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address was delivered by the President
10 his Royal tiighness:
"MoSsEiGSEuR The Chaasber Of
Peers are come to present "a your koy.
al iiighness the Act which is TO sec ure
our future destiny. You formerly de.
Tended with arms our new aud incxpe-
rienced liberties; to-day you are about
Ia consecrate them nv institutions and
laws Your exalted understanding,
your inclinatioDs, the recoIIectiOns of
your whole life. promi.e that We shall
ind in you Citizen King. You will
respect our guarantees, which arc nj
the same time your own. This noble
faulty we see around you, brought up
in the love Of their country, of justice.
and Of truth, will ensure TO our chill
dren the peaceable enjoyment Of that
Charter you are about to swear to
maintain, and the benefits of Govern
ment at once stable and free"
To this address his Royal Hi.hnrss
replied as follows:
"GESrLEMrN: by presenting 20 roe
this declaration, you have testified 4
confidence which deeply affects me-
Attached from conviction to constitu.
tional principles. I desire nothing SO
much as a good understanding between
the two Chambers. thank you for
aHording me ground TO reckon upon IT,.
You have imposed upon me great
task | will endeavor to prove myself
worthy Of it,"
The Monitcur Of yesterday contains
the official publication Of the Declare
ton at the Chamber OF Deputies, adopt
ed in their sitting Of Saturday, in
which the Chamber of Peers have de-
clared their concurrence. Ii also gives
the following article:
Yesterday fixed the dcstinies Of
France. Peace has crowned victory.
The Duke of Orleans, strong in the
dictates Of his own conscience, and by
the will Of the people, waited calmly
the decision If the Chamber, while the
people were impatient to see intrusted
TO his hands an authority which would
put an end TO that intermediate state
OF things which would soon have ter.
minated in anarchy. The proceedings
OF the Chamber presented u scene
more sublime than has ever been exhi.
bited. Every feeling, every opinion,
every regret, was respected. Never
did any deliberative assembly display
more admirable calmness and dignity.
Alter having. with one unanimous
voice. declared their resolution to pre-
sent the Grown 10 the Duke Of Orleans,
they proceeded to the Palais Royal, at.
tended by she National Guards. The
Duke, surrounded by his family, re-
ceived them. NJ. Lafitte having read
to his Royal HighHeos the Act Of the
Constitution, the Duke replied in the
following terms: 81 receive with deep
emotion the Declaration you present to
me-; l regard il as the expression Of
the national will, which appears to me
to be comfortable to the political prin
cipies | have professed through nv
life. Filled with recollections which
have always made me hope never to be
called to ascend the Throne, exempt
from ambition, and Infatuated to the
life OF peace which led With my fami-
~, cannot conceal from you the sen =
timents which agitate my mind at this
great conjuDcture; but there is on.
which entirely predominates over all
the feSt-the love Ut nv country.
am fully impressed with the duties il
prescribes to me, and l gill perform
them.''
His Royal Iiighness was deeply af.
fected. and tears flowed at the conclu.
sion Of his speech. The emotion of the
Prince, the effusion OF heart with
which he embraced NJ. Laiitte, the
moving picture Of bis family around,
tho enthusiasm Of all present, the &C
Carnations OF Jiue Ie Roi! Fire Ia
Ro'ns! pire la famiHe Royal! which
burst from every voice present, and
were reiterated by thoasa nds collected
IN the courts Of the palace, made this
one ot the most impressive scenes 10 be
found IN the annals Of nations. The
voice vi the multitude called forth the
appearance Of the Prince. lie came
forward To the balcony, accompanied
by NJ. Lafayette, and they were both
received with acclamations, which
were redoubled when the Duchess Of
Orleans presented her children to the
people. NJ. Lafayette, struck BY thi.
unsnipity Of feeling, took the hand Of
the Duke Of Orleans, saying, 1--WE
have performed good work you are
the Prince we needed this is The best
If RepuJicsr'
We understand that the Duke OF
Orleans will ~ to the Chamber Of DE.
putIeS to-day, to take the oath upon
his election TO be King, in presence Of
the two Chambers assembled. IL j.
saId that he will tSkc the title Of Phi
Tsp !. aud not Philip VII. ia order not
10 continue tie succession Of the (eu
dal monarchy.
Charles y. slept on Friday night at