Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-05-07
NJ I S G e L L A N Y.
From the London New Monthly Magazine
OF THE NINETEENTH
CENTURY

reader 10 imagine that il is poliical-it il
not-at least not exclusively. Its objec
is TO bring before the eye brief review
Of the wonderful change which has taken
place IN governments, institutions, man
ners, arts, sciences, and manufactures,
since the year 1900. The result Of such
a review, in itself by no means uninterest-
ing, will be, in our opinion. a conviction
that never was SO much done, in the same
space OF time, since the world began.
In France at the commencement Of the
century there existed consular govern
ment, Bonsparte being first consul; go
vernment raised upon the ruins Of sad
and memorable revolution in 1902, b.
naparte became consul for life, in 1904.
emperor, in 1908. he deprived the pope of
his territories, IN 1909, he divorced his
wife, in 1910, he married Maria Louisa.
Between the commencement of his career
and IFS close, he created three kingdoms,
Bavaria Saxony and Wirtemberg Tie
made his brother Joseph, king of Spain !;
his brother Jerome, king Of Westphalia /;
his brother in law, Murat, king of Naples;
and bis son in-iaw, Eugene, viceroy of It.
ally Facts astounding IN themselves, not
more strongly Illustrative Of the revolu
tons of the present century as connectsA
with France and its emperor, than eXhi
biting the geaeralitJo revolutions as to the
other nations IN which those family pro-
motions were made.
Keeping our eye, then, upon France. we
see in 1914 the exiied and denounced
Bourbous restored to their throne Rus
sian soldiers b!vouac in the Champs Eiys
ses, and English soldiers mount guard at
the TuIlieres Bonaparte is banished to
Eliza; his family are dethroned and degra
ded from Eiba he escapes, returns TO Pa
ris. and is again in the ascendant ; reIsns
for his hundred days and then by a series Of
defeats, crowned and consummated by
that of Waterloo, is beaten down never
TO rise again unable TO escape, he makes
a merit of surrendering to England, and
Cor the sake Of peace in Europe, is sent TO
ST. Helena. where he dies, On bis depar
ture, the Bourhons again succeed Louis
XVIII dies at good old age in his palace
and is succeeded by Charles Y The son
of the due de Berri, murdered before his
infants birth, is heir presumptive 10 the
throne new revolution breaks out
Charles X abdicates his ministers are
tried ard imprisoned for life /; the throne
is occupied by his nephew, the citizen
king OF The French; the son Of Bonaparle
dies the widow Of the due de Berri is
imprisoned marries second husband
has another child and France altogether
in the closest alliance with England, her
oldest and most inveterate enemy, is only
kept from revolution by the unillnchng
severity Of the g liberal' king, who was
forced upon the throne by the last one
All these events have occurred during this
century.
In Portugal, after the measures Of the
French had driven the Prince Regent and
family to the Brazils. the English rescued
that country from French tyranny. 10
1921, the king Gas then became by the
death of his father returned to his throne;
in 1920, his eldest son, Don Pedro, having
formally dissolved the Union between Bra
zii and Portugal, caused himselfto be pro-
claimed emperor of Brazil Don John
vi. died in 1926. when Don Pedro re-
claimed the crown of Portugal for his
daughter, Donna Maria; Don Miguel.
second son Of Don John, claimed the
throne as the law Of the land and the de
cree Of Lamego warranted. 10 the mean
time, a revolution occurred IN Brazil, and
the emperor took TO flight his son child.
is now The emperor. The struggle between
the brothers is too familiar 10 need word
Of remark the claim OF Don Pedro for his
| daughter Is 81 present successful, and Don
| ia Maria, child, occupies the Portuguese
| throne.
Spain, on the renewal of the war in 1908
\ LII 20 lob Z
! against England; in 1904, she declared
war against US IN 1905, Nelson. with his
hearts blood, bought us the glorious vic
tory of Trafalgar, in which the Spanish
| fleet, combined with that of France, was
DESTROYED, in 1908. Bonaparte threw of
the mask as to Spanish affairs /; Charles
| w. abdicated, and Ferdinand VII. was
proclaimed Al this period, Charles ~.
| having been induced 10 declare his abdIca-
lion a compulsory aci, was also induced TO
throw himself Tor safety upon Bonaparte's
kindness. Then Il was that bonaparte
invited Ferdinand TO come and meet him
on his road to Madrid > he arrived at VIC.
toria, where he was sufroundedby French
troops. and where he received letter from
Bonaparte, who addressed him not as king
J.. as prince Of the Asturias. assuring h'm
| that he, Bonef ,oior and benefac.
,or Of Europc, was visiting Spa 'i'e =
LIN a view 10 make such reforms as mi6h
he most agreeable to the popular feeling
and hest tend to the pacliication oil I'M
country. -. c.;andly com
Ia,;on Ferdinand continued his jour
new to Bayonne. where he dined WIN ~
;lIvstrious friend and patron; and, ahe
d;oner heard from his imperial host ina
he thought it good TO fill the throne 9
Spain by placing his own oIo Sa. ~ visor
, Ferdinand found himself IN lac, p,,'o.
er, and was shortly after compeileu 70 = =
nounce his crown at the desire Oh me- 's
4 lher, expressed in the presence .. Do. -
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