Middletown transcript., 1870-09-24
The Emperor Louis Napoleon.

The Emperor Louis Napoleon
The late French Emperor's full name is
Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte. He
was born in Paris, in the palace of the
Tuilleries, April 20, 1903, and is over 81
years of age. He is the third son of Louis,
brother of the first Emperor Napoleon.
His mother was the ex-Queen Hortense.
Louis Napoleon received his early eduea-
ton in the castle of Aremsbirg, on the
shores of Lake Constance. He displayed
a passion for history and the exact scien-
ces, was fond of athletic sports, and in
Switzerland he developed an aptitude for
military strategy. .-a
He served for some time as volunteer
in the military camp at Thun. In 1880
he took part in the insurrection in the
Pontifical States with his brother. The
latter died at Fodi, and Louis was danger
ously Iii at Ancona, and only saved by
the devoted nursing of his mother. He
fled from Ancona on the approach of the
Austrians, to France; was expelled from
France by Louis Philippe, went to Eng
land, and from thence returned to Swift
zerland.
In 1881 the Crown of Poland and the
command of the Polish legions were offer
ed him. The death, in 1882, of the Duke
of Reichstadt, the only son of Napoleon l.,
opened the future to his ambitious hopes;
from that time his whole life, speculative
and practical, was devoted to the realza-
ton of what now became his "fxed idea"
that he was to become sovereign of.
France. In 1886 he attempted coup
detat at Strasbourg, against Louis Phil
lippc, and failed; was taken prisoner to
Harris, and exiled to America He shortly
returned to Switzerland on account of the
illness Of his mother, who died October 2,
1887.
He went thence to London; in 1889 to
Scotland; in 1910 he made another attempt
at the throne of France, failed, was cap
tured, brought to trial, and condemned to
perpetual Imprisonment in the fortress of
Ham. There he did much literary work,
and finally escaped, May "A, 1916, by the
help of Dir. Conneau, in the disguise of
workman, and gained the Belgian frontier,
whence he returned to England t
The revolution of February, 1913, caus-
be devoted to the views of the Provisional
Government. He was, however, by the
latter requested to leave the country, and
promised to do so, but being elected Dep
uty for Paris, and three other departments,
he took his seat in the Constitutional AS
sembly, June IS, 184S After a stormy
debate he resigned his seat on the 10th of
June, and left France. He was called to
France in September, 1S48, by quintu-
pie election, and again appeared in the
Assembly, the avowcd candidate for the
Presidency. He was elected by vote of
1852, 166 out of 1000, 900 votes De-
cember he took the oath of allegiance to
the Republic.
In 1850 his enemies, who believed him
devoted to his own interests rather than
to those of the Republic, manifested strong
opposition to his policy. An anarchic
condition of things continued until he put
a stop thereto by the coup detat of De-
cember 1851. Under the pressure of his
power, following this coup d'etat, he was
elected President of the Republic, Dec.
20 and 2l, for ten years, and invested
with all the powers he demanded by more
than seven millions sutrages.
A year afterwards he assumed the title
and prerogatives of Emperor, thus attain
ing the goal of his early ambition. In
1858 he married Eugene Marie, Countess
of Montijo, Spanish lady of great beauty.
by whom he has one child, the Prince
Imperial, born March IS, 1856.
On the 10Th of July, 1870, he declared
war against Prussia. The first battle was
fought between the French and Prussian
armies, on the I'd of August. On the %
of September, just one month after, the
Emperor surrendered prisoner of war to
King William, of Prussia. On the 5th,
three days after, the Republic was again
proclaimed, and the Empress left Paris tho
day before, Sunday the 4th, to join the
Emperor, in Prussia. Whether his star
is set, and his public career finished, re-
mains to be seen.