The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-08-04

he paid secret visit to Strasborg
which ho regarded as the most vulner
able point for his attempt, and after So
curing promised cooperation from 6f
teen of the officers of the garrison, pro
ceeded to Switzerland, while his adher
enta were perfecting the plot Tht
project, however, was miserable tail
ure, and Louis was taken prisoner, de.
taincd at Strasbourg from October 80 t
November 9, and then conducted t.
Paris. His life was spared on condition
Of bis going to the Unitsd States. This
he did, under protest, but soon return.
ed to Europe to find his mother on he,
deathbed in Switzerland.
DRIVEN FROM SWITZERLAND, HE MAKES AN
ATTMPT UPON BoULoGNE.
In 1888 the French government be.
came alarmed at his presence in Switz.
erland, and demanded that he should
be driven from that country. The de-
mand was backed up by the appear.
ance of an army on the borders, where.
upon Louis fled to England, taking up
his residence in London. In 1889 be
published there his celebrated work,
'Des Idees Napo!eopiennes." This
was followed by another attempt to Sc.
cure the crown. On the 9Th of August,
1910, he landed near Boulogoe, at the
head Of party of fifty.fve adherents,
including Count Count Montholoa and
Genarel Voison. But one man in the
garrison responded to his sum mons to
join his standard, and after some ma.
neuvering about the town he was captur.
ed while trying to escape to his steam.
er. In October he was put upon hi,
trial before about 16O of the
Peers Of France, many of whom were
indebted to his uncle for their ranks
aud titles.
PRISONER AT HAM.
The skillful defense made by NJ.
Berger was in vain, and Louis was sen.
fenced to perpetual Imprisonment in a
fortress in France, his companions be.
ing awarded various terms Of imprison-
mont He was immured in tue Citadel
OF Ham, where he remained in con6ue.
ment six years On the 25th of May,
1916, he made his escape from the cas-.
tie in the disguise OF workman, cross.
ed the frontier into Belgium, and for
the third time sought refuge in Eng.
land, where he continued to reside until
the revolution of l948 and the down.
fall Of Louis Philippe.
ELECTED PRINCE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH
REPUBLIC.
He was at once elected representa-
tive in the National Assembly and soon
after Prince President of tho French
Republic by an overwhelming vote.
At this period he had q difficult game
to play. While embracing every op.
portunity to revive the most agreeable
and glorious recollections of his uncle s
rule, it was necessary for him to make
the most earnest protestations Of devo-
tiop to republican principles and the
most Jealous disavowals of all ambitious
designs
THE COUP D'ETAT AND THE EMPIRE.
But this deception lasted scarcely
three years, and on December 2, 1851,
having imprisoned every statesman in
Parls from whom he woald be likely to
encounter opposition, he dissolved the
Assembly, and seized the mcst distin.
guished generals who we're suspected Of
disafection, and proclaimed himself
Dictator. He then offered himself to
the people as candidate for the office
of President tor the term of ten years,
and tolerating no opponent, was, Of
course, triumphaotly elected. A con.
stitution conferrirg upon him absolute
sovereign power was proclaimed, and
under i. he ruled for one year.
Then he appealed to the people AGAR,
and in response the Empire Was restor:
ed, with himself upon the throne, BY
such a majority as made the vote prac
tically unanimous. The goal at last
was reached, and the Second Empire
was proclaimed on December 2, 1852
the anniversary of the coup d'etat, ane
Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte as
cended the throne as "Nopoleon Ill.,,
Emperor Of the French, by the grace
Of God and the will of the people,
The recognition Of his imperial station
was gradually made by the leading pow
ers of Europe, Great Britain taking tht
lead and fer nearly eighteen years h'
has reigncd without Interruption from
within or without.
1t is impossible to do more thar
glance at the events of his reign in thi!
connection. In 1854 he embarked il
the war against Russia, which was wagei
in alliance with England, Sardinia an
Turkey, and terminated successfully by
the fall of Sebastopol in 1856. Or
England fell the hardest part of thu
fighting, while France reaped the great
er share Of the glory and profit result
ing from it.
On the Goth Of January, 1853, hi