Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-12-18
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT
PARIS. NOVEMBER %. /,

pleDiscitum reestabllshlng the Empire. On that
day the Legislative Corps in body to repair to
| st. Cloud, for the purpose of presenting to the
Prince the result of their labors This is in mita-
ton of the Senate which, on the 7th instant, bore
thither in solemn procession their senatus-consul
| tum. On the I'd of December the Empire is to be
| solemnly proclaimed at the Tuilertes. On the
morning OF that day the Prince LOUIS NAPOLEON
will proceed in imperial state from ST. Cloud to the
Palace of the Tuileries, descending the Champs
Elysees, through the ranks of the army of Paris;
and there, seated his throne he will receive the great
bodies Of the State and proclaim the of the
reign ofNAroLEoN Ill On that day tits said all the Ambas
sailors and Ministers of foreign countries Paris
will be officially notified of the restoration of the Empire
and their functions win be suspended until they shall be
accredited representatives of their respective
Governments near the Imperial Government which
must have been formally recognised. In this as in all
other Matters the precedents Of the first Empire are to be
scrupulousy followed The archives of the Ministry 90
Foreign Affairs being searched to recover the
mode of proceeding in 1904 The ceremonies of next
Thursday will make the I'd December the most
date in the annals of the Bonaparte family I'd of Decem
Der, 1904 coronation of Napoleon I I'd of December
$780, battle of Austeritz I'd of December 1851 coup
d'adt of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte; I'd of December,
1882 Napoleon ILL., proclaimed Emperor.
The Senate is understood convoked for the 4th
modifying the constitution in the few of its provisions un
suited to the style of the Government There will be
little to do, and that little will be speedily DONE The
Prince himself admitted in his message the Senate some
weeks ago that that constitution which he produced last
january for the French Republic would all essen
al particulars for the French Empire and that it would
be unnecessary touch the of that constitution in
order to completely and firmly reestabish the Empire
The same admission is repeated in the short message sent
by the Prince to the Legislative Corps last Thursday up
on the occasion of the meeting of that body He says
Gentlemen Deputies have recalled you from your
departments in order to your participation in the
grand act which is about to be accomplished Although
the Senate and the people have exclusively the right to
modify the constitution, have desired that the political
body which like myself from universal suffrage
should come and attest to the world the spontaney Of
the national movement which is bearing me to the En-
pre- particularly desire that it should be yourselves Who
bearing testimony to the freedom Of the and the
number Of the suages shall make plainly appear the
legitimate character of my power At the present day. in
fact to declare that authority reposes upon ncontest
bic right is to give to that authority the strength
sary found something that shall durable and that
will assure the prosperity of the country.
1.-The Government, you aware, will be changed
but in form Devoted to the great interests which intel
gence conceiyes and which peace develops it WILL as
heretofore keep itself within the limits of moderation
for initiates with pride the soul those who
only see In their new elevation grander duty imposed by
the people, and lotier mission conhded by Providence
The of the plebscitum is not yet entirely known
Returns not official, published from oil the depart
ments but besides that the Corps Legsatf may modify
somewhat the results reported complete; have yet
to have returns from the two provinces Oran and Cons
stantine, Of Algeria, and from the whole army in Africa
and in Italy hardly believe that with the means thus
at its disposal the Legislative body viii fail make up
the few votes that yet be wanting order to COM
plste the round sum of eight millions.
The Moner publishes this morning the following sum-
,nrfl,
For the eighty-sx departments 7,4651Go 297, oC6
Army 234 $50 84b6
Navy 47,716 1920
Civil vote Of provinces Of Algeria 5,l67 721
7,752sO8 248,268
Thus it would the favor Of the Prince LOUIS Ma
and Of the Empire before the people constantly
increasing At the Presidential election December 10
1913, there were:
1885, citizens having the right to vote.
1927, 345 actually voting
5,434, 226 voting for Louis Napoleon Bonaparte.
On the vote of the pe6iscum December 81 1851 there
were
1885, 04 citizens entitled to vote
s, 80, $50 actually voting
748l, 23l voting yes-Lous Napoleon dictator
On the vote of the pebiscitum, November 90 1852,
there were
Entitled to VOTE mot gven.)
Actually voting, mot yet known
o,VoO,VVO voting yeS-Louls Napoleon emperor, VERY
neary.)
There are in France about millions Of adult males
who under the reign Of universal suffrage sincerely exer-
cised should be allowed TO And LOUIS NAPOLEON
is therefore legitmatey Emperor Of the French as
any monarch who regned over them. Yet am far
from believing that this occasion he has really received
eight millions of votes, last year that he really
received and half millions There has been do
not doubt great exaggeraon by the INSCRIPTIONS func
tonaes and agents Of the Prince who have had the whole
matter in their hands, without any efficient control
IL found expedient TO represent the Prince popar
y constantly the increase and prove IL by the
popular votes do believe, however that he has actu-
tuay received and that he would have actually received
even another and hostile administration had in power
during the election and welded against him the immense
executive influence than fire millions Of Uotes and
that sufces to make him legtmatey President Dicta-
tor, or Emperor
In lS4S, with Gen. CAvAIoSAc in power, and hostile
candidate for the Office, Louis NAPOLEON did get
that nobody can doubt FIVE and half millions II
million two voted for him then who would not vote
for him now believing in 1S4s that the Republic under
LOUIS NAPOLEON would be but Of transition to the
monarchy of their choice il is reasonable to suppose
that in his ambitious projects and the possession
Of unlimited power with the prospect of permanently
bhing would have gained party at least equal
numbers that the majority Of he popsis still sincerely
with him in the political movements Of the day
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at The Second Session of me