. The public and private history of Napoleon the third, Emperor of the French : with biographical notices of his most distinguished ministers, generals, relatives, and favorites, and various details descriptive of France under the Second Empire . auty and brilliancy of the court, all the grim majestyof the military, whatever was illustrious in science and art,every resource of celebrity, fascination, and lavish luxury,were exhausted on the incidents and the displays of this feli-citous day. The imperial couple sat on two thrones erectedin front of the high altar. Sublime and heavenly melody re
. The public and private history of Napoleon the third, Emperor of the French : with biographical notices of his most distinguished ministers, generals, relatives, and favorites, and various details descriptive of France under the Second Empire . auty and brilliancy of the court, all the grim majestyof the military, whatever was illustrious in science and art,every resource of celebrity, fascination, and lavish luxury,were exhausted on the incidents and the displays of this feli-citous day. The imperial couple sat on two thrones erectedin front of the high altar. Sublime and heavenly melody re-sounded beneath the lofty arches of the ancient pile. A nu-merous and gorgeous array of priests assisted. The greatrepresentatives of the army, of the senate, of the municipalauthorities, of the diplomatic corps, delegations from thegreat cities of France, and the most brilliant and beautifulfemale leaders of fashion in the capital, — all were agitation of the young Empress, the focus of so manyinquisitive eyes during the ceremony, was extreme. It wasnecessary for the Emperor to soothe and allay her passed off happily and favorably ; and everybody, exceptthe fierce and implacable leaders of the dark and desperate. .PAljVTFJim r, TKIE EMlPlRiEgf; [E11I1EEF^QE„ OF NAPOLEON III. 183 factions, rejoiced at the consummation of the imperialnuptials. The Emperor signalized his marriage by an amnesty, whichrestored to liberty and France nearly five thousand personswho were suffering banishment or imprisonment for politicaloffences. The list embraced several women, and one childfourteen years of age. But it did not include any of themore dangerous and distinguished enemies of the the banished generals, and all the men of importancewho were expelled after the events of December, 1851, stillremained under the ban of exile. It was estimated that athousand political offenders, including all those who werereally dangerous, were still unpar
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