The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-08-02

Preserve one thought within thy sacred soul
For her who traced this Albums sacred
page
JEROME BONAPARrE.
We believe we stated last week that
in the next Home journal we would
give brief sketch Of jerome Bona
partc, whose death has already been
published over the world. Few men
have been witnesses OF, and active par.
Elephants in, so many great historical
events as he has. He saw the rising
glory of his great brother, witnessed
the important events Of the Consulate
and the Empire, was seated on the
throne Of a kingdom created for him
by Napoleon saw his sun go down upon
the bloody field Of Waterloo, like him
was sent into exile, and, after n life OF
vicissitudc and turmoil, returned to die
at agood old age, in peace, and crowned
with honor, upon the soil Of France. a
sketch of his life, especially now, wher
universal attraction is drawn by his de
misc, will be far more instructive, anC
indeed more interesting, than anything
else we wot OF, to our readers:
We quote from the Baltimore Sun:
Jerome Bonapartc was the last and
Youngest brother Of the great Napoleon
First; and the on y neutrality-suspicious.
oftho family of his parcnts-CharIes
and Lctitia Bonaparte-the first Of his
brothers, Joseph, King Of Naples, hav.
ing died in 1914 the second, Napoleon
Emperor Of France, in 1921 the third
Lucian, Prince Of Canine, in 1910; his
eldest sister, Marianne Eliza, Duchess Of
Tuscany, in 1920; Louis, King Of lIol
land, III 1916; Maria Pauline, Duchess
of Gucstclla, in 1925; Marie Antoin.
nctte Caroline, Countess Of Lipana, in
1889, and jerome, ex-King Of Wcstpha,
ia, the eighth and last, in 1860.
jerome was born at Aiaccio, on the
18th day of December, l7Sl, aud ut the
time of his dcceasc was seventy six
years old.
He received liberal education un-
der the directions Of his brother, and in
1901, at the age of eighteen, he received
command of the corvette l. Il Epcruicr
and joined the expedition commanded
by his brothcr-n-law, Gen. Lcclcrc,
against St. Domingo, then in Il state OF
servilc insurrection, the negroes being
commanded by the famous Touissant
LOuvcrture. Soon after the landing
of the expedition, Gen. Lcclerc sent him
back with confidential dispatches to
the first consul. The result OF the eX-
petition is well known to the reader OF
French history, 1t cost the life of the
brave Gen. Lcclerc, and proved on the
whole disastrous.
Towards the end of the year 1902
hostilties having recommended between
France and England, and jerome hav.
ing cruised about for several months on
our Southern coast in hope oI meeting
an opportunity to distinguish himself,
finally put into New York, to escape
the fate Of many Of his brother officers
| who had been taken prisoners, as the
English had sent out such superior
naval force that it was useless to con-
tend against them. Here he found that
the fame of his brother had already pre-
ceded him, and wherever he appeared
he was greeted with the most hattering
attentions, and in this city as well as in
New York and Philadelphia, hcminglcd
with the cclat in the best society.
In. 1893, on the oath ofDecember, be
ing then in his Goth year, he was mar
ricd, after short courtship, to Miss
Elizabeth Patterson, II young lady Of
Baltimore. The marriage ceremony
was performed by the Rt. Rev. John
Carroll, Bishop Of Baltimore, and bro
ther of Charles Carroll, Of Carrollton,
the last signer of the Declaration Of In
depcndcncc-agrceably to the rites OF
the Roman Catholic Church, and the
I the laws Of the United States. The GER.
emOny was preceded by marriage con
tract drawn up by Mr. Dallas. after.
wards Secretary Of the Treasury, and
witnessed by NJ. Sotin, Commissary OF
Commercial Relations of the French Re-
public, and Alexander Camas, after.
wards Minister of Foreign Affairs of Je-
romc's Kingdom of Westphalia, John
Comegys, and the Mayor Of Baltimore.
Miss Patterson, his wife, was the daugh.
ter of rich merchant Of that city, who
was born of Scotch family in the North
of Ireland.
She was reported to be an exceeding.
ly beautiful and accomplished lady, and
fully worthy of the most illustrious
nuptials, and it is believed that the at
tachment was both mutual and ardent
Formore than year the young couple
remained iu this country visiting objects
ofinterest, and in the spring Of 1905
they embarked for Europein the Amer.
lean ship Erin.
Upon the arrival of the Erin Mt LIS
bon, jerome, leaving his young wife IN
i'll health, hastcned to Paris to apprise