The Arkansas advocate., 1830-08-18


 you have made to save Europe from fresh conyuisioils. All Frenchmen are soldiers. Victory will attend our ea~ ] gles; and our enemies, who calculate upon our discord, will bitterly repent that they have incensed us.D
 Amid thunders of applause, the de- putty ceasedsspeaking; when the Arch Chancellor rose, and advancing to Na- poleon, notified the acceptance Of tho Constitution. It was ratified by mil lion and half of affirmative suiirages; and witha flourish of trumpets, a herald proclaimed. in the name of the Isnipe- TOT, thatthe additional acts to the con- stitution of the empire were accepted by the French people,
 Again the batteries aaluted and a sus- tained cheer resounded from the assem- bly,. A golden table and standish were placed before the Emperor; and while the Arch Chancellor uniolded the parchment, and 1leseeh Be In2enafrartte tte pre- sented the pen, Napoleon ratified the deed by placing his signature of tue Constitution.
 Nhenthe popularap approbation, which this part of the ceremonial had occasion. ed, had subsided, the Emperorprepared to address the assembly. Although short of statures and not gifted with the commanding exterior which is reqni site to arrest the attention oi the pop- uiace, the fire Of his penetrating eve, and the peculiar energy of bis action, amply compensated fer iiteiegant tie- meanor, and the defects of the voice, neither sweet nor powerfnl--and now, when raised beyond its compass, shrIH and ihdistinct. He read his speech from written paper, and the style and Ian- guage left iittle denht the. the. tho .!hcc ;.ssl,s,- sition was his own:--
 ssimperor-consul--soldier--- hold every thing from the people. En pros- perity, in diversity, in the field and in council, in power and in exile. France has been the sole and constant object of my thoughts and actions. A tissue of inyeetive against the monarchs, ssioia- ters of all principles mingled with al- lusions to the national attachment io- wards himself, succeeded, until he thus wound Up his harangtie :--ss ere. 1t rot my country alone which the enemies of France aim at, would surrender to their mercy the life which they so ;nsc- teratelypursue. Butsay to the citizens, that so long as they preserve ior nlc those sentiments of affection that they have so frequently manifested, the rage of our enemies shall be impotent-- Frenchmen! my will is that of the peo- ple--ny rights are thcirs-nly honor, my glory, my happiness, can never be separated from the honor, glory, and happiness of France
 He ceasedamid rapturous applause. When the tumult excited by his address iad subsided, the Archbishop of Bour- ges, Grand Almoner of the empire. presented the Evangelsts on his knees to Napoleon, who swofe te observe siidd cause the Constitution to be observed. The Arch-Chancellor then tenderedhis obedience to the Constitution ard the Emperor-and, animated with one fcel- ing, thc whole assembly swore submission 10 the laws, and fidelity to Napoleon.
 When the act ofallegiance had been performed, the steps of the throne were cleared, and the central deputation was withdrawn, displaying long line of dazzling spiendor from tue throne to the altar. Carnot, in white Spanish dress of great magniheencc, carried tue eagle of the national guard. Davoust bore that of the first regiment of the line, and that of the marine corps was supported by Decres. A scene unc- qualled in effect fol!owed.
 Bonaparte sprang from the throne, and casting aside his purple mantle, rushed to meet his eagles; the momen- tary silence was instantly changed into an enthusiastic shout, which seemed to thrill through the hearts of all. Tak- ing the eagles respectively from the bearers he returned them te each. with s ;;ttl1 a spirited exhortation to follow them to glory, and perish in their defence ;while at each address the oaths of the excited soldiery responded to the adjurations of I the Emperor.
 I Bonaparte, habited in crimsontunic. and surrounded bymarshalls, nobles,and I dignitaries, from the platform in the open area distributed the eagles of the different regiments, and viewed the froouc eftoptfvolv s,c fI,ou 61o5l& <,H. in