Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1858-01-23

from time to time at the Tuilerics, by the
highest parsonage there, and that truly
Anglo-saxon--G -German-Teutonio or Morse
whichever you will propensity, finds
Jealous disciple in the occupant of the
throne of Capet. The Bonaparte family,
from the early period Of the allience be.
tween them and the Ramolini Of Corsica,
down to that of the Present surviving
members, have always been noted for their
abstcmiousness and temperance. Has
degenerate son sprung from SO illustrious
a stock' Probability is against it.
But it may be asked, how could Yam
koe, be he ever so cute, impose upon the
French nation for SO long time, and so
effectuallyi
The difficulty here supposed is more ap-
parent than real. We have but to glance
at the career of the real Louis Napoleon
to perceive how peculiarly favorable to
such grand imposture, the circumstan.
ces were.
He was born on the 2oth April, 1908,
at Paris---seven months after the separation
took place between his mother and father.
Tile latter nevey SaaO hin, and could not be
persuaded even up to the day of his death
to recognize him. He lived with his
mother at Paris until he was seven years
old--when, after the battle of Waterloo,
she retired to Augsburg and thence into
Switzerland, where on the banks of the
Lake of Constance she led secluded life
for many years. When he was old enough,
he was sent to the military camp at Thun
to study the art of war. We next hear of
him in 1880, when, with his elder brother,
Napoleon Louis, he joined the Italian
patriots at Bologna in their efforts to shake
off the yoke of the Austrians the two
young princes fought several brilliant
actions with the oppressors, but the patriots
were finally vanquished and crushed
Louis and his brother made their escape
from Italy with the greatest difficulty ;
indeed, it was owing to the adroitness and
presence of mind OF their motner that tic,
succeeded. Napoleon died after short
illness, and Louis with his mother went to
Paris; they had been there but a very short
time before they were ordered by Louis
Philippe to quit Ftancu Immediately; ac-
cordlngly they crossed over to England
and after short stay there, returned tc
Switzerland, in August 1881. They lived
in retirement until the month Of October
1886, when Louis Napoleon made the rash
attempt to excite the garrison Of Srasbourg
to mutiny, which ended in his being taken
prisoner, sent to Paris, and thence put OIL
board frigate and shipped off to the
United States "ssns ceremonie." He was
put ashore at New York---where he re-
maned about ten months, during whiOl
time he made himself acquainted will
many persons-some Of the first standing
Others of the lowest. How he became
acquainted with Bowen is not known; bu
it is supposed the acquaintance originated
in one Of those billiard rooms which tn
prince was in the habit of irequenting. W.
are not likely 10 know-for it is not prob
able that the fortunate "Nephew of hi
Uncle" will Voluntarily come forward t.
disclose the secret of his elevation.
Thus we find that Louis Napoleon val
in France or rather Paris, but few day
during the whole ofthe period which elapsed
between his mothers going to reside il
Switzerland, in 1915, and his transporta
tion to the United States, in 1886, q perioc
of twenty one years so that he was persO
naly unknot5n to the French people,
How enormously would such a circumstanc
facilitate imposure Assuming now
that it is the fact, that he died, as alleged
in New York, and that another, VIII
strongly resembled him in appearance an
manners, pcrsonated him and declare
himself to be Louis Napoleon--let US Sc
what obstacles there would be to the carry
J ing out of such an inposturo.
! The greatest danger of all, viz: hi
! detection by Queen Hortense was surmour
ted by her sickness and death. He arrive
: in Switzerland at the nick of time {
witness her departure from the world
r whether recognized by her or not cannc
be known; but Bowen confirmed his pos
= lion by this bold step, and the world wou!
) hardly dispute the fact of his genuinene
r when his mother had not done so.
D should be borne in mind that she had n
seen him since the events of Strasbourg IN
3 his sojourn in New York-trouble ar
4 residence 10 foreign country might hay
, changed him somewhat. After her deaf
2 he still 0r0ileH Erance but HAVING becou