The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-06
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| FRENCH EMPIRE
| PARIS, June so, 1911.
EXPOSE
iOf the situation the French Emn;re
presented 20 the Legislative BODY. in it's
sitting OF the 29th June, by his ExceIlencv
the Count of Montalvet, Minister of the In.
tertor. -
| GENTLEMEN, 49, so
oince your ast session, the Empire has
loeen increased by the addition of sixteen de
partments, hive millions of population, a ter
rnory atorcing revenue of one hundred
millions, nine hundred miles OF coast with
all It's maritime resources. The mouths of
the fhine, OF the Maese, and of the Scheldt
were not French the circulation of the
interior of the empire was shackJed the
productions of the departments of its cen.
Ter could only reach the sea by paying tri-
ou'e 70 foreign powers, These inconvenien
iCes nave disappeared forever. The ma
ritme arsenal OF the Scheldt, on which such
great hopes are founded, has received in
this manner all the extension it ought to
possess. The mouths of the Ems, of the
Wessr, and OF the Elbe place in our posses.
sion all the timber which Germany furnish
es' he frontiers of the empire lean on the
oaiIc, ana thus have direct communicate
on with the North. II will be easv for me n
draw from II the spars, the hemp, the cup.
per- and other naval stores which we NAV
nave occasion for, We now command ali
| ne materials necessary in the construction,
OF SHIPS, produced by France, Germany, and
Italy. "A>'
] ne Simplon having become French, Sc
cures 70 us new communication with l.
| ally.
he reunion of Rome has caused to dis.
| appear the inconvenicnt Intermediary space
WHICH existed between our armies of the
north OF Italy, and those of the south,
ana mas given US OH the Mediterrane.
an new and useful coasts, necessary to
Iouion. as those of the Adriatic are
20 venice. The reunion carries also with
IL the double advantage, tina the Popes are
no longer sovereigns & strangers to France
we nave only to examine history to disco.
yer the evils which the confusion of tn
temporal and spiritual power have occasion.
ed to religion. The Popes have iucessantlv
sacrlhced holy things to those of TEMPORAL
nature
1t was not the divorce of Henr, the Eighth
mat separated England from the church of
RGme twas the tribute to ST. Peter If;t
IS advantageous to the state, and to religion
tnae the Pope should no longer be sovereign.
~ equally advantageous to the empire
1nas the bishop OF Rome, the chief of our
ehurCh' should not be stranger to US, and
that ne should unite to the love Of religion.
that OF the Country, which characterizes'eIe.
Vated minds. This is besides the onlv way
TO render compatible the lust influenza
winch the rope is to have over spiritual mar
lers, with the principles of the Empire.
mnich 90 nor permit that any foreign bishop
may OF should exercise any influence in
il. III
RELIGION.
ihe emperor is satisfied with the snir;,
that animates all his clergy.
Inc attention of the administration hae
Deen directed to the wants of the dioceses
ne establishment of secondary eccIesiasti-
cal schools. commonly called small se,niua-
@S the foundation ola great many large
se. nT'es tor the most advanced studies
the re-establishment OF the Churches where,
ever they had been DESTROYED. and the corn
PIGMENT OF several gtea, metropolitan sees.
the building OF which had been interrupted
OF account OF the revolution, are manifest
proofs OF the zeal that the government he
Slows on the splendor of worship and pros.
Perity of religion. piO'
RehSlous dlssentlons, the CONSEQUENCE IF
our political troubles, have entirely disao.
Pearcd there are no longer in France
OUT priests IN communion with their bishoos
ana united in their religious principles as
they are in their attschnent ~ ,hsi., %
ment.
twenty seven bishopricks having been w.
cant Tor long time, and the Pope having
refused at two different epochs from laos 20
IoOI, and from 1908 to Tie present time, to
execute the clauses OF the concordates which
oo"ge MIN TO institute the bishops nominated
Dy the Emperor, this refusal had rendered
me me concentrate void it no longer existed =
ne emperor has therefore been Obliged 10
IonVoxe all the bishops Of the empire. thar
they might consult on the means of prov;
ding for the vacant sees. and of uominat,,5
20 those that should become vacant, in COR.
iormity TO what was done under Charlema2ne
under d. Louis aud in all the Centuries
mat preceded the concordate OF Francs ~
ana Leo x /; for il is the essence # the ca
unonc religion not to be able to dispense
win the ministry and mission OF bisbdus
amos mas ceased to exist that fanous