Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-06-23

of NAPOLEON on The Column of Place Vendoupe
With the regnyof your Majesty, France has rsg,nsI
all her liberties, and her complete ndependence,Sb \.
ought be effaced all traces of a mournf m .o,;.'
Henceforward tho glory of one ought to renal, :; ~
shadethe reminiscencc ola great ought not from
know not what kind of tmdity to be denied to France
The generous and popular principles on which tho
constitutional government of Majesty liz founded
guarantee France forever against the evils resulting
from absolute power or the policy of conqueror In
honormg the fame of great man, in raising again a
monument which consecrates u recollection of which,
france is proud the King forms in degree ono n,
more between the throne and the country; and dare
peneVe that the determination which submit for the
sahction will be loked upon a Just homage to
pubic opinion, and and striking proof of the
strength and justice of your Majesty
am, WIN the Profoundest respect
Sire, of your Majesty,
'he PRESIDENT of the Council and Minister
secretary of State for the INTERIOR
CASIMIR PERIER
DECREE OF THE KING.
Louis Philippe, &c.
Art l. The statue of Napoleon shall be replnccd ~,
the column of the place Vendome. ~
Art. Z. Our President of the Council Minister Soc
rotary of State for the Interior is charged with tho
execution OF the present decree. LOUIS PnLIIppr
The Minister has since called upon the ar,;s,s &C
france to furnish him previous the LIST June nert
with designs OF statue to replace the one that has
been destroyed These designs are to be exhibited 70
the public, whose voice will guide the Minister in tn
selection of one of them The statue is to be- coi,c
oy the LIST OF January 1892 and raised its pedestal on
,he oth Way, the anniversary of the death of Name
leon. has been suggested that the model of tho for
mer statue by Chaudet, should be again used bnt 70
himself, whose discriminating judgment in work. f -
has been generally acknowledged was not we'll n,a
ed with the original one 1t represented Napoleon in
the ropes OF Roman Emperor, and in the attitude o
an ancient conqueror But little reflection rs
to perceive that this style in bad taste There ,ro
and ideas connected with the manner in
winch Napoleon was actually accustomed to dress with
his cdpofe girls which the chastest snec;,,en &c
Roman costume would fail to excite in the bosom NJ
his admirers and country men.
! 1t is believed that the French Government will
the period of time which elapse before the ,tate
can be completed, apply to the British for the romans
! OF Napoleon, of whom the column on the Place Ven
dome will then become n manicent mausoIeum The
inscription which formerly existed the tablet above
the gate by which the column entered and which
has been erased, is to be restored This inscr;nt;on
composed by the learned Visconti, was as follows-
NEAPoLIo
| MoNUMENTUM. GERMANEIc1.
MACCcv.
rRIMEsrRI- AsPATINo. sUo PNoFLGArr
| cAPTo
GioRIE. ExERCTTUs. MAxImI pIcAyIr
! lNapoleon, August Emperor has dedicated 10 81.
urand army, this monument made with the brass con
quereu rom the enemy, during the in Germany
whlch, under his command, was terminated in I60S
IN three months. Courier and ENQUIRER
What's in namea" exclaimed the Iovesick Juliet.
there Is one name in which there seems to be
I""tg, The name of s 4 ~ n C k i is eouaI ta
Lord Peters loaf which contained the quintessence Of
venison, beef, capon, plumpudding and partr;dgas,
is truly host. Though ga rose bv anv other 5o,
would smell sweet" and though the great Polish
rots deeds would not be rendered more agaut to the
tons' by the most exactly pronunciation of
ms name yet we confess should like to know how To
sound it-whether Skrejenetski Skirzhenetski Skier
snenetskl Sa-zanjenetski according the old Polish
uaect "a zannecki-i, according to the modern dia
oct Skrln yets-ki, a Pole in this city and DER
sonaty acquainted with S z v n 9 k j. is said
IN the Mercantile say it is or what it is Nav he -
Is jeremiah king-who tell? Here is uarioru1n
sdtlor, almost equal to Griesbach's New Testament
and 1t Is high time the true reading settled. Can
not the Common Council fix this matter? No wonder
the Russians ca the Poles hard names: when
trends cannot avoid doing the same.-N. Y. Wing.