, 1869-08-19
Centenary Celebration at Detroit OF
the Btrkhdny OF NnpolconIp

AssA "S@
On Sunday the one hrndredth anniversary Of
;hc birth OF Napoleon L was conmemotatei ct
Detroit ly the French cIttzens, and the celebra.
t1oa was decidedly successful
Nm. Rarin d'Elpeu1, Vice Consul de France
to Cincinnati, and Edmond Carey, Vice Consul
de France to Chicago, arrived on Saturday. Oa
Sunday nsoyDtnS theS we're presented, b5 the
Committee OF Reception, with a handsome med..
In commcmorAcon OF the celebration.
The following message YVES sent over the cable
10 France:
"D1rnEE norsE,
! "DErRo1T, Mich, August Is,
fne French aud veterans OF the West as5em.
blcd here send their best Wishes TO Napoleon.
"COssrLS CIHcISSATI AND CHICAGO"
with An elegant collation. The Consuls and txelTe
veterans Q! Sapolecn I, ai;er Which tls Whole
Besides Mess.s. Ratin d'Elpeux, Vice Consul
| Of France n Cincinnati; Edmond CareT, Vice
Consul Of France nj chicago, the iolloHtng vete:
rams we're EtrseA:. Actltsri dU.y, Wee Consul
OF l.a,v al Cincinnati, an .ex-IAea1ensat. ~ho
served nom 1svi 10 ISIS: fto11'nond caada, 81
ISL; joseph % Aoaseat s. choener, aud Messrs.
karrp, Ie LaRue, John iictnsetn. Jacob S2tics md
1sS .aa, ~ Of aa pe n.3pe a2 .o 81
Wayne, who had tfon two 20 seven JeA1s' service
d'Llpcpx and Two Young ladies' iron ClncnuaI,
also NF. FIed.n AMI two young lad'es 1Ieo Chi
& the garden the company formed tn process
sio1 and marched i1, aud very soon The grounds
we're well ntted. snd pleasant time was eu,oye-L
Ihr gasden ~as beaaufnns deeossseA With the
1r!eo,ora and the stars aud Stripes, while the
lrcker Druihera' band furnished urst-rafe music.
Mr.. 7. G, la-az'i Vas rsrslccsst Of tae day, amt
conducted the ceremonies
IToiessor Glr4ud made the opening address. and
WAS fos!oN I'd by i4on- jacob y. Hox2rc, o. this
Of French IN Professor sul.s Touns Lsdles' sem
tEory, and rant oGdceE Of the First Empire. II
S:SSSZ o,5sss .oi;sr IL s:Ss
rea Iios ae Ts {ss ] 91s gDays
o1, the founder Of The civil eo'e the .s,lsute.
ton sn France through the university. Nj. q.
c.osed bis rrLa1ks, calling attention thar tue Ereat
he he 6 srsst words Of Slrabesu, = Hight l. soS.
e-i7ss IL speech Of xon., erand vas hssona, an,
well fCelEtd bF ts del1EeAtnu OF the incidents Of
the slse a2d caretf Of tie Flrss Emperor.
The remarks OF sens;os uossrd were reported
Al some length. Of which the foAoElas maj be Of
there we're Ieasons wn, Americans should re-
member the name Of Napoleon the First with
sI1:.tEde. ue was not only Shining licht OF his
oH n couctrT. but he Eas eEiueuty friend OF
AEEdcA The great region extending noTthWan1
! tloa. inc Gqlt Of Mexico, aud Kestetly from the
uve STATES Of Lo1ls.AGa, Missouri, KANSAS, lows,
Sebs3ssa, sEd the immense regions to .he north
aud west Of those S:ates had been acquired ~
tie rear l=t3 this VS. French teniterF, as was
also Nchiean. Napoleon MS TOO far seeing 20:
to know that he could nc; told this territory
sEatns. the neets Of England, and 80 sold Lou!si-
ana to the rnited States Tor What he could get:
ncd today the t1eatJ OF ceaEion could Be seen IN
Washington, signed with the na1ae Of HonspaHe-
X to bis s.4te6lanshp that We are tndee.ed for
that ereai t1act Of land extending to rne ROCKY
| Norotains- France was then q Republic, and
Sapo.een Fl5ss Cons1L The AneEcan peop.s
Eave Ead no better friends L the world thaa the
French. and ueTer viii hAse. 50 long as both re-
ta.u taxi loro1 that naa eFe7 marked their inist.
course. Like other men who hare adorned The
The psSrs Of history, Napoleon has been sesecey
criticised He was pIaeed u s.sS:rsssanSss: ". IN
TaoIe ToSsd. They did nj wax = maea
axatr1t Fraace as against that ssnzs I1Aa. =.
Austria became F2lo0s SIMPLY because ne
lived Its tue tbAt SsPoson rs,nss e1eesee Essa Fl
great EATON we're inir2sted 10 1ls nanIs anu tle
exercise Of power beca1Ie heeessis!, oas Eas
nevez abused. That powet was osiS nsea Eata
veoF md decision and IN he interests q the peo.
III. Oyer Ehu,u he rGIed. France had htuspefed
rrcer ne Na2oleaGtc dynasty; ttat cannot be de.
MED. and the present ruler ot France learned
E;Ecl u politics fro11 The Rseat Napoleon. He
! between The TWO countries viii Eeset diminish;
| that 1t Will grow brighter; and though there Was
| uach IN the history Of France taa: he did not 3D.
mss s.,3I As 4a M 10; sonasua q y Se1 s9fSa ~
Let hin continue to do we'll a1d future Genefa-
tlpns IL riee up and call Ln1ts Napoleon blessed
ET:le clottn7 nddrets was made By Mems. Aael-
Ecst dE1sy, Vice Consul at C1Dclnnat1. Ohio, au
| e1-Leutelant Of the TWeuty-EI1th Regiment Of
the i.nt wEese military service undet tae :. Little
Corporal extended frp1n 1857 to lSla Ht con
eainlated The French people Of Detro.; L eese-
! TURF p11ue anil enthusiasm CoDtr1s.eA lsrctAN5
! Nth those qIautics a. displayed BY the people OF