Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-06-07

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ven.o, It's President, who sad
MouseigBeur-The SENATE brings
to yout Royal HighDess thc offering %
It's most respectful Submission y pee
invited the return OF your sugust nouss
TO the THRONE OF France Too we'll 70.
s.ructea by the present and the pas. u
10 de.irous in common With the na'lon,
forever 10 found tie t.yal authoi;'y ioh
lust division OF power, ard on pupstc;
liberty, which are the only .secur'ues OF
the happiness and litc'ty ofati.
{" Monseignssr-Yhs Senate, 10 the
| moments Of public joy. obliged to re.
main apparently more calm in the HINTS
of us duties, is not less par,akerin tho
uni,ersal sentiments of tho people.
You Royal Highncss will read m CDR
hearts through the reserve OF orr tsIi'
poaye each af U.s., as a FrenchWsDt
has ioined 10 ,hcse feclingkand profound
emotions which have accompanied ycu,
ever since your entrance into The capi.si
| of your ances ,rs, and which arc sali
more lively undcr. the topi ptthis palace
to which hope andjoy are at leng,hre'
turned With descendant OF 81. Louis
and Henry w.
/" For myself, my Lord, allow me to
congratulate myself on being the organ
of the Senate, which has chosen me TO
be the Interpreter Of its sentiments 20
your Royal Highness. The Senate,
knowing my attachment TO IFS members
has been pleased to reserve for me,a
delightful and honorable moment-lne
most delightful in fact are those IN
which we approach your Royal High.
ness, to renew to YOU the expresslons
our respect and our love-"
The following is the Decree OF the
Senate:
Extract from the Journals IF the Senese.
THURSDAY, April -.
The Senate delibersting on the Propos
sal Of the Provisional Government, a!ier
having heard the report offs COMMITTEES
ot7 Members DEGREES as follows
The Senate commits the Provisional
Government Of France to n X n tho
Count d Artois, under the title OF Lieut..
Gen If the Kingdom, until L. uis stsni-
iaus Xavier de France shall have accept
ed the Constitutional Charter.
The Senate resolves, that the De-
crees Of this day. CONCERNING the Pro-
yisional Go rnment ii F ance, shall
be pressHted this evening By tbe, Senate
in body, to H r H. the Count d'Ar-
tots.
" The President and Secretaries,
{ Signed - Tbs Prince Of Benevento.
comfr de Valance. Conte de Postoref."
His Royal Hishness answered:
/" Gentlemen II have acquainted my
self With the Constitutional Act which
recalls to the Throne If France the
King, my august Brother hare not
received from him the power to accept
the Constitution bu' / know his seDti"
ments and hi. principles, and ] do not
fear to be disavowsd by BIN, when ] as
sure you in his name, that he will ad.
nit the basis Of it. The King in de.
claring, that he would main.ain che ae-
tidal form at Government, divided into
two Houscs-these two houses (cham-
bres) are the Senate and the House OF
the Deputies Of the Department. that
the taxes shall be freely granted By tho
representatives. of the nation, public and
private liberty secured, the freedom OF
the press respected, under the restric-
tons necessary for public order and
tranquility the liberty Of worship gua-
ranteed-,hat property shall be inviola-
bic aad sacred, the Ministers response
bic, liable to be accused and prosecuted
By the Representatives Of the Nation.
"That the Judges shall be for life,
tho Judicial power independent no one
being liable TO be tried BY any other
than hi. natural Judges that the pub.
lie debts shall be guaranteed, the PEN
.lons, digni,ies, military honor, shall be
preserved, as we'll as the new and the
ancient nobility, TIE Legion Of Honeur
maintained; the king will Ex its insignia
that every FrencbSan shall be capable
Of military and civil employ Rents, that
no individual can be called 10 accounts
for his opinions and his votes, and that
the sale Of national estate shall be irrs-
voeable.
"These, Gentlemen, are, it seems to
me the bases whie are essential and me-
cessary TO insure all rights, trace all du.
ties, secure the continuation Of oil ex-
isling institutions, (assnrer sontes Ies
eristenees, and guarantee for future si-
tuatien, (nofre avenr.
After this discourse, His. Royal
Higness added,
81 thank you 10 the name Of tho
King my brother, for the share you have