The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-11-04


to his summons to join his standard,
and after some maneuvering about the
town he was captured while trying to
escape to his steamer. In October he
was put upon his trial before one hum
dred and fifty of the peers OF France,
many of whom were indebted to his
uncle for their ranks and titles.
CONVICTION.
Mr.. Berryer, the great French ad-
yocate, appeared rs counsel for Louis,
and made clever but vain defense.
He was sentenced to perpetual i'm
prisonment, and his adherents for va
rious terms ranging from five to twen-
ty years. He was shortly afterward
conveyed to the citadel. of Ham, where
he spent six yenrs of his eventful
life. On the 25th of May, 1S45, he
made his A.
From Ham in disguise, and thus de-
ceiving the vigilance of the guards, he
crossed the frontier into Belgium, and
from thence went to England, where
he resided until tho Paris revolution
of 1S4S, and the downfall OF Louis
Philippe. He was at once elected IL
Representative in the National Assem-
bly,, and soon afterward
PRINCE PRESIDENT
or the French republic, by m over
whelming vote. At this period he
had difficult game to play. While
embracing every opportunity to re-
vive the most agreeable and glorious
recollections of his uncle's rule, it was
necessary for him to make the most
earnest protestations OF devotion to
Republican principles and the most
jealous disavowal of all ambitious de-
signs.
| THE EMPIRE.
But this deception lasted scarcely
three years, and on December 2, 1851
Paris from whom he would be likely
to encounter opposition, dissolved the
kssembly, and seized the most distin-
guished Generals who were suspected
, of disaffection, he proclaimed himself
Dictator. He then offered himself to
the people as candidate for the Of
flee Of President for the tel IN of ten
years. and tolerating no opponent
was, of course, triumphantly elected.
A constitution conferring upon him
absolute sovereign power was pro
claimed, and under it he ruled for one
year.
Then he appealed TO the people
again, and in response the Empire wa,
restored, with himself upon the
throne, by such n majority as made
the vote practically unanimous. The
goal n: last reached, and the second
Empire was proclaimed on Decembel
2, 1852, the anniversary of the coup
3 defat, and Charles Louis Napoleon
G Bonaparte ascended the throne n,
Napoleon III, Emperor of tn,
l French, by the grace OF God and tn,
will Of the French people" The rec
ognition of his imperial station wa
gradually made by the leading Pow
: ers of Europe, Great Britain taking
the lead, aud for nearly eighteen year
/ he has reigned without interruption
r from within or without.
a MARRIAGE.
S On the Goth of January, 1853. h,
!: married Eugene Marie de Guzman
Countess de Teba, scion of an ol'
!, noble family of Spain. In compan,
l with her he paid visit to England il
!, April, 1855, being received with gen
: eral favor by both the court and th
people. and made q knight of tin
D Garter by the Queen. On March 10th
1856, the Empress gave birth to boy
: known as the Prince Imperial, ant
: bearing the special cognomen of Ma
: poleon Eugene Louis Jean Joseph
e The birth of this "blessed baby" wa
y the occasion of great rejoicing through
out France.
SUBSEQUENT HISTORY.
In 1854 he embarked in the wa
!, against Russia, which, was waged il
!, alliance with England, Sardinia an,
r Turkey, and terminated successful
by the fall of Sebastopol in 1856. o.
3 England fell the hardest part of tn
: fighting, while France reaped tn
= greater share of the glory and profit
resulting from it. Early in 1858 al
aLDcIupb WitS Iuiidc upOn buc CIupcTOT
;. life by one Orsini, who had concocte
his plans in England, in connection
o with DIR. Bernard, Frenchman resid
9 ing in London. Lord Palmersto
! therefore attempted to amend th
n English criminal code, so that it woul
apply effectively to such conspiracies
q and defeat in Parliament led to ten
! porary suspension of the cordial rela
q tons between the two countries. Blu
4 these were soon rest red, althoug
r DR.. Bernard was acquitted by an Eng
lish jury. In 1859-'60, the Empero
espoused the cause of Victor Emanue
against Austria, and in person led q
> army to his assistance, defeating tn
Is enemy on several decisive fields, an
+ terminating the war by the victory c
II Solferino, June "a, 1860. By th
y peace of Villa France, July 11th, Aus
/ tria ceded Lombardy to Victor Emar
e uel, whose territory was further il
g creased by the annexation Of til
it duchies, Napoleon being recompense
t- by the cession of Savoy and some ner
; tral Swiss territory to France.
THE MEXICAN FIAsco.
I'll In 1861 he became party with Ems
i land and Spain in the assault upon th
"a Mexican Republic. When his allie
: discovered that he had ulterior Object
" in view, and was intent upon som,
Z thing moro than the mere vindicatio
= of the RIGHTS of foreigners. they abai