The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-12-26
COUNT DE CEsANIRORD.
The Romance of the Man who
Believes Ase will Vet be King.
From the New York Time,

Believes he will Vet be King.
From the New York Tines
On the 18th Of February, 1920, the
Duke de Berry, second son o. Court
d'Artois, afterward Charles X, who was
brother Of Louis XVI, had just hand
ed his charming wife into her carriage
at the royal entrance to the opera house,
in Paris, and stood for a moment to see
the carriage drive off, when he sudden
" felt himself wounded. The Duchess,
; on the point of starting, saw The deed
done. In all instant she stopped the
carriage, snd, without waiting for the
steps to be lowered, took her. husband
in her arms, while her dress Eecamc
stepped in his blood. His murderer was
s man named Leuvel, devoted Napole.
onist, who had imbjbed furious hostii
ity against the Bourbon race, and ar.
IDENTITY desired its extinction. 1t has
been alledsed that there were special
personal reasons for his animosity
against the Duke de Berry
Louvel was by trade saddler, and at
one time employed in that capacity in
the Imperial household, and story at
tained wide circulation, after be had
killed the Duke, that on one occasion,
st Metz, the latter was tryisg a saddle,
and observed: They make better ones
than this in Englani." Why didn't
YOU stay thar ,'hen: said Louvel, when
the Prince, greatly irriLated. struck him
several times vi ii a whip. But this sto-
ry 10 somewhat apOcAlvpAal, and the
main reason for the murder would seem
t. have heen simply desire TO extin-
gusi lie race Tor which he had conceiv-
ed b. insane a hstrsd. lie said himself
that he cGmmruced with the Duke as
the youngesl, aud would have Killed all
tif he coH!d.
Louvel's object was not to be accom-
p.ished, thCu IN, for that matter,it might
have tended 10 remove one element &
discord in France At the time of his
crime, the Duchess de Berry was enci-
eats and in the following September she
gave birth 10 $ boy. This son, com.
monty called eafaut 9u miracle, boln
under such melancholy circumstances,
was fated, in his youth, to checkered
career. At this birth he received the
title of Duke Of Bordeaux, as an ack-
nowisdgnent OF that cjty's devotion TO
the fortunes Of his house, but before he
had attained his tenth year the troubles
Of his family recommended; lie found
himself sn exile, and dropped the more
ambitious title, assumed that of Count
de Chambord, taking his title from s
mansion, whose history, as checkered
as that Of his own race, had once belon
ged to his ancestors, and in 1921 had
been bought, and presented to him by
: his adherents
From that time until recently The
Count lie Cham5ord has been an exile
He has never resigned his claim to the
throne, and was supported by smsl
group Of men-notably the famou:
Berryer, the most prominent of his de
. voted sdherents-of conspicuous abili
, ty; but beyond few attemps to stir in
to activity the sentiments in favor of Tx
Bourbons which have slways more o.
less existed in Brittany and La Vendee
, :he Legitimists psrty has scarcely mad,
} itself felt. In 1918 there seemed
> chance, but Louis Napoleon successful
. ly parried it. Now some men thnl
there is another We are not Of tina
q opinion. Even supposing that the fu
/. sion so much talked of lately betweeI
O the Bourbon and Orleans families coul(
be brought about, We do not believ
that the sovereignty Of France woulc
= rest Eve years in such hands IS those o
! the Count de Chambord. France is
o country which can henceforward be gov
erned only by men of strong persona
q qualities. Grace, atrability and person
al accomplishments are not the article
4 most in demand for her throne
f 1t is = thousand pities that this amia
. ble person should have been afflicted
). with blind belief in his regal destinies
n But for this he would probably hav
/ been the happiest of men. This az
:. has, as Mascauey once observed, bee
n full of warning to the ambitious an
!. consolation to the drear. BIT Nose
and the prophets were not enough fc
. the rich mans brethren, and French hi:
e tory since 1889 is not, it appears, cur
!. for the Count de Chambord's ambition
if the reports now universally currer
y can be relied upon. The best friend
of the Count de Chambord are. thos
q who will succeed in convincing him tn;
j. he hasn't q chance of crown.