Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-05-30
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n ter to one, masses of the population having
assembled attherailway at stations, receiving
their Majesties In the most enthusiastic
manner. TheyweFe received at the station
'lof AuXerre by N. Challe, The, Mayor; the
municipal Council. M, Larabit, Senator; M.
In rLecompte, one of the deputies of the de-
I.partmeht. ana several persons 'ofnote con-
'nected with tile Town. ''A'
NJ The Mayor addressed the Emperor in the
gfollowing speech; C,y-,zs
h. "SIRE--Eifty- -one years since the Emper-
or Napoleon I was received in this town
with such proofs of devotedness and joy
that he retained a vivid recollection OF
them, which he expressed on his deatb7bed
. in the most affecting, terms, as recorded in
the Meni0ridt de Sdihte Helene. Your Maj
estyihasGjnst heQrdygthe same enthusiastic
Vaccinations, the same cries from the depths
OF the heart OF population whose deVot-
edness 10 the Emperor, as your Majesty
well knows, has no more been found ,WantTt
a9ing in days of trial and adversity' than IN
those OF prosperity land triiimph Let the
Emperor, thefetprsI DRIsn T. me 70 present 70
him the keys Of this faithful town, in which
the sacred fire bf attachment tOthe empire
has always been kept burning, even in the
darkesttimes, ,g..r, ..-..,........-,,
=, "MADAME-C and receive the ardent
blessings Of our population, ,tWhO venerate,
admire and love you; andr as their reward,
deign to tell to the young Prince lmperial
that, like his great uncle and his father, he Q
may ever rely on the affection of his old and
loyal town of AuXerrc." .r-.-.-...
. The Emperor replied in the following ad- '
dress: #I i9 5.H -Tr 200 .fg ~
81 am happy to see that the "reminiscences
OF the First Empire have not, been efiaced
from your memory. Be certain that, on
my sdeI have Inherited the sentiments of
the head of my family for the energetic
and patriotic populations who supporter
the Emperor In good as In evil fortune. L
have, morepyer, debt of gratitude TO pay
TO the Department of the Ionne, lt was
one of the first to give me It's sullrages in y
h 1913, because it knew, like tue majority OF
the French nation, that its Interests were
mine, and that | detested, like it, those
treaties of 1915, which some parties of this
day wish to make the sole basis of our for
, elgn policy. ....... .
II thank you for your sentiments. In the
midst of yOuL | breathe at ease, for it is
among the laborious populations of the
towns and rural districts that find the
true genius Of France" .'"'
Itisquite true, as the Emperor saws, that
twas AuXerrein tue Department of Yonne,
that first elected him representative of the
people in 1918. He was then IN London,
and when the news of his nomination
as candidate reached him, he wrote to his
uncle, jerome BOnaparte, who was then in
Paris, as follows: Il believe with You, my
dear uncle, that it nOwIbecomes my duty
to accept the mission conlided TO me by my
fellow citizens, If they honor inc with their
suilrageS. In circumstances which. happt-
lyme longer exist, | did not hesitate, to
prolopg my exile rather than allow my
name'to serve as a preteXt for mischievOus
agitation. Now that order is restored, L.
hope unjust prejudices will no longer him
der me IRON laboriug rs representative OF
the people toward the consolidation. the
happiness and the glory of the republics" o..