Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-02-10
THE DAILY TINES
THE MARRIAGE OF THE EMPEROR OF
THE FRENCH,

! ding to announcement, the members of the Bu-
reau of the Senate and Corps LegiStatif, the
members of the Council of state, aud several in
dividual members of the Senate aud Corps Le-
| gislahjf waited upon the Emperor at the 7ruie-
| ries, TO receive the remarkable communication
relative to his marriage.
AT half past twelve the gra nd !, master of the
ceremonies announced the Emperor. His Ma
Jesty IN the costume OF lieutenant general, pre-
ceded by the great officers OF the household ac-
companed by their imperial highnesses Prince
Jerome and Prince Napoleon, and by his Minis
tiers, entered the room.
The Emperor, standing before the throne,
having Prince Jerome on his right. and Prince
| Napoleon on his left, pronounced the following
| speech, with clear and accumulated voice, but
with visible emotion, which was shared by the
whole assembly:
"Gentlemen-I yield to the wish so often man
ifested by the country in coming to announce to
| you my marriage.
"'fhe union which contract is not in aecor-
dance with the traditions of old olicy;-that is
| its advantage.
France, by her successive revolutions, has
always roughly separated herself from the rest
OF Europe. Every government ought to seek to
make her re-enter into the rank of the old mon
arches, bnt this result will be more surely at
tanned by straightforward aud candid policy,
| and by good faith in all transactions, than by
royal alliances, which create false security, and
| frequently substitute family for national inter-
| ests
"Besides. examples of the past have left in
the mind OF the people superstitious beliefs; thew
have not forgotten that for seventy years past
foreign prncesses have only assembled the steps
OF the throne to see their race dispersed and
| prescribed by war or by revolution. One female
alone appeared to bring happiness and to live
more than others in the remembrance of the peo-
| pie, and that woman, the good and modest wife
of General Bonaparte, was not the issue Of royal
| blood
ut must nevertheless, be admitted that 10 $40
the marriage of Napoleon |, with Maria Louisa,
was a great event; it was pledge for the future,
and real satisfaction for national pride, since
the ldatd llustrous house of Austria, who had SO
long made war gainst us, formed an alliance with
| the elected chief OF Empire. Under the
last reign. on the contrary, had not the amour
propre of the country to suffer. when the heir of
the crown sought in vain for several years an al
lance with a sovereign house, and at length OBJ
tuned a princess, doubtless accomplished, but
only in secondary rank, and of another reli.
gion!
when in the face of old Europe, one is led
by the force of a new principle to the height of
old dynasties, it is not by seeking to introduce
oneself at any price into the family of kings that
one makes oneself accepted 1t is rather by re-
Numbering ones origin, in preserving ones own
character, and in assuming frankly before Eu-
| rope the position of parvenu-a glorious title
when it comes from the free sul'rages Of great
| people.
! THUS, obliged TO set aside precedents hitherto
| followed, my marriage was no longer anything
but private affair." the only thing that remained
was the choice OF the person. She who is be-
come the object of my preference is of high
birth. French by heart, by education, and by
the remembrance of the blood which her fathers
i c~., I,o
Spaniard. the advantage of not having in France
any family to whom she would wish to give
| honors and dignities.
"Gifted with every quality of mind, she will DO
the ornament of the throne, jas in the day of
danger she will become of it's most courage
Gus supports. Catholic and pious, she will ad-
dress to heaven the same prayers myself for
the happiness of France; gracious and good, she
will firmly hope cause to revive, ia the same
position, the virtues of the Empress Josephine
81 come then, gentlemen, to say to France-I
have preferred woman whom love and respect
to one unknown and whose alliances would have
advantages mingled with sacrifices. Without
testfying disdain for any one, yield to my
penchant, but not without having first consulted
my reason and my convictions. In short,
in placing independence, qualities of heart,
and family happiness above dynastic pre-
JUDGES and calculations of ambition, | shall
not be the less strong, since | shall be more
free.
''Soon, in proceeding to Notre- Dame, I shall
present the Empress to the people and to the
army; the confidence which they have in me as
sures me of their sympathy in her have chosen;
and you, gentlemen, in learning to know her, you
will be convinced that this occasion again I
have been inspired by Providence"
In lesss than an hour after its delivery, the
speech was pacarded in all parts of Paris.
The herald's have been set to work to make
out Mdle. Nlontjo's pedigree, and n OF contente1
with the very excellent materials of her fathers
recognized genealogical tree they already claim
for her royal blood. The Count de Geyodan d.
rector of the Archaeological College of France,
has sent the following communication to the go
vernment journals.
The family with which the Emperor forms an
alliance, is OF the most illustrious in Spain.
Our future empress belongs to the house of Guz-
man, whose origi dates back to the earliest times
OF the Spanish monarchy, and which several his
torians say was the issue of royal blood. All tho
branches of this family have played a distinguish
ed part in history. We will quote among others
those OF the Dukes of Medina, of las Torres, Of
NJ edina-Sidona, and of Olivares and those of
the Counts of Mentjo, of Teba or Teva, and of
Vaaverde, Marquis de ArdaIes, de la Algara, &c,
grandees of Spain.
The Duchess de Teba Countess de Montio,
descends from this last branch. 1t is not tho
first time that this family has been called to ascend
the throne for in 1888, Donna LULA Francisco
de Guzman, daughter of Juan Perez de Guzman,
eighth Duke of Medina Sdonia, married the
King of Portugal, Don Juan w. of Araganza.-
The Count de Moutijo have the same arms as the
Dukes OF Medina Sldonia, their near relations.
and bear the same name, Witches de Guzman.
1t is not yet known how much the dotaton of
the Empress will be. Five millions of francs
were at first spoken of, but later rumors say that
the sum will be only three hundred thousand
francs the same amount enjoyed by the Duchess
OF Orleans. La the meantime she has removed to
the palace OF the ElYsee, which is already nlacad