Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-17

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Charles Louis Napoleon
vice called Napoleon Il4 aAe
youa 1st son 81 Louis, ling
Holland. and H0rt8nse, daughter
Of TIE Empress Josephine, aad
was born 10 Paris. April 20. 1893.
His early life, after he battle Of
Waterloo, was spent il S8lEzeF-
land, and subsequently, in Ilaiy.
Hts principal tutor was 81. Labaa.
0 strong Republican. and from
him he imbIbed those beautiful
ideas Of RepublicanIsm, which. ii
after life, he 90 pompously ex-
pressed yet so fatally warred
against.
After the death of the Duke Of.
R~eichstadt, in 1882, he became
the successor Of the Great NapO-
leon. not by regular descent, but
by virtue of the Imperial ediets,
OF 1904 aud 1906, which fixed the
order Of succession in the heirs Of.
Joseph, instead Of the older
brothers Of the FIRST Emperor.
Soon after this, Louis seemed to.
have come to the conclusion that.
destiny had fixed npOn him as the
delivererj Of the French Republt
cans, and, in connection with Col.
Vaudry, and other officers Of the
garrison Of S%trasburg, on the 30th.
Of October, 1886, he proclaimed q
revolution. This attempt 10 raise
himself resulted, in a few days, in
q miserable failure. Taken pris-
oner by Louis Philippe, instead
OF being executed for instruction,
as he expected, he was, through
the intercession Of his mother
merely banished the kingdom.
Coming to this country, he led q
life of indleness for some time,
and then went to South America
Soon after, he returned TO Europe,
and r~e-visiting his sick mother 1T
Arenbnrg, he reached there Just In
time to witness her death. Here,
he soon commenced various pub
locations in defence of his Stras-
burg ilasco, which caused Louis
Philippe 10 demand his expulsion
from Switzerland, TO avoid which
he voluntarily withdrew, and took
up his residence in England. Here,
be occupied his time in writing his
Mees NapOleORieHReS, and in get
ting up another revolutionary
expedition.
In 1910, accompanied BY Count
Moutholon, an old friend and ia
vorite OF the Great Emperor and
a retinue of about fly persons he
sailed from Margate, and in a few
days after landed at Bologne,
marched to the barracks and called
upon the soldiers to surrender OF
join his standard. This they re.
fused, a few shots were exchanged
when the nephew Of his uncle re-
tired to the hills where he was
sJon after captured, He was tried
for treason before the House oil
Peers-was defended by Beiryer,
convicted and sentenced to per.
petual Imprisonment in the Fort.
ress of Ham.
In 1886 he managed to escape
from prison, and two years after
when the Revolution of 1874
broke ont, he repaired to Paris
and was chosen a deputy to the Ma
tional Assembly from the depart
ment OF the Seine and three 0tRei
departments. An effort was mad,
In the Assembly to effect his ban.
ishment, "4iGL movement was
led by Lamartine, but after {
stormy debate be was admitted t.
his seat. He was then profess.
edly a strong Republican, and al
the known pupil Of Labas received
much credit for his sincerity.
In May, 1850, he was elected
President of the Republic by
large majority. Though nomi
nally Republican, it was soon dis
covered that his government wa.
directed maiuly to strengtheninI
his own power and the revival @
the Napoleonic ideas. Chaugal
nier, a staunch Republican, VII
commanded the army Of Pari:
was dismissed from his comman
in 1851, and the Legislative Al
sembly, which showed some cor
sistency in refusing TO yield to hi
personal wishes, were startled o
the % OF December in that yea
by the PRONUNCIATION Of an ordC
by the Prince President. as i
had come to be designated, decla.
|, ing Paris in a state of siege, di
solving the assembly and placin
$50 Of tue most conspicuous ,
It's members under arrest. st II
same TING Il decree was publisher
establishing universal sutfrag
and ordering an election for Pr
sident for ten years. OF couri
| the Nephew" was elected, an
he Immediately set to work pr
pairing for the Empire. In ISL
Il national guard was establishe
and new orders OF nobility issue
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