The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-11
The f! al Fusscs OF the Bourbon q nd Orleans
Families,

from TIE London Times, Nov ISL
1t is announced by tsegaphc des patch from Vienna
that the long expected reconciliation os Il 10 elder and
younger branche Of the house az been css
Me Duke 3e Nen,oSs Dul, de Bord Sar and NJ
lresve at The odess s',siuing SON Of LeIs Philippe nsx
BE- held to dcd stss occasion eetatiue a.
ne hcle branch Of s. Royal fany TO ,eAi Il he ions
Whatever may be the merits of OF fusion 10
really deserves, It gratifying that PS .ncss 90 nsszl1
uIitsd b; blood, md closely idsnt fed By thaz
the past snd to pas.n end to hss divs IN Of the roys
family Of France, whseh contb;,tsd viii other causes
t. the total subversion of the monarch They ansr
relied unaapply for themselves, long as they had any
mon fate has brought tt IN tof ether But this
event hat scandsoa spec acle OF rival na-
national favor allowing as of thair rsspes
tive ndhesnts TO weaken still further the cause Of ths
crown Personally We have di ubt that the reconcile
alton hailed wsh great sat action by both hranchss
Of the family and whstever be tb future DESTINY a.
their house i is seemiy that hey should meet it s.
The Orleans bransh ra,sd the thrcas BY ono
uasxsmplad freedom and prospsrisy to F,.nps
But the reign Of Ius Philippe spite OF the great ser
rights and left few trascs osSins t. M. csso
princes had nothing to repounce aud sng the tuoU
head Of their family. tbs reconciliation is therefor
no mora than the recognition of stats of things ~ =
feelings of resentment which mutual injuries ia foz
times had left behind 1t changes In realty aoS NJ
and it rdly be sa TO alter the position oi AN
Inleed, il regard shts occurrence With sstisss -.
IN; ht MY :. th Goncap.on o. ta ticai
be considered to havs any serious political ninS ~
effect. The Duke do Bordeaux and tho OF KS = I
Philippe have adhered nnsxbly rule ns dt aS
They have not oonspired, they have mot kap uouo..
system of agitation hostile to the governmental
they have not coarted the support OF foEsig '
and, whenever they have expressed opinion
events, 1t has bean publicly, and without, ib r p5
know not If the preteniers of Frohsdcrs g S m
mont are regsr led wi tn apprehension ut rnS ~.
certainly never we're fewer efforts made dsSsnd ~c
of
fate which, as far they concerrAd "
hard and unoeserved one % only exceale ~ t NY
dsnce in that myserie OF svazy ner ovnu
heal the breach between them and TAI Th sn a acn.
France viii not dsown shs liberties .cs to think, whs.
ardsptly conended, and when tina tsh,i;ty oe bs o
ernm mt will once more depend, on ~. " ms. soo y,
despotie power, but the strength ~ M s =,
@ ! ~ or" o 81 @ ~ aS uo ,;,iu n the hazards Of civil
the Revolution OF 1S4s when neonIs ssrsr,r ,s,y;s
round the first name which pEaT isd them refuge rom
and their only course pa~ y to the rssus.
nrorsr to t1v u Would S nation has thought
the fusion which sne neTnt OF aesurdity to
Sou,s Of Bourbon With for the ovsrshrov 3
ouiljity OF Fsanee any designs against the tran.
There are, indeed, 10 aris set ~ ,.,,-.a .....
their minds and from their haSs tsnnor from
iom u Inc ,h,r Hs that constitutes the bss por
termed hs T Of u. '1S son dosoR M Of what ha:
PsssmS ana pusss reminding them Of the combustoss
| " " ~ .~ excelled; but that tha fue;or
We question II the most seaious rromot.,.
" oosu us to what practical po saf ob;ect n
sH - They are perfectly aszrs that 10 the buE
g .ns oa sopls the Bourbora Of Frohrlorf ANA thS
ssssnoo Jlaremont are suis>eta OF ss much indif.
or az Hart, onis xvii XviII wbr1 he lived at Mittau.
.s.....a .Sssn: S:. but on: Ss a.
th;nra IA, hLsqusntly But as long % the state Of
leon and .hs. nss co assigned France to Louis Napo-
have ce,,ssS - PoWor the is;sts of statesmen who
OF pots 49,, art in the world, the disasction
Ia biohs,t sna even the fixed aversion Of all that
ri.iis scc.,,t md best in the land, will not mate
All Xpcw .nvarn fall Of the Imperial dominion. Like
rsvo,non th snts sprung out Of the emergencies ot
Iuts srhs,tion empire commands for time the abso-
sor, Of the county in higher degree than any
into hars nmsnt which the nation has not just called
,as power declines, and IT is the fate Of suoh
| gosetnm Snts to be all powerful with gene
rAuon- but powercss the next. Legal rights,
Anu especially the legal rights of hereditary mon
ar ny are less unvs, sal and exclusive In their SWAY
osn the caprces OF elective governments but the ex
perience OF all mankind avors the belief that this Law
Of descent is upon the WHOLE one of the best ssfe-
y eua ds Of nation The French people, however hays
shown the Of the last sixty years that they
= ! have little respect for this principle and II
the fee exercise of their natonal power thsy have
. repeatedly ret 1t aside. They the sole judges
of what coneerps them, and Il II, perhaps, of lit.
tie importance to the rest OF Europe whsthsr they
discard 1t foU YER, whether they rsvsrt 70 Il
l. Certainly, other power but their own free choice
viii ever sgain affect to restore II and that choice
osa snly 70 dkssNd by great cAhmtss alsng oxt q