Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-02-21
FRANCE.

The New York Commercial poblishcs
very Interesting letter from a snireu Of
France, rcs,1enG in Rochester, relative TO
his country, its Pr,s'den, snd US future
prospects, The writer speaks very high
ly OF Odilon Barro,, whom he has had
good opportunities hr knowing lie re
Cards him as decidedly the mos safe states
man IN France at this moment Although
not republican before the revolution Of
February Last or rather no, 10 favor Of o
Republic Tor Frsnee-ye, Of eli the ablest
aud mo4i prominent statesmen Of that eoun
uy, lie was the neares to being one. In
this respect as well ss for moral ehsrsc-
ter, he Is tar more worthy Of trust than NJ.
Thnrs lie 10 man OF far more stability
Of principles, and Of juser views Of eonai
,ulional government He ~ profound
juri.t and an able advocate, which VI. Theirs
most certainly is not.
Although some Ptoteaants are alarmed
because Pslloux, a zealous Roman Calbo-
llc, is appointed Minister OF Ecclesiastical
Affairs, the writer has no great fears that
injustice will be done to the Protestnnts, II
Odlou Blrrot IS placed nj HE head Of The
Ministry, for he has molly defended the
cause OF The Prote.taols in The Courts OF
France. He knows what they are, and
hat religious liberty is also.
He corrects some mistakes into whic h
The Tribune and some other New York
papers have fallen in speaking Of Louis
Napoleon. Some represent him as being
young man. lie is in bis Ala year, haT'
ing been born in 1908.
Another paper says that tho Emperor
Napoleon and the Empress Maria Louisa
were sponsors al the baptism OF Louis Ma
polcon. This is wrong. Ii was Nnpo'
Icon and Josephine.
The writer concludes
a singuIarly good fortune seems TO have
followed the family poor Josephine. Her
son, Eugene Beauharnals, married The
Princess Amelia, of Bavaria, a woman o.
excellent character who lives .ill at Mu-
MICH respected by all Add after having
served in all the campaigns Of his step
father, with distinguished reputation fol
every uuue, as a General Of the hlghes
rank. aud wearing for time the title o
King Of Italy, he ended his days in peace
in Bavaria, while Napoleon, Promelheus-
ike. was chained TO the rock Of ST Helena
there 10 die.
Eugene Beauharnais lea two sons ant
four daughters The eldest daug hler, (call-
Cd Josephine, after her grandmolher,) j!
now Queen Of Sweden. Nor IS there :
happier Queen in Europe, or one more
beloved The second dsug hler was Ia,
last wife Of Don Pedro, late Emperor o
BAIL She still lives, and wears the Ill,
OF Duchess Of BraganzL She is beautl
ful woman. The third is married 10
German Duke, whose name and lille d.
not recall al this moment. The fourth wa
not married when | saw her and her moth
CT, with one OF her oIher SISTERS, al Stock
holm, on a vlsh 10 the then CrownPrinces
Of Sweden. (now It's Queen III the summe
/, Of 1886.
The elder OF the sons Of Engene Beau
. harnais married the present Queen OF Por
iugal, bU, died few days or weeks after
Uaid. The younger, the Duke OF Leuch
tenberg, mafri, the eldest daught Of th
Emperor Of Russia, and is a great faVoru
with Nicholas And here we have tn
p son Of Horense elected the fra PresIden
, OF the Republic OF France This is won
deriul. GOD is great" sayslhe NOLAN
meduus God is Just, also. as every pag
Of The history Of mankind would teach u:
# we could or would but read il arighI
Let US hope that lie will dcign TO guid
and bless the grandson Of the injured an,
good Josephine as the President Of France
> and make him a blessing 10 that country