The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-04
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ih' DoNAPARrE CASE-PROBABLE RE


| suit
| AHs! reo. IA singular and most discrediti
| Uie lnciuent mas occurred in the course of IN
Donsparte-f atterson trial, in which an America
| cltlZen, bearing an honorable name nlaved tn
| disgraceful role. man by the name of G0uId a
mentioned last week, describing himself as forme
| Secretary to the American Legation at Jondon
| and as son OF the deceased Judge Gould, yoIun
| teered to write the Prince Napoleon letter
espousing his side of the question: and against th
| American family. This much of the incident mus
| have gone out to you by the last mail. In tn
interval between the two Fridays on which the cas-
was up for hearing, it was ascertained by NJ. Ber
ryer that Mr.. Gould wrote his letter from tn
prison Mazas in this city, where he was confined
for forgery, that he had already been condemned
by the Police Correctionnee, in 1852 to one month
imprisonment, and that his letter to Prince Napo
leon was, perhaps, cover to a demand for the
frlnce's intercession in his favor before the tri
bunals.
You may Judge the effect of this discovery on the
adverse party, for it will be recolected that the
letter was introduced important piece of evi.
dence in their favor. The Prince Napoleon and his
lawyer, Mr.. Aon, wished Mr. Gould and his letter
at the bottom of the sea- OF course his evidence
was no longer in question, and NJ. Berryer, al.
tnough iairly entitled to make a point of it
against his adversary had the magnanimity and
the good taste to avoid adding so scandalous an in
cident to the trial, and remained silent on the sub
Ject. lie had printed, however, letter explaining
the matter, which was handed to the court and
Prouuced tne necessary effect without being
brought forward in the printed proceedings =
This case was closed on Friday last by the pIea
OF the States Attorney, and the judgment of the
court will be given on Friday next. The speech
OF the States Attorney was very clear and COM
pact argument, and covered every pOint in the
case. of the dozen points of law, for example. he
gave all but the twelfth one in favor of the Amer-
can family, but this twelfth one overshadowed all
the rest, and decided tie case against the Patter
sons. Inc question OF the regularity of the mar
q foit nf
family, the recognition of Mr.. Jerome Bonanarte
OF baltimore, as a relative by the whole Bonaparte
family, the right of the descendants of Miss Pat
terson % 70 the name of Bonaparte, and all the ma
terlal points up to the last one, were decided in IA
Vor oil the Patterson family, by the Government
Advocate. But this last one he concluded must
decide the case in favor of the Prince Napoleon and
the frincess Mathilde; and this resulted from the
mthg Judged. In his opinion, the two family conn
CHS which sat upon the in 1855 and 1885, were
sovereign and final, and the present tribunal conId
not return upon their decision
lhelr decision was in accordance with that oftbp
Attorney announced aboye-thatis is to saw that the
marriage was contracted, legitimatey and in oood
lalth; that the issue thereof was entitlad to tbo
name OF Bonaparte, because he was baptized and
always known in all civil acts of his country bv
tnat name; but that the tribunals of France had q
right to and did subsequently, annul the marriaGo
and that, therefore, the American family have n1
rlghts TO the succession of the late Prince Jerome
as lawful heirs thereto. This, we NAV safely nre
olct, VIII also be the decision of the Court on Fri
u"y next, so that matters will stand as before-the
Daitmore children will still bear the name of
Bonaparte, in France or elsewhere and thew will
not be reproached with iegitmacv; but thew will
not, at the same time, be admitted to the sIccas.
S,on son oi tne frlnce Jerome, to the rank of
l rlhces OF the Imperial family. This strikes one
however,as strange compoundinp of the law and
SOUNDS much more like a decision manufactured
Ior contingency than regular operation ofiustice
ohe other incident in connection with this Bona
Parte Patterson trial has excited some remark
Mme Patterson in coming to France did not hring
with her all the papers which sustained Fer case
ior lear they might be stolen. Some she left he
hlnd; while those she brought she had sewed into
garments which never quilted her person This
indirect 1mputation upon the honor of her onno-
nents and the French police. excited a sont;ppdpnt
OIL Indignation which has found expression in va
rlous ways. Even her lawyer, NJ Berryer. smoke
OF the apprehensiOns of his client as lus0rv and i'll
iouhued' Whlie the defence made use of the fact to
throw doubt upon the authenticity of the certified
duplicates presented to the court
The IRREPRsssTBLE CoYFLICr IN Nrw .grrsrv 7.
Will be recollected, that Capt Oracle of New Jar,
sey, tine son OF Archibald Oracle o! this citvN
was captain of a military company in Mobile and
was ordered By the Governor of the State to the
Ptotectlon oil Fort Morgan, near Mobile where, as
a soldier, he executed the orders of that Stata
capt. Gracie has been in Elizabeth, N. ] for
some days, on visit to his wife and children who
reside there-butwas about returning 10 Mobile.
on Wednesday night a rough crowd the tools of
Aoohtionsts. doubtless, gathered around his moth
er-ln.law's dwelling (Mrs. Mayo). and bung Mr.
Oracle in etligy, firing Roman candles, and bnrn.
ing a tar barrel, with great noise and yells-not
even however, much to the alarm of the women
ana children, and certainly not to the alarm of Mr.
UracIe. Alter this demonstration, they returned in
procession. poster was put up during the nipht
threatening Mr.. Oracle with "tar and feathers" I'll
he did not leave within twenty-four hours. Il was
the intention OF Mr.. G. to leave, but we hear he
now intends to stay to give them an opportunity to
carry out their threats. The judicous Republicans
OF Elzaoeth do not approve of such demonstrations
and MT. Gracie has friends enough there to take
care oi an threateners, and to hang them on the
trees, II they try tar and feathers
We sincerely hope that no business nacessitv or
Capt Oracle, South, will hurry him off, till he has
tested this question in Elizabeth If he were q
lurK, Tartar, Bedouin Arab, even he has a right
10 tne streets OF Elizabeth, aud to protection there:
anu II d southern man Is to be mobbed, for being
secessionlst, we may well begin to mob millions
OF Southerners, and so, Chinese-like cut off our
selves from all intercourse, business or otherwise
lhe question is to be tested, and Captain Grace il
the man to test it. New Yorker born, educated
here to obey the law of his State but now livinp
IN Lm ooIIe, unuer state authority, not as volunteer
out as soidler, he executed, captain of n militia
company, state orders to occupy a fort TO tbo
government that gave him his commissinn b Ti Vo
ior guidance, and to that he renders obedience Go
may be right or he may be wrong, but that is not
tee question; the real question being, is captain
OF military company in Mobile obeyinp the or
ders of his military superior, to be mobbrd in
Elizabeth, N. j., therefor? If Elizabeth has NOT
citizens enough to protect Capt ain Gracie bv Mon
DAY next, we can give a so, 200 posse from New
lorK city, II needed, and at once begin the dir
repressioie conflict here.-N. Y. Express.
Mr.. Oracle left New York for the South IN Sat.
urday morning.