Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-12
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.
PAR,s. SspTrnpER %. 1850.

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made by prominent politicians to simplify the situa-
ton of FRANCE by reconciliation of the two fami.
lies whose members have pretensions to the throne
Recent events, and the discussions to which these
events are giving rise in the press and elsewhere,
compel me again to alude to the subject, though
deem this reconciliation, even if il should be
thoroughly effected matter of decidedly seconda-
ry importance. The reconciliation OF these two
families would only partially unravel one of the
knots Of sadly tangled skein. The scissors,
am quite satisfied, will, after all, have to be used
and repeatedly used But will this reconciliation,
or fusion Ito adopt the usual phrase, of the Orleans
and the Bourbons of the elder branch take place
In spite of the efforts which the Legitimsts sim
cerely making, and in spite OF the efforts which
norton of the eminent men of the Orleanist party
are also making, still adhere TO the opinion for
merly expressed, that very clear and very impor-
tant separate and hostile interests will prevent
the union of the families. And, moreover, if with
an abnegation and patriotism which is certainly not
princely, and which would be hardly human, the
Orleans family should overcome all obstacles, and
be in good faith reconciled to the Bourbons of the
elder branch, they could not. And here is the most
important, perhaps the only really important con-
sideraton, so far as the public interests are con-
cerned they could not carry with them, in this re-
Cancellation, the mass, or an important fraction Of
their party in France.
First. Will the families fuse No! For, dur
ing the last twenty years. their opposing interests
and clashng ambition have been envenomed by
the most violent personal animosity, by the
most merciless and INSCRIPTIONS personal abuse.
During twenty years the members of the Orleans
family have been stgmatized as tratorous French
men, false friends, rebel subjects and usurpers.
Charges have been made, and books written to
prove that Louis Philippe on the side, and the
Count of Chambord on the other, were illegitimate
and spurious children, not of the real blood, not
the families which they pretended to represent but
fraudulenty adopted at the moment Of birth, with
a view to prevent the extinction of the line; Louis
Philippe, in place of daughter which the Duchess
of Orleans really brought forth; and the Count of
Chambord in place of pillow which the Duchess
of Berri was charged by Louis Philippe to have
worn in simulated pregnancy. And who has for
gotten the mutual charges of shameless profigacy
and odious crime, freely circulated by word of
mouth and the press A family feud of this cha
racter, and so bitterly pursued, descending from
father to son, is never forgotten and only appears
TO be forgiven when paramount interests require it.
These interests not wanting on the part OF
Henry v, but they are on that of the Orleans
family. Nobody supposes that, by the terms OF
any reconciliation, Henry v. would abate one title
of his rights. He would stipulate to live and die
king. BY the reconciliation he would have one
He would gain the active adherence of few, and
the now active opposition of many would be para
.lyzed. But, with the other party, paramount per-
sona interests, so far from commanding reconciia-
ton, forbid it. The chief Of the Orleans family,
the Count of Paris, yet an infant and incapable of
assuming the reins of Government will, in con-
tingency almost certain to occur, the death of the
Count of Chambord without children,) become the
G,eir Of legitimacy, and thus necessarily add to the
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opposed to him as pretender by usurpers title. |
But he has, as heir of the constitutional King, Louis
Philippe, present chance for that allurng bauble
the crown, Independent of and opposed to the
Count of Chambord. This chance, all things con- |
sidered, may be deemed equal to that OF the Count
of Chambord but, in case of reconciliation, It
Iuuust be renounced, as must also, by the whole
family Of Orleans, young, ambitious, talented men,
the brilliant and favored position of the royal family
And what to gain! Why, the barely possible chance
of much inferior position as the subjects OF Henry
v. Such abnegadon is not to be expected be-
sides, the Orleans princes, uncles of the Count of
Paris, have not given up the idea of returning to
France, and taking part in public affairs, not as
princes of the blood, but as French citizens.
Aumae it is understood would gladly serve in the
army and Joinville in the navy, even under the
Republic. The latter is more spoken OF than any
one else as candidate for the Presidency in 1852.
Will they be willing to abandon this chance OF
serving France and winning distinction and popu-
Iarity for themselves, for that less honorable, and
at least equally doubtful one, of serving prince
whom they hate Moreover, the family OF Orleans
have another prncely interest out of France, which
rs manifestly opposed to an arrangement, they aid
ing, by which legitimacy would be restored IN
France before prince of their own house shall
become the representative of legitimacy. BY vlr-
tue Of the Montpensicr marriage they have falr
prospect of succeeding to the constitutional anti
legitimate throne of Spain. With what face could
they show themselves rigidly legitmist in France,
and constitutional antilegtmist in Spain They
will not be inconsistent. Will they abandon their
chances for the throne of Spain The idea is
ridiculous Would the restoration OF the B0ur-
bon Henry " in France be followed by that
of the Bourbon Charles vi. in Spain, and the con-
sequent exile and loss Of all family consideration
in Spain by the Orleans princes This is at leas.
probable AT present the young princes, sons OF
Louis Philippe are not odious in France, as was
their father: some of them even highly popular.
They would cease to be so, and would share the
invincble odium which attaches to the elder Bour-
bons as having been thrice driven off and twice
brought back "upon the cruppers OF the Cossacks.
Guizot, Savandy, and some other of the Orleans
adherents, are known to be in favor of the fusion
and striving to effect it. Henry V. and all his
partsans are making the plainest advances towards
this result. Kind words and gracious receptions
to Orleanists at Wiesbaden; messages Of respectful
and cousinly princey sympathy from the Count
Il CLar,bord IN the Cueep f,yn,,- rnop the