Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-02-09

ABOUT 70 emerge from her retirerneuf snd. h
the ffeneh courts OF law, contest her claims
70 Be considered bis legitimate wife, and L
s ~ l nersei md soI their part Of thi
Pslror , gro pfTtY left ty thl receHiiy dseeaset
prince. Ihe history Of Madame Bonaparte
ltormeFiy Miss Patisrson) is too well known
TO our renders to need ress pitulstion here, and
We viii only nov take an abstract Of the de-
tails OF the Proposed tia, from thu long -ae-
Ieoan- furnished by the Paris correspondent Of
The l-oadon Times.
Ahe case was to have come before The Tri-
bunal q the First Instance, at Paris, on the
25sh Of last month, Rith NJ. Berrvsr and NJ.
1egrsnd as eouHEel for Msdame Bonsparte.
LIheE hare cfawu up printed memoir Of the
.fscts, Commencing with a recapitulstion Of the
llifs Of Jerome Bonapsrts, and history q bis
Acquaintance aud marriage with Miss Ps'ter-
soh. Tie marriage certificate reads as toi-
lows
BALTIMORE, December %, 1903.
VIA license this dsy united in the holy
bonds OF maTTiage, in conformity with the
rites Of the holg Catholic church, Jerome bo
Raparte, brother Of the first Consul Of France,
viii Eiiyshsth Patterson daughter Of william
Patterson, Esq., Of the City 81 Baltimore, and
OF Dorcas Spear, BIS vile.
IL, Bishopot Baltimore
This certificate was verified BY the French
vice consul, Henry Nsrnet.
The subsequent efforts Of the EEPeror Ma
poleon 70 break Hp the marriage are then re-
counted. With these efforts and their results
our rea6sTs are familiar. Napoleon wro'e to
Jerome in nay, ls05:
oYour union with Miss Patterson is null in
the ewes Of religion and the law. Write 10
Miss Patterson to return 70 America shall
give her pension Of SO 000f on condition that
in no case shall she bear ny name, 70 which
she has no right, By reason OF the non-exis-
tenee Of the union Tnfcrm her. OF yourself,
that you have not been able, and that you car
net change the nature OF things"
At the same line the emperor addressed
letter to his other brother, BueisB, [sftsrwsrd
Prince Of CsBino,) who, in his opinion, bad
formed nlssalhaaoe BY wedding Madame
Joubsrton. Lucisn, more manly and honorable
than jerome, boldly replied:
sYou conclude BY tracing out for me the line
Of conduct ought to pursue, viz: to destroy
the contract which haF united US for the last
three years; to bring back to Paris my wife.
changed into concubiDe; to separate nv
daughters from their mother, who have found
in Der their parent; to acknowledge ny two
children Legitimate And you call that
simple proceedinci And you think that after
having divided q poor family, disbonored NY
wife, disinhsrited nv children; that, after haT-
ing deprived them Of their name and their posi-
tion-which is no longer mine but theirs-l
should find compensation for so much bssensss
ia the gracss and fsvors which You say would
enable nv Legitimate children 10 live h0nOred
and harps Sir, I respect in you the organ Of
the emperor. Know, however, that rather than
descend 10 such infamy, ! would immediate nv
son and daughter with ny own hand.
Moreover, I an again writing 10 bis majesty
excepting the sacrifice demanded OF ne, / an
ready to make al others that may be thought
useful to France. Ny dignlties belong to the
emperor. The choice Of the place o. nv
retreat belongs TO him When be commands
me to change It will obey without a murmUr;
II be rsouires Ct I shah quit Europe, but / will
not quit ny wife and children eNcep, with my |
life. LUcrEN B0NAFAETE.
PEsAno, May 25, Isa5."
Pope Plus VII. as is well known, refused to /
promulgste a bill declaring Jer0me's mar I
rage null and void, and bad the prihce pos
ssssed even an ordinary degree OF msniinsss, I
his wife would not now have been obliged 10 4
contest hsr claims IN court But Jerome fell I
in with the ambitious scheme Of his brother, I
and, in The hopss-of wedding a Wurtsnburg .
princess, forsock bis American wife.
o. The first Of June, 1906, the Archbishop Of /
Paris issued decree aunuliinE Jerome's mar 4
Tisgs-a decree which the memoir terms ga 4
msiancholT monument Of vices engencered bV I
the serFile weakness and the guilty conds- 1
sceusioa % ecclesiastical authority to the sK- /
actions Of government"
jerome, Ehsn King Of Wegtphsls, ofsred I
bis frst wife . residences and revenue, with the |
title OF princess of Smslealdsn, IL she would l
cone to Germany; bat this offer was refused,
ana Madame Bonaparte obtained divorces 10 /
the State Of Maryland In 1919 she visited I
Europe, and Der SOD, the young Jerome, was /
received with every attention By bis Bohapsrts
relatives in France and Italy.
Z The counsel IN the coming case have smbod-
led in their memoir large number Of letters,
intended to prove that the BOnapartes rscog-
nized young Jerome ss one Of their family. /
The following are copies;
kedGms Lsfiiis Boasparis 70 Jerome II
November 10, 1922
Ny DEAK GRAsDsoN: I have heard with 4
pleasure Of your marriage, ss be person you
have chosen possesses all the advantages one
could desire. ] earnestly pray that y0u nav
be happy in the union yOu contra ct. and II 4
nv blessing can contribute 10 It it will be con-
plste aud lasting. I beg Of you to present nv
sfeetionsts wishes to your bethrothed, though 4
have not the pleasure Of knowing her. Your 4
father is still in the country; be will not re-
tern before the 18th. He is well, az also your
brother and your sister (ths present Prince
Napoleon and Princess Mathil3e). / embrace /
our tehderly. Your aifsctionsts mother,
MApANE.
PriHcsss Mafkilie 10 the Elder Jerome.
November Il, 1s40. l
Ny DEAR BEoTHzR: I believe YOU win /
learn with all the interest Of a siBere friend 4
ship the conclusion o. my marriage. (Wiih I
Prince Demidof).
Ny new condition reaiizsrs all The hopes 1
which I had Anticipated. But while an hap
pY. ] an not he less attached 10 all the sfec- 1
tionste sentiments which ] prOfessed before 4
ny mRuisge, any you know, nv dear Jerome, i
what share you have in nv elections. Give /
NJ sfectionsts compliments to ny sister-ir- /
law, though have not the pleasure Of know 4
ing Der: assure her of ny Election for her. A /
fhonssnd comp iments from she baroness.
Your most sfectionEte sister, MATHiLDE. /
kiss ny littis nephew for me.
Tie FoHarsr Jerome to Louis Napoleoa.
When Prince Louis Napoleon went to Amer /
lea after the " efair'' Of Strasbourg, NJ. Je- 4
rom. Bonaparte offered him bis house az his 4
residence. Tne prince (tbs present enpsror) /
replied:
Ny DEAR CoUsIS, In month begin ny
Journey 70 the interior. 7 remember with /
pleasure the time We passed together at Rome
and Florence
Farewell, ny dear cousin receive the as
suTancss Of ny friendship.
NAroLEoS LoUIs BoSAFAnTE.
~ NHtttAA I'M AFtleI 20 aeNNnsts
On the Let Of Jsnusry, 1888, N. Bonsparts 4
congratulated bis cousin, on his becoming en-
psror, on the foundation Of bis success
namely the viii OF the people az expressed BY 1
universal sufErsge.D The emperor replied:
Nv CoUsIs Notwithata ndiDg the distance, i
and a verv long separation, ] hsve never 4
doubted he heartfelt interest with which you 1
followed al the chances Of ny destiny. I I
have felt great pleasure IN the letter which 1
brings ne your congratulations. thank you 4
for them The news you give me Of the Eoca-
ton Of your son for the military career, and 4
Of his entering q regiment OF csrhinesrs, has 1
not been less agressbls to ne When eircum-
stsncss permit, ] shsi, Be, believe me, most I
bsppv % see you. Whereupon, ms cousin, |
Dr5v C;od 70 have Fou in his bolT keeping.
Written At ihe palace Of ths Tuilleries, Feb
rusrv 9. 1853. NAPoLEoE.
On the FI7th of April, 1855. N. Jerome Bo-
was offered through N. Fould the title 4
al Duke de Ssrtens, ( = town in Corsiea,) and 4
invited 20 come 10 France. But This offer was
SseIinsd. The latter facts connected wi.h The !
ease We give ss they are related By the TiInss' /
wstbilde, then demanded Of the I'm error and .
Ire Cousril de Fsmille, that MN Patterson /
TMr. Jerome Bona paFte and his SOM should |
vi srereise any Of the rights which belong /
exclusively 70 the legitimate issue, and that I
conseouenfir Al. jerome Patterson and bic de-
geendant1 should Be prohibited from bearing /
~ name Of Bonaparte" The Conssil de 4
Fs5,Uie decided in favor Of their bearing the 4
nan, Of Bonspsrte, but decided illegally, as
ne memoir maintsfas, that they should not I
baus tbs right to avail themselves Of the ben
al AZ the 20lst and 202d articles Of the Code
Nspolson relating to suceession. The Conseil .
A. FsmilIe was composed Of NM. Atbtueei,
Fould. Troploug, De Morny, Broebs and Or
rsno. The point is argued at some length %
the memoir.
Or the 10th Of November, 1850, Marshal
psIissier, at bic headquarters before Sebasto-
nc3. named " N. Jerome Napoleon BsDaparte'
iIeufenant In the 7th dragons, knight Of the
Isxion ef honor. This Nomination was con-
6rT,sS on the 2fth Of she same mouth. Bat on
ne 18th OF Juns, 1856, . letter Of permission
r. wear the decoration Of the Medjidie Of Tur-
lev was addressed to n. Bonaparte, j., as