Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-09-30


or Tess freely IN signing them. We will
simply say helhad not the power Of dis
poslDg, after ,s life, at the crown, which
nis son recen'cd as his birthvi.ht from
The EreGcn ia ton aud is constitutional!
laws.
II the snv,r.;gns of France, no more
than the Other principal sovereigns cf
Gmope have 1ever been able 20 break
ihrongh the established rule of success
sion III their o,'n families, so as 10 trans
mit their CROWN Ia Their second or thru
| son, 10 ;he pr ,.udice Of their first born;
| how comes il that Tie emperor Napoleon
| shomli be able 10 deprive the prince
! Charles Francis Napoleon OF his right Of
Inheritance, i'll order TO transfer il into
| foreign hands Can u conspiracy have
| destroyed by lis irregN acis The force,
ana vlr'ue OF the laws of the French En-
pre-! Can 1t have destroyed the ROYALTY
which The prince my son, holds o. divine.
| as well as national right, The princes
| whom the conspiracy has put upon the
| throne a! my son. fully admitted these
| principles themselves. when they refused
10 acknowledge the acts Of the GOV crn-
meni styled provisional. Ten wears of
| free government acknowledged by ali tie
| powers OF Europe, at time wien the
| name OF Bonapartc Was mol set Inscribed
Ill the annals of war fifteen years exis-
tence oi an Empire, the social conventions
OF which establish the rights of the en-
| peror Napoi IN, and those Of his dynas-
| ~; rendered ,ndlspu,aDie the legitimacy
| of his crown.
When, during my residence at Blois, |
| exercised the authority of Regent, | ap-
| pealed 10 ii,r devotion of Frcnchmen. I
received The strongest testimonies of their
love anf' zeal, for the cause OF THEN legi-
,iniate prince. The presence Of Your an
mites and the tendency of yOurpolicy, for
babe me 10 respond to the wishes OF that
faithful nation.
The fate of nations being Submitted to
your award, your object 30 doubt will be
10 cnricliiate their rights and wishes with
the rights and interests OF Sovercirps.--
circumstances have deprived my son of
his sovereignty, over the French nation,
and both himself and his people are equal
lS injured IN t,Ic!r rights by this fatal re-
suit ot the ldie course OF events. In this
state OF things, we, in our quality of EN-
press and OF Mother, and before any au-
ihehtic resolution be taken by the Con-
gress, protest, by the present deed, "a
gainst all acts of tie existing Govern
meni Of France, which has been estab-
lished TO the prejudice OF The legitimate
herr al The Throae. We protest, like
wise IN our own lame, as we'll as i'm that
OF the Prince Charles Francis Napoleon.
presumptiVe hem 10 and possessor by
right of the French crown, against all
resolutions Of the High Powers assem-
bled III Congress, wiIcisi.r taken cCllec-
tivcly or Individually, ani tending 10 I'M
pair the rights of the priIce lay Son TO
the SAID French Crown.
The throne Of ti:e Prince Charles Fran
cIs Napoleon IS that raised by the French
Nation, such as il existed at the time
when It's choice and election called the
Emperor tsapoiecn TO the head Of It's Ga
veynmcni. But il, III The arduous stfug-
gle IN winch II has been engaged, the
French Empire has been constrained b,
the force OF arms 10 sign the treaty oi
Paris, we think II just, I1asmuch as res
poets the territories not forming part o.,
present France, tnat t,ie conditions there.
OF be faithfully and forever ohseryc,l.-
To this end, we here declare. that the
present Protest solely applies to the i'll,
gal occupation Of the tegriiory of France,
constituting the present Monarchy.
Having thus developed our claims The
Empress Maria louisa, Arohduchess OF
Austria, Duchess of PARMA, sc. repre-
scnilng the Prince Charles Francis Ma
pole0n, her son, ii minor, requests of the
i
Powers, that the subject OF her claims be
submitted 10 the deliberations of Con-
gress; and that an acknowledgment, OF
the present protest he delivered unto her,
i'll order that she may produce ii when
ever it may please divine Providence TO
afford her tinie and place for that pur-
pose.
la faith Of which, and TO give all due
authority To the present Protest sine has
affixed 20 il her seal, and written il IN her
own hand, at the Palace OF Sclioenbrun,
Feb. ID, 1915.
G.. s. MARIA LOUISA, Iapcraiyice.
The High Powers assembled at Con
gress, after having deiibrrated in their
sitting OF the 9th February, on the pre-
sent reclamation of her imperial Majesty
Maria Louisa, c0nformabiy 10 lie opin-
ion OF his Imperial Majesty the Emperor
Royal Majesty the Emperor Of Austria,
The father of her Imperial and Royal Ma
iesty the Empress Maria Louisa; and
from the respect due TO the personal
character of her Majesty the Empress,
have resolved that the Act emanated
from her the 10Th Of February, common
eng by The words Maria Louisa" and
ending by those, written by her hand.
shall be inscribed lii tie Pr0tocole of the
Acts Of the Congress.
The Frenci, Ministers having protest
ed against this decision, have abstained
from signing it.
Extract Of letter dated LegAoJm, mir Is.
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