Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-02-25
CONTINUATION
OF E,rfraess from, French GaSe''es' 0y
the Pilot trsns BordsanT.
, PARIS, December 90.

audience eftae Senate SIC su'fn ."e Coz
heror this Representatives..
His excellency count Defermon' MI
mister of state and president OF the ae-
nartment of finance, spoke as fellows:
Street.-The members Of your eoaneii
Of state, in unison with all your tatn'ui
subjects, conceive it to be their hrst ou!y
tolsy at the foot of your majestys throne
their Fluctuations on your happy return
and to express tho sentiments win
which they were penetrated when APP
prised that your majesty came to- &C
complish by your presence the "'sne'
and hopes of your people.
Daring the absence ofyour majesty
We were diligently occupied in the per-
fornance of those duties which you
deirned to confde in Us, the execution
of which was conducive to the happiness
and prosperity of the empire. We were
far from thinking that any Frenchman
could have misunderstood those sacred
principles which drew Us from state
of anarchy, and were forever to shield
us from its horrors.
Sire-We have witnessed with pro-
found sorrow the attempt of fanatic
who by previous crime, proved that
he already merited that punishment
which your majesty had the generosity
to remit; but this attempt has only
served to convince our ancient enemies
of the futi!ity Of such conspiracies, and
to place in new light the sincere at
,achment of all the functionaries OF the
empire to the constitution which yoar
majesty has given them. Every quar-
ter of the empire has evidenced their
attachment, and all your subjects have
rivalled the officers in their respect tor
the principles and their attachment to
YOUR sacred person, and royal dynastles.
God, who protects France, will long
preserve her from the greatest OF mis-
fortunes, but should it befall her, all
hearts will rally round their prince, the
object of our hopes and wishes; every
Frenchman will renew at his feet the
eaths Of love and fidelity for the smpe-
ror which the constitution has appoint
ed to succeed.
We have been alive to the details OF
the last bulletin of the grand army
What admiration ought not the deve-
lopemept of this mos, august character
inspire, during that month OF danger
and of glory, where the trials Of the heart
could not detract from the strength OF
the mind.
What sentiments ought not this faith.
full picture of unforeseen disasters to in.
spire in traly generous nation, seeing
that a tutelar genius OF France knew
how to counteract their effects, & draw
from them new glory , Your majesty
never appeared greater than at the mo-
ment when fortune seemed to exert
herself; by arming the elements, to re.
mind US that she could be inconstant.
Let our enemies, if they choose, re-
ioice at the losses which the ri ger OF
the season and the inbospitality of the
climate occasioned, but let them appre-
eiate our strength and know that there
are no efforts or sacrifices which by the
example Of your ma jesty, the French
| nation is not capable to realize its glo.
rious designs.
l., acknowledging your labors and pa
tern4l care, We can only offer To your
majesty, as does all the empire, the ex-
preston of our sentiments of respect,
admiration and love. We dare hope
that your majesty will accept this ho-
mage with the same condescenslon by
which he mas invariably honored the Il.
deity and devotedness of his council OF
state.
HIS MAJESTY's REPLY.
Councillors ef State-As often as |
re-enter France, my heart experiences
lively satisfaction. 1.-THE people evince
so mu ch love for my son, it is because
their minds are convinced Of the bless
ines of a monarchieal government
To this dark and n.eiaphisical ccc
trine of Ideaoiogie, which diving inio
first causes would found on this basis
legislation Of the people, to which is TO
be attributed all the mistortunes which
have been experienced by France-in-
stead of appropriatins laws to the human
heart, and to the lessons of history
These errors would (as they already
have done) lead to the regime OF blood
and terror. In fact, ifproc!aimed, as a
duty, the principal of insurrection. 1t
deceived the people in Proclaiming
sovereignty. that they were unable to
maintain. Il destroyed the sanctity and
respect for the laws, in making them
dependent, not on the sacred principles
of Justice and nature OF things, but sole
" on the will of an assembly composed
of strangers to civil, criminal, admins
trati,e, political or military laws. When
called upon to regenerate state, princ'-
pies, in direct opposition to these, must
he fnilowed,