Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-10-22

I ToncOr-
dat OF ieo2 he created an order OF military chvsry by
means OF the Legion Of Honor; and he completed these
ene'oachmen's on the revolution by being uamed,
| by naming himset Consul tlr life
AsNapolson was a soldier, and not a revoutionis-
atyran' at heart and not republican, he sought at
once TO turn the current Of public thought and feeling
and renewed ho'lities with England. He endeavored
ieau the French people from the consideration o,
themselves and their own interests, rights and wants
to the desire for military glory and conquest.
| The with Great Britain and the conspiracy of
Georges and Pchegru served as ladder for Bona
to mount from the Consulate TO the Empire Napo. on
heard with degh, the President OF the Senate say Ia
him, on the 9Th of March, 1904, Citz,n First Con.
sui, you are founding new era, but YOU ought 10
make it eternal; splendour which does not end, re hu,
shadow. Citizen First Consul, be well assured the
Senate speaks here in the of all the citizens"
Napoleon was great genius, and he, efore, pre-
tended to reflect on so startling proportion He took
month Tor consideration, and the end OF that pc.
Rod, he " Invited the S-ra,e to make known to him
all its thoughts" The Senate well Instructed before
hand in the part it play, took weeks time to
reply, and on May 81 it gave the following an
Inc Senate thinks that it is of the frat impOr.
lance 10 the French people TO con6de the Government
OF the Republic to Napoleon Bonapar,e, hereditary
Emperor"
The " Hereditary Emperor Of a " French Repub.
c!' was afterwards anoin' ed by the Pope who pro.
nonnced the following impous prayer to the ID Of
Heaven =" Almighty God, who didst establish Haza-
ell for the government OF Syria, aud Jehu King of
ell, in manfesing TO them thy will, by means of the
Prophet who also didst sure ad the hcly unc
| ton OF Kings upon the heads of Saul and David by
the Ministry OF The Prophet Samuel spread also by
my hands, the treasures Of thy grace and benedicon
upon thy servant Napoleon, whom, notwil landing
our personal unworlhiness, this day consecra;c
Emperor in thy uamtl"
| But the French Were not really deceived! For the
moment they were blinded; but when they reflected
one all asked, "was it for this that male the vo.
lution! The following historical account of what was
done and thought is by devoid either inter.
est or Importance -
Z" The Pope led Napoleon back with great solemni.
ty to the throne and after he had taken upon the Cos
pei the oath prescribed by the new Constitution the
principal Herald at Arms cried, with loud voice, he
most glorious and most august Emperor of the French
" crowned and enthroned! Long live the Emperor
The church rang with the same cry: there was dis
charge OF artillery; and the Pore chaunted TIE De,i,ni
For many days the festivals multiplied but these
forced festivals, those festivals OF abo dilute power
oteahed nothing OF the joy vivid frank popular uan
nous JOY of the First Federation Of the l4h of July
and however the nation might be pressed down it did
moi welcome the advent OF despotsm as it had WELDON
| ed hat of liherty?"
This is the truth, the whole truth and nothing bu
the truth. France was caioed into submission to an
| Emperor There was no one OF sufficient talent and
daring to head an opposition, or Napoleon might have
oepn dethroned "a rapidly "a Charles X
Once made Emperor, Napoleon had talent enough o
know he mast maintain his position by flattering the
love OF the French for glory and military conquests The
republics created by the Directory were changed in o
kingdoms. Vienna was taken. The fame Of the VIC
tory OF Austerliz resounded from shore to shore
Bavaria aud Wurtemburg were erected into Kingdoms
against Austria. Then came the ClnGe Iteration of the
| Rhine. Joseph Bonaparte named King of Naples
and Louis Bonaparte King OF Holland The French
had enough TO do to wonder aud admire, and many
thought OF converting Europe into France and nder
ing that country continent instead of an empire Then
came the battle of Jena-th. taking of Berln-be vic
tories OF Eylau and Friedand-the peace of Tst-he
reduction OF the PrussIan Monarchy to one-haIf of IFS
mower and essonsand the kingdom OF Saxony and
Wes'phalia were established against it, The Revolu
ton was now nearly forgotten, and Frenchman said
Let us hrs hx the boundaries of France, and then
give her Constitution This lust suited the view 81
Napoleon, and his untired ambition sought for fire. IN
aurels though dyed in the blood of the innocent and
hsIpless Westphalia was given to Jerome Bona
pare. The Grand Empire rose and its secondary king
doms-its Confederation ofths Rhine-its Swiss media
oh' OF rather SWISS robbery, and its grand Fefs-and
1t became modelled upon that OF Cbarlemagne. Some
no" SAID Iet us have peace"-but Napoleon could no
bear that sound, for he we'll knew that peace must be
succeed by calm, and that then there would be re-
hecton aud legislative assembes-and that men would
talk about the Reyoluon-and would ask for a Charter
and liberties; he answered the cries for peace by en-
deavouring TO reduce England he had subdued the
continent. Then came the continental blockade De-
lea'ed IN his attempts to subdue England he invaded
Portugal and Spain, named Joseph Bonapare King OF
me latter country, who was replaced throne OF
Naples by Murat Then came a new order of events
"A national instruction in the PENN sula-a religious
struggle with The Pope, and the commercial opposition
oil Holland TO the ambitious tyrant. There were ups
| and DOWNS" cereines and uncertan,es"--"con-
quests and defeats" and Fance had become a nation of
20 diers-each house barrack, and each field camp.
he Revolution was now forgotten. and N apoeon was
advised in ill., ated hour TO SEEK divorce from the
faithful aud rueheared josephine, that he might have
issue TO succeed him tie throne. The victory OF
Wagram the peace Of Vienna and the marriage Of Ma.
poeon with the Archduchess Maria Louisa were event.
which succeeded each other so rapidly that French
men had scarcely time for astoni.hment and could on
| ly stare and ask, "Where will this endi" Napoleon
answered this inquiry by enterprises and con-
quests. The Pope was dethroned-H olland united TO
tie Empire-and the war in Spain prosecuted with vi
gour! But the day OF reckoning was at hand and the
year 1872 arrived-The tide had turned. Frenchmen
predicted the downfall of their idol from the moment
he was divorced from Josephine-and Frenchmen won.
dered what next would be attempted by the Emperor
OF Europe, aud this dictator of the world. RUSSIA re
solved the question: she denounced the Continental
system Napoleon marched against Russia with 500 .
| 600 men. He passed the Niemen the 24h of June,
and on the lllh OF September made his entry into Mos
cow! Now the French were in ecstacies. Now the
French would have deifed their victorious Emperor;an1
England appeared alone to combat with the Governor of
the world! But the elements effected what Russian
swords could no. The army compelled to retreat
"Napoleon ls Grandp' In March, 1913, Prussia unit
ed TO Russia and Englapd and the French said Let
u crush this sixth coalition" Napoleon had now $50
600 men: but his opponents had $50 600 lie beat the
allies at Dresden. but Macdonald vanquished in ST.
Iesa-Ney near Berlin-and Vandamine al Kuhn The
battle OF Lsipsic decided the affair, and the wreck Of
the army returned France in the end of 1873 France
now was meneced wihia its own frontiers as II had
been before in 1899; hut there no longer the same
enthusiasm OF independence. and he who had spoiled
II OF its rights found it incapable of sumo ting
him-or defending itself Napoleon had stayed the
progress OF the revoluon-hs had arrested the march
OF liberty-he had substituted the tyranny Of one man
Tor the divided tyranny Of many Republican or Demo
cratic Despots. He had destroyed some evil, but bad
created million times more than he desiroyed-and
when Napoleon required all the sympathy of The
French people. all their ener0v and all THAR aid ha