The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1843-11-18
LOUIS PHILIPPE, KING OF THE FRENCH

Louis Philippe has the two-fold instinct of the
gentleman and the Partisan citizen,-the grand
son Of St Louis and the King of the revolution
Of July. His life is grave, industrious, and Sc
rious. He often rises before daybreak; as soon
as he wakes his work begins. He reads the de-
spatches Of his ambassadors, and prepares the
labor Of the day, and acts as from knowledge
Of the importance Of one additional day in his
reign. He reads very few newspapers, except
the English ones. His breakfast is soon finished,
after which it is his ministers turn: with these
he lives in the greatest familiarity. The man
whom he adopts, has, at once, at all times, adj
mission to the King he is received at any hour
of the day or night. The King espouses the
cause Of the minister as he would his own; he
takes an interest in his success on the rostrum,
in his success Of every kind he defends him
warmly and sincerely, and when he is obliged to
dsplace him. he never says adieu, but yepoir
His familiarity is at once dignifed and frank.
His good sense is exquisite; even his severity is
tempered by grace only to be found in him.
He detests the smoke of tobacco, and thinks that
In royal chateau the smell of il is abominable
but as every one smokes at the present day, he
has found way Of complaining Of it which Of
Iends no one. In the numerous reunions of the
Tuilleries, when business prospers, when his
ministry is safe for few weeks, the King is a
happy man. He has a natural love for all supe-
rior men, of whatever kind he seeks them he
draws them to himself he is never at loss
His speech is easy, his memory prompt; he has
been tried by good and bad fortune; prince of
the blood, soldier, an outlaw, exile, school
MASTER king-he has been on a level with all
these various conditions. Above all this man.
so surrounded by labors, shines as the father of
family. His peculiar province seems to be, 10
bring up, instruct, and enrich his children. He
fully understands, that large family in our days
is, for princes, the most excellent the least ruin
Gus, and the most easily pardoned of all Injuries.
At present he has no less than four sons, the
pride and support Of his throne. These are the
Due de Nemours, the Prince de Joinville, the
Due de Aumale, and the Due de Montpensier.
They have all been brought up al college, among
other children Of their age They followed the
same courses, contended for the same prizes,
and Of these prizes, SO enved and SO disputed,
they have had their share, but not without great
difficulty and hard study. All these children
have been, for the King, delightful subject of
paternal diligence and zeal he has followed
them step by step in their studies he has direct
ed them one after the other; these children have
been his JOY and pride he has loved them at
the same time with passion and prudence. Those
who are dead he has mourned in such a way as
to draw tears from the most insensibIe. Amidst
these unexpected griefs, the death of the Princess
Marie, in the bloom Of her youth and beauty, and
just as she had achieved the renown to which
her great talents as sculptress fairly entitled
her; the death Of his son, the Duke of Orleans,
the heir to the throne, in the glory of manhood !;
the courage of the King has not failed him. By
the side of the King, looking like the guardian
angel of this royal family, is the Queen a mo-
dest, amiable, clever woman, who has contrib
uted not little to the popularity of her family.
The Queen, the daughter of kings, married the
Duke OF Orleans which he was only fugitive.
Their marriage was founded much more upon
mutual esteem and affection, than upon interest
ed motives. When the Duchess of Orleans
reached the throne, she thought and acted like
Queen. She had been consulted by her hus-
band in all the important speculations of their
private life as landholders and capitalists. She
is now equally consulted in the management OF
political affairs. She is Queen as she has been
the mother of family, without ostentation; on
the contrary, though very laborious and devoted,
she has taken care TO conceal her labors.
Though less warrior than Napoleon, the
satisfaction of the present King of the Tuleries
is quite as great, when he sees himself surround
ed, saluted, and recognised by the soldiers and