The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-06-08

LOUIS NAPOLEON, EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH.

LOUIS NAPOLEON, EMPEROR or THE FRENCH.
Biographical particulars relating to Ma
poleon III are so well known by newspa-
per readers, that it seems nearly superhu-
Gus to give any here. Louis Napoleon,
born at the Tuilleries, in Paris, April Goth,
lSoS, was the second son of Louis Bona
parte, King Holland, and Hortense Beau
harnals, only daughter of the Empress
Josephine. After the fall of Napoleon /,
the Bonaparte family had to live out
of france. Louis Napoleon, with his ell
der brother and mother, lived in Switzer-
land when the Revolution of July placed
LOUIS Philippe ON the throne of France.
In the following year, Louis Napoleon and
his brother went to Italy, where both took
part IN an lnsurrection at Rome. The
brother died the same year. From 1882
to 1888, Louis Napoleon, who by the
death OF his cousin the King of Rome
had become head of the Napoleon family.
devoted himself to study and produced
several works, political and military. His
manuel sur PArtillerie" has been highly
spoken of by military men, and we be-
lieve that it is now used as a textbook at
West Point.
In 1886 took place Louis Napoleon's un-
successful attempt to get up a revolution
at StraSbourg. He was sent out of the
country, and was recalled from the United
States by the alarming state of his mo-
Tiers health. In 1888, being driven out
of Switzerland, on the demand of Louis
Philippe, he went to reside in London.
In 1880 he published "Des Idees Napoli-
ennes," a fine translation of which has
Just been issued by the Appletons at New
York. In 1910 he made that unsuccess.
full descent upon Boulogne, which con.
signed him, a political prisoner, to the
Fortress of Ham. In 1916 he escaped tc
England, where he remained until the
Revolution Of 1913 recalled him to France
and soon placed him in the Presidential
chair there. On December ,, 1851, in con
sequence (his apologists say of knowl
edge Of his opponents meditating a heavy
| blow at his authority, he executed the
| coup d etut, which overthrew the Nationa
| Assembly, and caused his election, first as
! President for ten years, and next as En-
| peror, with succession in his family. HI
! was proclaimed Emperor on December .
! 1892 and Immediately after married Eu
| genie Countess de Teba. His recognition
as Emperor was immediate on the part o
the United States and England. and ra
ther tardy by the German States, inhu
| enced by Nicholas of Russia Napoleon
had his revenge, soon after, when he per
suaded England, Austria, and Sardinia t,
make an alliance against the Car, whicl
caused the Crimean war; and the deiea
of Russia. That alliance was as unex
pected as the more recent compact whicl
| France has made with Sardinia agains
Austria, which is said to include Russia al
| 50. 1t remains to be seen whether thi
new condition of affairs will not disturb
the friendly relations hitherto existing be
tween England and France. That grea
changes are on the tapjs we cannot doubt
Austria
"Cres havoc, and lets slip the dogs of war;"
and no one can say where or how it vii
end. The sympathy of the nations goe
strongly with Italy-so long crushed, 5
wretchedly misgoverned. Justice de
mands that Italians, not Austrians, shal
rule North Italy.