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LETTER FROM FOUCHE TO THE DUKE OF
WELLINGTON
The following letter from Fouche as president of the provisional
government of France, to the Duke of Wellington, is a
remarkable tribute to the talents, moderation and justice of that
distinguished general. From the style of this letter it would not
appear that the existing government are disposed to make any
strenuous opposition to the restoration of the Bourbons. It is
true they have in once act declared Napoleon II Emperor, but all
their subsequent proceedings have been had with very little
reference to him, they do not even name the existing executive
government a regency, nor have they name Napoleon II in the new
constitution. All that seems to be contended for, both in the
constitution and in this letter to Wellington, is that the
monarch shall receive the constitution, from the nation instead
of claiming the scepter as a right.
The new constitution contains a chapter upon the powers and
duties of the monarchs, without designating who he shall be, or
styling him either emperor or king. It makes the monarchical
power hereditary, in the eldest male line, to the exclusion of
females. It prohibits both the reigning monarch and the heir
apparent, from commanding the armies in person.
Rep.
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