Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-01-04
RECOGNIZING TIE EMPIRE.


StPeeFsbutg, Berlin and Vienna have done likewise
withstandng The unpleasant "reminiscences which The title
oi Napoleon Ill uusl cminsccrccs, which
slty Affirm The part OF he French the validity
| OF the proclamation OF Napoleon the Second- the
slcEly shadow of Imperialism which made 10
h't across the stage when the Battle Of Water
loo had closed in blood and carnage the on-ke
the Emperor The Vienna Congress- ii we'll knov n never
recognized the son. who this crous crisis proclaim
ed by the Chamber Of Peers in Paris his sncrcssr;
They recognize lie title Of Napoleon III now of
Official existence of Napoleon the Secoad will how
have TO be admitted. 1t BE- ignored Austria, P:s-
sa and Rnssia therefore, will have place themselves IN
This inconsistent position, the necessities that surround c
now being such Leave them hardly any acrrnii.e
Not TO respond the Empire, OF the r would be tie
preliminaries mutual cxacerbaon OF feeling WHICH
all probability would as Things stand break mp
the entente co7aiale wllirii present prevails.
anticipating qunns which their allied Maj"S,cS iiay
have in the acknowledgment nl the mystic Ill the min
istcal journal al Paris LIE Pays is busy quoting from his
tory, 10 show that Napoleon the Second only pro-
claimed Emperor oI hc French in the act Of abicali1n Q.
the 22t OF june bul legally acSno cdged in that car
acter by the Chamber Of Peers and by the ClHbe Of Re-
preScntapcs There WAS cUnsc, ,ucny Government pro
claimed constituted acknowledged the editor argues in the
OF Napoleon II. Ii governed the Nalo
leon III aud historical proofs in support Of that fart pro
Gnccd by lie Pays in abundance The edit" then
the constitutional power oi Napoleon II FIJI he'or" the
victorious ui The coalition. That has exist
ed sine. the day which the Emperor u3;trh urii the
day which LOUIS XVIII rc.rnlcred the ucrrs. In
contest that fact the authentic iacs must ht
contested ard the regular legal public
power must he DESTROYED There are inerrcrRa in oyna
3, but in Governments France is the less 2o
vcrncd whether such eigns dot: not reign How
ephemcral those Governments be, they hasc
and place in history. il is in vain that the caprice
oi parties would them They rc.appcar in thc
truth ul and in the intelligence Gf history. Where
the Government from The 2lh of June the daT Of HI!
abdicaor Of Na"oenn The Slh of July the day Of te
return Of Lnns NVIlI? Where was it? Vas il at Ghrnl
with Louis NVlIl al Paris with Napoleon IL? |! Nh
pneon had rcigncG, the consequence wori !" lrr
France had been Chen, with Louis NVll Wh0 wn''
dare support such paradox? No; France was nat at
Ghcnt. Ii with liz flag, with it's honor win the i"
roes who defended it, ami whom immprrr!iiy r
exchange for the blood they shed for IT,"
We have thus noticed some length, this special plead
ing Of ,hr official n The Emperor inasianri rs
il okrd upon direct enumeration iroa The palace
and designed have its due effect upon the Allied Courts
As England has recognized the order u things through
the medium nf her ambassador Paris Lord Cpwlry. We
think there bu, ! doubt that the Of The corps II?
Iomaiquc VIII follow The example notwithstand NJ Na9n
leon II The Earl OF Malmcshury (Secreaty or Foreign
Affairs on The evening "i 'hf lu' IN ~" House o -'as
made formal announcement OF the fact in these tins
! al becomes my duty arnonn:r L. your orGeps
an which all lcng since have exp cci -
which not diminished in importance though so long Is
pcccd and fore seen a!ut" IL the notification that has bfan
made Her Mal"sts Government by the Sccc.a7 O FU-
reign Affairs Paris, announcing that the Frcncn ne"P"
have determined 10 change their constitution iom R"nue-
lie 10 that Of m Empire and 10 attach 10 The rcrsn T.! The
Prince President II the Republic The dignity oi Empao:.-
rhn notification made nu Thursday mst nod hav
ns been communicated by me 10 Her alnestys Gssrn-
rncn,, II. Majcsy's have though: it right :"ih
out further hesitation, 10 advise Her Majesty cordially To
accept and recognize this constitution selected by he
French people tor their own government II has been, a.
your Or'>hpS all know nsua! policy for period OF II
years. The revolution o! 1890 in Patsu Ichnow
ledge The constitutional duc,nc thai The people d! every
country have the right choose their Sovereign won,
any f"ipn ntcicrrnce and hn Sovereign having hrci
freely chosen by them, Tint Sovereign, ruler what
ever hc may be called bng dc ,cto TIE ruler Of rat
try should be recognized b. The Sovereign af 's
there tnrmey any doubt the dsIinc! will
the French nation in respect 70 the choice ot their &
III there has been doubt 10 their distinct nter
ton any former time must that, this occasion al
least j: perfectly impossible 10 mstasc their undcnr'ei
determination three tunes in solemn way expressed
with 10 the person. in the public
that history can afford an cXainr!c vi.
"Nhcn the revolution and The Republic succeeded The
NOR chy oI Louis Philippe the present Emperor Of the
French wes residing in this country. He went ovc with
non "i the nsual canvass ha akes place Clec1rs
minor Importance, az these of equal magnItGdc
He went over may say, with Dothng but na:n
so great in France that it identity is invested w narc
which has an elect that experience caiy has been adj. It"
make Europe understand We could, indeed almost com
peend that the fate OF Napoleon chec'rd as il was with
such mixture Of immense glory and misfortune, adni
raSy calculated 70 rouse a the synpahies OF LLman
IUe and therefore wonder that he made aai;aa
impression people whom he ruled so urg aa
greatly. But il is hardly possible ior an person in En
pean State out OF France suppose that the prestige .!
that name remains long ard steadily and strongly -
81 years after his abdcaion, that his nephew soui hav"
appeared in three different characters before the F:rri
PEOPLE in the course OF four ycArsrst Offering hn'si
without Of The accessories Of Court Government
assist him. simple President Of the French Republic wh
Chamber; secondly absolute President of the kepn1ic
without any constitutional form of government; and thirdly
az Emperor u the people, and 10 be elected first 'y
100000, then BY LOCO 000i and lastly confirmed il IL
power BY nearly 5000 QUO of people forming The utmost
tire adult population Of France
i - seeing this immense demonstration Of feeling
he part OF The French people, il impossible for his NJ
t.tys Government. l. il had not been II. usual poll"
ry not 10 advise Her Majesty Immediately and cori,ly
accept and recognize the Empire. There might have trcr
one and only reason, which might have tempted u
hesitate advise Her Majesty but rejoice IN Ikrt
the good senee Of the present Emperor foc-eens the diff
Gully, made advance remove from the Government
hosc difficulties that might otherwise have existed a.
ludc somewhat ambiguous expression 10 Ec ound IN ~"
report of the SendS conSuus, which referred to the lat,
President OF the Republic, and which connected win
The title he aschat uf "Napoeon llI' ihis
might have induced Her hlaIestys Government w"ulG
indeed naturally have induced suprosc-as
drrstood in a!ancc, aud as IL s commonly under
stood when designating sUvtcignsto give me bearer - "
hereditary and spcCve right In the thrOnethp
he descended in straight and Legitimate line and that
by RIGHT, lie mounted throne Of France The pr
Emperor however orsccing this difficulty took him
f The nitiaIory step and frankly assured Her NaI'+'v
Government that it clat.d simply 10 the historical ncicn
France, and according tho French law, two
crcgns OF the name of Napoleon Bonnpnrtc had Pec.tr
lie present Emperor Neither cf tlcsc rccogn. h.
tbs country. The French Government knew thar os welt
your l0dstps ard they have aGor'ei The tile ~Itnnr
intention Of claiming hereditary right from hc fist En-
Pcros. They have distinctly inmaied this 10 Tier Mtstgs
| C:or,nrrn ard it ,a> also been since ann0ua@,: N
| speech by the Emperor himself
Mith satisfactory aud flank explanations made be-
fore asked any piicia! questions the subject with
these satisfactory and frank declarations il only c 70
Her Malcstys Government cordially 10 acknowledge lr DE-
cifcd Will OF the French nation, and send IN nInhis
sato Paris credentials for the In ihr n";:h
cation of The Empire Her Majesys Government s informed
that the policy that influenced The President w! inin
Tie Emperor. And, with respect 10 that policy, re-
CARDS England, il is impossible speak highly Of III,
cordial and frank which every question has bern
enerlancd by the Government OF France since have had
the honor OF holding the seals of Office have found moth
ing but fairness and fair play in all their transacuns
having found nothing but assurances Of good WILL an! wish
maintain unbrukau friendship with this cOun;iy.-
believe that the Emperor himself and the great mass
the French people deeply feel the necessity for the interests
OF both countries thai they shond be II peace. hcc."
the other hand that they the folly and the cc:ae I"
provoking They must know that war; tar rs :1r
cd The su6iugation of either country By toe o;@r
ahnrdiiy; that The br poTctn! nr 20
independent BE- able su5juglc the Other: and tat
therefore, The nc only useless "ar,rsacs7 =
cruel and cruel useless
There Is certainly nuhinc IN sentiments like i'cSa ln5-
ying the belief pc.nn, British Nnstrr look upon
this change Of ars In France. with aughI Of spprchen
son In this rcspec they differ from the press which gene