The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-04-04
ANOTHER KING.
Pans, Ian. %, leo

.- fARIs, Jan. e2, 1906.
This day,the Prince Arch Chancellor, eon,nunica-
ted the following letter to the fenate from his maieC
~ the emperor and king, viz.
/" SENA roRo,
{" The Organic Senatus Confultim of the s,h N,v.
1904, hes provided for every thing relped;ng the
hereditary fucceiipn of the imperial crown in France
The hrh confeitu,ona fta,ute of our king dom of
Italy, dated March l9, 1905, has fixed the inherit
tlnee OF that crown 90 our defendants direa &
legitimate line, whether natural, or by adoption.
- The dangers TO which we have been expofed in
the midi ofthe war, and which were Exaggerated 10
our people Of Italy-thofe to- which we may Aiil be
expoied nconhat,ing the enemies who yet remain
70 France Rll excite very feninie alarms The peo-
PIE vi Italy do not enjoy the feturity, offered them
by the Gb..aiity and the moderation of our laws be-
sauie the future is to then, uticertain.
=" We have eonGdered i; as one of our prefe,t du
ties to put period to theie alarms.
We have in conisquence determined to adopt as
our ION prince Eugene arch chancellor of our empire
and vieereS OF our kingdom of Italy We haze cal
led him. mkt 10 oavs5 and ngura! and lpifi,uate
children, to the throne of Italy and have decreed
that indlint Of Gret7 dejeerAsn!s legitimate or
NATURAL or thole Of prince Eugene, our ION, the
crown Of Italy mall devolve the fon or the neareit
relative to princes Of the blood who in iiich cafe
may tben reign in France.
49," We have thought it behtting our dignity, that
prince Eugene iha enjoy all the honors attached to
our adoption though they will give him no rights bur
the crown OF Italy alone being urderood tkat our
adoption will in cafe nor circu.nfance authorize
either him or the defendants of prince Eupene 20
raife any claim to the of France the fcce(iou
OF which is irrevocaby regulated BY the contribution,
OF the empire. ~,
-" The hrtory Of all ages informs as that the uni.
fSmity 9! laws is eentiay prej,cia to the Hrsngti
and good organization Of empires, when thew extend
sayond the limts allowed by the moral habits and
geographical eoniderations
"We ,gtyvsto ourfeves the opportunity of pub
hthing SIR nlfs,isr dip9Etions, refpeang the eoaae
e7s WHICH fs fabfa gfier u.s. annng all the FFDE
R.ATIvE ESTATES. OF THE FRENCH EN-.
PRE- The various independent parties among them
having common iItereit, nun have eo,vyon tie
=" Our people of Italy will receive with traniport
OF joy thee new teiliniones of our focitude. They
will perceive in them tse guarantee of the happ;nef
which they now enjoy, III the permanence of the 90.
ysrnmen of this young prince, who in an interval Of
ftormy agts'ion, and particularly in the firit mo-
r'ents, 70 dificuit even for men of experience ba
known how TO govern by The affections and to en-.
dear them to laws.
:" He has ceafed TO Offer us fpe 4acle, which
has hrongly intereaed u.s. We have feen him If
new ituaions, r:iucng thofe principles to practice
which he had itnded to ucucate in his mind ard IL
his heart, all the while he under our infpe Sion
Wnen IT was neeeGary defend our people of Italy
be fhewed himfef eqauIly worthy of Initiating, ant
renewing whatever we might have achieved in the
Difficult, arr of war.
AT the fame moment that we have ordained tha
our fourth eonRtu,ional aatute fhould be couuunca
ted TO the three colleges of Italy, ha. appeared to
10 be indfpenlibe mt defer for an nd ant the in
Rruaion nseefary for the dfpoit rs which eaablil
the PROPERTY and duration ofthe empire in he low,
and the interef of the nations which compofe it. w,
have hns been perfuaded that every thing that is
u'aiuea Of happinefs and joy, cannot be ndiffereu
70 you, or TO our people,
(SgneD "NAPoLEoN"