, to make France partici pate in the blessings of peace ; France, whose dismemberment the Allied Powers neither can nor will permit. The coi;fidence in their promises may he fonnd in the principles for which they contend. Bet whence shall the Sovereigns infer that France will take part fru the principles that must fix the happiness of the world, so long as (lacy see that the same ambition, which has bionOtt so many misfor tunes on Europe. is still the sole spring that actuates the government : that while French Blood is Shed in torrents, the general interest is always sacrificed to.private ? Whence, under such circumstances, ehould be the guarantee foe the future, if such a deeoleting symtein found no check in the general will of the nation ? Then is the peace of Europe insured, and within , / a shall in future be able to 41Asturb it. NEW FRENCH CONSTITUTION. Eatracied from CONSERVATIVE SEN ATE. the Registers of the Consurvative Senate, of 'feline 011 April. The Conservative Senate deliberating upon the Plan of Constitu tion prevented to it by the Provisional Oovcrurncnt in execution of the Act of the Senate of the Ist inst. atter having heard -the Re port of a Special Commission of Seven Members, Decrees al fellow : Art. 1. The French Government is monarchical, and hereditary in the male line, in order of primogeniture. The French people call freely to the 'Throne of France•TAllli Stanivlaus Xavier de France, brother of the la , t Kiug, and after Min the other Members of the House of Bourbon, in the ancient order. 3. The ancient Nobility resume their titles. The new preserve theirs hereditarily. The Legion of Honour is maintained with its prerogatives. The King shall fix the deeoration. 4. The executive power belongs to the King. 5. The King, the Senate, and the Legislative Body, concur in the making of laws. Plans of laws may be equally proposed in the Se. nme, and in the Legislative Liody. Those relating to contributiova can only be proposed in the Legislative Bode.—The King can invite equally the two Bodies to occupy themselves upon objects which he deems proper. The sanction of the King is necessary for the com pletion of a law. 6. There shall be 150 Senators at least, and 200 at most.---Their dignity is immoveable, and hereditary from male to male, it, ord e r of priznogeoiture. They are named by the King.—The present Se nators, with the exception of those who renou nce the q ualit y of French Citizen, are maintained, and form part of this number. The actual endowment of the Senate and the Senatorships belongs to to Ca ll e The revenues are divided equally between them, and pass to their successors. In case of the death of 4 Senator without direct male posterity, his portion returns to the public treasure. The Senators who shall be named in future cannot partake of this en. downsent. 7. The Princess of the Royal Family, and the Princes of the blood are by right Members of the Senate. The fonctious of a Se nator cannot be exercised until the person ins attained the age or 9.1 years. The Senate decides the cases in which the discussion of objects before them shall be public or secret. 9. Each Department shall send to the 'Legislative Body the same number of Deputies it sent thither. The Deputies who sat in the Legislative Body at the period of the last adjournment shall continue to sit tin they are replaced. Ali preserve their pay. In haute they shall be chosen immediately by the Electorial are preserved, with the exception of the changes that may he made by a law in their organization. The Duration of the foortioo of the Deputies to the Legislative Body is fixed at five year;. The tie .v Election shall take place for the 11/16. 10—The Leg islative Body shall assemble , of ri g ht, e ach y ear on the Ist of O ctober. The King may convoke it extraoedinat sly ; he May adjourn it ; he may aho dissolve it ; but in the tatter case another Legislative Body must be formed, in three months at the latest, by the Electoral Colleges. it. The Legislative Body has the right of discussion. The Sit tings arc public, unless in cases where it chases to form itself into a General Committee. 12. The Senate, Legislative Body, Electoral Colleges, and As semblies of Cantons elect their President from among themselves. 13. No Member of the Senate; or Legislative Body, can he arrested without a previous authority from the Body , to which be belongs. The Trial of a Member of the Senate or Legrdatize Body belongs exclusively to the Senate. . 14. The Ministers may be Members either of the Senate or I..egi.;- latiye Body. 0, Equality of proportion in the taxes is of right : na tax can bo imposed or received unless it has been freely conFenteti to by Hie Legislative Body avd the Senate. The Land-tax clu oily be :so- Wished for a year. The Budget of the tollowin:.! ycar, e:;(1 ti e. Accounts of the preeeeding year, are piescllited atolo:d1v to the Le gisiative Body and the Senate, at the oyening of Silting uF Op Legislative Body. 16. The law shall fix the mode and amount of the rocraitioz e I this army. 17. The independance of the judic al power is guarante of ed. No on itriese can he removed from his natural JoAget. The instivo ,; is preserv44, as wall as tlie publicity of t& al in Tll4'4eifip its Kings, had instil have with the rest of penden , ...e, and peace te end by a single w with peace. its colon What did it want me pacification, to disetv ;pence, which shook they were bef4e the Fourteen days elai French government. ,nn the fixing of a da ditions of pear to present a contre pr agree in spirit. and ii posed by the Allied mutual consent of bol Plenipotentiary pro which, f: , r from advi caused fruitless negoc the desire of the Fre delivered a centre pi France had not yet French Government demanded, in a new to France, which a ( gimated with the Frei France should wait principles of egoilibr great powers of Eurc positrons and points silent, to the misfortn the fall of so many t hers of the family rei thrones; the French Sro so many years, h force of arms. was to the powers of Europe fly continuing the would have lief would from that mon had before them. thei their people. I>y sip projet, the allies won mon enemy ; they w and the confidence of It is in a moment the t'.llied Sovereign( have attained the grc France has to 61; Peace alone can he; ;lion, unexampled in peace of Europe ; nr. that Princes should foreign infincuce, deuce. that social i volution., property All Europe has abi pate in the blessings Allied Powers mit] their promises mly Mitt whence shall the fru the principles that they see that the sat) tones on Europe, is 31 that while French always sacrificed to. ahould be the *tiara found no check in peace of Europe in; distort) it. / • q o • .' • • n't: • I