The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-14

LOUIS NApoLEos's MARRIAGE.-His Mis-
tresses, &c.-A letter dated Paris, Dec. 18th,
to the New York Express, says:
Won of course are aware that if Louis Napo-
leon marries it is with solely political Objects
He wants a wife that she may be mother
The marriage of an Emperor can be nothing
but a State affair. 1t is natural, therefore,
that the retainers of the court, here, the aids
de-camp, the whole household in fact, should
allow themselves to talk and jest very freely
upon the subject, and to speak of the Princess
Wasa in tone anything but respectful. /
have heard of sundry epigrams 1T her expense,
which are positively brutal. Information OF
this has reached the lady concerned. But
this is not all. A French doctor has been
sent to Vienna charged with the very delicate
mission of discovering whether she would
breed. OF course, he was TO keep perfectly
dark upon the nature Of his erraDd. He pene-
trated into the intimacy of the lady, scanned
her proportions, measured her length and
breadth with his eyes, made up his mind and
finally reported against her. He gave In
verdict of "rendency to consumption. and
general weakness in the chest and lungs"
This also came to the ears of Lady Caroline,
and her Indignation and offended dehcacy
were warmly expressed.
Thus far, there is no doubt of the veracify
of the story. All this has positively occurred.
The conclusion of the matter is said to be
refusal to proceed on the part OF the PrH-
cess. also Add to this that she has been
OF late rather frightened at the acc cunts of
the RIGHTEOUSNESS of her bridegroom-she
herselfis very straight laced-of the immor-
atty of his court, and the general laxity of
morals that pervades the French capitol
The match is said to be Looking toward the
sister Of the King of Naples. He bankers
after King Bomba for brother-in-law. In
the mean time be is paying desperate court
to little Spanish Countess, who, with the
usual Castillian type of feature and COM
plexion, possesses very blue eyes and fair
hair. The French 90 crazy over such COM
binations, and Louis Napoleon is French by
his mothers side. The Spanish lady is a
glorious horsewoman, and was in at the death
Of the wild boar, month ago, at Fontaine-
bleau. She is to made one of the partr at
Conpieque this week. But she has already
signitied to his majesty that he cannot have
her without marrying her. Ten millions
, even would not do. am afraid the repro
bate will have to do without the Seniors.
Whether Mrs. Howard is Influential in pre-
venting theEmperor's marriage, cannot say.
} only know that she remarked yesterday that
the Princess Wasa at least, would not be his
, wife. It is not long since the American
papers exiled Mrs. H., and later still an
English paper narrated that she had been
conveyed across the frontier, and that all the
French representatives in foreign countries
\ had been instructed to believer her no pass
4 ports for France. And yet she was living
then, as she is still now. in her simple YET
comfortable house, in the Rue du Cirque
She is probably the Only woman to whom
Louis Napoleon was ever attached, and he i
n SO still. They both bestow constant atten
# ton upon the education of their children, an
she spends large portion of her money il
acts of benevolence. She is as well known
IS at the Hote! Dieu as ever the Little Blu
Of Cloak was, and 1 understand that Loui
a at al me persuasion. Her argument to him
that it will render him popular, but her owl
! motive is that it will do a great deal of good
n No one doubts that his purpose in givin
II aims, is interested, but after all, it heals tn
d sick and relieves the poor quite as much a.
y IT dictated by the purest selt-forgetGulness.
l wrote some six months since of certain
paners, in the possession of Jerome Bona
parte, proving incontestably the illegitimacr
st of Louis Napoleon and his Dutch paternity
a You know already what the corroboratv
E. and contingent evidence is, that Hortense ha
lover before she was married, and by hin
y a son, the present Count de Morny; that sh
o, had the famous Dutch admiral for a lover
after she was married, and that Louis Bona
parte and she lived apart for a long period
10 Add 10 this the wel-known Netherlands
= Physiognomy. The papers in question, con
. shutting the direct evidence, understand I
e. consist in letters from Hortense herself, i
p which repeated illusions are made to he
ID ''surreptiotius" son. Jerome is playing hi
cards well, and will make the Emperor dane
to any tune he likes. 1t seems positive tina
lie Threatened him the other day, and he wa
m imprudent enough to boast o: having mad
III him turn pale. | am astonished to find hoy
re many people have learned of the existenc
Is OF the Queens letters. Every one knew tn
doubts thrown upon the birth of his Majesty
but few were aware upon what evidences.
any, they rested.