, 1865-06-09
Priuce NAPOLEON on the Monroe Doc.
tr1ues


The following is the speech Of Prince Ma
ro'eop, with which, 1t Is understood, the
Emperor is much dlsRlcased:
To develop State with which VIC can hare
no dispute either with regard to frontiers or
supre macy of influence, which can and ought
to be our natural ally, carrying on An cxten-
sire t1ade, producing raw materials which
we cannot raise In our climate, purchasing
our manufactures, which its tDclp1ent ciylt-
cation does not allow it to produce, powerful
by lis navy, md unable to b. othcr than tue
ally of Francc--al1 thesa considerations de-
c!ded Napoleon to .iiaEe the friendship o. -" .::
United S;ates an axiom Of bis policy. he
well knew that democrats arc ccpect.!ly sen
-1i.Aa -te respectful attentions, and that to
galn their friendship 1t is not enough TO con-
slider their Interests, but that an appeal must
ESQ be made 20 their generous sentiments.
on receiving Intelligence Of Wash1ngton's =
dcRtll, Gu the 15tn CT December, l739, Napo-
lton not only went into mourning himsslf,
but caused the whole army to do SO. by is,u.
lug the following order Of the day:
Warrington is dead. That great man fought
1gat1 ct tyranny; he consold1ied the liberties Of
Ills country. lis memory vii! evcs b. dear 10 The
French Dotio1. as to Bll 5feemen IN both the old
and new W0Elds, and espesia II to the soldfcrB Of
France, who, liks him and IL American soldiers,
6t ht for equality aud liberty"
He cven went further, when, In 1905 he
Seue0 1Aouislh9a- ~ cruz 1 RlcuCu territory
for money, to furl the tri c01ored lsg, thus 70
abandon NJ entire territorial possession Of
France In the New World, might appear to
NARROW minds immense concessions to the
United States. But here again NC observe
that eagle glance, that prompt intelligence
which does not hesitate over details, but
geea straight to It's aim. This question Of
Louisiana raised some clouds of dlssatsGac-
tfon between England and France. Napo-
leGn solved 1t In the sense of moderation,
wisdom, and the true interests Of Frame
and he Thoee foreign policy none can accuse
Of weakness, sold our 1e!1ilo. Y to the United
States for eighty millions Of francs. Napo-
IT, on TINS explained this net before the Coun-
cil ef State In 1901:
don her colonies in the Atlaatic Ocean. All thote
IN AmCt1ca will, In less than dftY years. be added
10 the territory Of the United States. 1t was this
consideration which determined ne 10 cede Lou1.
slana.
The fact appears to me Important, and, By
singular coincidence, the extraordinary
cmbaEsador Who, in concert with Mf. Living
ston, Eci'rrdt nt0;iye Of the United States At
Palls, treated for the purchase of New Or
leans and the Fioridas, and signed the treat
Alr. Monroe, the celebrated Statesman who
has given his nnme to the doctrine propounl-
ing the principle TINT the Governments of
Europe must hold no possessions in North
America. The life Of Napoleon Is full Of
these coinciderces.> go Instructive and SO
curious. Let us ardcntly desire the pacifica-
1ion of the American Union, and not suffer
ourselves to be Influenced BY those fa1l4clous
which would transform the char
arter Ct q revolt condemned By right, by
reason, and by interests, supported with
courage, but which Is only the unjlstidable
ttlcrt Of an a1istocsncy Of some few th3u-
sands Of shareholders against the Costt.u-
ton of the most liberal aud the most re-
epcctcl power Of any in the world.