Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-09-30

hlani'is, ,.,a and conlolidate the bleiling IS
and . CON have brought back TO US. Il
s0l. an;v incumbent upon it thus TO concur
sa =. accomplishment Of the wiihes OF the
y ~ who have given 70 itrikins proof
FIX: s,Ssir zeal and dileernment.
Of s y Tb. s.natus Confultum which the
s,,,,. 10 body comes to preisnt to you,
s s'.sso confal, contains the expreiiion OF
e -. a,,,icular gratitude. The organ OF
. .. (5rsrsiga will, they have thought
NJ = for the more complete fulhlment of
pr. ;a,eotions of the French people, to
!ns ,te tbe arts 10 perpetuate the recclletei-
..,ol this memorable event"
u fi,iz.n BArthelemy then read the Sena-
,s Confultum, and BonaParte replied to
!, Senate in thele terms:
g Senator's, The life of Citizen be-
,ooo, 10 his country. The French people
's;S that the whole of mine ihould be con-
,..-,,ed 10 them. I obey their will.
In giving me new and permanent
rl,dge Of their confidence, they irpcie
mon me the duty of reaing their laws up
on provident indications.
g By my efforts, by your aflitance,
Citizens Senator's, and that of the Autho-
rites, by the confidence and will Of this
;mneale people, Liberty, Equality, anu
n. PROPERTY of France, will be lecurs
from the caprices of Fortune and the w
sertaiaty of Futurity. The bea ofpeopl
will be the happieR, as they mott deierve
tobe, and their Happiness will contribute
TO that of all Europe.
{" Satisfied with having been called BY
,he order of HIM ffcm whom all things
snsnate, to re&ore upon earth Jufice, Or
der, and Equality, l fhaH hear the knsll
Ofmy lat hour without regret-and with
out any inquietude as TO the opinion OF
future generations.
Senator's receive my thanks for 70
hemn proceeding. The Senate has ex
pIeGed It's deGre for what the French peo-
pie have willed, and has thus more int
ma,ey connected itielf with every thirs
which remains to be done for the happi-
nels of the country.
1t is extremely grateful to me to
fnd an aaurrauce of this in the lpeech of
70 diainguihed Prefdent."
The members OF the Senate then re-
tired.
ltappeared, from the Senatus Coniul-
tum, that Of 3,57b259 votes 5,56S, IS5
were in favor ofthe prolongaticn of 3D.
sAPARTE's authority.
The project of the Senatns Conlultum
isdivided into ten fetfions.
b. the frf il is declared that each
luriidldion OF a juaice of peace has can
tonal aaembly; and tia, each communal
circuit and department has an electoral
college.
The iecond regulates the cantonal Atm
blies which are competed of all the ci,i-
zsns domiciliated in the canton, and of
which the Fira Ccnful appoints the pre-
fdcnt.
The third fiction defines the duty of
the Electoral Colleges, the members of
which are appointed for life, and conGff of
one member for every 500 domicilited
inhabitants of the circuit, and one for eve
Y 1000 domici lated inhabitants of the
department..
The fourth relates to the Ccnfnls, who
are Tor life the mode of fucce6ion, the form
Of the oath, sc.
The fifth to the duties OF the Senate.
The hx'h to the sCounfellors of State.
ne ieventh to the legislative Body.
Inc eighth to the Tribunate.
The ninth to the forms of Juitice and
the Tribunals.
The tenth to the right of Pardon,
which is veited in the FirR Conful.
: This new project for organizing the
contribution of the French Republic, is
spieiented in fome OF our London papers
. being enc of The mott ridiculous ard