The National Register.
London, England, 1814-05-08 00:00:00

BUON IPARTE'S LAST GENERAL ORDER.

The hutch Papers contain a curious document,. which appears to
be PAionaparte's vindication of himself, in reply to the charge!' 00
which the Senate founded their docree of forfeiture. It is stated to
have been published at Fontainblean, In the folloWing form

ORDER OF THE DAY.
" Fontainblean, April 4.
" The Tmperor thanks the army for the attachment it has shown
to m, hi and, above all because it acknowledges that Trance
resules in him, and not in the people in the capital. The soldier
tollows the fortune of his General, his honour, and conscience. The
Duke of Raguga has not inspired his brothers in arms with those
feelings ;he is gone over to the Allies. The Emperor cannot al'-
prove the conditions on which he has taktit this step ; he cannot
accept his life and liberty as a boon from a subject. The Senate
has allowed itself to dispose of the Government of Fins et.; it has
forgotten that it is indebted for the power which it now Abuses, to

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the Emperor alone ; that he saved a part of its members out of Vie
storms of the revolution, raised another part from nothing to great-
ness, and protected them against the hatred of the nation. The Se-
nate appeals to the Article of the Constitution in order to overthrow
it. It does not blush to make reproaches to the Emperor, without
reflecting, that the Senate itself; as the first body in the State, has
had a share in every event. It has gone so far as to dare reproach
the Emperor with having.falsified the official documents in the pub-
lication ; the whole world knows he had no occasion for such arti-
fice!, a hint from him was a command for the Senate, which always
did more than was required of it. The Emperor has ever been ready
attend to the well-founded advice of his Ministers, and he ex-
pected from them, under present circumstances, the fullest approba
tion dad support of his measures. If, out of zeal, exaggeration has
slipped into the public addresses and speeches, the Emperor may
certainly have been deceived. hut ought not those who have held
:oda language to bim, reproach themselves for the consequences of
their own flattery
."The Senate is not ashamed to speak of libsls against foreign
powers; and fOreets that they were composed in its own bosom
As long as forrine reina;ped faithful to their sovereigns, these people
never let a liable of complaint about the abuse of power escape
their bps. If the Emperor had despised making as he is upbraided
with Navin" done, the world must now acknowledge that he had
30111 e reason to despise them.

" He has received his dignity from God and the nation ; they
alone can take it trout him. He has always considered this dignity
a% a burti►en,. and when he took it upon himself; it was from the
couvietion that he alone was able to ) support it in a becoming manner.
His fortune ►+cem4 to be his destiny. Nnw that fortune has declared
agaiivi him, nothing but the a%px•eal will of the natiou could prevail
upon him to remain, nxy long,.sr on the throne.

If he 'mist consider I.iot•zelt as the only obstacle to peace, he
most willingly Makes to France his last sacrifice. lie has accord-
ingly sent the Prince of NU)::ksra, and the Dukes of Vicenza and
Tarentani, to Paris, to open a negociation. The army may be
assured that its honour, autl the happiness of France shall never be
opposed to each other:). • '