Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-02-16
Farewell, my dear cousin receive the as.
sursDce OF my friendship.
NAPOLEON LOUIS BONAPARTE.

O0 tDe urSt OF january, lOOoi u. oonn-
parte congratulated his cousin on bis becom.
| ing Emperor, "ou the foundation OF bis sue.
cess-namely the will of the people as
expressed by universal suffrage" The En-.
peror replied:
My CouslN: Notwithstanding the distance
and very long separation, have never
doubted the heartfelt interest with which you
followed all the chauces Of my destiny. ]
have felt great pleasure in the letter which
brings me to your congratulations. L thank
you for them. The news you give me OF the
vocation of your son for the military career,
and of his entering a regiment OF Carabineers,
has not been less agreeable to me. When
circumstances permit shall be, believe me,
most happy TO see you. Whereupon, my
cousin, pray God to have you in His holy
keeping.
Written at the Palace of the Tuileres,
! Feb. 8, 1853. NAPOLEON.
| NJ. Bonaparte came TO France in June,
| 1854. On his arrival in Paris be received,
through the Minister Of State, an invitation
| to dine at ST. Cloud, where the Court then
was. The invitation was addressed to Prince
! Jerome. The moment be entered the Palace
the Emperor handed him declaration, drawn
| up by M. Abbatucc, Minister OF Justice, NJ.
| Troplong, President of the Senate, and Nj.
! Baroche, President of the Council Of State,
setting forth that "M Jerome Bonaparte is
to be considered in France as legitimate !"
that "he is French by birth. and, il be hos
| lost the character. decree can restore it to
| him in virtue Of the 18th clause Of the Civil
! Code"
| In q short time NJ. Bonaparte perceived
that bis presence in Paris and the kindness
of the Emperor towards him. excited certain
disconteDt elsewhere. He Informed the En-
peror OF the fact, and received from Ills
Majesty the following letter:
! My DEAR Cousin have received your
two letters. l had already received one from
my uncle Jerome, who told me that be would
never consent to your remaining 10 France.
replied, that as the French laws recognize
you as legitimate, | could not DO otherwise
/ than acknowledge you as relation. and that
/ if your position in Psris was embarrassing, 1t
was for you alone to judge of that-that
Napoleon, if he conducted himself we'll, had
nothing to spprehend from family revelations,
&c. You must, without irritating your
father, contnse to follow the course which
1 you have proposed to yourself. will write
TO. morrow to Fould about the arrangements
we agreed on.
/ Compliments to Jerome, and believe in my
sincere friendship. \ POLEON.
On the 18th of April, 1855, NJ. Bonaparte,
being then at Baltimore, received from Nj.
Fould, Minister Of State, letter announcing
to him that on his return to France be was to
assume the title Of Duke de SarteGe, Ia town
in Corsica,) Ito put 90 end to difficulties
which you are aware Of )" and also that it was
the Emperor's intention that bis son should
bear the title Of Count de Sartene." This
proposition was rejected.
nd bio cioto ha
cess Mathilde, then demanded of the Emperor
and the Conseil de Famiile, that an NJ.
Paterson (Mr. Jerome Bonaparte and his
sony should not exercise any Of the rights
which belong exclusively TO the legitimate
issue, and that consequently Nj. jerome
Paterson and his descendants should be pro-
hibited from bearing the name OF BoDaparte."
The COnSeil de FdmiUe decided iu favor OF
their bearing the name Of Bonaparte, but de-
cGed illegally, as the memoir maintains, that
they should not have the right to avail them
selves of the benefit of the 20lst and 202d
articles of the Code Napoleon relating to
succession. The ConSeil de FdntiHe was com.
posed of NM. Abbatucci, Fould, TroplonG,
De Morny Barocbe and Orrsno. The point
is argued al some length in the memoir.
On the 10th Of November, 1855, Marshal
Pelisser, at bis headquarters before Sebas.
topol, named M. Jerome Napoleon Bona.
parte" Lieutenant in the Tth Dragons,
knight Of tie Legion Of Honour. This nom
iuatiou was confirmed on the oath Of the same
month. But on the 18th Of June, 1856, q
letter of permission to wear the decoration OF
the Medjidie of Turkey was addressed to Nj.
Bonaparte, jun, as an. Bonaparte Pater.
son." This permission, granted to him under
name which was not his proper designation,
was not accepted. AT the same time, the
proposition OF the Duchy of Sartene was re-
newed to NJ. Bonaparte, the father Under
these circumstances the latter addressed the
following letter to the Emperor, dated July
25, 1856
SIRE: received the inclosed from my son
few days ago. ! kept it to reflect on its
contents before | should send it to your
Majesty. 1t breathes the sentiments Of hon.
or in which my son was brought mp, and
pray your Majesty to grant his request. 1t
is no real dishonor to be born u bastard and
in accepting the consequences. Had ! been
ia that category | should have long since
accepted, with gratitude, the offers which your
Majesty condescended to make me. But as
was legitimately born-and as have al.
ways been Acknowledged as such by nv
family, by the laws of all countries, anG by
the whole world, il would be the extreme oI
baseness aud dlshonor on my part 10 accept
brevet of JaStardy, | did not raise the
question, neither do | fear it. And if the
family council (conseiI de Jamiile) has rem
dered On illegal aud unjust decision, il at
least stopped short OF depriviug me OF the
name bore from my birth to the fftieth
year of my age, without its ever having been
contested.
The object aud the victim of the ntrigues,
calumnies aud falsehoods. it only remains for
me- Sire, to repeat the prayer addressed to
your Majesty in my letter OF the 10Th OF
March, to 60 with my son and wait in exile
that Justice which | am convinced Heaven
reserves for me, sooner or later, and to re-
quest that your Majesty will be pleased to
grant me Oh audience to take your orders Tor
the future.
in. B0NAPARTE.
The memorial concludes by praying the
tribune to order that sn inventory be taken
of the property left by His Imperial Hiehness
Prince Jerome, and that partition be made
oft:
On this demand. which must be admitted
in ary case, NJ. Bonaparte will be able to
maintain the Legitimacy OF bis .fHaiion, and to
repel any exception on the ground that the
affair has been already decided, which might
be pleaded. AS for Nine. Elizabeth .Patter.
SON who has taken no part in anything that
has passed since the birth Of her son, and
| a. .hio Aay m diraet att oh