The Wilmington Gazette

              \ ' i^bm j^^^k t tt * l vnnp.it me . * axx published weekly by allmavd hall tuesday august u iso ro vtn no 397 late b reign n:ws the fddress oftheleolsl/lrivr bouy of rvils^z to th first consul cklzen firji cinjut the members of the 1egifl.it ive biriy arc no fooner atrjtnmed thin th3y reci procate a common zeal for their country and at this important epoch they car not teel indifferent to the national will fo loudly and generally exprefted scatter ed ovei the various departments of this great empire they knnw its wants and iiabits they know t tat the energy and action of the power which governs flioul i be comnwniurare with the extent of terri tory an population when this rela tion cftabllhe i by mture is neglefted by the legt it or his work muil pcrilh l'he chief blcllintj o ' a man is tranquil lity and peace ; ami rhefc l«pciid u pti manent inliitutions the fjpreme pow er which guarantees them ought there fore to be fecurefrom the caprice of eke thns every e'ective government is iti courtant violent and help'.efs as the paliions of nun ; whilft hereditary power gives to th focial fyltcm the force the continuance and conftarvcv to the dedans of nature an uninterrupted luccelfion of authority in the fame family will maintain the peace and evidence of all — jt i necefftry f/ir the perpetual fecurity ofthf.ir rights that the authority which proteifrs them ihould be eternal the peo ple who unite the molt capricious levity with the mod eminent qualities mull fu premely prefer a fyftem which con6rms their virtues by repreftn th^ir incon ltancy miftory evrry where d'.fcovfrs at t!ic head of great nation a finale heredi tary chfef but this high m.!giltracv is not indltuted but for general good if it is weak it fails if violent it deltroysit felf ; and in ehner cafe it merit its fate for it oppress the people orf.iilsru pro teftthem in one word this authority which ought to be tutelar ceafss to be lawful when it is not national no ! — rjoubtlef thofe mighty beings were not gold whoi general interclf has deified and all'ciated in brilliant and in acccm'ble wsti that wrr proclaimed frum fuch authority might nave the more fplendor cohtrnut and influence but it thu grandeur of monarchy is nnt founded mi the exiravagiiw fictions which delude the multitude it is lupported by all thole politieal maxims wlich the liflbhsbf ad verftty and the voice of fages have elta blilhci london june's by paris papers of tlica'othuh.ir appears | that on the is h the senatua confultum i refpecling the imperial dignity 10 be be ftijvve ! on bii"naparte was finally adopted and prefented to lie firll conful by ths ! senate in a body this not contains r '■ articler and is in ubiiance as fo'lows : i " napoleon b lompa'te is declared ; einneror of the french and the imperial | ili^iiicy hereditary in i!ie legitimate j | fcent from male to male in the or icr of primogeniture to the exchifion of fe ; imlesand their defcent the firlt conful j rnay adopt the children or the grand hi c!rcn of his brothers provided they have attained the a^e of eighteen yetr c m plete and he himfelf have no children adoption is prohibited to his foe cellars in.iefuilt of a natural heir of tie firlt j con fui or of ariy adopted heir the hn p i re w ■ " ' , ' — ' ■ ' j f i ■ > irle and t>ts dec.cn jan s to lou's and nis defcendants in ca ot failure r the heir's of jofeph and lewis bttonapanc a senatus conlultum propnfed to ih se | na^e l>y thetitnlanes of the preat iligui lies or he empire ami fubmitted to the people hull appoint an emperor the members of the imperial family :; : ai bear the title of french princes the eldelt j fun of the emperor thali bear the litle of imperia prince a french prince who fhall marry without perrnktion from tlic emperop hall be deprived of all right to the inheritance unlefj he hall have no children by hi marriage and it hill be afterwards d'flbwed " the brother ol buonaparrc are to be ! created french princes imperial pala ces are to be efli!>li!hcd in four principal points of tl,c empire femalr arc in all cafes excluded tr.>m the regencies and i he feigning emperor may previous to i his death appoint a rrgent from among lie french prime if kit heir male is a minor " the titn'mie of the great dignities of ' the ettipire arc xhc great elcd r the arch chancellor of the empire the arch : chancellor of state the arci treafurer i the constable and the high admiral tliejr ihall be nominated by the e.nperor i and tlu-y fhall enjoy the farre honors as ■ the frencl princes and ra^ik immediately after them they fhall be senators and counsellors of state ; they fh all form the frcat council of i;e emperor " tne other preat ofliccrr are one 1 marfhal of the empire chofen from a inong the molt iliftinguifhed generals twenty eight infpedtnrs coloneu-gene rals ot artillery cavalry aiui the marine tlir^c greet civil officers q the crown fuch as fhall be inftituted by the itatuttr of the f..r?peror tlie laws arc to be thus promulgated : " napoleon by the grace of god and the constitution of the republic empe ror or the french e the adoption of the senatus confultum has been announced by difcharges of ar tillery . . paris may 78 thescna'e preceded bv tlic conful cambaceres decreed in its fitting the 281i floreal in which were prefent the conful lebrun and the mmiiteis ihe organic senatus confultum which confers rhetiiie of emperor upon the firit conful and which cftablilnei tho imperial dignity in his f.imily it was then propofed and adopted to repair to st cloud in order toprefeni the organic senaius confultum to the em peror the senate fct out immediately as the fining broke up the cavalcade was accompanied by numerous bodies of troopi the senate on its arrival was infiant!y admitted to an audiencoof the emperor i he conful cainbaccres prcfident ha ring prefented the organic senaius co'n fullilrn to the filft confui thus ajdrr'ited hitn : '• sire the dcrrec which the senate lias jufl paffed 5c which it hadens tor,rcfe.nttt yout imperialmijefty is b'.n thr ; authentic exprefflon of a will already tn^nife'.tcd by the nation this dectec v hich confer red upon you a new title an d vhich ader you fecurei the hereditary power to your race adds nothing ciihev to your glory or to your rights the love and the acknowledgment of the french people iw.ve f ( , r tour years palt confided to your vlajc'jty the reini of the government ; arv'd the conftitution of the state already tf'jfted t0 you f or the choice of a fuccelfor " the very fpwlid title decreed you is then bu a tiibute which tlio nation pie we know it ; and will therefore o bey you always the departments of government will be balanced with wif dom i they will preferve every thing that wi 1 fuppart nothing that can dellroy liierty the imperial government will confirm all the bleltings of the confulate and will increafe then the fecurity of hereditary power will temper all its msa furcs it is lefs rig'irims for it lus fe'v er obftadet to vauquifh and imaller d.in gcrs lo encounter — the greater its mole ration the more controlling its influenc and if it aims at tx tendon it relaxes and d«:flroys itfclf thus the preroga tive of the err.peror better defined will r>e more limited than thofe of the firlt conful the danger of a faclion com pelled the eftabli foment of a temporary dictator — thefe times are palt — monarchy is regenerated liberty mult he immortal — the di&atorfhip expires — and natural tullluhty kvllluiciibbs ll rei(vr signed font an es this famous declaration in favour of monarchy was preceded by the fo i ow ing exprelfion of the wiil ot the lcgrflative body : they declare their wtlr voeu as fol lows : that napolean buonaparte firlt conful hall he declared emperor that the imperial dignity houl'i be hereditary in his family ; that the representative fyftem fliwuld be cliabliflied on a folid ba lis ; and r lut the civil inltmition fhould receive a ciiaratfer of great nefs due to the mjjefty oj the french nation guarantee ing at once t!ie authority ot the nation and the liberty of the people similar requeil to tiie great n.-ipolcart that he would become lmneror of the gauls have been made by feveral cities and detachments ot the army the most crac'oits answer or the firs consul t o th k addk es s o f t h e senators your aridrefs of the 6th germinal has never cenfcd to e prcfenr to my mind it has been the object ot my mult conftaut attention you have judged it nccefiary t!>at the fi'preme ma^i.'tracy fh mid i?c hereditary in order to lecurcthe french people frum the plots ot our enemies an from the convulhons which would fpring trom lie ambition of rivals many of our inlti , unions muit hive appeared to you to be brought to j;<:rfi:<5*ion and to be ihc moft perfect to ftciire the tiiumphof h'q'iality anj public liberty and to off r 10 the nation and to the government hc double guarantee which they fu much want we have cor tjmly been guided by this great fruth that the fovereignty refides in the french people ; on this bafll every thing without exception mum be done for their interells hdppin fs and ; in order to obtain this end he supreme majelly the senate the council of the state the legiflativc body tiit elective colleagues and the various branches of th adminiftration are and mull be infli tuted when 1 have rfiued my atten lion on thefe great the more i have bcrn perf nailed or the truth of the icnt/menis which 1 exprelfed to you and i have felt ihemorc mote t ha in ci'r cumffances as new as important the aid of your wifdom and experience irave been neccflary to me in every lu-p i then invite you to make known to me freclv your icniiments the french people have nothing to add to the honor and the g''>ry which they have conferred upon me ; — but the duty the mod facred to me aid the mod dear to vty heart is to enfure to iheir children the advantage acquired by the revolution which has colt them fo mm li above all the facrifice of a million of brave men who hive llltd tor the defence vi their rights i wifli we may fay to them on the 14th of july ot this year fittccu years ha»e c laplcit lincc by a fpdntaneoui movement you ran to arms you acquired liberty e quality and glory ! this day thofa n'rft jlcffings of nationi are firmly fixed and ticured againlt all lempeftl ; hey arc piefcrved to you and your children ; inlti lutions conceived and commenced in the bol)mi;f ihc florins of war interior and txttrior arc about to terminate amidlt the tioife of wicked attempts and plots of ourttlofl mortal encmie id tlic adopiidn of e'iry mtafure which the experience of at^es and the people luve dcmonltraied pruper to giiarantn the rights which the nation hidjudgtd neceffary to her digni ■ i ty liberty and happinefs pays to its cwn dignity and to tlio want it feels of daily beftowing on you thofe teftimoniei of refpefl and attachment which every day autjmcn's 11 how can the fiench people place bounds to their gratitude when you fet none to otir cares and folieitude for them ? " how can they viillft preferring the recollection of the evila they have fuf fered wheri they were delivered up to thcmfelves think without enthufiafm of the happinefs they have experienced ince providence infpired th.m with the wifli of throwing them elves it;to your arms ? '• our armies were vanqifhe t ; our fi nances were in diforder ; public credic was overturned ; fa&ions difputed wtiar was ft of our ancient fplendour ; the i de.it of religion andeven of morality were obfcured the habit of giving and recalling and i e'ven re'^r without con kin<l of authority " your majelty appeared you bro't victory to our frandards you eltablilhed order and economy in public cxpenccs ; the nation tranquilized by the manner in which you made ufe f its refources a gain placed confidence in them ; your wifilom has calmed the fury of parties you have re.tftablifhed the altars of reli gion notions of jo lice and injuftice have awakened in the minds of the citizens fince they have beheld crimes followed by their punifhmenr and virtues finalized and rccompetifed by honourable diltiuc lions in fhort and here beyond a doubt ir the greatclt mira'.le your genius ia wrought his people whom civil effer vefcence had rendered indocial to every cohrraint enemies to all authority you have induced 10 chcrilh and relpeiit a power exercifed onty tor itsglory and re pofc th frenc do not ptetend to fet thcmfelves upaijvnfges of the conftitutioa of other states " 1 hey have no criticifms to make n examples to follow ; experience hence forth forms their iciton " they have during centuries enjoy ed the advantages attached to hereditary power ; " they nave had s hort but painful ex perience of the contrary fyftem ; they return after having impartially confidered and reflated to a path confor mable to ihcir genius •' they freely males ufe of their right in order to delegate to your imperial ma jelly a power which their interelis forbids them from exercifing themftlves 14 they tipulate tor the generations to come and l>y a folcm pait they confide the lu|>pinefs their pollerity to the branch es of your race " the latter will imijate your vir tues : 11 the former will inherit our love autf our fidelity " happy the nation which after fo ma ' ny troubles and uncertainties finds in it felf a man c«pab!e ot appeasing the teny jeltof the paeons of conciliating every intereft and uniti a || fuffragcsl happy the pti'.icc who holds his pow ; c5 from he will the confidence and the s fea^ons of th/j cltiztni ! 41 if it eimets into the principle of our confututlott and already many ftrn.ilar eximplri havt been given to fubnv tt the fancaioaof the people that part of th decree which concerns the ertablifhment of at hereditary government the senate is o't opinion that it ought to fupplicate your imperial majefty to allow the or panic difjiohtions immediately to receive their executiun } and for the glory as well a for the happinefs of ilie republic it pro claims from this very i r ft ant napeleoni emperor of the french the emperor replied as fomows ? 11 every thing which can contribute fo the good of the country is eflentitllj 1 connffted with my hajjpinefs " 1 accept the title uhich you think ufe ful to the glory uf the nation •• i fubmit lo the f.niftion of the people the law concerning be herr<litary power i hope that frame will never repent of the honours with which it has urroundej my family •• at all event my mind will no lon ger remain with my polteiity whenever they teafc to merit the love and confix deuce of the great nation 1 he senate was then admitted to an aiu dience of her majeuy the tmprsfs the coufnl cambatcres,prcfidcnt|tua addtcilcd her ancient i'lufions ha ceafu-d ; bwt do wo need a mar of our choice ? scarcely has he numbered thirty-four years and the events of his life arr more won'leiful than the fable with which hi lory has furrotinrted the cradles of ancient dyhal tics the triumph sr.d will of the nallon can not be refilled such extraordinary chsn y.c are not new it is at the noife and tumult of thrones which fall which rife and honld fall aiiain that fucccfuve ages meditate on the inconftancy of human af fairs old empires arc regenerated at fuch important eras an 1 t!ie chief rrf a new monarchy comuiuniotes otlicm the energy of jiis fpirit and the vigor of his nterprize we doubt not a career of profperity and j>iory again opens for our poftcriiy tlir > rj t ! 1 century at its commencement prefent to the univerfe a tnoft magnlfi fprftacle ami inrtru^ive leh'on — jt confccrntei the principle of hereditary power and opinion for the happinefs of france ; whofc revolution it terminates ad for the example of europe whofe etrors n prevents the luiman mind troubled wtih ic word of difeafen the difeafe ipcfec tiiti 1 t wi lied 10 create a new race of men ; to foriti nrw focicties and another wurlj hut loon frightened at in work and wearied at it effor'5 it has returned to the track of experience and fiibmits to the authority of ages if is at the momci't it recognises its limits the hu man mind is truly enlarged — it is at the moment that it learns to check itl wealc nefs that it jnftly diredls the exercife of it power — the rnncmbrance of its pall deviations will afford a ufeful forefi ( hi ; • nd the fear of falling into if firlt cxcif f wi i not hurry it to the contrary ex treme ■ we flull not wiinefn thr deadly ftnpnr t llavt-iy fucc > cdit)g the mad tumult of democracy n0l-citi7.cn flrft conful you would not command but u free peu