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

England, remaining two years in London,
indulging iu the true English state for
horses, racing, betting, and drinking
tastes evidently in accordance with his
Anglo-Saxon temperament, anil quite alien
to ohhetemparament Of Eenchman, cspeci-
ally ofa Bonapayte.
Thus, VIXEN the daring attempt on Bou-
logne, in August, 1s4O, was organized by
him in conjunction with the refugees, black
legs and "vauriens' of Paris then lurking
about the purlitus of Leicester Square,
he was still unknown to the people of
France personally. He had been received
into English society as Prince Louis Ma.
poleon, but he was not much esteemed +,
and his society was certainly not couried
or sought after, and his circle Of acquan,-
ance became limited principally to those
who had the same tastes as himself. On
his landing at Boulogne, he was laughed
at, and narrowly escaped being shot BY
the remorseless National Guard of that
city. The next Stz gears were passed in
the prison at am he then made his es-
cape to Belgium, and thence to England,
where he resumed his former occupations,
until the revolution in Pais, on the Oath
of February, ls4s, drove Louis Philippe
into exile, and opened new career for
preteuders of every description. B. care.
fully watched tie progress of events, and
on the 23d of May, ls4s, he addressed o
letter to the National Assembly, Offering
his services to France, which was coldly
received and sneered at. No one believed
in him. He had been a stranger to
France with the exception of the few days
passed in Paris in 1881 and 1887 ever
SINCE he ,caS Seue1 gears old-for bis i'm
prisonment in the dungeon Of Ham cann,t
be considered sojourn amongst the French
people, since access to him was forbidden
except under very stringent regulations -
He was, in fact, unknown and unrecog.
DlZeu up 10 tnlS time.
But, in 1s4s, he returned to France to
oOHa...o"~s sl~ -e.Is...l s~.-s. uL:vi. bus
raised him to his present eminence. The
prestige Of the name of Bonapar,e, so dear
: to the hearts of the French, has done near.
ly every thing for him, though, if he be an
imposter, il must be ad niited he has shown
the utmost coolness, courage, sagacity aud
tact.
The surviving members Of the Bona.
parte family, Prince Jerome, the Princess
Mathilde, and others, suddenly found
themselves rising on the surges Of the rev.
olution to their ancient eminence-vi,ions
of another imperial court fit ed before
their eyes, and dazzled them. They ap
pear to have received Louis Napoleon Tor
b., which shall we call him y as their gen
uine nephew, Mough they had not Seen
Inn for hirty:fce gears, for Hortenst
Beauharnais was not visited by them il
her retirement in Switzerland. Had til,
prospect of court, with its splendid title
and sppanages, anything to do with this
, Were they bought on thar Oacn terms, al
De Morney, Presigny, and st. Arnauc
. were By the way, we may ask why tn,
J latter, who,e exhorbitant and rapaciou
} NAV it vas impossible to fill, was got ric
of in the Crimea! Had he important Sc
J crets in his keeping which he threatened
J to disclose ! A splendid embassy to Rus
sia, and other equally great things in stor
keep De Morny quiet the embassy
: to London does the same with Presigny
donations Convince the Princess Maild
= and others---and an unexampled system @
: bribery, corruption and intimidation pre-
, serves order in France and peoples Cay
, enne
How long is it to last Let inquire
D be made and the truth brought to light
! or, at all events, the mystery cleared VI
l one way or the other. If it be reall
e true that the present Emperor of h
: French be no other than Lyman ClOfi
Bowen, the Yankee, then the sooner tn
5 Freuch know it, the better. Had he di
= played the slightest disposition to aid Il
d progress of liberty our sympathies woul
o have gone with him, Yankee or no Yar
= kee-preteuder or no pretender. As
vt is, we watch his career with interest an
: curiosity, but without sympathy for Il
d man, or respect for his antecedents.
r, ear Laziness travels SO slow that poye
:. iy soon overtakes her.
A Next to my friends, l love my enemie