The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-03-09

HiOSt admired anu tie most beloved, Snar-
lemagne, Philip Augustus, Lewis XII. and
Henry w.
"Ah! tina. he whose glory and devoted
ness surpass their glory and devotedness,
may reign a lone time for the prosperity of
! France and of Lurope--that his life may
be prolonged the thirty years which he has
desired for the stability of his Empire--that
he can see around the throne princes of
his own blood. raised with his SHIRTS and
his thoughts, and worthy of their august o.
rigin, to guarantee to our latest postcrity,
the duration Of all the good for which our
country is indebted to him; and that the
image of the happiness of the French peo-
lple, which the present and future offer to
him, be the recompence of his labors and the
price of his sacrifices.
| "Your commission, Senators, unanimous
| ly propose the following:
| First, to adopt the project of the Sena-
tus Consultum which has been presented
! you:
| "Secondly, to adopt likewise two address
| ses, which l shall have the honor to submit
to you, of which your bureau will present
the one to his majesty the Emperor and King.
and the other to her majesty the Empress
| and Queen"
1t was moved to proceed Immediately to
vote by ballot for the adoption of the pro-
lject
The ballotins was commenced. 1t rasvl
ted in favor Of the project, agreeably to the
number of votes demanded by the 56th an.
ticie Of the act of the constitution of the 4th
| August 1902. Its adoption was conse-
quentiy announced by the prince arch chan
cellor, who declared it to have become a
senatus consultum of the following tenor:
Extract from the Register Of the Conservative Sen
are of Saturday, Dec. Is, 1909.
| The Conservative Senate. assembled to the
number prescribed by the goth article Of the
acts of the constitution, of the 18th December,
| 1899
Having seen the act drawn up, the 18th of the
present month, by the prince arch-chancellor
OF the expire, of which tie following is the te
nor
'The year 1909, and 18th day of the month OF
| December. nine O'Clock in the evening, we John
| James Regis Gambia ceres, prince rcb-chancel-
lor of the empire, Duke of Parma, exercising he
duties which are attributed to us by title 2, art
Id, of the statute of the imperial family and in viz
tue OF orders addressed to us by his majesty the
Emperor and King, in seated letter Of that days
date, of which the following is the tenor:
| My cousin--orr intention a., that you repair
this day, the 18th December AZ nine o'clock in
the evening, to our great cabinet hal, in the pal
ace of the Thuilleries, assisted by our secretary
OF state OF the civil department of our imperial
| famiy, there to receive on our part and that of
the Empress, communication Of great impor-
lance. For this purpose, we have ordained that
the present sealed letter be forwarded to you.
| we pray God my cousin, that he have you in his
holy and worthy keeping, at Paris, the 18th De-
cember, 1909" And the back of which was
written. "To our cousin the Prince arch chance-
| lor, Duke ofParma." =
| I'VE repaired to the hall osthe throne. in the
Palace of the Thuieries assisted by Michael Lew
sEtienne Regnault ofSt John of Angeiy, count
OF the empire, minister ofstate, secretary of the
Imperial family.
AT quarter past four, we were introduced
into the great chamber of the Emperor, where
we found his majesty the Emperor and King,
with her majesty the Empress ACCOMPANIED by
their majesties the Kings of Holland, Westphalia
and Naples, his Imperial Hghness the prince
vIceroy, the queens of Spain, Holland, Westpha
liza, and Naples, Madam and her Imperial High
ness Princess Pauna
/ His Majesty the Emperor and King con
descended to address us in the folio wing words :
| My cousin the prince arch chancellor, have
forwarded you letter dated this day to order
you to repair to my chamber, in order to make
known the resolution that and the empress my
| dear wife, have taken. l ioice that the kings,
queens, and Processes, my brothers and sisters,
| my brotherin-law and sister-n law, my step
daughter and step-son become my son by adopt
on, as we'll as my mother, are present at what l
| have to make known to you.
| " The policy of the monarchy, the interes. and
wants fmy people, which have constantly guild
ed all my actions, will that / leave to my off
spring, inheritors of my love for my people, the
throne on which providence has seated me. For
several years have lost ali hopes of having chill
drep by my marriage with ny well beloved wife
the Empress Josephine 1t is this which has led
me to sacrifice the sweetest affections of my
heart, to hearken to nothing but the welfare OF
the state and to a dissolution Of our marriage
" Arrived at the age of forty years, l hope to
live long enough TO raise up in nay spirit and cha
racter the children which it may please provi.
dence to give me. God kHows how much this
resolution has cost my heart but there is no sa-
crlfce which is above nay courage, when it is dc.
monstrated to be useful to the welfare OF France
4" II is necessary to add. that far from having
ever given any cause ofcompant, on the contra.
ry j think it incumbent to praise the attach
Tnent and affection oil my we'll beloved wife. She
has erDbellished fifteen years of my life the re-
membrance OF it will ever be engravcn on my
heart. She was crowned with my hands
wish her to retain the rank and title Of Empress
but above all, that she will never doubt my sen
tlment, and that she hold me always her best 8
dearest friend"
His majesty the Emperor and king having fin
| ished his discourse, the Empress Queen spoke If
the following words
"With the permission ofour august end dear
husband, il is my duty TO declare that having los
all hopes ofhaving children to satisfy the wants
Of the policy and interest Of France, / am pleased
to give him the greatest proof of attachment ard
dcvotedness which has ever been given on earth
retain all his bounties I was crowned by his
|, hands, and. from the height ofthe throne, have
received nothing but testimonials of the affection