The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-05-13
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Sitting offhe 25th DGarch, 1915.
The council of state, on resunIng their
functions, deem it necessary to make known
the principles which constitute the rule of
their opinions and conduct.
Sovereignty resides in the People
They are the only legitimate source of pow
er.
In 1899, the nation recovered these rights.
which had been 50 long usurpcd or despi-
sed
The National Assembly abolished Ecu
DIAL Monarchy, established Constitution
al Monarchy, and Representative Govern
ment.
The resistance of the Bourbons to the
their Punishment from tie French Terrific
ry.
Twice have the people consocrated by their
votes, the new form Of government, establish
ed by their representatives
In the year g, BoNAPARrE, already
crowned with victory, was raised to the GOV
eminent by the national sentiment a CON
sutution created the consular magistra-
~.
The Senatns Consnltnm of the 10Th Their
midor, year 10, named Bonaparte consul for
life.
The Senatus Consultum of the 18th Flo
real, year IL, conferred upon Napoleon the
imperial dignity and made it hereditary in
MS family
Th.se three solemn acts were submitted
to tie acceptance of the people, who sane
toned them by nearly four millions of
votes.
Thus for fsycnty-t7co years the Bourbons
had ceased 10 reign in France they were
fnvcrf fffrr, 49,. .r.,,a.,,
gers to our laws, TO Cur institutions, our man
ners, our glory the present generation knew
them only by the recollection Of the foreign
war which they had excited against the coun-
try and by the intestine disscntions Which
they had kindlcd.
10 1919, france was invaded by foreign
armies, and IT'S Capital occupied. FOREIGN
ers created pretended provisional govern
mcnt. lhey assembled minority Of the SEN
ators. and forced them against their mission
and against their will, 20 destroy the existing
CONSTITUTIONS, 10 overturn the imperial throne,
and to recall the family of the Bourhons.
The Senate, which had been instituted on
ly TO preserve the constitutions OF the empire.
itself acknowledged that it possessed not the
power to change them Il decreed that the
Hryecf OF a constitution Which il Ind hrefqy-
td, ShOHf6 be summarized 10 the accckkQuce of
Ms fe0h'" and that Louis SlouisIgus KG-
ptcT ShoW' be /r0ciainied N.He- offhr Frc7cb
as s2on as he ahoukd haUe nccctlfed me coz-
sHf"Hon' and s7eorH 10 Observe il, and couse
il Ia be observed.
The abGic tton Of the Emperor Napoleon.
was tn TrSuic ONLY ot the unhappy situation
to which Fr.nce snd toe Emperor he'd been
reduced, BY tie events Of the war, by trea-
son and by the occupation Of The capi.aI !:
the abdication had 10 other object than that
OF warding of civil war, and che egnsion &c
French blood. Not sanctioned by the will of
the people, this &C. could not destroy the So
iemn Contract which had BEEN entered INTO
between them and The Emperor. and ,vben
Napoleon had abdicated the crown for him
set' ne couid no. have sacrificed the rights
OF b's son, called to reign after him.
Nevertheless, Bourbon was named lien.
.cnant-General Of the Kingdom, and took
the rcigns of Government.
LOUIS StanisauS Xavier arrived in France q.
re seized upon tie throne, after the or
der established in the ancient f-udaI uonar.
chy.
lie had not acce ted the constitution =.
creed by the senate, he had not svevn tn Oh
'ervc IT and 10 ciusc il % be observed Il
7to not been submitted to Che people VIA.
uplugated by the presence Of foreign arnios
! .ou"i not even express, with freedom or .ee
z, their wishes.
r. -'N" Pi"t'' liOil' = JTctgU armies J
iiter having expressed his thanks to- E Id.
pf'nce, ior having Piaceo him ON the f,,rone.
SouS-9tamslaus Xavier dated the fksf act
o,nS authority III the n'neteanrh ye,E Of his
egp' thus, declaring that those acts. which
ne" eihaoated from the viii q TIC people.
81 oniy tie fruit Of % long revcH M run
~, 7''fn'nfaJ7iy, and By fhc Gcf1 ere,cise Of
'ejfpyat aufhmty,a ccnspfu io1al eho,.,ey
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