Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-09
DEATH OF LOUIS NAPOLEON.
INTERESTING HISTORY OF HIS
CAREER

The cable brings the news to-day of the dealt
OF Louis Napoleon, parsonage who for man,
years has occupied a most prominent position
before the world. The full name of Louis Napo
leon was Charles LoHis Napoleon Bonaparte
and his ttular designation up TO the tine Of h
overthrow was Napoleon III. Emperor of the
French. He was born at Paris in the palace OF
the Tuileries, 2oth April, 1905, and died there
fore aged about sixty-fve. He was the third sor
OF Louis Bonapaste, brother of the first Empe
rof. Ills birth was celebrated with great rejoic
lngs throughout France, a. that OF an heir to the
| imperial throne. for, by the law of succession
the crow fault OF direct desceuda of IN.
| Emperor Eim-eli-and he at that tine haJ
| nope-could be inherited only by the children oI
| two of his brothers, Joseph and Louis. But
| Joseph also childless. and the cons a.
| Louis, in consequence, became heirs-appareut
| Alter the restoration of the Bourbons the eN-
queen Hortense, mother of Louis Napoleon.
| went mo exile, carrying with her her two sons
| Napoleon Louis and Louis Napoleon. Since
| 1910, she had been separated from her husband
LOUIS received his early educ alton i'm the castle
where his mother resided. He was furnished
with the best tutors that could he got, and was
| far from proving sothful pupil. AT the gym-
| nasium OF Augsburg, he displayed quite a pas
SION Tor history and the exact sciences. Ills love
OF athletic sports was equally conspicuous; he
| was one OF the best fencers, riders and swim
| meTs in the whole school In Switzerland his
| inclination and aptitude for military strategy,
especially in artillery and engineering was first
Il a
| volunteer i'm the federal camp at Thun ami
| at later period of his life wrote a Manuel
d'Arttuerfe, Zurich, 1861 In the year
| 1850. when an insurrectiOn broke out I'M the
| pontifical states, Louis NAPOLEON and his
brother took part in il. The latter died at Forli
and Louis Napoleon himself fell dangerously iii
deyOtedness of his mother. The Austrian ocru
patton of Ancona forced them to quit the city
secretly. They proceeded to France, but their
incOgnito being BETRAYED, they were expelled nv
Il a anal
over to England. whence they soon returned To-
Switzerland Such, however, was the charm of
Napoleons name, that the chiefs OF the Polish
msurreetion offered him, in 1881, the command
OF their legions, "as the nephew of the greatest
captain of all ages" and also the crown of Po-
land. The capture Of Warsaw by the Russians,
however, put stop To further proceedings in
the matter. and Louis Napoleon once more turn
Ell to his silent and sombre studies. The death
CID July, iS52, OF the Duke of Reichstadt,
sometimes called Napoleon ii. only son of the
first emperor, opened the future to his ambi-
touS hopes, and from tins time forward hi.
whole life, speculative and practical. was deyo-
tea TO the realization OF what now became his
liked nea,' viz: that he was destined 70 be tie.
sovereign OF France.
Between 1882 and 1886, he published several
works, which not only kept him prominently be-
fore the French public, but evoked a considera-
BILE amount of political and intellectual svmpa-
thy. In 1895, believing in the instability OF the
throne OF Louis Philippe, and in the general
disafiection OF the bOaryoiste, encouraged. also
by the vivid proofs of attachment to his person
displayed by nearly the whole OF the democratic
party, but, above all, cOnfiding in the grandeur
OF those memories which his name recalled he
with few associates, among whom was the
Comte de Persigny, since better known. made
his famous attempt at coup d'etdt at Stras-
bourg. Ii was, as all the world knows a ludi
crous failure. He was taken prisoner under
Illuminating circumstances, and after some DAYS
conveyed To Paris: but the government of Lo,lis
Philippe was afraid to bring Bonaparte t.
0lal-as in such a case IL could not RELY upou
the lmpartality of French iury-and in con
sequence SHIPPED him of to America. The i'll
ness Oh MS nlo1Der soon caused him to return to
Europe. She died two months later-SI Octo-
Der, 1881. Although the affair at Strasbours
S"6t the Talent. ana EaSsGa many my Geogle 70
OF Louis Napoleon, still Lonis Philippe, who
was, politically speaking. an extremely timid
consequence the French government demanded
OF Switzerland the expulsion of the obnoxious
prince from its territories, NJ. Mole actually en-
joining the French ambassador TO request hi.
passports in ease of refusal. Switzerland Wa
violently agitated, and was almost ON the poiut
OF going TO war for the distinguished ret'n,pe
(whO was in fact Swiss ctizen.) when the LAT
Ter resolved To prevent rupture by leaving hi>
adopted country. He now proceeded to Eng
land, and settled in London. With certain mem
befs OF the British aristocracy he came TO live
on footing or considerable intimacy. and there
can be no doubt that he was also an object OF
ianguid wonder and interest to the community
generally; but he impressed nobody with a be-
lief in his future and his genius, nav English
men erred so far as 10 suppose that the ..silept
man was merely dull. I'm 1888, he published in
London his Ldees NapOleoniennes which read i'm
the light OF subsequent events, are very signif
cant Europe generally regarded them as idle
creams; but IN France the book went through
land, and took part i'm the celebrated Eglntop
tournament. Next year, (1s40,) taking advant-
age OF the sentiment aroused by the bringing
nome OF the ashes OF his uncle from ST
Helena, he made another attempt on thu
throne at BOulo9ne. 1t was as grotesque fail
ure as the one OF Strasbourg, and undoubtedly
nh a IN, Sol.
author in its mind of the general public Can
tured On the shore while endeavoring to make
c ms escape to the vessel that had brought him
f come Eng he was again brought to trial and
fortress of Ham. Here he composed several
works, wrote political articles for the demo-
cratic journals and actually took part i'm editing
the Dictionnoire de Ia Conversation, a valuable
French encyclopedia. After an imprisonment
of more than FIVE years he made his escape (2Jth
May, 1876, by the help of a Dr. Conneau, in the
disguise Of workman, and gained the Belgian
revolution of February, 1913, caused him To
hurry back to France where he professed him
self devoid to the views OF the Provisional gov
eminent; the latter, however, requested him to
leave the country. This he promised 10 do. but
being elected deputy for Paris and three other
departments, he took his seat in the constituent
assembly, 18th June, 1913. A stormy debate
followed, and on 18th he resigned his
seat, and either from policy or patriotism
left France. Recalled to France in the follow
ing September by quintuple election, he once
more appeared in the assembly, and at once,
through the agency of his Jealous associates
commenced his candidature for the presidency.
The masses were thoroughly i'm his favor. Out
of seven and a half million of votes 5, 80, SIi
were recorded for him: Gen. Cavaignac, who was
nearest to him obtaining only 1859 ,l66 This fact
was declared by the partisans of Louis Napoleon
to be- an absolute proof of his popularity, for al
this period he had neither power nor money TO
force or prii,o opiniVn On tho Goth OF Decena-
Der he took the oath Of allegiance TO the repub-
lie. For a few days concord seemed TO be re-
established between the different political par
ties in the assembly; but the beginning of the
year 1s49 witnessed the commencement Of Sc
fies of struggles between the President and his
friends on the one side, and the majority Of the
Assembly on the other = the latter
being profoundly penetrated with the
conviction that he was not devoted
to the interests Of the republic, but to his own
The French expedition to Italy and the siege OF
Rome were, above all, the causes Of violent dis
cussion in the Chambers. This anarchic con-
ditOn of things, in which, however, the president
tenaciously held his ground, was summarily put
stop to by the famous, or infamous coup d'etot.
ID December, 1851. The principal actors in that
midnight deed were Louis Napoleon himself, NJ.
de Morny, M. de Maupas, and Gen. st. Arnaud.
The circumstances that marked IL were of neces-
sity odlous, and even atrocious. His success
was certainly magnificent, but the cost
has also been enormous. The feeble at