The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-04


Nopo,eon's Speech Goodness Of the Peopte---No
Empire Prociasnei-- Distinguished Persons Pre-
SEMI Three More Independent Me'l---N Arago
Excepted from the Oath of AOeg'ance---Spat's---
Marriage of the Emperor Of Austria---Emperor
of Russia Arbite bet,cecn Austria and Prussia.
The most striking political event Of tho week is
the grand ceremony the distribution ofthe Eagles
which took place on Monday last, the 10th instant,
and was favored by beautiful weather. So much
had already been said about this grand military dis
pIay-so many rumors had been spread anticipating,
on that occasion, the decisive proclamation of Louis
Napoleon as Emperor of France-that the public at
tenton was quite roused and ready for any political
prorrunctamento. The desire to DO present and to
witness this affair was so great among all classes,
that those who had not tickets to be admitted inside
of the tribunes either spent the night the ground
or arrived at the Champ dc Mars at an early hour.
At five o'clock in the morning, the whole Of the
amphitheatre or that immense ground was covered
with people. Twenty tribunes, in which about
$4,000 persons could be admitted, had been erected
along the bitches; and in front of the military
school five large stands, surmounted with canopy,
were arranged to accommodate the three grand
bodies of the State, the diplomatic corps and the
distinguished persons invited to the ceremony.
Several stands had also been erected (by special
secured these stands for the sum Of twenty
forty, fifty, and even eighty francs. The tribune
where the President was to be seated was decorated
with the greatest taste and refinement Besides two
immense dfdp07es Of crimson velvet, trimmed with
gold aud adorned with the J.. n of the government,
splendid baldoqui'i, upon which were embroidered
the number, 1000, to show what number of
votes Louis Napoleon had received from the nation
was hanging over the head Of our Chief of State A
staircase, composed of three floors and Of ninety
three steps, was erected in front of that tribune,
and gave access from the ground of the Champ de
Mars to the place where Louis Napoleon was seated
with his ministers and staff. Behind the President
were placed twenty-five ifs, upon which had been
tied tho flags, surInounted with eagles, which were
to be distributed to the army. At the foot of the
stair case two mammoth lions, by Magne, the cele-
brated sculptor, gilt as if they had come from Cali
ifoInia, repre- sentcd force and magnitude.
In the centre Of the Champ do Mars sort of tenn,
made Of crimson velvet, studded with stars and
adorned with embroideres, had also been erected.
The altar, placed under the dome, was to be reach
cd ny stair case oil seventy five steps, and at the
four corners of that provisional building of wood and
paste-board, were standing four statues, represent
ing religion, justice force, and charity. On each
side OF this temple, the words 'ror poppi det'
had been painted on the walls There the Roman
Catholic clergy were to celebrate the holy mass, and
to bless the flags
The whole Of the regiments Of Paris and
its ncighborhood, the Populations Of all the
Mes well as all the dele cations Of the foreign pow
ers, and the officers of all the countries of Europe
reached the Champ de Mars. which had been care
fully prepared for the military display, between nine
and haltpast ten o'clock, and took their stand-thc
cavalry on the left or the side Of the Invaids the
infantry the right. near the suburb of t'rcnclle.
The artillery was placed at the entry Of the Bridge
dJena just opposite the Hotel dc T. Eeotc 1Ittairs.
The exact number Of the troop. then on the Champ
dc Mars, was, according to the report given to me
last night at the ruerics, by General st. Arnaud,
the Minister Of War. 1925 men The bright rays
OF tho glitterng the cuiras.es and helmets
Of tho curassiers and carboniers the moving little
flags Of the lancers, the resounding sounds of the
cannon-evcything was imposing in the highest
degree, and offered the most brilliant coup d'rI
ever beheld.
The clergy, headed by the Archbishop Of Paris,
Monseigneur Sbour, and compose,i,of all the Wears.
curates, dcacons, and arch-doacons Of the Roman
churches. numbering 927 persons, arrived from the
Church of ST. Pierre du eros Gallon at eleven clock
precisely in full canonicas. and entered the Champ
dc Mars, singing the hymn Ien' Creator. A guard
of honor, composed of the Municipal Guard, followed
the clergy, after which came the congregations of
tho Christian doctrine. and the seminaries of st.
Sulrce and Mont Valerien The whole procession
proceeded to the temple and took their respective
seats.
An interval of half an hour was then passed
in the examination of tho sight offered by that i'm
mense assembly of more than six or seven hundred
thousand persons, placed all around the Champ de
Mars, the shore Of the Seine and the hill Of the
Trocadero and even on the TOP of the Arch Of Tri-
umrh of L'EtOilc.
Three minutes before twelve o'clock, gan was
fred to announce tho departure FROM the Tuicries
OF Prince Louis Napoleon and ten minutes had
scarcely elapsed when lie entered the ground,
mounted on horseback followed by Prince jerome
Bonaparte. Generals. Arnaud, Marshals EXcelman,
Harispe, Valiant and Rcille Generals d Hautpoul,
SchrGmm, Canrober:, Isaudon, Rial, Roguet Vau-
drey, and de Bar Louis Napoleon was dressed as
general ohicer-white doc skin trowsers, large Mill
tary boots, and the Gordon of the legion Of honor
around his body. The horse mounted by the Presi-
,}nnt larE hoyy 1ni.n fprp Iah hn fNnIH
thousand francs, beautiful animal, of English
breed, and was covered with saddle and ho,tsSe Of
the richest description. ALTERNATING passed in front
Of every regiment whilst the drums were beating to
arms, and the trumpets sounding the charge, Louis
Napoleon alighted from his horse at the foot OF the
grand stair case of his tribune, which he assembled
in very bold and daring STYLE and seated himself
in his arm chair behind which all his escort took
their seats On the left were arranged the Senators
in full uniform, and on the right the legislative
corps, who, for the want OF them had come there IN
black suits, The whole Council Of state, with the
exception Of three Of its members. their uni
form, embroidered with silver
Then the ceremony of the distribution Of the
eagles began. The colonies of the regiments
assembled the steps OF the Presidential tribune,
and received, each one in his turn, from the
hands of Louis Napoleon, the standard of his
rcgimcnt surrounded by a.gold eagle. They de-
sccndcd the steps slowly at the side opposite to that
by which they had assembled These standard bearers
having all assembled at the foot and on the first steps
If the staircase the Prince President went down to
the first floor and delivered the following spe cch
solderTho history of nationis in great part the his
tory Of armies On their Success their revcrse de-
ponds the fate Of civilization and OF the country When
they vanquhed there s either invasion anarcby
when victorious glory order In consequence nations
like armies pay religious ycnerton 60 the embem Of
military honor which sum up in themselves whole past
existence Of struggles and Of triumphs; The Roman
eagle adopedby the Emperor Napoleon Mt the commence
mcnt of the present century the most striking sg
MITIGATION Of the regeneration and grandeur Of France
IT disappeared IN misfortune. and ought to return
when France recovered from her da and mistress Of
herself should no longer seem to rcpudate her own
cuar glory. Soldiers take, then, again these eagles
not as menace against foreign powers but a. the SYM
Dol of our indereucpceas the symbol of an heroic pc
rod-as the sigr If nobility of each regiment Receive
again these eagles which have often led fathers to
,ictosy and swear to die il necessary. in their defence
was about hundred steps distant from Louis
Napoleon when be delivered these words. and !
the movements Of his face with my opera glass,
MS well rs il had been within few steps of him.
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