Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-05-19
PROCLAMATION OF YOUNG NAPo-
LEON

ISetf
ave are enabled to lay before eur readers
=, worry singular and important document,
which, SO far as we have observed, has not
appeared in any Journal, either on the Con
tIpeut or in Great Britair. IL purports to DC
hotbine else than Proclamation rom ths
pen OF Young NJ peleon. Duke Of Reichstaht,
and grandson Of the Emperor OF Austria IL
Was sent TO US by Gentleman resiuihs w
Germany. who states that 81 has been very
widely circulated throughout the csnntry.-
We do net know, however, that IS aHo-
gether authentIc--more especially as ths CO. /
nv which we are enabled to publish IS with !
ont date But we do not doubt, that ths
abatement Of our Correspondent, respecting
The n.5licity which It mas obtaIasd ia Ger
many. il peifecty correct, aud, II so, we are
.xcsedingiy surprised that It has not been Of |
6c,slly noticed or coBtraGicted by tho Primes
Of Parma, or sose bsdy for him. The pre-
aurpption in these circumstances is, that II ~
genuine, and, judging from internal e'tdenee,
this conjecture Is greatly stren9 thenes. We
de not, however, believe that il is actually
the work of young Napoleon. That person,
we conceive. is nothing better than tsol IN
the hands Of Austria; and whatever that power
may suggest to him, he must aud will lend the
influence of hls name to support II. Agasn,
we have too much reason 10 believe. that
Austria, md especially hetterueh, wish no
coed to the Rew Frsnch Government, and
that they do every thing in their power TO
thwart its views, and undermine its stability.
Tue Proclamation, we regard, therefore,
as n trick---l s...,ere coup d'efat which
we dsuht not will fail sr its aim, Whatever
sensation II may excite in the mean time, or
however it may trouble the French Govern
poent. Without further explanation, We pre-
sent the following literal transla.ion:-
"NApoLgos Ii EMrERoK. &c.
"Our most dos eted love and attachment
to the French nation, our socitude for its re-
pose, tranquility, and happiaess, after SO ma
nv unfortunate events, has bitherts seen the
cause of our fsrbearing TO present Ourselves
before it. The present crisis, our duty, the
most glorious memory Of our Imperial Faith
or, aow unite in imposing another duty.
"Frenchmen, Country men, attend TO the
words of your own beloved Napoleon, they
issue from the mouth Of his son.
"Frenehmen, it is manifest from expert
sncs, that there is no repose, no happiness,
under the fuctuating governments, regu
lar dynasty and fixed order Of succession
lone can inspire confidence and vigor When
lamentahls events caused the tdl.atIon oil our
Imperial Father, the ancient dynasty Of the
Bourbens re assembled the French throne
There can be euly two regular legitimate
claas to the throne OF France, that Of the
Bourbons, sanctioned by he succession of a
ges, and of oar imrerlal Father, twice call
cd by the npaalmoas voice Of the nation TO
preside over its dcs'nies A Sile faction, that
arose in torrents &C blood ,tramp'ed upon that
decision, and still s. efnpts 10 do so--dares
TO dictate to our beautitCl france even now
threatening it with de5olation, having placed
the crown on the head oil Louis Philip OF Or
leans. Vain. sapguins ry, ambitious man, can
he expect tas the diaIcm viii long circle his
brow! The fiction that placed it there will
be thc first 10 tesr il thence when its own
views areaccomplished, signing him, to the
same scaao!d on which his ather paid the
tribute of his crimes Shift him: Ii recalls to
mind tie events oi tie last half century. He
beasts 81 participating ia those events, he
vaunts of having IN has youth adopted the
cherished :ri.colours. Did lac not basely de
sert them? Dad lac ever participate in your
struggles, your tolls, or YOUR glorlesP Ns
a wandering, condemned exile long despised
even by the members oil bis own family. on
their restoration, elevated by thair generesi
fy, he now repays them with the bsscst in-
gratitude and vicst Hypocrisy. Frenchmen,
what noble sentiment can exist in a bosom
capable OF harbeurng such abhori ed princi.
ptesP They are not the offspring ola French
heart
"Frenchmen, be not deceived, think not
that Europe will Ne inspired with confidence
IN government, because, although the dy-
nasty Is preserved, it is changed from one
branch TO another Such will for but short
time give repose. Claims will be for an in
slant only allowed TO remain dormant, the /,
spirit Of thousand chimer rte al parties. al
though smotheTsd, win exist, he cherished,
and burst forth with invigorated violence
Fraoce will snce MOI c be overwhelmed with
horrers.-Fs eXtricate it from them, a Ma
poleon the Great only ARISES in the lapse Of
many centuries. Be net deceived, French
nen, by considering that repose and proper
ty are secured by retaining the crewn In
new branch of the Pourbeus No claim has
Louis Philip, falsely called OF Orleans, TO be
considered any branch Of that dynasty, Re
member that his father bsasted Of being the
spurious offspring Of his mothers aenial
FrencageH be not he seryile imitators of
Eng land-TChSian alo4o caused u change in
the dynasty OF that nation.
Frenchmen, Country men if Charles Y. has
been weak and misled, how have his Sea and
Srandssn Injured the nation? There can I've
can by any means secuie Internal repose and
happiness, respect and confidence abroad
That of our Imperial Father: He never
wrenched IL from the brsws sf the uniortu-
cate Louis XVI he found it dehased and
restored II 10 more than its former lustre; his
powerful hand raised France from an ahyss
OF misery to the pinnacle oil glorious spi1n-
Gsuf; he restored CfurT after the anarchy oc-