NORD - LOUIS-NAPOLÉON-BONAPARTE:

COUP D'ÉTAT OF DECEMBER 2, 1851 - Address by Prefect BESSON "Inhabitants of the Department of the North, Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, the Chosen One of the People, who has been invested by the national will of the right to ensure the security and grandeur of France... proclaims the maintenance of the Republic, and calls on France alone to raise its sovereign voice to decide for itself. This is a sure sign of alliance between the Nation and the President... called to associate myself with this work of dedication, I am determined to devote all my energy to it. Nothing will cost me anything to make the principles of freedom and order prevail in your department... I have the right to your trust, and I count on your help..." - LILLE, Printed by L. DANEL. Poster (56 x 45) Status A.