The National Register.
London, England, 1815-06-11 00:00:00

CELEBRATION OF THE CHAMP DE MAI.

PARTS, JUNE 2.—NeV4 r did a festival snore national, never a
vpuethele at once so solemn and touching, alts. et the attention of
the French people as the Assembly of the Chump de Mai. Every
thing that could interest and elevate the soul—the prayers of
religion—the rompact of a great people m ills their Soycieign --
France reps esent ed by the select ut her Cs tizens, :1t siculturists,
Merchants, Magistrates and Win slurs, collected animal the'fheone--
au immen,e population, coveting the Champ de Mars, ani)
in vows for the g, eat object of that magnificent test mot
excited the most ardent entlinsiasin ut which the must memorable
up :chs have It ft its the recollection.
We A.all not at present enter into a particular description of the
buildings prepared for this ceremony, but shall inertly state the
general ariangements. The Emperor's throne was erected in front
of the Military School, and in the cestic of a vast berni•circidar
inclosnre, two thirds of which tin mcd, on the tight and left grata'
aniphitheatres, iu which 115,000 persons c seated. he othi r
third in front of the throne %118 open. An altar was en eted in the
middle, Further on, and about 100 foists distant, was placed
ano!her throne, which oveilooked the whole Champ de Mars. The
Emile' or having repaired to the Champ de Mars, in procession, in
the order described in the Programme, appeared op his throne
amidst universal acclamations. Mass was celebrated by the Arch-
bishop of Tours, twisted by Cardinal liayanne, and four other
13 ishops.
Mass being concluded, the Members of the Central Deputation of
the Electoral Colleges advanced to the toot of the Throne, the steps
of which they ascended, in order to have a nearer view of the Ens-
perorend to be better seen by him. They wise about 500 in num-
ber. fhey were presented to Isis Majesty by tiw Arch Chancellor.
The one of the Members of Ilse Deputation (M. Dubovs d'Anger,.
Elector and Representative of the Department of the Maine and
Lois...), pronounced With a loud voice and much animation, the fol-
lowing Adult css in the name of the French people ;

" SIRE—The French people had decreed the Crown to you ; you
deposed it without their consent ; its buff: ages have just Unposed
upon you the duty ut resuming it.
6. A new contract is formed between the nation and your Majesty.
" Collected from all points of the Empire around the tables of rhe
law on m hich we me about to inscribe the wish of the people, this
wish, %%Itch is the only legitimate a cot re of power, it is impossible
for us not to utter the voice of France, of which we are the immrdidfc
organs, not to say in the presence of Europe, to the august chief of
the nation, what it expects from him, and what he is to expect from
it.

"What is the object of the league of allied Kings Isla) that
warlike preparation by which they alarm Europe and attlict
By chat act, what violation have we provoked their vengeance,
or given valise for their ag.t.;ression_?

I lave we since peace was concluded endeavoured to give them
laws ? We merely wish to make mid to tallow tly.e which ate
adapted to our mat:ix:vs.

" We not have the Chief whom our enemies would give us,
and we will hawe him whom they %%WI ns not to have,
" hey dare to prose' the you personally ; yon, Sire, who so often
master of their capitals, generously cuwoinfated tf elr tottering
thrones. This batted of our eneu ics adds to our love for you.
Were they to pro,cribe the most ob,cure aunt citizens, it would
he our duty to defend him .4 ith the same energy. He would be,
like you, under the .Egis of French Law and French Power.
" They menace us with invasion ! And yet contracted within
frontiers 'nature has t•ot imposed ern in +. and which low;
before your reigu, victory anti even peace had extended, we have
not, from resucet to treaties which you had nut sighed. but which
you had 01160 to obser‘e, stmght to pass the harrow boundary,
" Do they a,•:k for :zine ;loci s ? They have them all in our iwtitri.
tions, and in the will of the French people lieuref,n th united to
yours,

'' 1/otov not dread to roinintl 115, of tittle, of a stote of thi,.gi
Litt IV 5.1, dilrt relit, hilt which may still be r, s ()duped !
" It ~could not be jStc first time that WC Live. confittei tA all Eltrove
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