The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-11-26

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Tho Emperor Napoleon On the Situation In France
The London 1ymes publishes from q
Trustworthy source the account of ccnver-
sstion at Chiselhurst between the Emperor
Napoleon and its informant, who is author
lied to publish the statement. The cores
p0ndent gave In French - the exact words
employed by the Emperor" and appends
the following Translation:
cit is pretended that tho Bonapartists
are conspiring. / do not believe it. 1t Is
only parties who feel themselves in NIL
nority in the country who have recourse
who wish to impose their views upon
the larger number who conspire. When
man has been, as have been, during
twenty-three years the head of great
nation, and when he has been ami
mated -a-single thnnght=tha Melfare
of the country-he preserves the sentiment
of his dignity. the conviction of his rights,
and casts away from him the low intrlgues
which degrade those who have recourse to
them. Without illusion and without dis
touragement,, rely upon the justice OF the
fate, whatever may be the, DEGREES OF
Providence. Moreover, when one has
fallen from such a height, the first senti--
ment one experiences is not the desire TO
again mount upon the pinnacle, but to
seek the causes of the fall in order to ex-
plain ones conduct and combat calumDy,
while still recognizing ones faults. In
doing this, one reviews the past rather thap
seeks to read the future, and strives much
more to Justify oneself than to accomplish a
restoration. Hence the legitimate desire
to employ public means of refutiDg uni st
attacks, and of rectifying erroneous appre-
Citations. To enlighten public opinion by
fr,,f ,fIrl tot ,fn 1fv tn
whom fortune has struck down; while all
agitation to attempt the re-establishmento Of
the Imperial regime would only retard the
moral reaction which has already COM
menced. To all those who have come from
France to visit me 1 have held the same
language - am opposed, have said to
them, to either intriSues or plots. France
needs repose to enable her to recover from
her disasters He would he most culpable
who should seek to foment trouble for the
advancement of his personal interests. The
present Government is merely provisional,
and does not in the future exclude any
form of Government. The attempt to
overthrow it would be a bad action, though
my rights remain still intact, and SO long
as the people shall not have been regularly
no decision of the Chamber can
prevent me from being the legitimate Sow
ereign of France. Many officers have
written to me to ask it they should place
at the disposition of the
present Government, and if l consented
70 release them from their oath.
nave answered that the question being
plainly stated between order on the one
land and the most frightful anarchy on the
other, they should not hesitate to serve
heir country but that could not release
hem from their oath until, by direct
lefnitive government. Thus you see, like
he man in Horace, l wrap myself in my
light and my resignation. Strong in my
'wn conscience, 1 restrain the impotence
# some, and despise the treachery and the
INSULT of others. observe, with Il certain |
legree of satisfaction, that the Republic is
creed to act with severity against the very |
nen who, during twenty-three years, at
acked my Government, and to adopt many |
# the measures which l regarded as in
lispensable to the maintenance of order
tut, as l am not a man of party, this feel
ng gives place in my heart to another and
stronger-the pain with which I see the
lestinies of France delivered over to tie
azard of events, the fury of factions, the
weakness of the men in power, and the ex-
ctions of the foreigner"
In reference to the recent publication of
he letters addressed to him by one: NJ.
the Emperor, in reply to ques-
ion of our correspondent, said: =
These letters, SO far as can renem-
er, are authentic, but surely 1 cannot be
cid responsible for the absurdities which
eople chose to address to me, aud the
of NJ. Lessines never re-
eived from me any serious notice. I be.
eved the man himself to be sort of
armless lunatic, as you shall judge. The
rst time l saw him, three, or four years
go, lie was walking hurriedly up and
own the interior courtyard of the Tuile-
les. Upon sending to learn what he want
d, he excitedly answer, My fate is in the
mperor's hand
"How SO q
"'Because he is the only man who can
onfer upon me the boon DESIRE
"'Name your request
"'A stall at the Opera this evening"
"'Wby do you not 60 and buy oneT
"Impossible Every seat is taken. The
dy wish to marry will be there, and l !
ust see her,
+" To humor what supposed to be sort t
harmless idiosyncracy," continued the
nperor, laughing heartily at the remem- \
'ance, ~ gave orders to place in my '
range visitors possession. the coveted ad-
ission to the opera, and he went his way :
joicng. The next heard of him was !
the shape of a proposition to annex Bel