The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-09-12
NUMBER 80.
European Correspondence Of tic J
sissippian---No. 8.
DEATH OF PRINCE JERoME--vIEw OF SOCIETY
--NAPoLEoS M
PARIS. Aug. 16 is

performance OF promise made in compliance
with the request of friends, and shall en-
deaTor to be punctual in the future.
You have learned OF the death of the last
surviving brother Of the first Napoleon
Prince Jerome inherited some Of the qualities
which gave his brother immortality but his
yirtues-moral and military--were ppre
than oyerbalaneed By that equanimity Of tenn
perment which units a man for acting c0Is
splcouus part in scenes such IS hs passed
q through under the guidance of the great genius
Of the former His life was varied to de-
gree which falls to the let of but few--yet he
nowhere showed himself equal to the erner-
gencies except in courtly contact with the
softer sex in Partisan society. He was a good
man in the sense in which that word is appli-
ed to one who is good for nothing; vet he
was brave as lion, knightly in his bearing.
cnivalric in his notions Of honor, and 'tprodi-
gal Of CASH" He could love with feryent de.
yohon, as is seen in tie tenacity with which
his lost wife clung to him in the eyer-changing
vecissitudes of his career. Of his descendants.
the American portion are by far the most re-
spectacle. His son, Prince Napoleon, son.in-
law of Victor Emanuel, is a man of the
most luxurious and lascivious habits of any
IN the Empire. His daughter, Princess Ma
thilde, would be denied in our country ad-
mission into genteel society for she has been
lnconstant to her husband, from whom she Is
separated, and now lives life similar to that
of the lameuted Madmoiselle Rachael the
| world-renowned tragedienne. The funeral oh
sequies were celebrated with royal pomp and
imposing solemnity, and his remains were de-
posted by the side Of those of Napoleon l, in
the Hoteldes Lvalides.
In this city we see one grand centre and at
one view centration Of those elements of
wealth, power, glory and improvement which
give to modern civilization such an exquisite
polish and decoration-we form our opinions
ofParis and may say of France---from state
ments which give us but an imperfect idea Of |
their real condition yet the defect is Of that
peculiar sort which may be detected-not
remedied-what have seen, and it is only
fractional part of Partisan wonders-hurls into
the back ground my most extravagant pre-
conceived notions of the richness and spIendor
OF the French Capital, and presents in lieu, a
picture which for the moment makes us doubt
the reality Of the scene. We behold every
conceivable thing developed until there APP
pears to be no margin for further improve
ment-no condition of life but finds numer-
GUS representatives here. There is but little
lntoxication--for it is considered disreputabie
and drunken men are rarely seen reeIing
about the streets at midday, or rendering
night hideous with disgraceful debauchery-
all drink wine for breakfast and dinner none to
excess. But under the supurb sheen ofchar-
ming Civilization and captivating ceremony
which shines so radiantly and brightly, there
flows current ofsociai corruption and moral
Inconsistency which seems to me to be anita
gonistic to the stability of society, subversiye
OF all law and destructive of government.-
Among the French generally there is little
morality, no modesty, yet an abundance of
what We regard as Par1Or pOsiteness The
distinctive differences in the orders Of society
are not nicely drawn as they are in the
Northern States-unq nqueStionably, ] do not
include the nobility, between whom and the
people there is no intercourse or sympathy
Those who move in what we call the afrst
circles" are numerous; but the principlesupon
which their social regime is based, display
levelling process which / little expected to
find. The conceited or pride-swollen portion
of this division consists principally of English
and American residents abroad, who, standing
upon purse-proud platform, affect degree
OF influence and importance which the genuine
and educated French gentleman regards with
inetfable seorn. Their minds become rapidly
impregnated with the dangerous disease which
infest society and under the demoralising in
fuence of which, a people mentally constitu-
ted like the French alone live. Some Of our
Americans attempt, while citizens of the only
Republican Government in the world, to en-
force with unfinehing exactness the etiquette
practised at court and look with no lenient
eye upon any improvement of the rules which
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I" piosiues ior 'ne reguiatiOn ol SOCIAL conf
lnelce. NO american ougnt 70 i've mere IN a
style In contrast with democratical principles,
and do not approve Of their keeping SPAN ,
gorical equipages with liyered servants to air ,
themselves in. will write no more on this
point at present. Twill reserve other COM
ments and criticisms for another occasion,
when more leisure and more thorough ac-
quaintance with what have already seen
will justify me in discussing affairs more cor
rectly and elaborately. /,
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the work Of one whose being has 4 been com.
posed Of those irigid inciinasioas in boyhood
which have led him to . manhood of inert
Napoleon las learned that the
cares Of the world are the essential compon- !
ents which regulate, control and direct the
pressure Of prosperity state Of existance "a
tai to any one endowed with ordinary human