Middletown transcript., 1873-01-18

with che hope Of obtaining povss in Frsae@
BY the conversion Of Chateaubrisnd .snd
other notables Of his timo. His deS1gns !
upcu the throne Of France bscsms ssld0st
in the early part Of 1885, and ID 1eee biz Z
plans wsrs 90 far matursd - % iudsee
him 70 make IN attempt to ssiss the lsst-
ress Of Strasburg. In June, 1885. ~
gained success over Colonel YaudrsY.
conmsnder Of artillery in the gsrripou ~
Ssrasburg. and in August be went sserst- :,
y 10 that city. and had an interview with
fifteen officers. Who promised him thcir
assistsncs and cooperation. He then re-
turned to Switzerland. leaving the ar.
rangcmcnts for the insurrcction to some :
Of his adherepts. Tbs affair." howavss.
failed misorably; tho Prince himself yaA.
captured and held a prisoner at Strssburg
for several days. and conducted to Pasis.
where he learned that on tho 6rst intelIs-'
gcncs Of his capture his mother he'd rs-s
paired 10 the neighborhood Of the French .
Capital to try to obtain his pardan and
save his life, or excite sympathy for him.
His life was spared on condition that no
should be sent to the United Stetes. He
protested against this. but in vain. apd be
was accordingly conveyed to this country.
Here. however, he did not long remsin.
but returned to Switzerland, where ho
found his mother on her dsath.bed.
At the end Of 1888 be took up bis rcsi-
dence in London. aud in 1889 published
his celebrated work, entitled Des ldcs Nd
,,oleoniennes. In 1s40 he determined to
make another attempt TO secure the Rrcnrhs
crown, and embarkiug on q steamer will,
Count Montholon, General voisiu and Rf,'
ty-three associates, he landed near Bo-
logne, August 9th. and summoned tho
troops to surrender or join him. Ilc,
however. failed in the attempt, and was
captured in attempting to escape to the
steamer. He was then, with his compau.
ions, conveyed to Paris. where they were
tried for high treason. The Eripee, :hougk
skilfully defended, was found guilty and
sentenced TO perpetual imprisonment In q
French fortress. and was conveyed pris-
oncr to the citadel Of Ham. After having
been confined here six years hc escaped
Gin lSi6) by assuming us disguise tho
dress of a workman. For the third tiwo
he took refuge in England, where he re-
sided until the revolution Of 1913, MI
event tha, speedily led to his being elcc-
tod u representative in the National As
sembly, and afterwards President Of tha
French Republic Having reached this
hazardous position, he sought to strength
en- his hold on the French nation. and
more especially among the scldicry, by
reviviug. whenever opportunity offered,
the most agreeable sourenirs Of his ancle's
rule. At the Same time he persisted in
disavowing all ambitious views, aud pro-
tested soemuly against the injustice Of
such suspicious On December 9, 1851.
Louis Napoleon. who had received advice
that measures were to be taken against his
rising power, ordered tho arrest Of I'll tho
leaders Of the Republican party, dissolved
the Assembly, aud proclaimed himself
Dictator-an act. which though Illegal.
was ratified by the great majority Of the
French people disgustcd with tho iuopcra-
tive turbulence of the National Assembly
In 1852 he made tours through several Of
the departments Of France, and on his
return his adhcrents in tho Senate repre-
scntcd that the cries of :. Vive fEmpe-
reur," with which the President had been
greeted during his progress Enthusiastically.
indicated the will Of France. and propox
sed iha, the question Of restoring the En-
pire should be formally submitted to tho
hation.
The proposal was accepted, and tho
French nation. By majority Of sig mil
lions, voted the restoration Of the empire.
which was proclaimed December .. 1852.
The Prince assumed tue style and title Of
= Napoleon Ill, Emperor Of the French.
by the Grace of God aud the will Of tho
people" lie was recognized BY the
English Government aud afterwards by
other powers, including Russia and th6
German Soyer.isns The new Emperor
showed disposition to make ligh, Of tho
recognition which he desired 90 ardeutly,
but he was q, the same tim preparing to
compel the acknowledgement Of his power
in more ciTectual and less formal man
ncr. Already bis ambassador vas assert
ing at Constantinoplc those claims which
brought him in direct collision wiih tho
Gar, then the virtual ruler Of Eastern
and Central Europe. ln 1853, when the
! quarrel seemed imminent. Napoleon aban-
doned SO much Of his claims as might
fairly give cause Of complaint to Nicholas
|. as protector Of the Greek Church. aud
thus prepare tho way for an alliance Of
the two Western Powers. which the Caar
could never believe possible. In 1864
war broke out between Russia and Fssecc
and England. ending in 1856. shortly ,sf-
ter tho capture Of Ssbastopol-ths Em-
pcror of the French inducing the English
Government to listen to his view Of pa.
!, ciGc solution Of the dispute. The Rm-
pcror married Eugcuie Marie do 0usman,
. Countess do Teba, January ~. 1853. end
j ,hs only issue Of the ,qarrige is the
, Prince Imperial, Napoleon Eugene Louis
jean Joseph, who vas born March 10Th,
1856 Early in 1858 an uusrseesAdl At.
, tempt was made on the Emperors lie By
. Orsini. who had coneoctcd his plans ia