The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-05-23
PRIVATE LETTERS OF LOUIS
PHILIPPE.

PHIkLIffE.
The Bevxe Resrospecs;f, in Paris, publish
cs some rich correspondence, discovered IN
the portfolios Of Lous Philippe. alter his de-
psriure from the Capital. These letters are
certainly genuine. 40 the originals ore
deposited in the Office OF the Procureur Gen.
erai.
The most interesting letter is that
in which the crafty old King writes 10 his
daughter Louisa, oi Belgium, then 10 Lon
don, relative to the Spanish marriages.
The letter is too long to publish en,ire-we
give hasty review oft.
The crafty old King refers 20 scorching
letter which he received from Queen Vic.,n
relation to the Spanish marriages, but atld-
butes il all 10 the bad temper Of Palmesston
whose succession to Office he de deeply re-
gre,s. He says that Queen Christina had
long been boihering him to consent 10
marriage OF one of his sons 10 Queen Isabel.
He says he would never listen to this
proposition, but when the Queens Sis
ter (ihe lnianis) became manageable, be
would consent to marry one Of his sons to
her, provided there was no chance fher be.
coming Queen.
The old King then proceeds TO shows
little oil the infaiuaiion Of the TOO fond parent
by referring 10 the great military exploits Of
his sons as the cause Of their unbounded pop
ularty among sovereigns who had unmarried
daughters. He refers with great sGisete 10
the Due d'Aumale capturing Abd-ei-Kader's
camp. .iF s.
There was universal cry that Queen Is
abslla should marty d'Aumale. But totbis
Louis Philippe would not consent. Hewss
10 favor Of Queen Isabella marrying one Of
The princes descended from Philip by the
male line. Lord Aberdeen selected Count
d'Aquila: Queen Christina preferred 'Trs-
pani. Finally il was proposed, il is no, said
by whom, to marry the Queen Of Spain 10
Prince Leopold, Of Saxe-Cobourg, cousin
german Of Queen Victoria. Not wi,hs a ndinR
his near relationship TO this candidate, Lous
Philippe considered himself bound 10 oppose
his preiension, believing that his success
would cause The overthrow Of the Spanish
throne.
| When the marriage of Mon:pensier TO
the Infan,a was proposed, Louis Philippe
says: ~ -
4 II told Lord Aberdeen that I much wish
ed that Monipensier should marry The IMAM
!, ia Louise Ferdinande, but no more desired
that he should wed Queen Louisa than Queen
Isabella, and that he might even be assured
that my son should not espouse the lnlania
until the Queen was married. Lord Aber-
deem added, sand when she shall have borne
Child BE il So replied. i do not de-
u sire better; tor if the Queen were to remain
sterile, the ln!ania would become the neces.
sary or the inevitable heiress, and that would
moi suit me no more than you; but, however
there must be some reciprocity in this affair,
and if give yor your securities il 10 just that
in return you should give me mine. Now
mine are, that you will do all in your power
that Queen isabella shall choose her husband
from amongst the descendants Of Philip v.
and that Prince Leopold, Of SAKE Cobousg,
be sci aside BE il so, replied Lord Alb
erdeen. We are Of the same opinion with
you, that the best which can be done is, that
the Queen shonld select her husband from
amongst the decandanis o! Philip "" -
:, He then deveIopes the in,rigues ii England
to put the count Trapani aside by. airocious
calumnies respecting bis physical morris, and
bring forward Leopard Of SAKE Coburg. Lord
Pamerson, on his accession to office, insisuc.
ted the English Minister to support only the
preiensions Of Prince Leopold of SAKE CO.
burg, Don Francisco OASIS, Duke Of Csdiz,
Don Enrico, Duke Of Seville. The French
Minister protested against Prince Leopold.
PaImerston would no, yield. This propos-
ton excited the fears of Christians for the re-
turn of Esparero, and The ascendency of the
liberal party, aud caused her and others 10
Il Il =. H.
marriages OF the Queen with Don Francisco
d'A ssis, and the lnlanta with Mon,pensieT.
As soon as the English Minister got wind Of
This, he began 10 support The claiIs of Don
Enrico, Francisco's brother. These causes
compelled Louis Philippe to deviate from
his original eereemenf, which was TO delay
The marriage of The lnfania and Mon,pensier
until The Queen should have an heir, Bot
he consoles himself Tor this violation Of his
agreement with the following unique, rich;
and interesting consideration: - -.
"Bu, The Queen became mauiageabl in the
course Of the winter; and she being accor.
ding to the assurances that were given us, On.
der the most favorable circumstances for the
marriage stale, nothing was left bu, TO know
whether the husband she nigh, choose ex-
hibited The best condition of vsriliiy. IL seem.
ed to me to be certain, from all The informa.
ton, even of the most minute nature, taken
upon this subject with regard 10 Don Fran
cisco d'Assis, that he was in the required con-
diIion, and that, consequently, there VAS ey-
cry probability united Tor hoping ihs, their
marriage would not be without issue. The
difference between only waiting for The mar
rage Of the Qneen with Don francisco d'As-
sis, TO celebrate that also Of the Duke Of