The National Register.
London, England, 1815-07-02 00:00:00

NIGHT SITTING OF THE I2D JUNC

At half past nine the Chamber met again.
The President CAMBACERES.—We have remitted to the Emperor
the declaration of the Chamber. He replied that lie accepted with
pleaotre our sentiments ; but, added he. " I repeat to you what I
/laid to the Presidwit of the Chamber of Representatives-1 have
abdicated ugly for my sun."
P.itice Luc) EN BONAPARTE. —We must avoid civil war. Is
Fra ce iiidepeildent anti fret? The Emperor is dead. Long live
the Emperor ! The Emperta has abdicatetl. Long live the Em-
peror ! Theie can be no real action between the Emperor
who is, or the Emperor who abdicates and his successor. All
interruption is anarchy. I move that the Chamber of Peers do
ithotit deliberation, by a spontaneous mos ement, declare that it
a, knowledge* Napoleon 11. 1 set the first example, and I Meal'
fidelity to hint. If a factious minority would attack the dynasty
and the eonstitntion, it is nut in the Chamber of Peers that traitors
will be found, or the factious find support.
Several voices.—Agreed.
Count de PUNTS COOLANT.--Napoleon Is my benefactor. I owe
Lim every thing. I remained faithful to him till lie released me tVom
my oath, But it is wished to make us adopt a proposition without
deliberation. And I ask the Prince, by what title does he speak in
this Chamber. Is lie a Frenchman ? I do not recognize him as
sneli. 1 find him a Frenchman in sentiments, talents and services to
theriy. lam willing ro adopt hint as a Frenchman ; but lie who
invokes the constitution has no constitntional title. He Is a Roman
pi inee, and Rome is no longer French territory.
Prince LUCIEN.-1 reply to what concerns me personally.
PONTE COOLANT.—RepIy then after I have done, Prince, and
respect the equality of which you have often set the example.
What does be want? 'to psoclaim Napoleon the Second, lam far
from being aeainst this point. But I declare firmly that I will
never recognize for King. a child, or for my Sovereign, he who does
not ieside iu France. I move the Order of the Day.
Prince Luesen.—lf 1 am not a Frenchman in your eyes, I am in
the eyes of the whole nation. The moment Napoleon abdicated, his
son succeeded him. We have no other side to take.
BOSSY D'ASOLAs.—Have we not enough with foreign war: would
they give us civil war also? I hope we shall arrest the march of the
foreigner; but we must not risk depriving ourselves of the means of
treatiug with him.
COUNT Lanzootant.—The abdication is indivisible. If you
will not recognise the Son, Napoleon ought to keep the sword in
his hand, surrounded by time French who have bled for him. He
will be abandoned by vile Generals who have betrayed him. If we
declare that every Frenchman, quitting his colours, shall be de.
eared infamous, his house razed. his family proscribed, we shall
then have no more bailors, no more of those maeceuvres which
lave occasioned these last catastrophes, some of the authors of
which perhaps are here—(Great tinnult,—Order, Order!)
Labedoyere.a.-Hear me.
Count VOence.—No, disavow what you have said,
The tumult was prolonged, till the President put on his hat.
Prince Joseph Bonaparte.—Let us name the Provisional Govern-
ment, to govern in the name of Napoleon the Second, for whom
alone the Emperor has abdicated.
After several speeches from Bassano (Motet.), and others in fa-
vour of proclaiming Napoleon the Second, the motion of Prince
Loden to that effect was adjourned to the neat Sitting, and at three
in the morning the Chamber adjourned till eleven o'clock,

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CHAMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES, Jviga It.
The President (Count Lanjoinais) stated, that M. De La Fayette
and La Coate had. pi opnsitions to submit to the Chamber,
M. De La Fayette.--Gentlernate, while for the first time for many
/ears, you hear a voice which the old friends of liberty may yet
recilnise, I tiel my-Weaned upon to speak to you of the danger*
of the country which you at present alone have the power of saving.
Siniater reports have !welt spread ; they are unfortunately con-
firtried, Ms is the moment to rally round the old tri•colotired
Malays and public order ; it is
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