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

isOi, SPAN by tIai az S5ta March. lSa2
Russia BY that OF SIR October 1909, az
ANON legged succcSS,reiy tie consular go
ven.men,. WHICH proclaimed ,ererai
..racc on tie 18th Dtuniairt, 10Th sear o.
thc Republic.
The act which raised The alta . and
gave peace 10 ;iie Galtcan Church., Mich
Drought back morality, checked td>c
doctrine. ami substituted true beIit. ~
| their lieu, Inc CoHcUrdlt in Il Word, of
which the beneficial elects viii long be
felt byre,gion, pul the seal, us II We're, 10
those transactions oisiale policy by which
20, ernmcni, different, from that of the
ancient monarchy, was solemuiy recog
| nized by all EurOre.--Nho at that ,ime
suspected the princes ofihe house OF Bour-
bon, of entertaining rights o. SOY ercisniy
| over France That which has persisted.
can't rise again If these Princes had
no legal rights then, What rights can they
have nows The French people undues-
| iionahiy enjoyed the p!eniiude ct their
rights under consular goVsrnment--a
that period. when, 10 give greater sta
5illiy 10 is.Sti.utlunS w'iich had put an
end 10 The evils Of the Revelations, aud
To give Ia Europe Il pledge OF tha, stabi!i-
ty, the French psOpie bestowed on tue
First Consul, Boaaparte, the consular
power for life. The new organization of
ia slate, IN harmony witA-,he genius OF
lis first magistrate, WAS consolidating IL
self daily, amt II would have accomplish
cd The mos, sangnlUc WISHES 81 Tie French
people, were no.ihe lite of mui Hunted ~
Z small number of wears. 10 Impress
these new Institutions With i fresh viiar-
acter ipernauency Ia make ihcm CORES
poni with the governments OF the other
fol
the consular power, lie imperial power,
which II rendered hereditary III tue family
%. Napoleon Bouapar.e. The citizens Of
the towus, .lIe communes, snii the small
lest hamle.S, covered with their names
the registers Wherein the question OF The
erection of tie Empire, and q. tic ccC-
ton ot Napoleon Donapar,p was submit
ted TO them. lie was elected and pro
claimed with accianiStiOnS. lie received
the oath OF allegiance from his subjects.
The temples rcsou0ded with tliankSriV-
ings trun tile people 10 the DIVINITY
The Clergy, in the holy office of the mass
prayed for his person and for his family.
and soon the venerable Chief OF Chrisien-
dom, ca,ue in person to conSccrate IN the
Metrop0l,tan church, Il pnwer, which the
Emperor Napoleon bad, I'LL then, only
held from the hands OF the people. What
was then wanting 10 the legitimacy of
his Crown: Had he nc! received i, from
God and his country! In other terms
from dsrine rigA! and rational 1is&t?
Europe adopted these principles. s. Ma
poieon assumed the rauk assigned la hin
among tie Sovereisns, by the extent aud
power OF his empire. Austria ackaowicdg-
ed the emperor Napoleon on the 10th Dec.
1865, by The treaty OF Presburg-.;Ie So
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his allies, the same treaty raised them TO
the Royal Dignity. Gu the ll;h Decem-
Der, 1897, the electoy of Saxony received
by virtue oi the treaty OF P0sen, conchd.
ed with Napoleon, the title of king. Did
Europe dispute the Legitimacy of these
titles, cmauatcd from the imperial power
and from France:
Prussia acknowledged The French En-
pre- and the Emperor Napoleon, by The
treaty Of iilslt, July Q, 1907. Tie emue-
ror ofHussla preserved ms army, amount.
lug 10 about 2C0, coo men, by virtue ofitis
same treaty, winch acknowledged not on
" the em;,s,e and the emperor NAPOLEON.
bat also Inc existence as kings AMI prim-
ces OF Tie imperial Family. Finally, the
treaties on the i4th Oct. 1900, and the 9Th
of January, 1910, between Sweden and
France, complete Tie acts OF .cterna! pod
cy, which consolidate The dynasty thus
seated on the throne OF France. All con
tinenia Europe, indeed, WAS the aiIv of
the Emperor Napoleon.
The family alliances of the Emperor
Napol Oh, with tie most august suve-
reigu houses, tended 10 consolidate the
social compact as established IN France.
llisstrongiy cemented institutions ensu,-
cd The stability OF the monarchical form of
government lie had restored they Op-
posed IN Iuvincible barrier to the Invasion
of the democratic system. The revoiu-
ton OF France mas taught nations io look
too closely into what passes into the CD
Diucis OF Princes.
IL was under tie guarantee Of the Con
stitution OF the French cmpire-under
,iiat OF the treaties and the alliances of
foreign SOY ereiems that became tie con-
sort OF Napoleon. II was under those
guarantees that Prince Charles Francis
Napoleon born OF our union, grounds lls
claim TO tho French throne, which claim
the Princes assembled have so often ac-
knOwiedged 10 be legitimate, A fatal war
broke out The emperor Napoleon was
overcome. You soyereions assembled IN
congrcss arrived 10 his capital at a mo-
memt, when favored by disorder, con
spiracy manifested itself in favor of tic
Prince of the house Of Bourbon. You
might have dictated TO Napoleon in lis
capital such terms Is were calculated to
restore due balance between PoHelS, YOU
would thus have consolidated Institutions
whence arose the common strength aud
the common safety. This treaty would
have been faithfully observed; Wc have
full confidence thereof.
Influenced by the generous hope Of
putting speedIer end 10 the evils of war,
and OF syarlng tie eflusion of blood, you