The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-10-25
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induce the King to change his mind, but Louis
Philippe answered
"ThOugh cOnvinced Of tie correctness of uonr
ddoice, do not desire that more blood shall be
shed an behaT of myself"
Being brave man, we may be assured that
1t was not cowardice, but conscientious scruples
that induced him TO reject the sanguinary meas
ures recommended by the bold conqueror at
lsly. Had not Louis Philippe inwardly felt
that the people had just reasons of complaint
against his Government, he would most proba
bly, not have hesitated in employing force in
support of his throne. But knowing that he
had preferred the interest of his family to the
happiness and dignity of France, he dared not
to take upon himself the responsibility of all
the blood which must have been shed in adopt
! ing the advice of Marshal Bugeaud.
Having said a few encouraging words to the
Queen, Louis Philippe entered his bedroom
changed has dress, and soon returned, ready to
leave the palace, which had ceased to be his
royal residence. Being told that the carriages
were waiting for him, he babe farewell to the
persons present; but seeing the Duchess of
Orleans preparing to follow him, with her two
sons, he said to her. Helene, you must re-
main here" But the Princess, kneeling down,
enloined him to permit her and her children
to accompany him. "No!" answered Louis
Philippe, " 1t is necessary that you remain, in
order to get the rights of your son, the Count
of Paris, acknowledged by the Chambers and
the nation"
AT this moment, and while the Princess was
yet kneeling before her father-iu-aw, NJ. Gre
mieux, an eloquent and active member of the
Opposition in the Chamber of Deputies hast
ened up to the King, and, taking hold of his
inf fxyal,y IL. Al
Regency devolve upon Madame the Duchess of
Oreans?"
NO." replied Louis Philippe, 1T belongs
IN virtue of a parliamentary act, to my son,
the Duke of Nemours, and / have no right to
set this act aside. 1t is the business of the
nation to do in regard to this matter whatever
might suit it best"
1t was evident that he felt repugnance to the
suggestion Of making the Duchess of Orleans
Regent Of the realm, with the exclusion of his
Oldest living son but it must also be admitted
that 1t would have been presumption, on his
part to have issued directions in contradiction to
an established law. Still he could scarcely have
avoided to feel how imprudently he had acted
IN recommending this measure to the adoption
of the Chambers.
Offering his arm to the Queen, the dethroned
monarch left the apartment and the palace,
which he was never more to re-enter. The
first attempt at departure was frustrated by
an attack of the armed multitude upon the
small body Of troops which the Duke of Ne
mours had collected for the protection of the
royal carriages. But the second attempt proved
successful-the King, the Queen, and the Ouch
ess of Nemours, with her children, escaping in
two hackney coaches, or rather cabs, escorted
| by the Duke of Montpensier, on horseback,
and few squadrons Of dragons.
| AT ST. Cloud, the King and Queen separated
! from the Duchess of Nemours and her children.
who, accompanied by the Duke of Montpensier,
succeeded in effecting their escape, by the way
of AvrGndes, to the isle of Jersey.
Louis Philippe and his consort arrived on
the 10Th of February at Cape d'Honheur, where
! they remained concealed at the house of NJ. de
Pertius Ill. March Sd. From thence the King
proceeded on foot during he he night, to Trou.
vile where he stayed two days, at the mouse OF
NJ. Guestier. A young officer meanwhile made
the attempt at persuading the captain of an
! English steamer, running between Havre and
Southampton, to favor the Kings escape. but
received a refusal. The captain whose name
was Pol, however, Oh his return to Southamp.
ton, informed person in authority of this re-
quest, and thst person communicated the mat
ter to Lord Palmerston, then Minister of For
eign Affairs in Great Britain. Lord Palmers.
ton Immediately issued directions to the Eng
lish Consuls in the north of France, to do all
possibly to aid in the escape of the dethroned
monarch from France
| 1t is necessary to observe, that NJ. Lamar
tine, as member of the Provisional Government
had meanwhile done all in his power to prevent
the detention Of any member of the royal fam
lily; this step, on the part of NJ. Lamartine, was
then unknown to Louis Philippe.
1t being deemed advisable that the fugitive
royal personages should return to Honheur, the
King assumed the name of Theodore Lebrun
and under that name he took passage on board
a steamer going direct to Havre. But he was
nevertheless recognised by some of the crew.
Still he was treated with the greatest Difference.
Arrived at Havre, he and the Queen, accompa-
MED by Generals Dumas and Rumigny, pro
ceeded directly to the English steamer, the
captain of which, who had been instructed to
that effect was quite ready to leave the har-
bor But just as the King stepped on board
the steamer, he was recognised by the waiting
woman, who cried out, C'est hi, c'est lie
Roi!" An officer approached, probably more
from motives of curiosity than with the inten-
ton of preventing the departure Of the King,
but the captain of the steamboat, exclaiming,
" 1t is too late" did not allow the officer to
step on board but Withdrawing the gangwav,
issued orders for immediate departure, which
was effected without the least attempt being
made at opposing it.
Berlin, Prussia.
In the eighth chapter, after the words " but
more frivolous pretence for violating the con-
stitutlonal rights Of the nations" the following
words have been left out by the printer
"could not possibly be invented"