The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-10-30
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THE DAILY DISPATCH
LOUIS NAPOLEON'S SPEECH

The following is the speech of Louis Mann.
leon at Bordeaux, in response to a compl;-
mentary toast given in the name of the Prince
President by N. Dufour Duberyer, president of
the Bordeaux Chamber OF Commerce
IL accept, with eagerness, the opportunity
Afforded me by the Bordeaux Chamber of Com
merce Tor thanking your great city for its cor
diai reception and magnificent hospitality. L
aH nappy, at the end of my journey, to com
munlcaie the impression have received The
object Of my tour, as you are we'll aware. wss
20 make myself acquainted, by personal obser-
sanon. with the beautiful provinces iu the
SCUM, and to ascertain the real wants Of ths
people.
1T has, however, led to far more importan,
result. l may say, indeed, with candor, as far
| removed from the Prince as from false modes
y, that never did people more directly
more spontaneousiy-moreu unanimously testi-
~ their determination to free themselves from
all uneasiness respecting the future by placing
IN the same hands as heretofore power which
sympathised with its feelings: (Applause.l
ihe people have now at last learned TO
value at their price the false hopes with which
| II has been cajoled and the dangers with which
| II was threatened
| ;. 1T seems that in 1852 society approached it's
| aissoiuuon, because each party consoled itself
| 80 santb ahiu Tue general wreck, le
| might sun plant Its standard on floating frnp-
| ments. lSensation-cries of Vive rEmpereur.l
NOW that It's eyes are opened to the absurd
| tneorles, the people have acquired a conyic-
| ton that those pretended reforms were vision
ary, inasmuch as there has always been dis
proportiOned want OF consequence between ex-
pedlents and promised results. Loud applause
and cries of 'true,' 'nue.'1
| "A nation surrounds me with its sympa,hies
4 n or hot tkAE, r
gists. Is promote the welfare OF the country
4! Is not necessary to apply new systems, but
the Chief point above all is to produce conf
| dence IN the present and security for the fu-
| ture. For these reasons it seems France d.
| sires to return TO the Empire. ['Yes, yes,' and
prolonged applause with cries of 'Vive l'Em-
| pereur.J
| "There is one objection to which must re.
| ply. Certain minds Seem to entertain dread
OF war. Certain persons say the empire will
| only be state of war; but | say the Empire is
| peace. (Great sensation.] For France de-
| sires it, and when France is satisfied the world
| is tranquil. (These words, uttered in a firm
| voice and with strong emphasis, produced
| magical effect, and enthusiastic 'bravos'
were heard on all sides.l
| "Glory deseends by Inhertancs, but not war.
Did the Princes who justly felt pride that they
| were the grand children of Louis XIV. recon-
| uicuC6 MS wars war IS not made Tor plea
sure, but through necessity; and, at this epoch
oftransition, where, by the side of so many ele-
ments of prosperity, spring so many causes Of
! death, we may truly say, woe be to him who
| gives the first signal TO collision, the eonse-
| quences of which weuld be incaleuIable.-
| lLong and profound sensatiOn.l have many
conquests to make. | wish, like him, to con-
quer, by cancellation, all hostile parties, and to
bring into the grand popular current those hos
| tile streams which now lose themselves with
out profit to any one. [Applause.]
| III wish to restore to religion, morality and
| opulence, that still numerous part Of the pops
| lation which, though in the bosom of the most
fertile country in the world, can scarcely OBJ
tain the common necessaries of life. Sensa-
| tionJ
I'VE have an immense waste of territory to
cultivate, roads to open, ports to Dig rivers TO
render naviga able, sy stem Of railroads to com
plete. We have opposite TO Marseilles vast
kingdom which we must assimilaie to France.
We have to bring all our great Western ports
into connection with the American continent
by the rapidity Of communication which We
still want, and, lastly, we have ruins to restore
false gods TO overthrow. Truths will be
made triumphant. Prolonged applause.l-
This is the sense which attach to empire
if empire is to be restored. Cries Of Vive i
Empereur Such are the cOnqussts which
contemplate, and all you who surround Inc,
and who, like me, desire your country's well
fare, you are my soldiers" Yes, yes, and
prolonged applause.]