Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-01-24

d, Monday last the Princes Anna
~ - r,.rrie9 with all due pomp
ond cersmouv. 10 the Due de Mouchy.
Tba close connection of the bride with
tbe Imperial Court and family the nigh
rank and lineage Of the bridegroom, the
magnidcense of the marriage doWry
given by the Emperor himself, the
peculiar interest which the wedding
was supposed to excite at the Tuil-
cries and the beauty Of the lady,
famous for her fairness in a court
where fair women abound, all contribu-
ted to make thisuuptiaI ceremony a nine
davs' wonder in Paris. But to the great
world lying outside that city which
FrenChmen regard as the centero Of CIVIL
zation-the one habitable spot on the IN
habited globe-the marriaCewiU be note
worthy chiefly for it, strange historic
interest. The story 81 the nrst ahe
second empire is a il were, epltohi1eu
in the single fact that the marriage OF
grand daughter OF Joachim Murar should
be an event Of European Importance.
80 long as the fame of the NapOleons
endrras the name Of the Murats
must live also. Of all the gen
erals VIII fought and conquered
and ruled under the reign OF the
great Emperor, nOn ever impressed his
memory 80 strongly on the popular mind
rs the 5r7u s1brclT. Ney and Massena,
S71ir and lIoreau, had little personal
claim % a place in history, save that
(which they derived from the reflected
7r-.er OF thcir masters fame. But Mu-
-s-. ike B~urnad0tte, made his " mark
ruru the world, and until the world
grows SD base that strange vl~cissitudes
Fl fortune lose their interest for succeed
.#H-aa 800 nnrH hAH HAwm.H Hha
story OF the son Of the French tavern
keeper, the dependent of the house
Of Tallevrand. The chorister at the
College of L5borS, who threw away
the frack for a soldiers uni
form, and fought his way 10 q rown by
his uwu dauutiess courage and reckless
daring. The man who, in the Judge
mcnt Of Napoleon, was ''thc best "
airy officer i'm the W0rldH-whO was King
Of the Two Sicilies-who, deserving the
founder nf his fortunes, came back n his
Old ALLEGIANCE when The star Of the
E1uIDarte~ ul-a once more after the re-
rar1 from Llb1-au8 who died on the
Calaa-i.u coast, whittier he had gone 20
recover q lost kingdom, shst there
like 81 dog by a Ne2politau court
Iuartial-was one whose career viii be
forever memorable. Throughout the
---- wears ~ Bourbon tyranny ename
ur NI.-ar was cherished ny the people
over whom he had once ruled and even
u--. iu those Southern provinces OF the
great Italian kingdom, there j. still a
uartv LETT which dreams f1ndly Of the
day when the Murats shall have their
own again. The lady, whose marriage
every newspaper in the Old World and
tie New viii chronicle, may well be
n-1uI finer descent from King Joachim
or Naples, and the youngest sister OF the
great Napoleon.
But tie fortunes Of the race 10 which
she belongs are associated no less with
The second empire. During the three
and thirty years which passed between
The dav when the sun Of the NapOleOus
seemed 70 sink forever upon the field OF
Waterloo, and that other day when the
nephew of the captive atSt Helena was
proclaimed President of the French Re
public, the Murats well nigh disappeared
from the worlds notice. The eN-Queen
lived and died as the Countess LipOua,
in that kindly Tuscan capital which. alone
amidst the courts OF the continent, eN-
tended To the surviving members Of the
Blueparte race something ola tImid vel
come. The children Of King Joachim
were scattered about the world. The
eldest son, once Prince Royal OF Naples
ana heir apparent 10 the throne of the
Two Sicllie>, passed across the Atlantic,
married there a grand niece Ofthe fOun-
der and FRS President Of the American
republic, and died q Southern planter in
the State Of Florida. The sisters became
the wives of small italian mobiles. The
second and youngest son, following his
brother q the New World, settled down
for many years as a quiet American citi
zen Few among the emigrantS ia that
vast hive Of ssathing industry seemed 70
have a les brilliant future than that Of
The quasi royal exile. Poverty and he
SO gossip sayS-1ecame Intimately ac-
plainted, and for a time this branch Of
the Nurats owed is means Of livelihood
10 "a school for little girls, kept by the
present Princess, an English lady, whom
The Prince had married in the DAYS
when Louis Philippe was called 10 the
throne of France, and the prospects OF
the Bonapartes seemed at their lowest
eua. Then, when the Prince had reached
am age al which most men begin To think
that fortune has little more in store for
them. the Orleans dynasty fell, Napoleon
III restored the empire, and the last of
tile MuraJs returned 10 Paris 10 become a
Senator and noble Of France, the trusted
friend and av0rite Of his cousin, chief
among the grandees Of the second
empire.
The Princes Anna herself has thus
grown up during the prosperity Of the
race 10 which she belongs, aud il is IN
derstOod that the Emperor has always
taken especial interest In the subject OF
her marriage. Suit0rs without number
have beea talked u as candidates for the
hand CfthIs dau-htes OF the empire, and
the choice of husband is said 70 have
been the theme Of frequent deliheratiOn
fuTle imperial councils. Whatever NAV
lie tEe personal merits cf the fortunate
n0Dlemau who has been selected % re-
ceive ethel hand of tleyouthful bride, there
eau be up doubt that his position
must have been "a powerful recommen-
uatIau Iu the ewes u q sovereign anxious
by every means 20 consolidate his DIV
nasty. The Due de M0uchy, belonging
a. he does 10 one OF the oldest Of French
families, represents the legiJimists party.
Hitherto the FauboUrg st. German has
refused 10 recognize the Empire, very
much o. DO refused 90 acknowledge the
Government ofIJaly. The historic names
o. France were not 10 be found in the
visiting lists OF the Imperial court Be
tween The pIrtisaus OF the new order Of
thi1E and The devotees of The aaclea
regime there wls "a gulf across which it
well uiEl impossible TO pass. The (
MOBILES might appear 90 court on state oe-
casiaus bur the salons Of the ugdlesae
We're closed % the counters of the
Tuler.- Whether for good Or evil
however, the French -arisU0crarv are no
longer "a power IN France, and their
favor OF di-tavar can neither make
nor mar q dynasty. Net, socially.
JEev represent a force: and Napoleon
H. Is too wise a ruler 10 ignore the i'm
p9r-auce 81 social influences. His own
he has probably now established
firmly enough but he may well wish
70 secure for his son 1he active SYM
patuy as wei a. the sUlleu acquiesceuce, I
Of every party i the country. Moreo-
yer, Ia some portions Of France the old 4
legiUmist section Is not without power. I
and Tie enterprise OF winning Ii over ~ I
The empire If by no means so hopeless as
L might az h1st appear. With the death
81 the Due de Bordeaux, 4 sickly and
.lildless gnau, now advancing ia wears.
here win perish the last direct male de
scendent Of the elder branch Of the
reuch BOarbOns, and il is by no means
certain that the partissns Of legitimacy
vii transfer their allegiance 70 the o.
family whom they dislike far nc Q
han they GOthe Napole0us. Acc0rdL
- the orthodox theory, the descendants
1f Louis Philippe are excluded from the
.a@ee=i1l by their fathers ~disloyalty to
.le awful sovereign, and the throne Of
rance becomes vacant If Henry Y. dies
without son or heir. These calculations
l5WeFer- are too remote 70 exercise much
influence IN 80 practicable a mind a. that
b The French Emperor. Probably lie
values Tie adhesion given obs dynasty.
r. the marriage Of bis cousin 10 one al
be first among the mobiles OF France
.h-elF as an open acknowledgment
alt, even in the Rue Grenelle ST Ger ,
main, the empire D. now recognized a.
% accomplished fact. ,
-lm ls Trenton ID. Gazette. Jan.
'he Rrlacyss Anna Nurat a Iersav
NoEaau-
The Princes Anna Murat, daughter al
'since Luc.eu Murat and Madame
iUlat, ami who was born In Borden
1WH, was married in Paris on the
igt .e0th glt 90 the Due de Mouchv. a
lEl born and wealthy French noble
ns ge-slptIln of the brilliant marriage
seems in strange contrast
nun Wh1 We remember OF the Murat ,
iM-E an ~Bordentown twenty years !
ia those days TIE Prince wasi
very reduced oircumstances-U IN
hort not % putt0o ine a point upenftTl
-ae seedN. and MHaanae Mffraf -g5sF,okea