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

pared which the memoir describes as 20 me.
lancholy monument OF the vices engendered
| by the servile weakness and the guilty con.
descension OF ecclesiastical authorities to the
exac.ions OF Government" This was
sentence issued by the Archbishop OF Paris
aunulling the marriage OF Jerome with Miss
| Patterson, ap act which the head OF the
Church, to which the Archbishop belonged,
had previously and repeatedly resisted as ille'
gal and opposed to the dogmos OF the Church
| The Archbishop had the baseness to declare
that there was no marriage contracted be-
tween the minor Jerome aud Elizabeth Pater.
son that the alleged marriage was null and
clandestine, having taken place without the
consent Of the minors mother, which there
resulted presumabe rdpt de seduction, with
out the presence Of proper priest in To-
reign country, &c"
The Emperor having at last persuaded the
King OF Wurtenberg and the Emperor OF
Russia that bis brother was free to contract
q new union, Jerome was married on the l2th
Of Augusta, 1907, TO the Princess FrsdeIica
Cutharine of Wurtemberg, and in December
Of the same year was proclaimed King Of
Westphalia.
In May, 1908, Jerome sent q person to the
United States to claim bis son and bring him
to France. From the letter which he wrote
to his father-in law, Mr.. Paterson, it appeared
what little value he set on the acts which
annnlled his American marriage. In 1t be
spoke Of giving bis son the position suitable
to his birth and rank ""brng him up in the
rank which belongs TO bin, he should thus
diminish the grief be felt OF being far from
his mother and repair all the evil which the
great political interests he was bound to res
| 4 C.a Lott In hio
wife of the same date he says he counts upon
q more happy future" and nothing will ever
make me forget the bonds which unite De to
you, and the tender attachment which have
vowed to you for life." Madame Bonaparte
refused to part with her child.
Another long letter is given, dated Cassel,
the 22d November, 1908, from Jerome now
King of Westphaia, TO bis American wife, 10
| which he proposes to give her for her resi-.
dence and that Of his son "a noble palace,
comfortable and in every respect worthy of
you, at Smalcalden, about thirty leagues from
Cassel," and also "the title of Prince and
Princess OF Smalcalden, for you and our son.
with yearly revenue Of 100000 francs" He
also wrote to his son, who was then only three
years old.
Madame Bonaparte refused to answer his
letters, and rejected his offers.
Three years passed without any further
correspondence. 10 February, 1872, Jerome
again wrote TO his wife and son, and assured
the former that "sooner or later all would be
arranged" Unchanged by the assurance
that all would be arranged sooner or later"
Madame Bonaparte treated his letters in the
same manner she refused them. But the
next step she took was to demand from the
tribunals of her own country a divorce from
her husband who bad abandoned and repuda.
ted her. She was divorced uinculo mdtri-
monii in January, 1913. by Act passed in the
| House of Representatives aud Senate of
Maryland, "reserviDg her own rights and
those Of ber son."
In 1919 she came to Europe, and was rece.
we'd with much cordality by the members Of
her husbands family. Joseph, the elder
brother Of the Emperor, proposed to give his
daughter in marriage TO NJ adaue Bonaparte's
son. The Princess CsthariDe Of Wurtem-
burg, ana Madame Letza the mother Of the
Emperor, highly approved the project. Many
letters are given in the memoir from the vari-
Gus members Of the Bonnparte family, oil
couched in atfectionate terms, and all recog-
nizipg the relationship Of Madame Bonaparte
and her son, as il nothing had occurred. The
marriage did not take place with bis cousin,
the daughter of Joseph. NJ. Jerome Bona
psrte visited Italy in 1927, and was received
!n the same afiectionate manner by bis grand.
mother, sunts, uncles and cousins, as proved
by the ample correspondence contained in the
memoir. He returned to America and mar
ried in 1929. He received letters Of congrat-
ulstion from oil his relations. Madame
Letzia, his grandmother, wrote thus:
Nov. 10. 1929.
My DEAR Son | have heard with pleasure
Of your marriage, as the person you have
chosen possesses all the advantages one could
desire. | earnestly pray that you may be
happy in the union You contract, and II my
blessing can contribute to il, It will be complete
and lasting. | beg OF you to present my
affectonate wishes to your betrothed, though
have not the pleasure Of knowing her
Your father is still in the country; he will
not return before the 18th. lie is well, as
also your brother and your sister the present
Prince Napoleon and Princess Mathilde,)
embrace you tenderly. Your afectionate
mother. MADAME.
Similar letters OF congrstulation were ad
dressed to NJ. Jerome Bonaparte on the birth
Of son 10 1881.
The Princess Mathlde. daughter of the
Ex.K ing of Wesiphala was married in SAC
to NJ. Anatole Demidof Her brother
Prince Napoleon, lost no time 10 informing
NJ. Jerome BoDaparte Of the event, and be
concludes 10 these words:
embrace you, dear Jerome, as also your
wife and child, and ] am for life your devoted
brother and friend.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.
NJ. Demidoff also informed him of bis mar
riage with hissister, the Princess Mathilde
the wife Of Joseph Ex. King Of Spain (theu
known as Count de Survlllers) did the same
aud the Princess Mathilde herself wrote @:
follows
Nov. II, 1910.
My DEAR BROTHER: believe you vii
learn with all the interest OF sincere friend
ship the conclusion Of my marriage.
My new condition realizes all the hopes
which had anticipated. But, while ! an
happy, am not the less attached to all the
afiectionate sentiments which | prolesset
before my marriage, and you know my deal
Jerome, what q share you have in my atiec
tous. Give my sffectionate compliments t6
my sister-in. law. though have not the pleas
ore of knowing her assure hsr OF my afec
ton for her, A thousand compliments from
the Baroness.
Your most aifectionate sister.
MATHlLDE.
Kiss my little nephew for me.
| Mkan pr;noa I onis NanOleon went Il