The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-09
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGo
'.sI LOVE MY WARRIoRs.''


 @Is1ove my warriors... To them alone, do I accord my successful en- terprdseGt!.''
 of the circanastances of which you are acquainted, with; after Treaty all the articles of which have. been violated; after having seen my re- treat penetrated by numerous assas- sins. all sent by the Bourbons; after having seen the French ministers 1n- hfgufng at Vienna. to wrest from me the asylum 10 which was reduced, and to take from my wife and soon the staEes which had been guaranteed to theHa; from that son. whose pirtn m spfred you with so lively g. joy. and who ought to have been to the Sow ereigns a sacred pledge. All these attempts, made in violation of plight ed faith, have restored me to my throne and my liberty.
 FrenchmenESoon I shall be n my capital; I came surrounded by my brave brethren in arns-after having delivered Our provinces of the So1In, and my good city of Lyons rom the 2 reign Of fanaticism, whicla is that or the Bourbons.
 unite these faithful warriors. lNa- poIeon then extended his open arms over the heads of his congregated soi- diers and said My brave warriors, T love yous) the honor of Fsrances and before sthe goth of this month, your F,a l,rxr s7Ja apoleon the Sovereign of xour choice fcheers rent the air ) will o,1f to faieh1 those slothfuI Princes, who wish to render your trlb utary To forefsnefss and the contempt Of Eu- rope. nee shall SUI pc tnes nap za! rfest col1Fifr in the Worldt The French shall stifI besthe Great Nation. Paris shaH again become the Queen Of Cities as well as the seat ofe the Sciences and Arts.
 sIn concert with you E will take measures in order that the state may be governed eonstitutionatIy,s and that a wise liberty may never degenerate Into 11centfousness- $ fsI will mitigate to the satisfacfaon Of all those imposts becone odlous, which the Bourbons gave you fhelr nrincelv word they would abolish. un- der the title DROFS BHUN1S, and which they have re-estab1i shed under the title Of Indirect iTnposilons.
 Property shall be WEithqut distincz ton respected and sacred as well as individual liberty.
 .sTIle general tranquility shall be constantly the object of my efforts; conmerce dur flourishiHg naRnufac- lures, and agricplture, " hIch under my reign attained so high a prosper ttg, shall be relieved from the enor- nous iTnposts with which an epheme- raI Eovernr1lknt have bureenea them
 sEsveryt tElf1lg shall be restored te order, and xhe dissipatiors of the ii, nances of the states to gratify ths luxury oE the Court, shall be irnme- diateIyrepnesse
 No vengance, it is far from ms heart. THE BOURBONS HAVE SET A PRICE ON M Y HEADlt! BUT WILL PARDON THEM!!. If thes fan into my POW FIR will PRoTEC9 THEMIii [ will deliver them to then Allies if they wish it, or to that for, eign country where their Chief has already refgned nineteen years, an6 where he may continue his gIoriou; rel e this my vengance is linn fted
 Be calm Paristans, and younation al guards or that noble cfty-you wh. have already rendered such grea. serv1ces-you who, but for treason would have been enabled to defent those Allies who were ready to fl. from France Continue to protec property and civil liberty; then yo' will have deserved well of your coun try and of your Emperor.
 ssErenchnneni!9 the time has come We are again back in our home an all [ can now say Is that call dowi the blessing of Almighty God. the Say four of the World, upon all you heads, and with the hope that we ma; never again have to take up arms. =