Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-02-16

Emperor, and "when he was preparing lot
bis family the distribution Of 80 many Royal
and sudden grandeurs, to impose respect and
dread of bis power on the Soveregns OF Eu-
rope" that the marriage OF bis brother Je.
rome appeared, in the words OF Nj. Theirs,
opposed 10 the last degree to his political
designs"
The Emperor compelled bis mother, Ma
dame Letiza, to sign q protest against her
sons marriage, as being contracted with out
her consent previously obtained, and the Elm.
peror himself issued decree forbdding IL TO
be entered in the register Of the offices OF
State. The memoir shows, at some length,
that all this was Of no effect towards annull.
lug the marriage.
Meantime, Jerome Bonapsrte and his
young wife left the United States 70: Europe.
| They landed at Lisbon. Jereme proceeded
to meet bis brother, aud sent bis wife on to
| Holland, where she was to wait for him. He
left Lisbon on the 5th OF April, 1905, and it
was the last lime she saw her husband
Several letters from Jerome to his wife are
given in memoir, all breathing the wsrnest
affection, aud expressive OF the most nnsha-
ken fidelity. On the 9th OF May, 1905, the
ETp peror wrote thus TO bis brother:
Your union with Miss Paterson is null 10
the eyes Of religion and the law. Write to
give her pension of 60,000f. on condition
that in no case shall she bear my name, to
which she has no right, by reason Of the non.
existence of the union. Inform her, Of your.
self, that you have not been able, and that
you cannot change the nature Of things"
The mature ofthpgs" which Jerome could
not change was the elevation Of the Bona.
parte family to the rank Of sovereign families,
but of recent date, apG subsequent to the
| marriage.
The Emperor addressed at the same time
similar injunctions to his brother Lucen
| afterwards Prince Of Canipo,) "whose mar
riage, contracted with Madame Jouberton
some years previously seemed also disfgur-
ed by the same meSdiiidnce in the eyes of the
triumphant man who had just added to the
title of Emperor Of the French that Of King
Of Italy" Lucen received letter, declaring
that M adame Lucien would never be recog
nized by the Emperor, because her son might
be called to inherit the throne, and the En-
peror owed it to the dignity Of his crown not
to expose this immense Inheritance to the
issue of marriage contracted against bis
will
|, Lucien was not the man his brother took
him for to bis threats be answered as fol.
lows:
You conclude by tracing out for me the
line OF conduct ought to pursue-viz, to
destroy the contract which has united US for
the last three years-to bring back to Paris
my wife changed into q coDcubine-to sepa-
rate my daughters from their mother, who
have found in their parent-to acknowledge
my two children illegitimate. And you call
! that o simple proceeding And you think
that, after having divided poor family, dis.
honored ny wife, disinherted my children
that after having deprived them Of their
name and their position, which is no longer
mine, but ,heirs--l should find compensation
for so much baseness in the graces and favors
which you soy would enable my legitimate
children to live honored and happy! Sir
respect in you the organ Of the Emperor
X now, however, that rather than descend 10
such infamy, would immediate my son and
my daughter with my own hand.
MoreoyeI,-l am again writing to His Ma
! jesty,-exceptipg the sacrifice demanded of
me, am ready to make all others that may
| be thought useful to France. My dignites
/ belong to the Emperor. The choice Of the
! place Of my retreat belongs to him. When
! he cammsuds me to change it l will obey
without murmur if he requires it ! shall
! quit Europe, but will not quit my wife and
children except with my life.
LUCiEN BONAPARTE.
PEsARo. May rs, 1905.
Lucen refused to separate from his wife
she survived him. and their affection remained
remained unaltered to the last. Meantime
Madame Jerome Bonsparte continued TO re.
ceve from her husband the same affectionate
letters as before.
The Emperor next addressed himself to the
Pope, (Pius Wiz and demanded bull an.
nuling the marriage of bis brother Jerome.
He descended to willful misstatements OF the
case. For instance, be said that Jerome had
been only one month in America when he
married whereas be arrived in May, and
married on the 9th of December. He al.
legged scruples Of conscience, OF the ground
that Miss Paterson was Protestant land,
be said, "it was important TO France that q
Protestant girl should not be near the EN-.
peror :" whereas, the Princes of Wurtenberg
whom Jerome afterwards married, at the in-
stance Of his brother, was Protestant. The
Pope refused to annul the marriage.
"lf we usurped sn authority he said. which
we do not possess. We should become guilty
of q most abompable abuse before Gods tri
bunal aud the whole Church aud your Ma
jesty, in your justice, would not wish US tC
pronounce u judgment contrary to the testi
mouy of our conscience aud the iovariablt
principles of tho Church
Again an attempt was made to extort The
bull, and again the Pope refused.
Madame Jerome Bonaparte, who was igno
rant of what was going on against her, pro
ceeded to England, and there. on the 7th o
July, 1905, gave birth to son, the party tC
the present suit. Certificates Of his birtt
aud baptism are all given in full in the me
moir Madame Bonsparte remained in Lon
don until November, 1905, where she contin
ued to receive the same afectionate letter.
from her husband. But she grew tired OF th'
solitude 10 while che was left, and, finding he
position embarrassing, she resolved to return
TO America, which she did in November, 1905
Not long after this the letters OF Jerome L
bis wife, became less afectionate. The me
moir explains this change:
"Since the treaty Of peace OF Presburg, th,
Electro, Duke Of Wurtemburg, had obtained
with the title. OF King, considerable territoria
ACKNOWLEDGMENT and the hand Of his daughte
now become Princess Royal, was already des
tined for the youngest OF his (the Emperors
brothers. Was Jerome ignorant of thes
projects, when on the 10th Of June, 1906, h'
wrote from Martinique, to bis Vile, letter
reproaching her for having left Holsndf"
This letter was OF evil omen. The reproacl
OF having left Holland was most unjust oI
the part of one who, having brought his wifi
! from the United States to EuroPe, bad absu
! doned her ut I.isbon had told her TO returl