Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-27
TO ADYERTISERG.
SAD FATE OF THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE.

Apart from all questions of State policy and
considered as personal matter. the deplorable
condition of the Princess Charlotte, the wife Of
Maximillian, as disclosed by a letter from
home. published in the Gazette du MIDI appeals
strongly to our sympathies, and leads us to re-
greet the unfortunate events which have tended
TO unsettle her mind. II also affords an argu.
ment against the few masculine women who
would have their sex enter the political arena.
and engage In wrangling and contention, re.
sUlting too often in humiliation and defeat,
which these .'strongminded" feel able to en-
dure, but from which their more sensitive sis
tiers shrink with dsg gust md loathing Man with
his blunted sensibilities can endure an amount
OF abuse and opposition which would over
whelm sex in which the passions and feelings
predOminate over the reason. Thus Maximili.
an, with all his pride and ambition would re-
treat from position which he can no longer &C.
cupy. with regret no doubt, but with fortituae,
consoling himself probably with the trite and
homely observation, Of il figures in the philoso-
ply OF the Hapsburgs) "what can't be cured
must be endured" while his partner. with
NO more pride, but keener sens bilities is
driven TO distraction. The writer referred To
above after stating that in first in teryiew with
the Sovereign Pontif, the Princess discussed
with great earnestness the question of Con-
cordat with Mexico, and insisted with much
concessions which he deemed inadmissible,
says.
1.-The Empress would not yield to the arsu
ments, supremely wise and equitable, with
which the Holy Father met her demands; She
would continue disputing with him, and per-
sisted with incredible obstInacy. Her Majesty
however, is not so deserving OF blame as might
appear: all that was irregular and eccentric in
her conduct toward the Holy Father must be
attributed to the nervous excitement from
which she has suffered so long and which fire.
quently disturbs her reason. She went at last
one morning at . O'Clock 10 the Pope without
any previous announcement, she declared to
MIN that she was the object of an atrocious
persecution; that there were designs on her
lite; thai an attempt had been made 10 poison
her at the Hotel de Rome that she did not
believe herself safe, and couIo not dine
there. The Roly Father received her with
quite paiernal kindness, tranQuliZed
and treasured her. and ordered that duner
should be served for her in the library Oh the
atiean, where she passed the rest of the day
In the evening an endeayor was made 10 get
her 10 return 10 the hotel but she refused, con-
staHtly repeating that she was folio wed by as
sasslns, and that she believed herself safe no.
Where except IN the Vatican. Her mind then
again wandered, and she even objected TO
swallow glass OF water, fearing danger The
Pope then ordered an apartment to be pre-
pared Tor her in his palace, where she passed
the night and the following day. She was st,ll
there, not being willing TO quit the Vatican
ready TO taSe her life. Several foreign ladies
were invited 10 pass the night with her as she
had sent away her ladies of honor, whom she
would not allow 10 come near her The ma
roxysm of alteration appears % have been
determined by dispatches received that morn
ing"
On the same subject a Paris letter in the
NoUusiIsste dc ROuen has the following:
according to letters from Rome from a
trustworthy authority. her Mexican Majesty
Is suffering from great nervous excitement
put when IN nowise excludes the exercise OF
her reasoning faculties. The agitation lie man
Iiested each time that there is any question of
Mexico or that Mexicans are in presence of her
Msles'y. IL Is a crisis which above all re.
qulres both bodily and mental calm