Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-11-27

prvaton Of ali hereditary right as well for him who
has contracted IT, as for his descendants. &et
Nevertheless If there exist children issue Of that
marriage in the event Of its dissolution by DEATH the
Prince who may contracted 1t RECEIVERS his hereditary
rights
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte determines the titles and the
condition of the other members of his family.
The Emperor has full authority over all the members
of his family He regulates their duties and their obga-
tions by statutes which have the force OF law.
Art T. The Constitution Of 10Th january, 1852, IS
maintained in all such Of its provisions as are not con-
trary to the present senatusconsutum no modincaon
OF 1T can be effected except in the manner ana py tne
means which it has prescribed s
Art g. The following proposition shall be presented for
the acceptance of the French people, in the forms deter
mined by the DEGREES of the I'd and 4h December 1851
The people wills the establishment Of the Imperial
Dignity in the person of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte with
hereditary right in his direct legitimate or adopted de-
scendants and gives to him the right Of regulating the
order of succession to the throne in the Bonapae family
in the prescribed by the tus-consutum Of
the - November, 1852.
Here follow the Of the members of the Senate.
have copied the above names as they appear append
ed to the senatusconsultum officially promulgated and
published in the Aonitew Of 9th November 1852 The
senatusconsultum, thus published in the Moatew Of
Tuesday last differs from the copy have above gwen
taken from the minutes Of the Senate in these two
particulars only In article of the copy promulgated
we read Louis Napoleon Bonaparte is Emperor Of the
French under the name of Napoleon III - and in article
eight the blank at the conclusion left for the date Of the
month is filed up with the figure " seven.n
After giving the draught Of the the
minutes" Of the Senate published in the extra Msni
teaT Of the It'll instant, continue thus &
''SrrrISG THE 7TH.-The Senate met at noon under
the Presidency Of the First Vice President Mesnard and
Of
rated upon each Of the articles of the senatusconsuum
These articles successfully adopted and the vote
having been taken it whole, the senatus-consu
voters We're absent NJ e General Harispe M. the Adj
mira Roussn, and M. the Count Lezay Marnesa, from
indposition NJ the Prince of Moscow, military duty
which keeps him in Agery.
Immediately after the sitting oil the Senators, in
grand costume and their eminences the Cardinals in
scarlet robes by escort of cavalry repaired in
body to the Palace of ST. Cloud and assembled in the
grand gallery few moments after the Prince Pres-
dent entered surrounded by his Ministers and the
Commissioners appointed by the Council of State, and
attended by his military household. Upon his entrance
the Prince saluted with shouts of Vice PEpereu
M. MEsNARD the first Vice President placing in the
hands of his Hghness the senatusconsutum adopted il
the sitting of this day, addressed to him the following
discourse:
Monseigneur When great country like France
makes its voice heard the first duty of the political body
addresses nerSelI
Such the ideas Of your Hghness in calling for the
of the Senate this vast movement OF pub
lie opinion which has manifested itself with 30 much en-
sembe and energy The Senate has understood that this
striking manifestation is justified at tho same time by the
immense services which you have rendered. by the name
which you BEAR and by the guarantees which are given
the future by the greatness OF your character and by
the wisdom and irmness Of your mind 1t has under
stood that after so many revolutions France feels the
want of putting her desnies under the shelter of pow
eru and national Government which, only holding to the
past by the souvenirs of its glory and the legitimacy OF
its origin again finds in popular sanction the ee-
ments Of its force and ofts duration The Senate ores
Monseigneur in being the faithful interpreters of the
wishes and sentiments of the country while placing in
hands the senatusconshltum which calls you to the
Empire"
New shouts of ViUe rEmprew! were heard upon the
Of this address.
The PRINCE replied: "Messieurs les Senateurs thank
the Senate for the alacry with which it has responded
the wishes of the country in deiberatng upon the
establishment Of the Empire, and in preparing the sena
consultum which is to be submitted to the people for
acceptance When forty weight years ago. in this same
palace in this very hail. and under circumstances anao
yous the present. the Senate to offer the
10 the chief Of my family, the Emperor replied in these
words My SPIRIT tcH depart nay poserify
NE day thai postery shall cease 10 deserve The love and the con-
fdence Of the grande nation And upon this occasion what
most touches my heart is the thought that the spirit Of
the Emperor is with me- that his mind is guiding me,
that his shade protects me- since by solemn proceeding
you in the Of the French people to prove to
me that have merted the confidence Of the country
have need to tell you that my constant shall be TO
abor with you to promote the grandeur aud the pros
perity Of France"
Shouts Of We rEmprew burst forth with new en-
,rgy. The Prince then approached the Senators and
entered into conversation with each Of them.
After this sitting the Senators returned with the same
,ortege to the Palace of the Senate.
After giving the above minutes" the extraor-
lnary supplement Of the Monitew Of eth November s-
ued at IL p NJ. Of that day. Sunday contains two de-
,rees Of LOUIS NAPOLEON, President Of the French
Republic" dated Palace of St. Cloud, 9TH November,
1882" By the first Of these DEGREES, upon the report
II the Minister Secretary Of State Of the Interior a.
DE PERsIGSY) and in consideration of the senatus
,onsutum Of this day. the Prince convokes the French
people, in its primary assemblies for the 2lst and 22d Of
November instant "to accept reject" the form Of
,lebiscit prescribed in the senaus-consultum Of the
ame date The second decree convokes the Legislative
body the 25h November instant for the purpose Of
verifying the regularity OF the votes Of counting them out
md declaring the result"
The extraordinary supplement Of the Moniteu
contains also the following notice:
"Under the new organization Of the Government the
Presidency Of the Senate will belong the Emperor him
self This circumstance has determined the Prince Je
to resign into the hands Of the Prince President the
functions Of President Of the Senate"
The Empire it would thus appear is considered at St.
Cloud actually established without waiting for the
result Of the popular vote upon the plebisctum To be
sure there be doubt TO what the popular vote
win be proclaimed to be, but may be permitted to