The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-05-13
RnINPARTEPOPE.

The BonapaIte family are notorious
star gazers, but, unlike other astron-
omers. they c~onfns their Interests to
the study of but a single astral spec;-
men. TEey attend only to the twink
ling light that leads the way to what
they regard assfheir own destiny To
raro-ohc of the family on the pontifical
throne was a favorite purpose of the
First Emperor, who vainly experimened
in that direction with his mothers step
brother. The present Napoleon clirgs
to the conceit with net less fondness
That he had been nursing the thought
until 1t has taken the definite shape
Of a plan, is evident from the recent
advancement of Lucien, second son If
Charles, the Prince of Caniao, to q
Cardinalate, he having taken orders as
a priest fifteen years ago. All has been
kept studiously quiet during that event
full interim, and We detect no symtom
| of an interested movement until We
discover just now that this devoted
Liable Bonaparte has been invested
with the Cardinals hat, and is thns
placed in the direct line of spiritual.
I promotion. Plus has held his sacred
Office for twenty-five years, and accord
ing to prescription, has bat three years
of histerm left, ever if he lives to the
uatural end of it. A successor must
be thought Of this recent advancement,
of a Bonaparte demonstrates thessigai-
fcant fact that he las been thought OF,
and patiently. sssl ~ ~ g.
The great .Charlemagne never har-
\ bored the idea of the union of the
Pope's spiritual with any temporal au-
thority, and in that respect is followed
by the present Emperor. Napoleot,
liz. his steady support of the ineunb NJ
of the Papal throne, has beeneeonsis'ehi
with his belief that such a separation
Is essential even to the supreme spa
itual authority which is put in daneyr
whenever temporal questions threa.en
serious trouble. Whatever has been
/ put f. rthin the interest Of imperiali,m
I ON lis srhiect, has been a plain argr-
ment for such. a division. Hence, Ia
pushipetthe fortunes OF enc Of the fam
Xiv, on the italian side, ne is as sure u,
he can make himself that, by one ana
the same effort he strengthens his Own
throne and his expectations in refer
enco to 7thsr suc ssionf The new.
Cardinal is forty years of age, and
therefore in the p ime of his powers
So closely has he guarded his thoughts
on this important subject, no one can
say that he even entertained an aspir--
alton tn the direction suggested, much
less that his prospects Of, advancement
where carefully cherished by the En-
peror of the Freuch1 He has been. IL
ken as a man of thorough d~evotedness
to his sacred calling, of profound pietys
and of the most quiet demeauor, Ii
could not be told of him to day In
Rome what his political views were,
whether Liberal or Ultramontane, or
kf he entertained any. He has for fit
kteen years faithfully guarded every ap
fproach to the Imperial hopes or intent
ions, -o51 ss7i
There is so striking concurrence,
too, inthe present action Of His Holi
ness and The previous unsur ected plans
of the Emperor, that it begins to be
understood that by this significant pro
s#ceeding Plus has virtually designated
Ito the-Ooiege of Cardinals his prefer
'frnrr z-ts-bissnecessorl he certainly
4 could not have cosePefated with TIN
sIEmeerer 10 auy more unmistakable oil
, effective manner With a Bonapartt
as Pope, the family power would a
I1ence become ALMOST UNNECESSARILY 10.
creased. The politics of Europe would
not be slow to feebthe controlling force
of the influence, lad it would be
only the moro certain by reason of the
divorce of the temporal from the spiri.
} uaI authority which is the favorite con
= ceptionle of the Emperor, aud powerful
t ly supported by the progress of modern
:. eveuts:tJar .atss HH# r" srA
The Bonrbons used to think, and nc
doubt do now, that the world was made
for themselys ; but the Bonaptrtes
improved ION thatanaticn by assuming
Fthat it Is in their power to make. Over
the world, There is the Inherent diff
erence between the Two families, The
in-whjeh the creative faculty i:
most strikingly developed would nat
uraIiy push the. claims of the Other
perpefuailY-to the wall. TO elevate
Zone member Of that remarkable family
to the Papal throne, and with the as
sent, if not the eonnivance- of Its exist
ing occupant, and to maiEtain the rule
of another. at the head of the most pow:
erful empire on. the European CONT
nent, are sufficient to feed full the am
bition of all who have a right to a claim
on the family name Aside FROM tn,
atten dan and conseauent inferess 10
volVed, the fortune that favors sucl
addresses by those who presume t.
, make them SO persiste1tly, is not tn
least remarkable of the numerous in
cidentssFbichs have helped to give tn
Bonapafte name a prominent place il
} LhEtory.
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