The daily union., 1852-11-27

the thought that the spirit OF the Emperor with
that his ideas guide ms that his shade protects mesnee
by solema proceeding you come in the OF the
French people, 10 prove TO ms that have meriled the
eonndsn,e o. NE country Is no, Necessary ioI me 70
France" MM
establishment OF the empire will be that the rep
resentatiye assembly have not been consulted The
work has been done at their hands by the Senate They
have been convened only TO count the votes Tor the
Pile after The election The next act s the vote on The
proposition by the people. when the constitution will
be adopted The only opposition. thus far that has been
met with Louss original scheme, has been in refer
to the place assigned in The first proposition TO Je
Bonapare and his son as presamplve heirs TO the
crown. He was set aside almost unanimously by the
Senate committee The French nation TO have voted
the 2ist and 22d instant in relation to this question OF
empire
| The BosApARrE rAMILY--THE LINE OF SUCCESSION
Louis Napoleon, being in the forty year OF his age
and still unmarried, the articles establishing the empire
provide for his by declaring that i he has no
male heir he may adopt the legitimate children and de-
acendans in the mail line OF the brothers OF the Empere
Napoleon the First. Under these circumstances, it be-
bers of the Bonapartes who may hereafter be entitled TO
the throne OF France. The right OF adoption being
vested in Louis Napoleon we cannot OF course say which
OF his relatives he may choose to adopt exclude from
the right of successon but the entire list OF surviving
male Bonapartes although not very numerous, more
so than that of the Bourbons
| In the new work entitled "The Napoleon Dynasty
Or The History Of the Bonaparie Family; by the Berke
ley Men,, find elaborate genealogical statements. and
l
| from which make up the following:
Joseph Bonaparte the elder brother OF Napoleon, had
eousin san Charles Cha I Laces. Prince @ oi Canine ''
The surviving sons OF Lucien second brother OF Ma
poleon, are:
May "a 1903 He was President OF the Constituent As.
sembly of the Roman republic in ls49. For number OF
years be resided IN this country, and IS author OF q
great work ornithology. In 1922 he married his
cousin Charlotte Daughter of Joseph Bonaparteo by
whom he has eight chdren-three sons and five daugh-
tiers. The family reside in Italy
2. Louis Lucien, of Lucien, and brother OF the
Prince OF Canno, was born January 4, 1913.
s. Pierre Napoleon. another son Of Lucien. born Sep,
tember ~, 1915. He was member OF the late National
Assembly of The French republic.
The sons OF Charles Lucien, Prince OF Canino,
i 1. Joseph Lucien, born February, 1924.
2. Lucien Louis, born November, 1928.
4 3. Napoleon Gregoire, born February, 1899
OF the family OF Louis, the third brother OF Napoleon.
the new Emporer, Louis Napoleon, is the only sur
vivor
Jerome, the only surviving brother Of Napoleon l..
and late President OF the French Senate. s now sixty
eight years of age. He born November is, 1854.
While officer the French navy, and on visit to the
United States, in December 1903. he was married 10
Elizabeth Patterson. daughter OF wealthy merchant OF
Baltimore This marriage was annulled by decree of
the Emperor Napoleon in April 1905. Their son by this
marriage Jerome Napoleon BonaPare, was born ~ Eng
land in 1905, and resides in Baltimore He inherited
large from his grandfather, Patterson, and mar
ried Baltimore lady, by whom he has two sons, one OF
whom. Napoleon Jerome lately graduated al West r9nt,
American Bonapares, father and son, are gentlemen OF
modest department., and void of ambition account of
their family pretensons But it would not be surprising
if future events should call the young lieutenant to the
other side of the Atlantic take his share in the rising
fortunes OF the family.
Since her divorce proclaimed by the imperial gov
ernment of France and subsequently obtained by her
from the legislature OF Maryland, Mr.. Jerome Napo.
leon Bonapares moher-Elizabeth Patiersenhas lived
an unmarried life, residing with her rends in Maryland
in the enjoyment Of opuence and the society OF refined
and intellectual circle.
Jerome the elder, after the divorce, married the daugh
ter OF the King of Wurtemburg, by whom be had two
sons and one daughter or the former, survives
namely Napoleon Joseph born at Trieste. September Q.
1922. He was a member Of the late National Assembly
G of the French republic.
The male heirs the throne OF France, after Louis Ma
poeon, appears therefore, from the foregoing, are
l. Charles Lucien. Prince OF Canino, aged 40 years
@ Louis Lucen, brother. aged 40 years.
/; 8 Pierre Napoleon, brother, aged 81 years.
a a. Joseph Lucen OF Charles l.ucen, aged 2s
: years. sIt
Lueien Louis, do, aged "a years
1 g. Napoleon Gregore. do, aged - years.
7. Napoleon Joseph, son OF Jerome, aged 80 years.
To the above may possibly be added the Baltimore Boz
napaes il Louis Napoleon and the French Senate should
them their rights, OF which they deprived
through their mother, by unjust decree OF the Emperor
Napoleons
England.
The following is the speech of Queen Victoria al the