Litchfield enquirer., 1849-01-11
Louis Napoleon.

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Louis Napoleon.
| We copy the following historical de-
scription Of the newly elected President
of the French Itepublic, from a compila-
ton made by The New York Tribune:
| CHARLES LOUIS NAPOLEON, the son of
Louis, Ex.King of Holland, was born in
Paris, on the goth Of April, 1903. His
god parents were the Emperor and Maria
Louisa, and during his childhood he was
an especial favofite of the former. On
the return of Napoleon from Elba, he
stood beside him on the Champ de Mars,
and when embraced by him for the last
time, at Malmaison, the young Louis,
then boy of seven years, wished to
follow him at all hazards. When the
family was banished from France, his
mother removed to Augsburg, where he
received good German education. He
was afterwards taken to Switzerland,
where he obtained the right of citizenship
and commenced course Of military stu
dies. After the July Revolution. by
which he was second time prescribed
from France, he visited Italy in ompany
with his brother, and in-1831 took part
in popular Instruction against the
Pope. This movement failed, but he
succeeded in making his escape, and, his
brother dying at Forli the same year, he
visited England and afterwards returned
to Switzerland, where, for two or three
years, lie contented himself with writing
political and military works, which do not
appear to have been extensively read
The death Of the Duke of Reichstadt in
1882, gave new impulse to his ambi-
tious hopes. His irst revolutionary at
tempt at Strasbourg, in October, 1886,
completely failed, but after a short i'm
prisonment in Paris, he was sent to this
country The illness of his mother occa-
stoned his return the following year, and
after visit to Switzerland he took up
his residence in England until his second
attempt at Boulogue, in 1910.
In this affair several of his followers
were killed, and he was himself taken
and sentenced to Imprisonment for life in
the Castle of Ham. The particulars of
his escape in May, 1846, after an incar-
ceration Of six years, are well known.
From that time until the end of Septem-
Der last, when he was returned as De-
putty to the National Assembly from the
Department of the Seine, he has resided
in England. A late London Journal in
describing his mode of life, gives the fol-
lowing not very tlattering account:
"He was inscriptions in contracting
obligations which were wholly beyond his
means of repayment: and his most seri-
Gus pursuit was the study of alchemy, by
which he expected to arrive at the Disco
very of his philosophers stone So vi
gorously did he prosecute this exploded
| science at house which he had fitted up
as laboratory at Camberwell, and so
firm was his faith in the charlatan empir-
ic whom lie employed 10 aid nina in trans
hitting the baser metals into gold, that
he is said to have actually appropriated
his revenues in anticipation, and to have
devoted the first milliard of his gains to
the payment Of the national debt of
France. in order to acquire thus an impe-
'iat "hiono ny PuCHoSc'
The large majority by which he was
elected a Representative astonished eve
ny one, and gave his followers the first
encouragement to bring forth his name
as a candidate for the Presidency To
defeat the acknowledged Republican par
ty, he received also the support Of the
Legitimists and Orleanists, and those COM
bined influences have elected him bv an
immense majority. The rest must be left
to Time and Fate.
Rror AT A FuNERAL.-The Honesdale
Democrat gives long account of a riot
at place. about week ago. A Pro-
testant young man married wife whose
parents were Catholics. The wife dying,
a dispute arose as to whether she should
be buried where he could rest by her
side at his death. The parents expires.
sed their determination to have her in. ,
TERED in Catholic ground. Each par
ty solsht Legal alvics. which result
ed in the decision that the husband had ;
the right to direct where his wife should
be buried. Matters were then comprom-
iscd so that the Catholic service wasal-
lowed to be performed over the body at
the house, and she was to buried in Pro-
to- tant ground. But On the day of the {
funeral, just as the body was placed in :
the hearse. the father came forward and ,
claimed that the body should go to ,
Catholic ground. Theleupon. fearful
riot ensued. in which la,ge number of {
people participated, and the coffin was ,
tossed about carclessly. The Sheriff f.
nally quelied the outbreak. and the in
cement took place in Protestant ground, a
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