Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-29


aud on The 25th The Senate were 10 have met
10 ascertain aud declare the result. The whole
proceeding has, no doubt, been gone through
with--and NAPOLEON rnE LITTLE hos reached
an elevation hioh his great UNCLE found II
imnossible to maintain. The doubt, so often
expressed whether the French people are ca
pable of sefgovernment must for another ey-
Gle of years remain undetermined except so
far as its negative side may have been strength.
ened by recent event. a firmly established
AMI well ordered system Of free aud democrat.
ic government seems something beyond and
above their reach, and il ,aay be that the giant
hand Of imperial power viii serve more e.
fectly than any other to maintain a sor Of
quiet, which. however disgraceful or oppres-
fre.Vill be better lhan H. frailIoss and bloody
revolutions, that have SO often shaken The
whole fabric of their social and civil society.
We have already given the outline of the
imperial government but II IS matter Of SUI
fccnt Importance to demand a more detailed
and authentic account. The following is the
decree Of the Senate;
Article l. The imperial dignity Is re-csab
lishcl. Louis Napoleon Bonoparte Is Empc
ror. under the name of Napoleon II l.
Art 2. The Imperial dignity is hereditary
in the direct and Legitimate descendants Of
LOUIS Napoleon Bonaparle, from male 10 ma e
by order of primogeniture, to the perpetual eK
cIusion of females and their descendants.
Art 3. Louis Napoleon Bunaparte. II he
has no male child, may adopt the legitimate
children and descendants in the male lnc Of
E
forms Of adoption are regulated by Scnatus
cons1l,um" If, after this adoption. male chill
dren should be born 10 Louis Napoleon his
adopted children cannot be- called on TO sue.
coed him until after his legitimate descendants
The adoption is interdictcd to the Successors OF
Louis Napoleon aud to their descendants.
cart. 1. Louis Napoleon regulates by an or.
ganic decree addressed 10 the Senate, aud dc
posted in It's archives. the order OF succession
to tie throne in the Bonaparte family IN ease
he should leave no direct, Legitimate, Or adop
tive heir.
Art 5. In default OF legitimate or adop.
tive heir of Louis Napoleon Booapattr, and Of
the successors in collateral line, who shall
derive their right IN the above mentioned or
ganic decree, "Seuntus consutum," propus-
ed 10 the Senate by the Ministers formed into u
Council of Government, united 10 the Prcsi
dents Of the Senate, Of Tire Legislative body,
aud Of the Council oil state, and submitted -
the acceptance Of the people, names the En-
peror, and regulates "a his family the hcrcdi-
iary order from male II milc, 10 lto perpetual
exclusion Of females AID their dcsccndants.-
Uulil the moment when tie election Of the
new Emperor Is consummlled, the affairs al
state are governed by the Ministers in Office.
who shall form themselves INTO a Council oil
Government. and Deliberate 10y a majority oil
votes.
art, g. The members Of the family of Lou.
is Napoleon Bonapaltc called eventually To
the Succession, and Their Descendants of both
sexes, form part Of the Imperial family \
SeaafuS consa'tam regulates their position
They catuot marry without the authorization
Of the Emperor. lher marriage withoutsuch
authorization entails prleatoa OF all hereditary
right, as well for him VINO contracts it as fl
his descendants.
"Arf. 7. The Constitution of the 18th Jana.
airy, 1852, is maintained ianIl provisions which
are not contrary to the prcscnf Seaaf4y co4sQi.
tim; there cannotbe any notifications made in
1t, except IN the forms and by the means there
IN prescribed.
Art. s. The following proposition shall he
presented to the acceptance a. tie French PEG
lle III INC lhflHS tie titllleu ~ ilN utClttS Nl
the 2nd aud lth of Dec, 1881; The people
wish Tor the re-eatabIshment o. tie imperul
dignity in the person Of Louis y tpoleon Boaa
parte, with hereditary right ofhs ditret des
pendants, either legitimate or adupt,e and giy,
him the right To regulate tie order 81 success
sion TO the throne in the Bonapnre family, rs
provided for by the Snat1s.consa2t4a Of
Nov. 1862.
NJ. MesnarJ, First Vice President Of tbeSen
ate. on presenting the above Seaafas eousaitam
to the Prince President, addressed him in a
very llattering speech.
The Prince made The following reply;
"Messleurs les Senator'S. thank he Sen
1'e Tor the readiness With " hich it has respond
"a ~ me wishes Of the country, in dcliherating
Jro Wv re establishing orhc Empire, aud in
living UP the Scaahs consu1tuW. which is 10
be submitted To the accen,nnca ~ ,,a ,'.,'i,
w, Tne sa - years since IN this same ra,ace. n
TINS same room and under anal,,o,I. -.