Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-01-25
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TnE IMPERIAL GUARD or FRANCE

THE IMPERIAL Guard OF FRANCE
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Tie body which n Frtuc. bars the aan. Of imperia
''unri va called into existence than 50 wears ago
II hrst surrounded Republican Consul but il ~. not an,
ii, tie founder called hm.ef Emperor A., ,,Ii,,,I the
conquest oi Europe that it assumed it. grps: pfop,r,ons
and tie natce-s discipline which ha. giving i, an end
ring lame la the gr,at battles OF the later Erpir the
"u'ri was Away cun-pco',~: the rnei, Of France,
'" Ail aud stubborues- from defeat and grew every
IA! more match tor the c,,uIurror t, services or thu
Guard were more ami sal nece.-ity B,tb S,v
't"isn and pcope looked upon them with boud... in
Nour aud admiration lt the Guard to which Nm,
leon hade ilr~ell a; Fonihi cblrau and the f,.n, ~
re'uite'l 10y the uiifichiug devotion Waterloo VIM
this last catastrophe its days OF glory closed and l ,
generation u wa- unknown 10 France Tie fr...ut En-,
ietor had not been long la power bef-. h carried out ,
resign p'o''.by long briore formed. An imperial guard
~AS aatuai PROJECT OF Bpnapar;e restored t the tlron
Tie inruiorl OF such forcc Ma o-ply se,rd Ia tb,.
rnr- OF the people If rrcoa-itute il would equally in
VIE u" hdeity OF the army Tie revived organization
Wa even nor efficient than 4U ycars back The ,rc. vs.
never mere boiy quart hut nos il i, complete army
u tried soldiers, having it, cavalry artillery ,r
nrr- hight Infantry and held train. To Judge. OF tb,
Guard 10y tie regiments which bear the cort.Spon i,
name IN England would give a most iucorrct ,;, M,
hces have almost alsays served ith distinction in .b
Line while the pfvAtes similarly r.ugtei from other
rglnefs To avoid the nt-rmiSt4r. NJ y,u,,, J
'Iied soldiers The Guard, reconstructed i fitted 10
c the great nucleus OF French armies tn. r...ry. for
no" DAY OF danger, the chief defence in anv long and
hardy-coutested conflict. But the French F,,.,,,r b
20 Vi-h that his newly formed fore. -boulJ rt =, -
Nile les favored troops incurrins dangers and ~
nins lame IN the East IT necessary tn t. bo,o- n.
he ne~ empire that the Guard slonI u.cri. , H.,
',ig' names worthy to be remembered. Accordingly in
the sprng Of the present year nearly 600 landed m rho
h'sphorls nder commander who had shared in tl,.
sars OF the rst Napoleon they encampel with the rey
1t the French army. few weeks after thcv ,s,r or
e' to the CrimeA, and the capture OF th, Mam.lo tL
proved that the old spirit aliy. which had led T.,
ear oil glory On the 18th Oi June and the sth Of Sen
HDe the same NalOur was shown in defeat and yictory
These brave men return 10 their own coupt-v tt
' aDseuce short II mere time be taken into account but
% hong Duration 1t measured by the crowd oi brilliant ,c
uons which have marked the wear that ms rlo-.J 1,
would be unfair. however to attrbute th. unUont.d on
u-la>n which ttir Pafi-ial- have shown merely 20 d.
TACT that II was the Guard which entered the civ Sv
'rA tOil"Otu and shattered regiments OF th. Tna go
thee-nen who had bivOuacke,iat at Old Fort amid ,, ,,5
i'npcst, who had fought the Alma and for N D,on,b
@u Deem decinated ia the trenches before Selastonol
4"e fespect and welcome Of the people w.r. .u,v v
u 10 these but tue presence OF the Imperial Guard gave
mgner tone 10 tle solenuity ina.much as il called ON
| ehe' oil the state TO address in person the troops
which ate especially his own.
We are NOT among those who en- nleavor n av,r., .
n'ahnS from every word that falls from po.nat, o- M.
Ministers IL i, perhaps impossible for the French I'm
Ie,Ir 10 utter sent"nee - guarded that the political
""rH VIII iot see IN Il peace war speech adde's
"a to veteran soldiers newly landed on thri, own so
% '"' ""i't- oi Thousands, must be animated and III
certain dt grre warike vt maxim, ,lpr,t,, .,, ,I
'cct-ou the Emperofs address ccrt.itlv .ys si,s -
determination 10 carry out the war hcl a- I.r l,
e "A'u Is recalled That other regiments have their
H 81 seI'Ioe ana IT. rewards. The couutrvr he savs
'S. hi"tas o"'nuo has "an interest in maintaiuiu,
III France numerous aud experienced army rc,Jv y,
'Hare" wherever occasion may require He tells then,
o preserve carefully tie habits o Wa and whi RESTING
or time from hardship to be yein readiness 10 ,pon
10 his appeal This /, certainly not the tone of a n, b
"ntrnPlntes the ending Of Incomplete war by .n nsf
rcii,e peace Ii rather shows a conviction thai th. .on
test l. more arduous than first believed that tbouo
of md b. =
ne" eN"rtions over wider field No nation of Tentr
need lear the announcement that the French tt.sr
irr 70 hold themselves r-ady To march AltbougL d.
Asu To"efs would gladly the cooperation OF Prus.
d AUSTRIA ia 50 great cause vet their neutrality i NOT
10y 70 De interrupted. 80 long it is i reality IL is
against the common foe OF Eurnpe that th, n.uIv-il
vN'es 90 the French empire Sill be directed il i on tb
o"'eT OF Tue Gar that the storm will break wlchi ps
hsed 10y the short address of the French Sovereign
i"v p'4n ol tie next campaign i decided nor can
- VN'e' b' Yet iOfe>ecn IL must br remembered how
"c contest IN the Crmea grew from moderate beginnings
'' !" Dee'e the most gigantic OF modern times, But
e are Soe itst 10 form ina - OF the VAR Of $50
10 VII he carried on with equal energy in two seas ami
~" threaten tile enemy iacgGrei provinces a loti
rS'reuees oi the empire. IL ruba6e that tb, .tr,
lie u the Baltic viii fall short Of that in the S,tb
l'"eI ~ regard 70 IT. magnitude or trsut- The ,uJ
"rccs NAV not reach the numbers Wlcl, ar nov, Gu,
gated IN the East but the fleet which th. two ,,,i,,
"i shortly dispatch TO the northern waters will exceed
anything THAT has hitherto been known In naval r,+t
me eAgrr tai iupends over Cronstalt and 81 Peters
burg j. mot neglected 10y tile Car Eycrywicr, oftit,
4cSVnnsins up, aud the lesseIcd band. Of Russ, ,r
'iiI further divided by the necessity of d.ia,, 81
capital Itself There i good tor such precautions
u ! more tan probable that portion of that Gr-J
">r return Paris has just celebrated will be sent iti
aiew months to new titles 70 sppl,u.. M, ,t
'ItS ot The Baltic AZ last the iu this part ol tb
~orli must lose the reproaeh Of iucurring great
expense 10 ehect little, and even the two former
r"'es> cSnpsgnS will not be wholly LOST If the e,pri
r"'e gained j. useful tor eventual sccc,ss TIN, a. Cu.
"d tie ITanScaucasian provinces may each of tb b.
' scene o important events II Is the peculiar ,I,,p.
iasc o the allies that they u a few da,s cb,tr the
,,t "i war and land powerful force on any point of the
macs Sea coast, from the Dln1bc round 10 R,tori,,-
lheif army u avaitblc or any enterprise thry can
"hrfr they please, certain that the enemy cannot r,I
ate bn the other hand Russia is comncici 10 ,,,,ii
'"lHr,'t army 10 eFerN point Of hcr territory Ole..
'l' '' support Smpheropo-lifis hope Tor no a,-
-isi-lue tom either To- these circumstances tb. H. i
decd encouragement for the French Sovereign 10 prer,
I t3 promise the noble force which he has created ,t
Nn'I render new services to France and civilization,
ir na. 900 hs Guard bu,ly OF troops Wel Affected d, lis
-uni! aud throne, but they will best support hi. cl,u
DO. completing hs triumph over thc adversary ,,,.,
whom be- aud his allies banded