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Exit Napoleon The Empire Exploded

Charles Louis Napoleon, otherwise
called Napoleon III, is the youngest
son Of Louis, King Of Holland, and
!lortcnse, daughter of the Empress
Josephine, and was born in Paris.
April 20, 1908. Ills carly life. after
the battle of Waterloo, was spent in
! Switzerland, and subsequently, in
Italy. His principal tutor was M. la
bas, 4 strong Republican, and from
him he imbibcd those beautiful ideas
OF Rcrublicanism, which, in after life,
nc so pompously expressed yet 80 ia
tally warrcd against.
| After tho death of the Duke of
Rcichstadt, in 1879, he became the
successor of the Great Napoleon, not
ny regular descent, but by virtuo of
the Imperial cdicts, Of 1904 and 1905.
which fixed the order of succession in
the heirs of Joseph, instead of the ol-
der brothers of the first EMPEROR.
soon after this, Louis seemed to have
come I" tic conclusion that destiny
Had fixed upon him as the drIivc:cr Of
the French Republicans, and, in con-
ncNicn with Colonel Vautlry, and 9TH
CT officers Of tho garrison OF Stras-
bourg: Oh the Goth October, 1886. ho
proclaimed q revolution. This at
tempt to raise himself resulted, in q
few days, in q miserable failure. Ia
ken prisoner by Louis Philippe, in
stead CT being executed for insurrcc
ton, as he expected. lie WAS, through
the interecssinn OF his mother, merely
banishcd tic kingdom.
| Coming TO this country, he led y liC,.
CT idlencS: for some Tine, and then.
went TO South America. Soon af:ov,
/. nc returned to Enropr, ai:d rr-visiti,..,
lis SICK mother at lirenonburg, hc
=. reached there just il, time TO witness
her death. Here, he soon commenced!
various publications in defence Of his
Strashurs fiasco, which caused Ilouis
i'hliiinpc TO demand his expulsion
from Switzerland, to avoid which he
voluntarily Withdrew, and took ND his
residence in England. Here, he occu-
lplcd his time in writing his Nc.$ Ma
poL on'cnncS, aiid in gel ting up another
revolutionary expedition.
In 1910, accompanied bv Count
Montho:on, an Old friend and favcritc
OF the Great Emperor, and n rctinuc
iol about Fifty persons kc sailed from
Marssa'e, and in a few days after Ian
""d at EoloGne, marched: to the bar
racks and called upon !hc soldiers 10
surrender or join his standard. This
they rcli'scd-a few shots were cx-
changed when the nephew Of his un-
! c!c retired to The hills where lie was
soon after captured. lie was tried for
treason before the House OF Peers
was defended by Bcry'cr. convicted
and sentenced to perpetual imrrison-
ment in the Fortress Of Ham.
In 1910 he managed to escape from
prison, and two years after when tic
RcvolutIon of 1918 broke out he re-
ipaircd to Paris, and was chosen ~
deputy to the National Assembly from
the department Of the Seine and three
other departments. An effort WAS
made in tic Assembly TO affect lis
banlshmcnt which movement was led
10y l;amartinc, but after q stormy de-
bato he was admitted to his scat. lie
was then proicsscdly strong Rcpub-
!ican, and as the known pupil Of La
bas received much credit for his sim
cer'ty.
In May, 1850, ho was elected Pres.
idcnt Of tho Republic by largo ma
;or;t1y TI,ouc-I, po,,;n,II,, 1o,o,,I, I:,.,,