Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-07-31

ed the Champ de Mai. ~ t..
:" | soon learned, that IL. :
Who have despised all the ), !fHpcs
|'hwarted the opinion and 10 p Fifs@Ft
terests OF 50 many nations. Wis.,; s'Sii
make war upon US. They m" "mst
increase the Kingdom Of l. ~ I 3
to give it all the frontier NJ, Willis
North for barriers and to c 'aGH 'its
differences, which yet divide t a i.
sharing Lorraine and Alsace '" :.
necessary to prepare fer war. M "
standing, before personally ipcn, ,S"FI,
dangers of battles, my FIRST snr .SS b
was to constitute the nation y;tb" ,..'S
lay. The people have acc pted tS &C
which | presented to them ' az
6 Frenchmen, wien we haN lsv. ;.
pulsed these unjust asgressions. end ' 4
Europe shall re consinsed ofvlat i 10y
to the rights and the independents NV" ,sss
millions of French, soleMn law W.
in tie forms intended by the coDa rae'
ticnal act, viii re-uhite the Giiferent 4;
position Of cur new scattered Con,S1S
tons. Frenchmen, you are about IL -
turn into our department S. Tell =
citizens that the cirsumstan. es are e,uf
that with union, energy, rersers,
ance, we shall come yicsori cut Of Il,
struggle of great people eairst t[e;,
that generations 70 come vi1
severely scrutinize our CO deet Hat
nation has lost all, when She Las lost 10, |
Tell them, tia, Fcreiss
Kings, whom raised to the Throne. r.
who owe tome the preservati a Of ,5e;r
Crowns; who all, iii the time of mycn,.
perity, courted my alliance. AID tie pro.
lection Of the French people, now direc,
all their blows at my person. If | did
not see, that it is against tie country,
they mean them, | should offer to their
me. :y this existence against which tey
shew themselvc: SO exasperated. But
also tell the citizens, that, While The
French shall preserve for ne the SENT.
ments of love, Of which tbs give me 50
much proof, this rage of or enemies vii!
oe harmless.
SC Frenchmen. my wish is that Of the
people, my rights are theirs; Iay honor,
my glory, my happiness, can be only tie
honor, glory, and happiness of France"
1t wosid De difficult to describe the
emotion which appeared on all eounte.
RANGES, and the long continued shouts,
which followed this speech.--Ihe en-
peror then after receiving tie saciamlIt
took the oath IN these words -
81 swear to observe, and TO cause 70 be
observed t. the Constitution CT tbe In
pire."
The Prince Arch Chancellor, advanc'
INC to the foot of the Throne, first pro-
ueunced the oath Of obedience TO the toD.
,titutien, and of fidelity TO the Emperor
Tie assembly repeated, with one voice
-" We swear it,"
During the speech and TIE taking 0;
re oath, the Members OF tie Cenua!
i)esatatiou of the Colleges, instead ORE
turning to their places in the circular
enclosure facing the Throne. seated them .:
selves on the steps of the Throne ltseI!;
about the Emperor who was surrounded
BY them as father by his family.
They did otretire till during the ie
Deum, which was sung after the oat0, o
at the moment when the Presidents o
the Electoral Colleges advanced to re
ceiye the eagles destined for the Na'iana
Guards of their respective erartner,s
The eagle ofthe National Guard o. Tx
Department of the Seine, that OF the RE
regiment of the army, and that Of the Is |,
corps of the marine were kept ~ me a. u
nisters of the interior, OF war, q oi u
Marine. =. a.,
The Emperor having laid aside TIT
Jmperial mantle. rose from tie tir'e
advanced TO the first steps. the drums eta
and his Ma;csty thus spoks: g. ~
:: Soldiers Of the .:ationai guard o. Z.
emnire, soldiers Of tie army aro Sa'I
I cenfde 10 you the imperial cage w.
the national colours !; swear I" o''s" ,
them at tie price OF your ol"oI 'I = ~:
the enemies OF your country ana % w. ~,
thone Swear that it shall always De YOU
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" So. &
Universal repeated cr'es Or
swear il - resounGed throughout '0e 81 ~
closure. and it was amidst these a '.e
nations, and surrounded Ay tie cage ',t -
al the armed corps OF france :La' :.
Emperor vc.: with lis Whole Gle ' ,5r6rs.
nlare himself on the elevated 'h'OFs' .'
The middle Of the Champ de MaT'' "4''
aa Colonel of the a. ionaI UUa'"'
Paris. and OF the Imperial olafe' i. tx e. =,
the eagles to the Presidents q '. u"
nart,nents end Of tie six aronn'ssni,Ss" ..,