The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-07-31
BUCKEYE.
From the Richmond Dispatch
The B0urhons and tho Stuarts.

writer in the New York Courier and Enquirer. COM
mentng upon the story in circulation that Louis Philippe
supposittous chd-lhe son Of one Chappini, an
aan-says that though his father, the famous Egalte
might have been base enough TO have committed such
crime yet the king of the French" bore in his features
nnmslakeable evidence OF his origin No man, he thinks
who acquainted with the Bourbon pbysiognony,
which not like any other could fail to recognise him
as member OF that family
which led to the great English revolution OF 1908 was
the popular belief that James II had imposed upon the
nation his child who was not the son OF
his Queen The birth OF male heir destroyed all chance
of succession the part OF the prncesses Mary and
Annette former married 10 the Prince OF Orange, the
latter the Prince George of Denmark. Both OF these
Catholic it was believed he would not hesitate 10
do so mortal injury to his own children, provided
he could thereby subserve The cause OF his re'-
gon. The nation had borne with the old klng, IN spite
OF their strong repugnance his creed which he obst
naey and iooshy endeavored TO force upon them, be-
cause in the succession OF the two PEncesses they
remedy for all their grievances. But when
the birth of Prince was announced, they could see
no end to their troubles except in return to the
bosom OF the Roman Catholic Church, and their rage
knew no bounds. While the public mind was in such a
condition, ii of to take for granted any
rumor 10 the prejudice OF the hing which might De Start
ed. Ireceved with greatness and with the most lmpli-
cit faith, the story that the pretended young Prince
child OF obscure parentage and tina, the pregnancy
Of the Queen bad been mere hcton II is not TO be
supposed that the Prince OF Orange whose interests were
much affected by the truth falsehood OF thus story
took great pains TO contradict IT, and the birth OF this
child haslened his expedition England This unfor.
tunate child, but few months old when was carried
by its parents into exile. ateTward. the Chevaler
81 George, the father of Charles Edward, who made the
attempt OF l745 and OF the Cardinal Of York. who died
Rome the early part OF this century, and was the last
OF his race.
For many years the large majority OF the English peo-
pie believed devoutly that the Chevaer ST George was
really the child of obscure person. who had allowed
James TO take him, and substitute him for son OF his
own. Yet everybody who him in exile bore test.
mony TO his unrnstakeabe Stuart origin The features
OF the Stuart family not less remarkable than those
OF the Bourbons, and al well known throughout
Europe at that time the latter They were as
conspicuous in Charles Edward and in the Cardinal OF
York as they in James III or his father, Charles
They were dark and swartby, and indicated deep and
habtua melancholy Even at Holy Rood in the midst OF
the gay festivities which he introduced into that ancient
palace OF his fathers Charles Edwards features retained
their hereditary expression, and some OF the superslious
Hiehlanders drew evil auguries from the fact
We do not recoect TO have any prints OF any OF
OF the Bourbon race except or two OF Ferdinand VII
OF Spain II they all like him, /, would be hard 10
imagine rrible-lookng set OF monsters. There
doubt about his birth, too, but have seen
stated that his face Bourbon in all It's lneamens
His nose like the beak Of vuture, and his whole
face resembled that creatures much his pro-
pensites said TO have done its nature.