, 1870-10-23
The xsonnpnrte Family.

IT EGs nseIul, dnd may 9erFa At least as 0atA |
'ar The seluton Of the problem OF hereditary
gesirs. They show us = family, occupying
q Respectable ard d,grl6ed po.iton for up
nA1tas Ut tiye hundred years, furnishing law
seis. deputies. and dignitaries of the church;
TT never going bexond the bounds Of medioc-
::ty. OF rhoains symptoms OF other Super.
h. :, t?itA,r t:ndcEcy to preserre sasher than
improve :heir POSITION. 1t may. pe1haps, ba
init resting to our readers to have their MEM
cry Eefse.htd by the chief fats in this. the
first cf newly grown and modern families.
Francis Bonapaste-Psob1bly he spe!e hla
name with the u the eon Of a noble i.aai.n
honse, came to Corsica oa1ls in tn, si1teensh
ceisnfy. Here ho took rank A. oae Of the |
nobility Of the island: and here he s7as the
ils~t ct half dozen OF his nauac who came |
,is hm ,ns1 ,na s .s9i qp sisn @ tug ppasnts
this was trustworsiy, ploldtcg, race, gifted
with moro rersevetAnce than hrainss al ues.
tined. une would think. to perpesnt.s OF
ciy1e hunpIa and ama.l s,1eefssea: b'ghss &C.
treetnh1e family, belonging to the best st.: 90.
ciety OF the place: and with no o'heT ambition
than to keep their oHn.
Charles bonaparte, and jImti'ia, lis vile,
broke through this tno1otony b giving tlrth
to e,ght children, Mho 40 far departed from
the family traditions that they all left Cossles
Grestert Of modern c,nquerors. three to be-
con- hings. one a Queeu- one reiGnlnB sove-
reign, and one Pf1ncess This u1exampled
snddenness of fortune sprung, it is true, from
the extraordinary geuius Of one brother alone.
But it is not the less true that she wha.s taua-
irr we're endowed with far moro than the usual
amt unt Of energg aud ahseitr.. some Of this,
again, has Eeen transmitted to their children.
Ol tho tweutx-s1x grandchildren to Charles and
Iactitia, one hiss revived the splendors-ard
the miafortunes, ton--of the t1rst empire.
eight or nine OF them have become authors Of
repnte-twote teing, each in hisowu lin, s,of great
di .lnction while in none Of them has there
ever apncared any appearance OF weakness,
or folly in the direction Of wsskuess. II is
ouiy q hpudte ears siuce the first OF them
Joserh-wss born; and only ten years slnec
| the youngest Of tthem-Jerumc--liel. Within
/ q compass OF single life they have governed
| France twice, each time with Improvements in
! tho material RESOURCES of the country, quite
dispfolottioned to tue length of the reig:. and
ths difficulties they have encountered. They
| in Europe They have hcen-fur good aud
for cril-l,erpetua1Ir in tic mouths OF men.
| They have fallen hopelesrlv, and have risen
une1 pectc1ly. They have had disastrous re-
vstscs, and splendid successes. They have
iteen alternately the sport and the spoiled
children Of fortune.
T1o bro:hers aud ristels Of Napoleon were
not tho puppets and tools tie world took them
for. They all possessed ability just short OF
the highest; while. perhaps, one was, ia his
| own way, man whose daring All i clcarness
Of brain were equal to tlose Of his greater
brother.
TEe leaAt able Of t1ses were tl,. eldest a.d
tI:o yerugcst - Joseph and Jerome. Yet
Joseph possessed certain disuity and resolu-
tiun which we're alone sufficient 10 mako him
ia. better Elng than Spain lad seen for cet-
tn1its while Jerome, who meant to bo a King
ipretd, attacked abuses, anl swept them
AWAY with vigor which delighted and aston-
i-liet! his WeEtplaliaHe.
! 1...sen is, beyond I'll comparison, tho BROTH
er w1'ose character is tic brightest and
hest Of the whole fanily. Filled with lofty
and notle thoughts. destitute Of unworthy
ambition, slNays reerettipg the republic, which
came INTO existence jrst in timo to fro The
,i ea1tts Of his early manhood, he WAS the oniy
member Of the family who never surrendered
his republican principles who refused :
thic1c: who, while be followed lls elde,
brother with al affection which nothing coulI
ehakc. never suffered biz dictation, aud pre-
served his Independence. lie, too, was sht
. brother whom Napoleon seems tlwaya to have
, respected. After the fall Of the empire, III
+ alone had no ruin OF his OWL to lament, nc
I errors 70 repent. Happier lhsn l,s bEotlers
+ he retired to 1tals to spend the afternoon AMI
. evening ef his life in literary pursuits. HI
: was a pces, q novelist, m historian, an anti
I qusrian and, above all, a Republican;
!, Louis, his next brother, without his esnrs
: and geniua, pastook Of Lie character. 1Ae
l. too, was poet in small way; the lnveuto
~ classical naetrce. He was novelist. too, has
a | ing written n romance on Dutch life; An'
y tic author Of several rhetorical treatsses- Q
!. all the family. he was, perhaps. the leas
a. ukefEl to hia hsotler. Too weak to disob-
n loldly, he on)y obeyed partially. Aud whe
- that The interests Of his sns,tects were NOR
:. -acrtd than tho interests Of France, aud dare
"a to ovcrtule the dccrees Of the Emperor. Fine
=. ing that this course w1s impracticabfe, h
ri Ind the grace to resign the crown, and I
~ retirc into p,ivate lille. lie WAS forced int
~ ~ p1f tended any affection; and he had the mi
~ ~. err Of seeing Ills eldest surviving sou-thel
~ had teen an elder, who died in ipfAncy-d
,s in his srme, at the aSa OF - Wills hiR yonn
d er, the Emperor Lonis Napoleon, *as iorbl
~ den Lr tho Italian Minister a passport Viii
should enable him to cluec his dEi-,e fatbe
oyer.
OF the d.ughie..s, all we're beautiful,
were brave, Ill we're clayer ant1 able. Eli
lk tue Grand Duchess 0. Tuscany. setting asi
her in'shand, ruled entiley hersr:., With
l ap1ty anu power OF ctsauization to viii
&c. Ler 4as..cc..ss 4a~.c.s sere little accustomed ca.
NJ 1.ne tie wife OF the gallant aud unforsuns
~ Nurat, knew how to reign si'h dignity u
y. ~ to retire with dignity. Pauline, the bean
4
hc yenns, was The fayo1;ta sister Of Sapoleo
On On her be layished all the affection in !
y, nature. She, in return, waa the first to 20
ok Elba to comfort him. She sent him all h
Is, diamonds during the Hundred Days. The.
&c by the way. we're appropriated by come Il
~, cd yainlE asking for PERMISSION to 60 to
" He'era. and, when tne nswA OF her brothe
n death arrived. slie fell into lsnsuor Of gr
~ from which she never recovered
o. Joseph left two daughters only. Both
them married cousins ono Of them, Zcnai'
It'll I.ucieu, H.1nee Of Canine. She vas an aeco
~ ,rlished and clever woman. and uset! to Ii
x" her husband in his scientific pursuits.
en Translated Schiller.
ei Lncien left eleven children. come Of 9ht
r! sre still living, Two daughters. both des
~ mutri.d EnElish noblc7,en. Madame Il
;er ta.zi IS the daughter Of .Lptitia Bonapaz
ne Lsds Wysc; two other daughters naarn
n lt-l:as lobiemen; and one i nun. 7
u RI csl son, now dead, vas the celobFas
et~ Lnc.v,, PRINCE Of Canine. He vas in I
first rank as natural philosopher: his
~ fearc.sru and discoveries in geology. orn,ti
nut IL .rcnt bis life chiefly in Italy, adrapci
ers with equal ar.lor the cause Of science a
A. az that Of republicanism: now pretiding ose
a. tcien:ific congress, nov heading uovemt
sS sS ut Rene. Ha died in 1851.
-. 1ll- brother, Louis Aucien, is equally
~, tlrEulsDeu. As HuGuHt Auelt IL Ao1s p
Ehe l.apr, iu the wcrld one who can appro:
linn. Some i1ea OF hA knowledge may
CT Eaicel from the fact that he published
hce patAt lie Of the Sowe1 and the Seed in
lets :hsn eeyeuty-tEo dialects aud lanEtsg
AZ the Sengs OF solomon. in all the Custic |
ers guagt4 the Song Of the Three Children.
an eleven Basque dia1ecta: the whole Bible.
Basque; besides treatise. on the Nnnic !
0! snaSe, aud many others. lie Is NJ IL D.
II | Oxford, and has certain honorary titles It
the Emperor
IN Tro other sons OF Lucien still survive. 7
~ 1ncklesa Pierre. shooter OF Victor Noir.
ots -An;cine, "ho has no ambition, and has d.
az nothing.
M. The second sou Of Louis died. as We b.
N eesn. at the age Of a.. He had time, 10
tas en th?z, life. to publish = Translation OF 7
teo tu-' ''As.icols," and history OF Fl
~ y etre; to invent hslf dozen machines, .
II, 10 head = revolutionary movement.
,sfs no children. The third son OF 10
sas W.. the Emperor. Hietozisns will, At lea
.ea ,dtni: his genius, when the tiue comes
ot, jr5ce him calmly. Prince Nstoleon Is the
80 OF j. rome- He has Alwzys been an enlig
Y: Y: tncd and Liberal patron Of ars and Ii,cra.u,
ttn while h,a celebrate 81 Reports on the 1uduatl
.s- Exhibition ARC monuments OF Intelligent 20
ael atute fe1 tho material advancement Of F1An
10 One more descendant Of the stock, OF r
ny noutced II ilitv. musr be enamed-P1ince Ac
zen le Nnrat, the sou Of Ring Joachim and r.
;ns ine An ardent republican. he went ear1y
ie' life TO Amesics, where he settled snd ai
re, lie ub}ished t~o or three works On the de-,
", o, tnent and practice Of republican ideas in
~ | Slater.
'ho Tie grandchildren of Sapoleon's = broth
are most1: young. One Of them, ho*es
IN IN i. cardinal bonaparte, man Of ~
OF, The Impression ~bseh this family has r
eal drctd upop the world. without consider
~; that made bx Napoleon himself. il one ot
W rarkab!e v5gor-a kiud OF Tigor which d
on. not se.m to be dying out: and power
ton 4e1f.s. .sart;nn which amounts alnost to he
rtis isr. Whenever there has been chance Il
J., Fave gone in for It. They Ass The enemies
IT. Kings and the old s]Suasties. Children Of
not .,r Imnerialism s<erus rrafted in ii