The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-13

the puol1c wants France, gentemens detlres TO
have the life Of great nation and not that prses-
risus and sickly existence which wastes away the
social body During the last four years, whilst cub
jec.ed to perilous experiments, she has known how
20 correct BY be, good sense the evils u dep'ora
bic situation But 1t is necessary that suoh stu
alton should be brought TO q close. Up 70 the pre-
sent time she had besn able 10 ind in the midst OF
the tempests which assailed her. only transitory
CLEANS of safety, on which fu ture pros oerity
could possibly be based At present she is aboat to
enter the port, TO found BY Of the fortu cate
pilot whom she greets with joy, the ed foe Of her
prosperity on the solid ground of monarchy.
Let us now look to tie details Of the draft of the
Stnsfus cOnsuHLm.
Louis Napoleon viii take the name of Napoleon
III 1t is that name which echoed ia the accla-
nations of the peoples il is the name which was
inscribed on the triumphal arches and trophies.
We do not specially select 1T; We merely acsept 1t
from natural and spontaneous election 1t has,
besides that profound good sense which s always to
be met with in the wonderful instincts of the people
1t is a homage to Napoleon l., whom the people
never forgets and il is pous remembrance for ais
youthful son. who was constitutionally proclaimed
Emperor of the French, and whose reign, short as
it was has not been eaced by the obscure existence
of the exile 1t solves for the failure the question of
succession, and signifies that the empire will be
hereditary after Louis Napoleon, rs it mas been for
himself In tine it connects the political phase to
which We owe our safety with the glorious name
which WAS also the safety OF past times.
And yet, by the side of the traditional element,
contemporary events preserve their proper value
and their peculiar signifcation. If Louis Napoleon
is called on At present to resume the wsrk Of his
uncle is not merely because he il the heir Of the
Emperor, but because he deserves to be SO it Is
account of his devotedness to France, and Of that
spontaneous and personal action which has ,ued
the country from the horrors OF anarchy. LIZ is not
sufficient for him to be the heir Ut the Emperor he
must be again elected for the third time, by the
people Thus, the succession and the election will
be in accord to double his force, the modern fact
rendering the old one young Sg,igerous 6y tho
tract
The Senatus-consultum next invests Louis Napo-
leon with the right to adopt heir, 10 default Of
direct successor. Adoption, which is , common
right in private families, cannot be an exception in
6yDsstio families for, when no natural heir exists,
it is principle in public law that the choice OF the
monarch belongs to the people But that rule ID
tina. Of ordinary times, and cannot suit in an abso
lutte manner order Of things which again resumes
new course after lsng interruption, and in the
midst OF the most extraordinary circumstances
Louis Napoleon, the depositary Of she confidence
Of the people, charged by it to draw up consti-
tuion, can, on infinitely stronger grounds, receive
the mandate to provide for certain eventualities,
and to prevent certain crises in which that constitu
ton might perish. The strokes of nature have
been often terrible in regning families, and have
set at naught the counsels of wisdom The French
people will not ipagine that it makes toe great
sacrifice Of its rights in aban oning itself once
to the prudence Of the Prince whom it has made the
srbiter of its desnies This provision, besides is
borrowed from the imperial constitution. The en-
pire which reyves ought not to be less powerful in
its means than was the empire at its commence
ment. And in order to remain within the letter and
the spirit Of that precedent, the Senstss co,,sswn
proposes to you not to admit of such ption,
cept for the male descendants, natural and legti-
mate, Of the brothers Of Napoleon |. The right of
unlimited adoption would be in manifest contradic
ton with the popular wish for the reinstatement
of the empire, which 10 the guiding star of de.
liberia ions. In fact, the empire Is nseparable from
the name Of Bonaparte; and cannot be conceived
new form of the monarchy was stipulated in France
Every thing ought to remain consistent In tho work
which We are considering,
But above that combination, solely Of political
anything constitutes her faith in tho future; and
that is, that at distant period wife will take
her place the throne which is about to be raised,
and will give to thalEmperor scions worthy Of his
was imposed on the Prince on the day whom the
cries of" Vire PEn,pereHr' hailed him on bis pas
sage and he will accept it virtually but necessarily
on the day when the crown will DO placed on his
view to the future, it ought to carry with it al the
legitimate consequences which preserve that future
from uncertainty and shocks
In default Of the direct line and of the adopsive
ne the Of succession in the collateral line must
be provided for. On that point We propose to you
auFe, by which the people should confer on Louis
Napoleon the right Of regulating by an organic do
cree that order OF succession IN the Bonsparte f.mi
main more perfectly in accord with the popular
wish, which In its unlimited confidence has placed
in Louis Napoleon's hands the destinies Of the
country; 1t will likewise be more in confor nifty
with the political changes which Franco has en-
tered into since the I'd December. The greatest
political genius Of italy, in tho sixteenth een-
tury, was accustomed to cay. that In those rare
and solemn moments, in which the question il to
found new State, the will Of single man was in
dispensable (D That is what the nation somprs-
hended SO admirably WHOM IL RENTED to Louis Ne
poleon the task Of drawing up tho eoustitusio.
which governs us. At present, that capital modi
hcation is taking place in one OF the very founda-
tions Of that constitution, it appears natural and
logical to again center on Louis Napoleon portion
special point which concerns most intimately the
interests Of the dynasty of which the nation de-
clares him the head. he may fix on such provisions
rs appear to him best appropriated to tho public
interest," and the interes. of the monarch. For his
family, as well for the country, Louis Napoleon
is the man Of an exceptional situation, and no
fear must be entertained Of adding to his power, in
order that, with the assent Of ALL he may settle it
by the au.hsrty Of . single person. We therefore
propose to you, after conference with the organs
Of the government, which has led to unanimiSy Of
opinion, thus yorded:-
ART.4 Leuis Napoleon Bonaparte regulates by
ganic decree addressed 20 the Senate and in the
archives the order succession the throae in the
Boaaparte family in ease he ahoud not leave any direct
or adopted heir
1t is not necessary for us to say to you that in this
people ought TO contain an express mention Of that
delegation. 1t will be necessary, according to the
constitution, that the French people be called 10
declare whether it desires or not to inves. Louis
Napoleon with the power which we conceive ought
to be conferred on him.
After having thus spoken OF the succession to the
imperial crown, the Seuatus coasnlinn carries the
attention to the condition Of the family Of the En
peror Il divides it into two parts lst the imperial
family properly called, composed of the persons
who may by possibility be called to the throne and
Of their descendants Of both sexes and, I'd, Of tas
other members of the Bonaparte family.
The situation Of the princes and prinoesses of the
imperial family is to be regulated by Senasus-con-
sntd; and they cannot marry without the Empsror's
consent Art. pronounoss for any infrsstion Of
losing all right to the succession, with the proviso,
hswever, that in OF the dissolution Of the mar
rage by death Of the wife, without issue, the right
is ct once recovered.
As 10 the other members Of the Bonsparte family,
who ennlnnsa The civil family IL Ia 10 The En-