The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-22

NAPOLEON AND Jos EPHINE. The New York
Commercial Advertiser contains an interesting
letter from an intelligent Frenchman, residing
in this country, from which we make the follow
ing extract
Some OF your New York papers make not few
mistakes when speaking of Louis Napoleon.
Some represent him as young man. AS he is
In ms iorty hrst year (he was born in 1905 it
will hardly do to call him Young man. unIees
in imitation of the oriental and primitive svle ~
the Old Testament, which in one place. If we NAV
believe some critics, speaks Of Isaac being a"lad'
when he was about forty years old
Another paper says that the Emperor Napoleon
and the Empress Maria Louisa were sponsors A.
the baptism OF Louis Napoleon. This is wrong
1t was Napoleon and Josephine
How wonderful the ways of God! All Ma.
poleons schemes OF personal aggrandizement
were scattered to the wind He divorced The
good, the loving wife of his youth and marriad an
Austrian Arch-duchess, In order TO pra,;Iv he
ambition to leave his throne to ole who should he
his son. That marriage was the cause of his ru;p
Inc son whom he so much desired and TO whom
he would leave his crown, died while voutb in
the palace of his Austrian grandfather. Not
from poison as some have asserted. but probAhIv
IRON disease OF which excessive indulgence and
care on the part OF that grandfather laid the ound
alton. Before the birth OF that son Napoleon bsd
49, VI h'ohAbS tulS same Louis NaDOIeOn -
the son OF his brother Louis, then King or HoT-
land,) and of Hortense the daughter OF Josephine
his heir. How wonderful The grandson -
Josephine is chosen the first President of tha
French Republic, while the son Napoleon 81. ano
by the side of his grandfather in the Church IF
the Franciscans at Vienna
slngularly good fortune seems to have follow.
ed the family poor Josephine. Her son. Euceta
Deauharhls' married the Princess Amelia of Ba
a n nj IL.
stlll at Munich, respected by all And after
having served in all the campaigns of his s,en
father, with distinguished reputation for avori,
virtue as general the highest rank. and wear.
ing ior time the title of King of Italy. he ended
MS Gays In peace In Bavaria, while NapoIeop
Prometheus was chained to the rock NJ Ct
Helena, there to die. ~
Eugene Beauharnais left two sons and four
daughters. The Oldest daughter (called Josenh.
me- al'er ner grandmother) is now Queen of
Stceden Nor is there happier Queen in FL
rope, or one more beloved-The second dannb-
Ter was the last scye of Don Pedro, late Emney.
or br0zu. She still lives, and wears the title
Oh Ducness OF Braganza. She is a beautiful wo-
man. Inc third is married TO German Duke
whosename and title do not recall at this moment
~ ne fourth was not married when saw her and
ner motnerw with one other other sisters, at Stock.
noim, on visit TO the then Crown Princess ~
Sweden, (now its Oueep1 in the sum. ~
1886. SUMMER o.
Inc elder OF the sons Of Eugeue Beauharnais
married the present Queen OF Portugal. but died
lew days Or weeks atterward The vounger
the Duke Of Leuchtenberg. married the eldest
daughter OF the Emperor of Russia, and is great
favorite with Nicholas. And here we bavs ,ha
son Of Hortense elected the first President NJ
france This is wonderful. "God is great !,
say the Mohammedans; God is lust also. as everv
page OF the history OF mankind would teach ~:
Il we could or would. but read it Alright. Lei ma
nope that he will deign to guide and bless tho
grand -son OF the injured and good Josephine as
the President Of France, and make him BLESSING
to that country - o1oeei"&