Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-16

' On Tire r's'oranr' % hoNapaf;e f" .ay. ar. Con.
tant," had no wash IL tie connected With hm,. ny
Tst aims to avoid his presence aud get be, oud
the reach OF hi. power. suddenly, on the lab ApIl
1915 received the following Billet The ehabei lam
in wanting has tue honor To Inform Mr.. BENJAMIN Con
stant that his Majesty the Emperor has directed hun
to invite mr. Constant To repair forthwith 10 M, paiaes
OF the TniieFies.' accepted this Invitation wishin.
to know what the French nstisu had 10 hope and what
elect misfortune bad Produced on the man. ON
Ing the luiefies, found BOnapaite aian. tie began
re conversations tie rs now in misfortune viii,
therefore, give but AN abstract of II. In doing this
however, will employ his words lie did not at.
tempt TO deceive me TO his views on tue state Of
things. lie did not attempt to pass himself OF one
reformed or sobered by the lessons of adversely He
displayed no wish TO take credit to himself for any M
tLrdtoa to restore liberty. lie Investigated cody in
reference TO his own interests and with TALLY
bordering too much indifference What possible
aud what sas preferable. He seemed 10 attach much
consequence to shelving that his return mere
military af2lr am sorry that have retained six
pages which he had either written dictated on this
subject. and which he had carefully corrected ep,t
them into hands before addressing 10 me what 4
am about TO relate. lie requested that would answer
Lord Casilereagh, who In a speesh in Parliament had
aserihed all his success to the army.
" MOI wishing TO write any thing before was sure
that II was not despot With whom France had again
To deal refused this task aud in 1851 entrusted
tue drah which Nasoieon gave TO of my friends
who was seusg out for England, and from whom have
not yet recovered IT, II was marked by much feryor,
same odd hut energetic phrases great rapidily of
Thought ana occasional saes of true eloqueuce. His
address to Ire wac as follows.
The nation has had twelve years of repose from
all political agitation aud for year past she has not
been engaged IA war; She now feels the of acti-
WY she desires Thinks she
dsiberatve assemblies She did not al them
She threw herself Al feet when took the reins OF
government You ought TO recoeci this you who tried
opposiIl1n Where was your support, your strength
no where gTasped less power than WAS invited 10
take. AT present the case is different. weak 60
Neruneni contrary TO the national Interests has given
those Interests the habit OF standing the defensive
and contestng authority The taste for constitutions,
debates and baiangues. would appear TO be revived
nevertheless, do not mistake il is bat The minority that
desires them The people, or IL yOu prefer the teim
the multitude wa MS only me. am not merely as has
lie 4 IN liaI Of
peasants, of the PleDglags of france. IhHs in spite
all Tia. rasl yen see the people come bsck TO me-
There is sympathy between Nj so With the pGi
viieged orders. he noblesSe has served rHshed
IN co" ds 10 nv anti chambers. There is ofce or
place which n die not accept solicit have had the
| Montmorencies, the Noaes the Rohaus, &c. Bat
herr was never any (e..'w fe ing between us AS 10
tue people thai was annheT flair Tue popular inrr
Corresponds to mine. sK sprung from the rank. #
| thu paopie my v"ce works upon them. Consider
those conscrpts; the sous Of the peasauy did not
Halter them IL ated Them haTshiy They did nor
Ia ons about me the less they did the less aim
, Ing Nv, i've Tue hmpeiSr me reason is That We are
froh III. same "oud. They regard me as their sup
port against the mobiles. 10 L, make sign tie
mobiles would be massacrtd in all the p ovnces. iii
ne paeucahe u govern 10y constitution, let have
IT. IdSPiTed 10 the empire Of ne UOrid aNdsO n.cke
sure othis, nr0s necessary to have unlimited polser
II may he that I" govern France alone, a constitution
is better icOVtted tie empire OF tie ,u0rid and n.,o
"o"fd MT haze a0ne so in my ftuce Tie world inv-
ed rule. Sovereigns and peopie einuiou., tbrey
themselves under my sceptre found but little A.
sislaIce IN France; yet sill experienced more irsm
obscure unarined Frcncbmen Than from ali tbose
hnss, who now testify mach disdaiI "a the idea of
having one of the people their equal See then what
| you think possible Give yOur ideas. Public &c.
hates Tree elections responsible ministers liberty of
the press an read, for all that. The Liberty uf the
press above all; to sus 1t is absurd am convinced
on thai head am the man of the people and if the
people really want liberty, it to them. have
ackuowledgedhtir sovereignty. must attend to their
wishes, even To their caprice. had personal yra
uhcatioh IN expressing them. had great designs
rate has disposed ofIhrm. am longer conaueror
can 10 longer be so know what is possible aud
what not. 10 net hate liberty. thrust ii aside
When II obsIrncted my way butI understand IL; was
nfeS M is principles I he work of fifteen years is
destroyed. IL cannot be recommended should re.
qnie twenty years and two millions OF sacrifice
MoreoHer wish for peace and can OBTAIN it only
by means n victories. do wish to give YOU false
hopes suffer IL 10 be said that negotiations are going
on there 10 no sneh thing. toresee hard struggle;
a long war. To wage IT, must be supported by The
naoa: bur in return she willask for liberty She shall
have some. My situation is new. I ask for uoihup
better than to be right. begin to grow old Oms
is no longer the same at nrty.hve as at thirty The
my son still more"
Snch was" adds Mr.. Constant the substance Of
my FIRST interview with BonapaTte."
" 1t was clear 10 me-, that IL experience had demon
stTated TO Napoleon that liberty was necessary TO his
views Tor lhe moment it had not convinced him that
this liberty, which he Was willing 10 employ means
was the principal or The only real eud Of human society
ln all be said recognized that Contempt for debaies
ana deIbeTave forms, which is Inherent 10 men who
nave the instinct of absolute power. IA fne could
not fail 10 discover regrets, sthed destroyed
Tor system OF conquest, of war and of European 81.
pfe'nacy Who could answer for the effect tbvse re-
GTets cut 100 I disguised, II rapid and brilliant
cesses IN arms opened Bonapate the adyentn-
Tons career OF glory aud Of danger, which alone had
charms for Iim -
Another instance OF spontaneous combus-
tisn happened latelyIn the department of the
MeuSe. a widow woman named GODDARD aged
Co, was burnt III her apartment on the ist of
January. She was found lying on her left
side, with her knees bent in the attitude of a
person sitting light flames were fiitling above
the body Her clothes were entirely burnt
except portion round her waist, the frar-
ments OF her stockings, aud one of her shoes
handkerchief which she wore on her head
was but little damaged. Her head was ONLY
partially ScGTched the rest generally. but nm.
equally hunt The stomach was entirely Cur
bombed. Lirerpsol Wercti,,y
pear Tree, brought fiOm Holland aad plau;ed m
l67l IS now IN full bloom Standing la Tue I'd avenue
at the intersection OF the ThiTreRth street THIS is
probably the Oldest fruiI tree ia america. About tg
vtBty years Tie branches of the Delayed and
Tell OIL and at that tune II supposed the tree was
dying but without any artificial means being Tesorea
TO- shUOts geTmHaied and gradually suppIIed the
room of their predecessors. The tree is in MI
health and vgOT, aud appears be more than 20
years old the fruit ripens the latter part Of August
has rich succuent flavor, aud has been known by TIE
name OF the spice pear. Nv. y. Ev. Post.
FINE ARTS.
NEw YORK, May 3.-On Saturday, the mem-
bers of the Academy of Fine Arts, and seve-
raj visitors, partook OF an elegant dinner in the
Saloon, surrounded bS the productions of A.
fancy. For some time past, our Academy has
which il is eutitled--not only bv the talent
Hisp nd a aIu l., 1