Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-12
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.

PARIS, JANUARY %, 1853.
The following is translssed from the Moniteur Of
thiaMry -
Ts-sy, Atnoon, ~ h<esa II sbs ss.ats the Bnrsan
Of the Lsgsetivs Corps, and NM the nsmbers Of the
Council Of State met at the Tuileies to receive there
from the Emperor communication relative to his
rage. Nearly oil the members Of The Senate, among
whom were remarked NM the Marshals, the Admirals
and Mge the Archbishop of Paris FASTENED to join the
members of the Bureau. NM the members Of the Lee
gslatve Corps, Of whom large ncmber are in Paris
had also manifested their desire to be present this i'm
posing solemnity, at quarter past twelve, NM. the
Senator's the members of the Legislative Corps and the
Councillors of State left the saloons in which they had
assembled and repaired to the throne The Coun
cors of State placed themselves upon each side Of the
throne the Senators in front of the throne to the right
and the Deputies in 'front.' to the left. At haf-past
twelve the Grand Master of Ceremonies announced the
Emperor. His Majesty, in the uniform Of lieutenant
general preceded by the great officers of his household
accompanied by their Imperial Hghnesses the Prince
Jerome and the Prince Napoleon, and by his Minister'S
entered the in the midst of the still attention of the
whole assembly.
The Emperor, standing in front of the throne, having
his right his Imperial Highness the Prince Jerome,
and on his left his Imperial Hghness the Prince Napo
voice, but with visible emotion, in which the whole
sembly shared:
sGENTLEMKN: yield to the desire often manifested
by the nation in coming you my marriage.
The union which contract is not in accordance with the
traditions of the ancient policy and there is its advan
tage [Sensation
France tits successive revolutions abruptly
separated itself from the rest of Europe Every wise
Government should seek replace her within the pale of
the old monarchies but this result will be more surely
attained by straightforward and frank policy by good
faith in its transactions than by royal alliances which
create false security and substitute frequently interests
Of family in the place Of national interests Applause
Moreover the examples Of the past have left superst
tious beliefs upon the popular mind The people have
forgotten that during the last seventy foreign
prncesses mounted the steps of the throne only
see their race deposed and prescribed by war by
luton. Profound sensation.] One woman alone has
seemed carry blessings in her train and to live
than the others in the memory of the people and this
was not the issue of royal blood, LApplause WV
rEmpereurl]
Nevertheless it must be acknowledged that the
rage Of Napoleon l. in 1910, with Maria Lousa was q
great event 1t pledge for the future and veri-
table satisfaction to the national prde for we saw the
ancient and ustrious house Of Austria which had so
long waged against soliciting alliance with the
elected chief Of empire On the other hand, dur
ing the last reign the national sefove wounded,
when the heir the crown after soliciting and in vain
for several years. alliance with sovereign house. finally
obtained princess accomplished assuredy, but only Of
secondary rank, and protesting different religious
creed
"when in the face of ancient Europe man is borne
by the force of principle to the lofty level Of the
old dynastes it is not by the aduncton of coat OF arms
drawn from remote antiquity and by seeking at any cost
introduction into the family Of Kings that he assures his
acceptance II is rather by ceasing to remember
whence he springs by preserving his individual charac
ter and by accepting frankly, in his relations with Eu
rope the position Of upstarta glorious title when one
has started up by virtue Of the free suffrage of great
people. Unanimous applause.
cit is thus that my marriage forced to depart from the
which have been observed up to this time be-
simply private affair The selection Of the per-
son was all that remained to do. She who has become
the object Of my choice of high birth French by her
affections by her education and by remembrance Of the
blood which her father shed in the Of the Empire
she possesses Spanad the advantage Of not having
family upon which it would be TO confer honors
and dignies Endowed with all the qualities Of the soul,
she will be the of the throne and in the day Of
danger she would become Of its courageous support
Roman Catholic and pious she will address to Hea-
ven the prayers rs myself for the happiness of
France. Gracious and kind occupying the position of
the Empress Josephine she will, have the firm hope,
revive in that position the virtues Of Josephine Pro-
longed applause Vive PEmpereur Vive PImperatrice
81 then, messeurs, to say to France that have
preferred wife whom love and respect unknown
whose alliance would have presented advantages mingled
with sacrifices Processing disdan for do after
having consulted my and my convictions yield
my inclination. Finally, placing independence the quail
ties Of the heart and domestic happiness above dynasc
prejudces and the calculations of ambition shall be
the less strong since shall be the free. Lively
applause
''soon repairing to Notre Dame, 1 shall present the
Empress to the people and to the army The confidence
they have in Of their sympathy for her
whom have chosen. And you, gentlemen when you
shall have learned to know her. will be convinced that
this time also have been inspired by Providence" THE
room resounds with long-continued appsuse
The Montew says that this discourse, so sincere,
so patriotic frequently interrupted by outbreaks Of ap
pause and shouts Of " yive rEmpereur yve pImpern-
tricc !" produced upon the Assembly profcAd impress
sion, which win be shared in by all France
We read in the Constitutionnel that the Of Nile
MoSrIJo is found connected with the most glorious
souvenirs Of the great wars Of the Empire
'In the struggle which Napoleon carried in Spain,
the Count de Mono fought vaanty under the standard
of France Colonel Of Artillery. lie paid brsvey with
his person at the battle of Salamanca where he lost an
and had leg fractured At the period when, in spite
Of all the courage Of the soldiers and the skill Of the
chiefs, the French army experienced in the Peninsua
those which led ts retreat and when Ferd
nand VII the throne Of his ancestors
the Count de Montijo left Spain to continue to serve
France. He went through the campaign Of 1914 with
much distinction and decorated by the Emperor him
self for the courage which he displayed in the course OF
1t was he to whom at the time Of the defence Of Paris
Napoleon conded the tracing out the ort6catons OF the
capital and whom he placed the head Of the pupils Of
the Polytechnic School, with the mission to defend the