, 1869-04-03
FRANCE,
Napoleon and E1I1 Policy.


AZ CID 1sF4xa Tnoa Iux xxrzHoh TO xxuz
The political e!sciea Of Pus1s have been singular
;Sin1ee<nA y JsnGac. o. the 18th January. 1855,
luE aSeHy Of he presA Of speech and OF meeting.
md tns letter u. Emile OnlTc1, Deputy Of the
Seine, pteisnds TO hare in part insptrett lie had
OF the liberties here indicated but Ill these grand
projects failed and " Olivier now feels the neces-
sn TIC 1osid d reac RPn Tner % nsnns fe
aharp autobiography to STIR up bile and disclose
tas queer stes Of human na1rrc, and this book Is
the book Il the following letter Of the Emperor ID
dtessed 10 n. OLIVER a the epoch referred to:
PALACE or rHx TC1Lxk1Es, jan t., 1ssi
thank Jon, sir, for the letter you wrote me-
and which cont11ns clear and precise re1ume ot
our conversation. Our interview LEFT upon rue
great kat.1fscton 70 confer ssith n.a whose sea.
tincnta are elevated and patriotic enough 10 soar
anye the small interests Of persons or Of parties
although decided to follow the line Of policy I
traced out few months aso 70 WAewakt. would
4ke 70 tax With you psaln md with Rouher on the
details of execution You may beliese me thas I
fafuasion Of ny preroFatlses, bus : rainer Il by By tie
fea. OF depristng myself Of the means 10 estab-
s = oger ss e e ~, aE5fe oi m
errT. What troubles me most about d law on
the rTess = not to md . force to restrain,
offences .rhich merit restraint. The most uao-
tse nssnss1s ass' sG sgnas'aae IT aade4
been tho d!ncuIty Sc.ertheleas, In order to stnte
the putac mind NTH dcctalre measl1eA should like
ts ts as ees ~ nesn esd
IN such way - not to be obliged to rrturn 70 the
subject for 1t s important fot and for the coun-
The end have In view mist be adopted and ioi.
loved up In decisive manner without having the
afr Of being dragged yeu by ycar into new conces-
on the side oue leans to, md desire, on the con-
traty, TO march nm and erect without leaning
either 70 the right o. to Tie left You see that
with complete confidence, and my Inspirations
seemed TO me 80 much the better TINT they were IN
conformity to your ovn. Believe tn ny hes: sen
Tne best Of 1t Is tha.M olivier PROCESSES 70 hive
received another letter from the Emperor since the
Iaittcnl ideas nor his sentiments or esteem lor n.
Rat II. 0Ilisisr Vii hardly dare to publish this
letter, for too much falniisarty nj the Palace Is
enough to destroy any mans election to the next
Chamber from ratts, and ". Olivier constituents
EcEe nlrradJ suri1clcntlr dissatisfied with their
rHR SUCCESSION TO Euz FRENCH 7nRoxh
p1,is lKdreh 1s) Ctrrrsponirnee q} ~ LonIou
There Is no reason Why he Emperor should not
be Erared to wttness the majority Of his Only son,
md tn saven years. time many events may have
and consequently lesa dependent On the Individual
will Of the sovereign that the system Of rule
prarttsed BY Napoleon Ill 1ron the death OF
~ ~ elected Of The people France werc to
iss1y and Chambers exercising real control
and real Independence, It would he more
eAV for the heF 10 ascend hls throne, and for the
French nafton TO acclaim httn. snch notifications
ot the 1mPertnl constitution may take piacc The
Emperor Is understood to desire agradua1 adyanca
towards the OLD parliamentary system, with It's old
liberties; Euch, in fact, cs Is now ut work IN most
continental States with moro or less success. II
pl9cuscS liberty, during the LIFETIME OF Espoleon
III, there MI te no question about the riehta and
he!rahp Of Napoleon ". = =
add statement OF the provisions made BY the
Emperor lot the succession to the thrOnt:
"Ihc succtssion to the thtuna OF trauce Is re211-
lated By the Stnatus ConBulte Of November !, l552
According to this decree the Imperial dignity Ia
hs1et1iissJ In the male nnd legitimate descendants
ture In defantt ot male children Napoleon III.
has tne hight to adopt any Of the ma1e descendants
OF me brothers OF Napoleon l.; but this privilege
q adoption does not belong 70 Tho successors of
No children nor nominate successor, the members
o. The Council Of Sble togslher with the Fr.s1lent
OF tne Senate atI the Legislative Chamber.
mare 70 elect soscrtign, the election
10 pe fatinetl hy The vote OF the people BY snp-
sequent decree of December 10, isaa Napoleon III
Nominated TO the succession of the tnrune OF
Franea hts Uncle, Jerome Napoleon DonapaEtc,
aud The nalo sod legitimate descendants Of his
nnion win The Princess Catherine Of Wu1tember9,
shnnld be sEf& Il the death Of the Emperor. It
vas ordered likewise that tho descendants Of
jerome Sspoeon Here alnne TO be tneluted In the
Imperial family, leaving all The descendants OF
the other brothrrs Of Napoleon L to be placed In
ovet the high dignitarte1 or s1ate, bQt osheTw1se
simple subjects OF the SpyeStiHp.N -