Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-11-27
LOuis Napoleon AnnOuncang the
- sS8 Him n1t.e.

poleoll, alta diliier glveii to him at BUr
deaiix, openly declaring his ptrpose Il
establish the Empire i. - M F. .
Tue object Of my joufIiay as. YOU ar,
aware, was To become personally atqnan
ted with your beautiful provinces Of tht
Sotithl and to study their Necessities. /
has. however, given odeasion for a muef
ftiote important result. In fact. and / SAY
/ Il with a frarkiiess as far removed from
vafiity as false ttiodesty never did d peo
Pile testify i'll tiirect. more spontaneous
ttiore iiliailllnohs mAnner, their determine
| tloii I'd relieve themselves from anxiety
for their future tdHdition by consolidating
/ i'll ole hand pdWer with Which they
sympathise. (Applause.) .-'5
THIS is he3ause the people now know
both the deeeiifliI hopes with which il
was delndetl and the datiger with which
1t was Threatened It kilows that IN 1862
society must have rushed to destructiol,
tiecanse every party coiisoled itself befores
hand In the PROSPECT dl the general wreck
by the hope Of planting its own flag upon
the ruins which might remain. (Sensa-
tIon aud cries Of "Vive 1'Empereur.'' Dis.
abused of absurd theories, the peopie has
how acquired the cohvotion that its pre-
tended reformers were but dreamefs, fot
there was ever d.spfoporton--a want of
logical tonsequeilte-4 between their pow.
ef Of action and the promised result
(1iond applause and cries of'.Tr,e, true. J
The nation now surrounds me with its
sympathy, because do hot belong to the
family of ,t'dedtogues" To achieve tile
.Well-being OF the country, there is no iies
tesslty for the application Of new systeriis,
but it is before all things necessary to give
c6nfidnnce id the present, and security for
the future. This is the reason why
France appears to wish retirn to the
empire. ("Yes, yes.' ''Bravo.' "Vive
/ Empereur. There IL, nevertheless,
one apprehension ID which must aliide.
III d spirit Of ftiistfdst, certain people ex-
claim, "'The empire Is war" But / say.
"the empire is peate.''s Il is peace, for
Frande desires it, and when France is con.
tented, the world is tranquil (1'hese
words proriounced iii d Arm and emphatic
tone, produced an immense sshsatioll)
Glory may be bequeathed as an iliheri-
tance but not war. Did those princes
who glories in being the descendants of
Louis XIV. recominence his tombats 7
War is not nude for pleasure, II Is made
from necessity, and at those epdchs of
transition, wien. side by side with so ma
NY elements prosperity, 80 many causes
Of death also gerfriinate. we may well say
with truth, cursed be he who shall be the
Lirstto give the signal In Europe Of Goa
itiori the consequences of whom would
be Invaluable. added, however. that /,
Ike the Emperor, have maiiy cohqussts
% make I.desire, as he did; to conquer
iy cancellation. dssident parties. and 10
,ting back into the current of the great
j1plIIar sfteams tht o shostile erivulets which
-un to nothing, without profit for ANY one.
4 desire to conquer by religion, by NOR
llty, by prosperity, that yst numerous
,arts of the population which, ih the midst
# country of faith and belief, scarcely |
tnows the precerts of Christ--Which, in
he midst of the MOST fertile country in the
world, can scarcely enjoy mitch of the pro-
|uce OF the earth as the first Necessity
equires. We have immense uncnItiva-
ed territories to tlear, roads to make,
,orts to deepen, rivers to render naviga-
lie, CANALS to finish, our iiotwofk of rail-
ways to cdmplete. #H .1
We have OPPOSITE to Marseilles vast
iliglom to assinilate to Frante we
ave all our great western ports to bring
eafer to the American continent by the
apidity efcomntinicatio whith We will
valitl; in "a word We have everywhere
uins to ruraise, false gods to put down..
ruth to make strinmpbatit. Pfolohged
Thus do understand the EN-.
lre--aif the empire Is TO be re-established.
Sensation, "Vive lEmperetir.n) Such
fe the conduests which I contemplate
nd all you who surround me who desire
nth me the good ofyuur country. you are
" soldiers. Eyes, yes. 7 Repeated
laudits. s
A HRIDE's Revenge oE.--I'he other day,
'ays d Liverpool paper,) as a wedding
arty was ascending the steps which app
reaches one of the Liverpool churches,
II intended bride herself, owing 10 some
or to ain nadveftent step,
Iissed her footing, and fell. The swain,
nHble, even at that joyful crisis Of bis
xistence, to conceal his veaation at this
tile costyetsmpts, exclaimed pettishIy,
Dear ne. how very clumsy 2 The lady B
i'd nothing, but she was, observed 10 bite
sriip. aud b FAR brighter and gloomier
oh than, beseemed the Court of. Hymsn,
AZ seen % gather on her brow, She Il
aiked deliberately, however into the
hurch;; the ceremony commenced and
,erything proceeded In orthodox fashion,
IT'D, the question was put" Wit thou
i've this MAN., etc. Here instead Of
b!ushingly. q soft affirmative
the communion cushions, the fair lady
CIV herself up. cast 4 whitening glance
,on hey bstfcthed. and muttering the ;
ords. Dear me !, how very clumsy I! sail
downt the aisle. and out Of the Church
lib the port of an offended Goddess. Il
T. They have queer pickpockets III
ifginiaA a few days sitice, while 4 Mr.
lancis Bell of Stsunton, was sngaged
dividing and weighing cattle, lot ot !:
ltsappfoached bis coat, which was hang. !.
! oa ths fence. and aijstfacted i pocket
ok, containing 4 large sum of money