Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-31

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Cancellation, because, though the princes be reconcled
their parties IN France will be. These par
ties plainly distinct essentially different in character
and composition, and rreconcileaby hostile two
things Of unlike natures can be- The Orleans party is
bourgeois the legtmis party is noble The esti-
mates individual worth and distributes Office, wealth,
and honors by the accident of birth. II is privileged
class and it pcrtlnacously holds throughout all the
ramhcatons of social and political organization, to its
distincness and its privileges a class The other,
on the contrary lives only upon the vital principle that
ONCE wealth. and honors should be distributed by Govern
ment that distinction in society should be attained accord
ing TO the merit and capacity of individuals without the
slightest reference to the accident of birth In
tai matters holds that the popular will may at pleasure
make and unmake the Sovereign in opposition to the
Prnepe OF legitimacy, which dcsignates the only
lawful King OF France the man. matter what his per-
onal fitness for the station, who happens be the
direct lneal descendant Of Hugh Capet The Orleans
party in France knows that Henry " regns, priv-
legged class, the mobiles, will monopoze every thing it.
ssfa class essentially and actively hostile the
bougeois than to the broad popular masses below
them both and forming the ground of society This con-
cuson therefore, strikes the impartial observer with
rce very similar to that of mathematical demonstration
that though the Princes, being really of the family
and having Of all princey sympathes and having
inthe main common prncely interests flor upon the
death of the Count of Chambord, who must, it is gene
rally conceded die without ISSUE the Count of Paris will
become the Legtimst preender to the throne Though
say the princes may become reconced and fuse their
interests the parties will not and cannot The interviews
at Frosdor therefore, have but slight Importance polt-
cally Their political effect in France viii be- have
myself no doubt, to add sincere adherents to the
of the Bonaparte dynasty than to that of Legtima
cy proper for popular sovereignty in the choice of the
ruler of France, and the equality Of Frenchmen before
the aw-no privileged classare fundamental principles,
at least in theory, of the actual Government Unable,
therefore, from the detection Of the Oeanist princes
themselves look to that family for representative of
their principles the of the Orleans party will be-
come Bonapartis or Republican. Very few will 60
to the Count of Chambord with the Dake of Nemours
And it would surprise the first personal iustra-
ton of the soundness of the above reasoning fur
nished by NJ DUPIN the famous President of the last
publican Assembly the friend, servant and advocate of
LOUIS PHILIPPE and his family The report is very pre-
vaent that NJ DurN is be included in list Of promo
tons to the Senate which is said to be now very close
at hand.
Several great names Of the first empire have just been
brought in different ways prominently before the public
The Duke of vALMr her of Marshal Kellerman has raj
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lieved, will soon be made Senator.
The Duke of BELLUSo (son of Marshal Victor has just
died of typhoid fever The late Duke had already found
his place in the imperial Senate His aud heir, who
will henceforth the title of Duke of Beuno is in
the active service of the Emperor in diplomatic sta
ton The Emperor himself has just signed the marriage
contract of daughter Of Count LAS CASES, who
with Napoleon ON the island of St Helena And last, but
not least the empire has just rendered what its
part is certainly but due tribute to the memory Of
the bravest of the brave" Marshal NEY, prince of
Moscow Yesterday, with pompous civil and military
ceremonies was naugurated bronze statue of the Mar
shall erected his honor upon the very spot that witness
ed his legal assassination the 9Th December, 1875
NEy was tried the 9th December, condemned the
evening" shot the next morning and privately buried the
day Pere la Chaise From that day to this his
humble grave has remained unmarked by monument or
by a simple stone inscribed with his name. The
stranger inquirng after it. would be conducted by
Of guardians Of the cemetery to the retired spot where
secured from proclamation by plain iron railing lies al
that remains of the ilustrous french warrior His
almost egibly scratched with penkne upon the rail
ing the only inscription that indicates to the yiser
who or rather what is the occupant of the grave before
him. 1t the fashion nowadays to call Ney "a victim
Of the reaction of 1885, which pushed his destruc
ton by the English, Russan and Austrian allies who
then occupied Paris. This may be truc. His execution
was the result of foregone conclusion. lie was con-
demned perhaps to order, truly was the Prince
dEnphien some years before, at the instance Of Be-
psparte himself Yet confess have been able to
partcpae largely in the interest and sympathy which
his fate excte or the respect with which it is at
tempted to invest his memory He really to to
have merted his fate fully any traitor that
shot for beraying king and violating oath. But he
lives in brass and doubtless long shall spcn
did monument rising to his memory in Pere La Chaise
The new statue erected just without the garden Of the
Luxembourg between the garden and the Observatory
few Yards from the gate to the left leaving the gar
den would not like to guaranty that the statue would
remain in position for the space Of twenty years Henry
v should ever reign in France, land he may back
one Of these days. his father and grandfather did,
"upon the crupper Of the Cossacks, he would dispose
of Neys statue as promptly did the republicans in
1913 Of that Of the young Duke Of Orleans which dis
figured the Of the Louvre. lie would put proba
bly, where it would be difficult to find than the
Orleans statue which did, after few years concealmen
re-appear in ditch at Versailles called the 0rsngery
Speaking Of statues reminds me Of that of Gen. BER
TRASp the faithful follower Of his master exile St.
Helena which has lately been cast in bronze and exhibit
ed in front Of the Louvre prior its transportation to its
destined place in provincial CITY, The is said to
be fine work of art 1t is colossal and represents the
General in the Of delivering the will and the sword Of
Napoleon, brought back from st. Helena.
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