Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-12-07

yaccepte FEmppe. exclaimed thu Pup,.
and on the I'd December I>52, he Inn,
formally announced that III" tmptrp h.j
commenced: From thIs Iay iurfb I,,...
along with the crown. the title ii N,r.,l.,,,
Ill, because the logic 81 the propir ha, alr...
dy gwen ii Ia me by a, .analiou. Mn. >,.,,,.,.
has proposed IL IN due course ii law ana -.
entire nation has ratified it, On lh,,.,u.
plcl"ns day the Emperor. lnu laug,r M.
President lett his palace 81 s. CIu.. and
entering Paris through the Bus i" b ,ul,,,,-
AMI the Champ, Elyse-s. escorted! by >,.h
chiefs OF the army a had moi been ,,,la1
entered the garden oi tia. Iurrrrc> an,d rh-
acclamations oi his SUBJECTS The latter l.,
now voluntarily dennded themselves .t,b.,r
quality Of citizen, and had placed tlem>el,..
at the disposal Of u master. 4 grand :.
view followed III the place ia Carf,u>.I :,
which the eXIled Ahd.rl ka,lrr assisted a.,
amid general salute. and the thunder. !,
the cannon of tile lnsalide>, the Minister II
War announced 10 the army, while rhp Mlni.
ter vi the Interior announced Ia the new ",
tlonal Guard, the commencement al the En-
pre-. The Emperor bowed his arkuowledy
ments from balcony Of the palace and zen.
eral rejoicings followed
Thus France, heroic France. which bs3
shed 50 much OF her best blood. and made -
many sacrifices t. obtain freedom. gay.
up the effort III despair. and welcomed III.
beir Of the man who had made her tam,u.
aud powerful ut the expense If the world
We can but lament that So gifted peopl.
should have 81 signally tailed ia their daty
u themselves and their children. and have
reserved for the latter, II may be-. scene, Of
blood and tyranny, such as STAN the memo.
~ of Charles IN We are not now tuiin,
fault with Napoleon Ill He bat seized th,
opportunity which offered Tor agerandizrpy
himself and his family. We believe thar
provided no harm come II mm aud his dy
nasty, he has al heart the welfare - France
but We perceive that h- has, Ike Emukrn.
stein, u monster - control, one that viii
consume him if he does NOT Ind II occupation.
and this Is why We watch with ANXIETY and
curiosity hls every movement tllh"rto he
has acted with consumate tact and ABILITY
The Powers of the old world are chained u
his chair. On his nod depend, the safety or
the destruction OF nations. lie ha, amply mI.
that he would restore the Empire. We have
not space for detailed review OF h, lmpe.
rial career but We mas briefly notice some
of the salient points Of it.
His first step, after his accession to the
throne, WAS u find partner who should &c.
cupy it worthly with him. His advances
10 some of the portIouless princess, al Eu
rope were repealed. He was thus prevented
from wrecking himself on the same rock as
his uncle had done. He then turned IL tho
object of his affections. Eugene dr Mruriio,
whose grace, beauty, and goodness Ut heart
have since become word-rcuownrd. aud he
married her on the 3Oth Of January, 1853.
Ii was not, however. until March. lSjG, that
the continuance of his dynasty va, youch
safed. On the 10th of lhat month the I'm
press brought into the world the Prince IA.
poleon, Fentdm ar France. the hoprui the
family. lie is not yet four years old and
should anything terminate the reign Of hl,
father before he shah be old enough Ia take
the reiyns of government into la, own hands,
the continuance of the Bonapartr dynasty
may be again interrupted.
Napoleon Ill has almost reconstructed
Paris Those who have not visited that he
lightful city since lsiS would now >rarely
recognize very large portion OF IT, WIDE
streets and splendid edfces have supcse.
ded the only narrow courts aud antquatei
houses, wherein were nightly enacted the
mysteries Of Paris" Vast public works
cover France Her system Of railways aud
and telegraphs has been nearly completed.
and though provisions ara now AT fabulous
price, the people are, on the whole, satisfied
with Napole"n's administration. But is his
foreign policy and his successful war;, which
have mainly contributed u his power
More fortunate than the first Napoleon III
acquiring the friendship. or, at all events,
the neutrality of England, he has thereby
preserved freedom Of action upon the ocean.
BY this he has been enabled to strike a hea'
Wy blow at Russia, and another al Aus
tria. and he is ready 10 strike a third when
ever il NAV suit him. Hitherto he has es
housed the cause ot the weak, and he has
solemnly declared that, whenever The inter
ests of civilization ehall BE- jeopardi2edr
France shall be found their protector and
that he will cast the sword of Brcnuu- into
the scale Of the suffering natlonaltles.-
These are grand meaS aud grind Professions,
and should he reign untll the u Drcember.
lsG6, he will probably by that time hay ear
ried some Of them into execution - Phtta.
Imey.