The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-02-22
to do is to pay you visit. remember with
pleasure the time we passed together at Rome
and Florence. fa 49,.
Farewell, my dear cousin; receive the assur-
ance of my friendship.
NAPOLEON LOUIS BONAPARTE.
THE PRESENT EMPEROR TO JEROME.

THE PRESENT EMPEROR TO JEROME.
On the LIST of January, 1853, M. Bona
parte congratulated his cousin on his becom-
ing Emperor, on the foundation of his
namely, the will of the people, as
expressed by universal suffrage" The EN-.
peror replied:
MY CousIN-Notwithstan the distance,
and very long separation, have never doubt.
ed the heartfelt interest with which you fol-
lowed all the chances of my destiny. have
felt great pleasure in the letter which brings
me your congratulations, thank you for them.
The news you give me Of the vocation of your
son for the military career, and of his entering
agreeable to me. When circumstances permit
shall be, believe me, most happy to see you.
Whereupon, cousin, pray God to have you in
His holy keeping. ..
Written at the Palace of the Tuileries, Feb.
ruary 9, 1858. NAPOLEON.
On the 18th of April, 1855, Mr.. Jerome
Bonaparte was offered, through NJ. Fould,
the title of Duke de Sartiene, Ia town in
Corsica and invited to come to France
But this offer was declined. The later facts
connected with the case we give as they are
related by the Times correspondent:
Prince Napoleon and his sister, the Princess
Mathilde, then demanded of the Emperor and
the C0nsea de FamiNe that "MM. Patterson
(Mr. Jerome BOnaparte and his sony should not
exercise any of the rights which belong exclu-
sively to the legitimate issue, and that, conse-
quently, M. Jerome Patterson and his descend.
ants should be prohibited from bearing the
name of Bonaparte." The Conseil de FamiLe
decided in favor of their bearing the name of
Bonaparte, but decided illegally, as the memoir
maintains, that they should not have the right
to avail themselves of the benefit of the 20lst
and 202d articles of the Code Napoleon relating
to succession. The Coasei de FamiHe was
composed of NM. Abbtucci, Fould, Troplong,
De MOrny, Baroche, and Orrano. The point is
argued at some length in the memoir.
On the 10th of November, 1855, Marshal Pei.
issier, at his headquarters before SebastOpol,
named IN. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte !"
Lieutenant in the 9TH Dragons, Knight of the
Legion of Honor. This nomination was con.
frmed on the Oath of the same month. But on
the 18th of June, 1856, letter of permission
to wear the decoration of the Medjidie of Tur-
key was addressed to NJ. Bonaparte, JuDior as
ON. Bonaparte Patterson" 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 renewed to NJ. Bonaparte the
father. Under these circumstances the latter
addressed the following letter to the Emperor,
dated July %, 1856:
SIRE-I received the enclosed from my son a
few days ago. l kept it to reflect on its con-
tents before l should send it to your Majesty.
1t breathes the sentiments of honor in which
my son was brought up, and l pray your Ma
jesty to grant his request. 1t is no real dishon
or to be born bastard and in accepting the
consequences. Had been in that category
should have long since accepted, with graft
tude, the offers which your Majesty condescend-
ed to make me. But as was legitimately born,
and as J have always been acknowledged as
such by my family, by the laws of all countries,
and by the whole world, it would be the ex.
accept brevet of bastardy. l did not raise
the question, neither do l fear it. And if the
family council (conseil de tamille) has rendered
an illegal and unjust decision, it at least stopped
short of depriving me of the name bore from
my birth to the fftieth year of my age without
its ever having been contested.
The object and the victim of intrigues, ca
lumnies and falsehoods, it only remains for me,
Sire, to repeat the prayer addressed to your
Majesty in my letter of the Goth 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 request that your Males
ty will be pleased to grant me an audience to
take your orders tor the future.
J. N. BoNAPARTE.
The memorial concludes by praying the
tribune to order that an inventory be taken
of the property left by bis Imperial High
ness Prince jerome, and that a partition be
made of it.
1t is difficult to exaggerate the Importance
of this case, for on the decision of the trib-
unals will depend the legality of the first or
of the second marriage.