The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1873-03-06
rIsHr rUTURt Or FRANCE.
Correspondence Of the New Y0fk World

wlttlOllt t0ucnlng-tne tnIedus VI " niv''
cornplieated and interesting intrigue; an m
htique IF which the object rs to decide the
future government Of, France, and IN which
are fsurins long list, Of notable person
ages, each playing for himself and against
tie others in manner which reminds me OF
that now perhaps forgotten game ycfept
i'cut throat euchre" When I say that among
these intriiguants are the Empress Eugenie
ana her partiiftans, 81 Whom NJ. Bouber is
the chief; tue Prince Napoleon and his fof-
low#errs. Of whom it would Be difficult to name
the chief, but among whom should be named
NJ. Abbeion and Maurice Richafd-the
latter the fniniistef Of finance under the en-
pfre; vfctor Emanuel, Prince Bismarck,
Cardinal Antonelii, n. Gambetti, NJ. Thiers,
ana tbe. Happy family Of the Bourbons and
the 6slsanfsts; WIG are now hftaeealo3si,s
",fussed' together; when I say, I repeat, that
these. are the parties III, the Intrigue Of which
aaify ses the Complicated threads, you
win beIiey6 that to Keep the run Of the game
Is .diffedlt, and to judge who will come out
winher Is almost impossible.
a Ana now [ chafe-as a, c9rfespondent-
agaihst the, obligations which Bind me not
to discl6se. the name Of even hint at the per
sqnality Of another party to the strange game
Of political chess; in, which the, players
are princes; ana III Which the stake is not
Que, bnt two; nay; three kingdoms: This
Saver, Who fn6st t6t Be named is not a
prince /; he Is afi Ehglishmau, but plays like
the best Of tie princes; abd If; the eauhe goes
as | think it may he will packet at least one
ofthe stakes, Patishce: Tie day will come
when all hidden things shall Be revealed ana
all secrets Be broug6t, to light,
Bef6fs going any farther; I may as-well
sag, that the following inspired" parastaphs
viii appear in the Morning Post Of to-nior-
row, ana that the, satne Information ID other
words: will Be publishsd III, the Times
we can state from the most certain
sources that the greatest emotion exists at
the present moment in the Bonapatte, party
The latest dispatches from France declare
that the iougEtalked Of fnsion amongst the
Bourbon fanily Is actually Effected, This,
If trne, will hiuch taodifS the p6sitioh Of
political partiesin France, and will produce
amongst paftS leaders some Of the most. an.
expected chinges There are two divisions
of most distihet ehafacsof ia the Bonapar-
list ranks. The leaders Of the one group
themseltes around the Empress ,Rugenie,
and the other afonnh the Prince Napoleon.
The Well known decision Of character Of the
Prince Napoleon induces us 10 believe that
he viii in no; degree vary from the line Of
conduct traced By rs III our issue of the 18th
instant. He will keep himself entirely ,aloof
from any movement not rnder his own direc-
ton, and any agreemept between himself and
the political friends Of the Empress appears
10 us impossible. The statements Of the
Bonapartist Journals in Paris do not at the
present moment IN Any sense convey the
truth upon, these matters Within very
short time the events Of France viii demon.
strate the exactness Of our information.
1.-The manifesto which has appeared in
several Of our ,cotemporaries protesting to
len,anate. from SChiselhurst is not only abso-
lutciy without Foundation 50 far as the Prince
Napoleon Is concerned, but we have reason
10 believe is also repudiated by the political
friends Of the Empress The Prince Napo
leon has been detained in london solely by
the delays in completing business arrange
ments consequcnt Upon the death Of the En-
peror. and to which It was his duty as head
Of the family, to give his best attention. His
affection for the deceased Emperor has
bound him todo every thing in. his power to
avoid pain and tronbie to the Empress and
the Prince Imperial in winding up the late
Emperor 5 aftairs.s' =
1hese words mean every thing they seem
to convey when one reads them for the first
time. II one reads them second time thoy
Win seem % hean stIll more: in fact one
should read between the lines.
The truth is that Prince Napoleon is the
coming man for France. How soon? Al
that is another gdesti6n.
Let me 20 back little and tellyou an ap-
ecdote which VIII one day become historical.
Two months ago, the late Emperor con
traetea d loan Of 2T6 ,0W sterliuy, 70 which
certain Americans here were subscribcrs.-
he had no dffhulty in obtaining the money
large portion pi it had, been paid at The
time of. his death. fminrdihteEs after this
loan had baeh Se.5tfhfrTa&c;ted, one Of the most
intimate friends Of the Emperor n fCrufer
Minister uf the Empire paid him visit
Said the Emperor, rs the eE-Minister was
about To have him: g Rcvehez 10 vous en-
1rfe. Dams aeux mOis on je sgrai mort on
ie searai-quclque chose" (Roturu- J pray
YOU in two months. In two months ! sfial
be dead drZsonething) Tn two words,
new coup a'etat had been arranged. All wa
prepared The army was ready to pro
bounce; McMahon, Who would not come t
the Emperor funeral, had been taken car,
Of; and. in the opinion Of those who know
most about it, the movement would hav,
been wholly successful, and the erpperc
would to-day have bceb again on the thron
aud 'pftbistitrm" wbuld have given bin
larger popular sarction than ever. I'm
Is what the Emperor meant when he tod hi
surgeons. L am ready to submit myself t
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