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Observation-Disclosures Of ths French Empire |

{on the reestablshment OF eEHipre III rI"uee lhe
adopted by the Senate consists of eight
| articles:
Art l. The Imperial dignity is re-estabished. Louis
Napoleon Bonapare Emperor under the title of Napo
leon III
and ertiate Of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte
from male to male by order of to the per-
petua exclusion of females and their descendants.
4 Art 8 Louis Napoleon Bonapare, If he has male
child may adopt the legitimate children and descendants
n the male line of the brothers the Emperor Napoleon
The forms of adoption are regulated by Se,aus-co
s,tm IT. after this adoption, his adopted children can
not be called to succeed him until after his legitimate
descendants The adoption is nterdcted to the
sors of Louis Napoleon and to their descendants.
Art A. Louis Napoleon regulates by an organic decree
addressed the Senate and deposited in its archives the
order Of succession throne in the Bonapare family
in case he should leave direct legitimate, adaptive
heir
Art g. In default Of legitimate adaptive heir OF
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte and of the in col
lateral line who shall derive their right in the above
toned organic DEGREES proposed to
the Senate by the Ministers formed into Council of Gov
united the Presidents of the Senate of the
Legislative body of the Council of State and submit
ted the acceptance OF the people Names the Emperor
and regulates in his family the hereditary male
to male to the perpetual exclusion of females and their
descendants Until the when the election of the
new Emperor is contaminated the affairs of State
governed by ministers in Office who shall form them
selves into Council Of Government and deliberate by
majority of votes.
Art g. The members of the family of Louis Napoleon
Bonaparte called eventually to the succession and their
descendants of both sexes form of the imperial
lily. Senatusconsulita regulates their position They
marry without the authorization of the Emperor
Their marriage without such authorization entails priya-
ton of all hereditary right well for him who contracts
| it as for his descendants.
Art The constitution of the 18th of january 1852 is
maintained in all provisions which not contrary to the
present -cosuitm there cannot be any modica-
ton made in it. except in the forms and by the means
| therein prescribed.
Art s. The following proposition shall be presented to
the acceptance of the French people in the form deter
mined by the DEGREES of the I'd and 18th of 1851
The people wish for the reestabishment of the imperial
dignity in the person Of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte with
hereditary right in his direct descendants either legti
adaptive and give him the right to regulate the
order succession to the throne in the Bonaparte family
as provided for by the snasconatum of the - of No.
| yenber, 1852
NJ Mesnard first Vice President of the Senate on pre-
senting the above Seaaus consum to the Prince Presi
| dent, addressed him as follows:
INSTRUMENTATION great country like France makes
its voice heard the first duty ofthe political body which
she addresses herself is to listen and reply Such
the ideas of your Hghness in calling for the medatons
of the Senate this vast movement of public opinion
which has manifested itself with much ensemble and
energy. The Senate has understood that this striking
justified at the time by the immense
services which you have rendered by the which you
bear and by the guarantees which given the
by the greatness of your character and the wisdom and
frmness Of your mind 1t has understood that after
revolutions France feels the want of putting her
destines under the shelter of powerful and national
ernment which, only holding the past by the soueirs
Of her glory and the legitimacy of her origin again
finds in popular the elements of its force and Of
its duration The Senate glores, Monseigneur in being
the faithful Interpreters of the wishes and sentiments
the country in placing in your hands the Seatscon-
The Prince made the following reply:
Messieurs les senateurs-I thank the Senate for the
readiness with which has responded the wishes
country in celebrating the recstabshment the
Empire and in drawing up the Ssaatuscens,la which is
to be submitted to the acceptance of the people When
fortyeght years since, in this palace this same
room, and under analogous circumstances, the Senate
came to offer the crown to the chief Of family the EN-
peror replied in these memorable words My spirit will
longer be With my posterity from the day when shall
cease to merit the love and the confidence of the great
t1on' What most affects my heart is the thought
that the spirit of the Emperor with me- that his ideas
guide me- that his shade protects by solemn
proceeding you in the of the French people
to prove to me that have mered the confidence of the
country 1t is not necessary for me to tell that my
constant preoccupation will be to labor with you pro-
| mote the grandeur and prosperity of France.
Not the least remarkable feature of tho
is the it gives to the President every
Der of his family and the absence of all mention Prince
Jerome Bonaparte by name, or of his son.
Prince Jerome resigned his functions President of the
Senate the plea that lin the organization of the
government the Presidency the Senate belongs the
Emperor HIMSELF This is the ostensble but not true
reason OF the resignation. The exKing of Westphalia
will it is said be appointed to the Office Grand Con-
stable, or some equally high lucrative but aborious
post and it is to be presumed his son will Obtain
other post which may not give him much political impor-
tanco believe my informant perfectly correct when he
stated that the mention by name in the
or etsc would be attended with the loss of many
to Louis Napoleon
An extraordinary supplement- of the Monteur contains
the following account OF the proceedings the Senate
SITTING OF NOVEMBER 1.-THE Senate, in conformity
with the decree of his Hghness the Prince President
the Republic, dated October 49, met this day noon in
The usual place of meeting Prince Jerome Napoleon
naparte acting President The Prince President of
| the Senate expressed himself as follows:
esSrs les SenatesThe President of the Republic has
convoked us to deliberate this important
such extraordinary enthusiasm which mpels the popula
ton to the feestabshment of the Empre The Emnire
for the French people, is the "reminiscences immortal
glory it is the of preserving intact the tnda
mental conauests of the revolution of 7Sg If is order Mt
home and dignity abroad it is guarantee given all
interests it is the protection and the development of the
great discoveries of time applied to public works
ma
OF the ancient regimes and against the attempts the
men of disorder The wish of the elective bodies every
where Joined to the popular accamatious calls the
dynasty because the accession Of that dy
nasty for France the pledge of stable
future and because by putting end to civil dis
senslons 1t Will open to all of reconciliation After
the great act which you about to propose France
means that re should be for the future any ncom
plete devotedness any provisional adhcsions Every
loyal man who accepts part in the Government pledged
IN honor to support it. and break forever with its
enemies What the French people effected in 1904, it
ELECTS again in 1852 thus showing how constant it in
its gratitude, and how just in its judgments.
How is it possible not recognize all this the finger
OF Divine Providence who in the very times never
ceased to watch over France in this almost
identical events again taking place m years distance
The popular instinct which acclaimed Napoleon again
plays itself at present in acclaing by the name of
leon III, the Prince who has four years governed
France with SO much prudence and ceyerness belongs
TO you Messeurs les Senateurs to give to the national will
regular conservation. and to draw up the Senans Con-
sutu which will establish the basis the Empire 1t is
great and noble task and YOU will perform II with that
high independence which consults only the honor and
glory of our country. For myself Messeurs les Sena-
teur yielding to scrupes of purely personal character
anxious to remove even the appearance of participation
which would not have exclusively in view the great inter
ess of the State will leave to another the honor of
directing the discussion.
Numerous marks OF appreciation followed NJ Achie
Fould the Minister of State then introduced
ded by the messengers of State conducted by the
chief usher The Minister took his place on the bench
appropriated to the speakers the Government and in
the name of His Hghness the Prince President the
Republic, presented the message, which having been
read the Minister of State withdrew and Immediately
proposition to modify the Constitution signed by ten
Senator'S handed to the President the Senate and
subsequently the Government named NM Baroch Vice
President of the Council of State Iouler President of
the Section If Legislation; and Deange Councillor of
State to represent the Government in the discussion
which the Senatns Consdiiah will lead TO.
The Senate then withdrew to their bureauX
to the election of the members of the committee when
the following We're named First Bureau President rop-
long and Cardinal Dupont; Second Bureau Count Ar
govt and Count de la Rbossiere; Third Bureau, the
Duke de Cambaceres and General Remand de St. Jean
dAngely; Fourth Bureau, General dlIautpoul and M
Leyerer; and Fifth Bureau Cardinal Donnet and the
Duke de Montemart, The public sitting was then de-
chose as its reporter N. Troplong.
II said Louis Bonapare will certainly marry the
Princess Vasa
Nj. Lamartine has publicly denied report that he was
to be called to the Senate nnder the Government
Jerome Bouaparte, with his Napoleon, went to st.
Cloud to demonstrate with Louis against the exclusion
his family the immediate to the throne
Both received by the President with the ware de-
monstrations of cordially. Louis Napoleon threw the
whole responsibility of the rejection of Jerome's preeu-
sons to rank heir apparent to the throne the
Senate But he informed his uncle and cousin in explicit
terms that however much he should have been personally
rejoced had the Senate felt justified in coming another
conclusion his respect for the constitutional attributes