Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-08-20
From the Tribune.
The House of Orleans.

The situation Of the Emperor has now be-
come so serious that the. world is actively
specializing as to his successor. 1t does not
appear that France as yet is ripe for repub-
lie, and probabilities point toward the reslora,
lion of the house of Orleans, One month ago
the future of that house seemed hopeless. To.
day, so wonderful are "thc changes wrought
by single battle, it has a fair chance of grasp
ing one of the most brilliant prizes IN Europe
The Orleans branch of the Bourbon family
has held for many generations n distinguished
place in French history, and more than once,
within the last hundred years, it has seemed
to be the best hope of the nation. It's repre-
sentatiyes have generally cherished, or pre-
essed, u greater respect lor popular rights and
constitutional theories of government than the
elder line of tho family, have ranged them,
selves amung the liberal monarchsts whose
ambition ii Is to accommodate obsolete titles
and explode political principles with the pro-
gress of modern thought and large scope of
individual freedom. Since the time of Phil
ippe, the fifth duke of the house, the cousin of
Louis XVI and the father of Louis Philippe,
the popular policy Of the family has been
marked. Duke Philippe, however, was only
an ambitious demagogue who assumed the
name of Philip Equality during the storm OF
the Revolution, aud Disguised even the most
extreme Democrats by voting for the execu-
ton of his royal cousin, Louis Philippe, il
u ",
whom the French people were upon the whole
happier and freer than they have ever been
SINCE, except for few months under the Re
publican regime of l94S, The Duke of Or
leans, eldest son of Louis Philippe, who was
killed during his fathers reign by being
| thrown from carriage, was young man o
| many personal virtues and accomplishment,
and great popularity, and soldier of som,
distinction The present head of the family
the Count Of Paris, is his son by the estimabl,
Louise Elizabeth or Duchess Helene Mecklen
burg SchYerip who died in exile near LondoI
in 1858
The Count of Paris Is now 80 years of age
He has travelled n great deal in various part
OF the world has given considerable attention
to literature, publishing narratives of irave
and on the politics and social customs of Eng
| land (where he has his residence), and in tn
early part of our last war scryed with hi
younger brother the Duke at ChsrlFes, on tn,
staff of Gen, Mcclellan in the Yorktown pen
insula, Both The young Princes made YER
favorable impression lp America, The Coun
OF Paris is married 10 daughter of the Duk
of Montpensler; the Duke Of ChartTes to
daughter of Prince de Joinville They bot
offered their services TO Napoleon at the ou
break of the present war, but we believe the
were not accepted.
The other principal representatives of III
Orleans family are the second, third fourt
aud fflh sons of Louis Philippe, uuoles of III
two young men just mentioned. The secon
Is the Duke OF Nemours, SO years old; undo
Louis Philippe he held several impoTtant mill
tory commands. especially in the campaign
against Abd,el.Kad He was chosen Kin
qf the Belgians in 1881, and was proposed iC
King of Greece, but his father would not pc
nit him TO accept either dignity. He is al
; father Of Count d Eu, the son.in-law and gel
oral of the Emperor Of Brazil. The third so
! lot Louis Philippe Is the Prince de Joinyill
62 years old, in his fathers time o naval con
mander of repute, remembered especially f
his services in Mexico. The fourth Is Il
, geria under Bogeaud and Baraguey d'Hillieg
, rose TO be Marshal of France, and had Il
glory at last of receiving Abd-el- -Kaders su
render. The fifih sen is the Duke of Mon
psnsier. candidate for the throne OF Spai