The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-03-31
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first aud sochd empire is, ns II were.
epiinmised In lhe single fia that the
marriage of a grand daughter of
Joachim Mufat should b. ~ event n
European Importance. ~ long NJ
The fame Of the Napolcons ondufes
the name of The Murals must live
also. OF all thc generals who fought
aud conquered and ruled under the
reign Of the great Emperor, none
ever impressed biz memory 80 strongly
on the popular mind a. the beau
sabrar. Ney and Masscna, Sonlt
and Moreau, had little personal claim
10 place In history, save that which
they derived from the reflected lustre
Of their masters fame. hut Murat,
like Burnadottc, made his own mark
upon the world, and until the world
grows so Jlase that strange vicissi-
tudes of fortune lose their interest for
succeeding generations, men will not
forget the story of the son of the
French tavcrn-kccper, the dependent
Of the house Of Tallcyrand, the chor-
lister at the College of Labors, who
threw away the frock for soldiers
uniform, and fought his way to a
crown BY his own dauntless courage
and reckless daring. The man who,
in the judgment of Napoleon, was
"thc best cavalry officer in the world'
who was King ofMe Two Sicilies
who, deserving the founder of his
fortunes, came back to his old alle-
glance when the star of the Bona
parties rose once more after the return
from Elba--and who died on the
Calabrian coast, whittier he had gone
to recover lost kingdom, shot there
like a dog by Neapolitan court
martial-was one whose career will
be forever memorable. Throughout
the long years Of Bourbon tyranny
the name Of Murat was cherished by
the people over whom he had once
ruled; and even now, in those South
ern provinces Of the great Italian
kingdom, there is still a party left
which dreams fondly Of the day
when the Murats shall have their
own again. The lady, whose mar
riage every newspaper in the old
world and the new will chronicle,
may well be proud Of her descen,
from King Joachim of Naples, and
the youngest sister of the great Ma
poleon.
But the fortunes Of the race ia
which she belongs are associated nc
less with the second empire. During
the three and thirty years which
passed between the day when the sun
of the Napoleons seemed to sink for
ever upon the field Of Waterloo, and
that other day when the nephew o.
the captive at st. Helena was pro.
! claimed President of the Frencl
Republic, the Murats we'll nigh dis.
appeared from the worlds notice
The ex-Queen lived and died as th'
! Countess Lipona, in that kindly Tus
can capital which, alone amidst th'
! courts Of the continent. extended 4
the surviving members of the Bona
! parte race something Of a timid wei
come. The children of King Joa
: chin were scattered about the world
, The eldest son, once Prince Roya
Of Naples and heir apparent to th
throne Of the Two Sicilies, passe,
/. across the Atlantic, married there
: grand niece of the founder and frs
President Of the American republic
: and died a Southern planter in III
= State Of Florida. The sisters becam
the wives of small Italian noble,
|, The second and youngest son, follow
!. ing his brother to the New Worlt
q settled down for many years as
quiet American citizen. Few anon
n the emigrants in that vast hive {
!. Of seathing industry seemed to hav
]. a less brilliant future than that of III
] quasi royal exile. Poverty and he
D so gossip says-became intimatel
acquainted, and for time this branc
e Of the Murats owed its means
livelihood 10 a school for little girl
kept by the present Princpss, q
y English lady, whom the Prince ha
a married in the days when Lou
Z Philippe was called 20 the throne
i France, and the prospects Of u
o Bonapartcs seemed at their lowe
d ebb. Then, when the Prince ha
v reached an age at which most me
]. begin TO think that fortune has lit
more in store for them, the Orleal
dynasty fell, Napoleon Ill restore
the empire, and the last Of the Nj
. rats return d 10 Paris TO become
Senator and noble Of France, Il
= trusted fr end and favorite Of h
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