M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-01-19
The BOnapart Family.


Mr.. Powers, the American sculptor,
has copy in bronze Of the cast of Ma.
poleon's head, made by his physician,
Antomarchi, Immediately after his death
from the clay of some rich Eiruscan
vases, broken up for the purpose, there
being no suitable earth at St. Helena.
only enough copies were made to sup.
ply the several members Of the Bona
pare family. This one was presented
by the late Queen Caroline Of Naples,
sister Of Napoleon and wife Of Murat-
to her favorite English physician, DR..
Playfair, who gave is TO the presen.
owner with the medal struck in honor
Of DR.. AntomaTchi, and Nspoleon's au.
tograph. The somber bronze head speaks
moral lesson TO the beholder, who, re
cognizing in it the features of the self.
willed original, sees also that the shad-
ow Of disappointment has passed over
them, and been fixed there BY the iron
stamp of death. Az the touch Of a small
hammer, the hollow metal sends out a
melancholy toll that seems verify the
knell of fallen ambition. Mr. Powers
has also the original model Of burst,
by eur late countrymcn, Clavenger, oi
Lo uis Bonaparte. ia ther of the present
Emperor of France, whose decided rese m.
bance to it discrediIs this scandal touch
ing his parentage.
After the fall Of the Bonaparte dynas
ty, this first Louis, who married Jose
phin's daughter, Horte nse. lived at Flor.
ance, occupying the old palace now
known as the hotel dltalie. This pal.
ace; BY .the.by. has been especially ia
vored by royalty. A few years since
when the Emperor Of Russia visited Flor
ence, he took possession of the whole
immense edifce for himself and suite ,th,
hotel being broken up for their accom-
moda,ion. Here his despotic majesty
grOciously condeSended to receive tn,
Grand Duke of Tuscany, whom he fer
thermore honered by giving him din
ner at the Pitt palace. The Autocra
Of the Russians could not accept such
courtesy from en- inferior sovereign
though the idea of using the Gran,
} Dukes own palace to honor him in, i
: at least amusing. During this sojour,
of the Emperor here, the Prince and hi
e two sons availed themselves of the op
4 portunity to yisi. the studio Of ou
e sculptor.
q Footprints Of the Bonaparts--as O
. the Mediei are found everywhere i
! Tuscany. King Joseph resided here
after quitting his elegant retirement q
Bordentown, New Jersey until his death
4 and was buried with his wife and daugh
er Charlotte, in their family chapel o
u the Santa CroHs church. Jerome, ia tn
7 er Of the young Prince Napoleon, and q
the princess Matilde, also occupied 70
S four years palace in the via Larga, an
r here married his daughter TO the pleb
\ lian Prince Demdoff, after having squan
q dered SIS, 100000 amessed while he wa
! King of Westphalia. The son BY his frs
=, wife, Miss Patterson of Ballimore-fron
= whom the Emperor Napoleon oblige
him to be divorced-has recently becom
a ua.uralized citized Of France, and ma
in time, fulfill the ambitious desires O
= his mother, now also said to be in Paris
S by succeeding his uncle 20 the throne
, since his step-brother, as yet the only
r heir appealan;, has joined the army, an
may become victim 10 the present wal
Should America give France her mex
9 Emperor, il would not be more stranG
than that Louis Napoleon, the once ex
! lie in the Unittd States. and twice in
mate of the Tombs at New York, shou!t
now be reigning. If, however, his hith
erto unacknowledged nephew has inner
tied :he Napoleon will and tact, VIII!
: should he not achieve his own way T.
the Napoleon throne7 His uncle's adop
tion of the title parvcna conquered it
opprobium, and has given it certain
!. heroism which secures its popularity;
: the acceptation 'of Old Hickory an
p Hard Cider defamation by the severa
6 partisans of Generals Jackson and Har
rison, turned reproach into fame, ant
helped elect them 20 the Presidency
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