Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-10
,.NAPOLEON is FALLEN.

Our dispatches this morning chronicle
the death of Napoleon at Chiselhurst, near
London, yesterday morning.
Napoleon was born in Paris On the 10th
april, 1908, and was therefore nearly Is
years of age. His full name was Charles
Louis Napoleon BoDaparte. He was tie
third son of Louis BonapaTte, the youngest
brother of the great Napoleon, and Hor-
tense BesuhaTnois, the only daughter Of
the Empress Josephine, by her first bus
band. He was baptized with great pomp
in 1910 at Fortainbleau, by Cardinal Fesch,
and bis sponsors were Napoleon l, and his
eecond wife the Empress Marie Louise,
for whom Josephine was discarded.
Napoleon's youth was passed in misfor-
tune, and his early manhood in exile. He
was well educated and fine athlete. He
took part In the Roman revolt Of 1880, in
which he displayed fine talent for war. BE
lived in exile in Switzerland with his mother
for seversI years after this, Louis Philippe
refusing to allow hin to return TO France,
Hepublished several able works during this
period, and won fame as an author. He
here refused the offer Of the hand of the
young Queen Of Portugal.
In 1886, at the age Of tWenty-eight, he
made his famous effort at Strss-
bourg to Gust Louis Philippe from
the French throne, but failed, was taken and
and sent to America, but be soon returned
to Switzerland. Upon the French govern
ment threatening that country with war if
Napoleon was not expelled, he went to
England and tried literature. In 1910 be
tried, at BOlogne, to get his throne a second
time, failed and was caught. He was tried
and sent to tho dark Dungeons Of Ham.
After six yeas of captivity he escaped to
England.
In 1913, on the organization Of the French
Republic, he was elected to seat in the
National Assembly, and returned and en-
tered on his duties. He was soon
elected President of the Republic by
a majority Of three and a half
million of votes. In 1851 he oVe-threw
the Assembly, secured all powers to him
self, and was endorsed by the people by
being made President for ten years. In
1852 be Was elected Emperor by the largest
popular vote ever cast. He was married
in 1853, and had one son born March, 1856.
He humbled Russia and Austria in sue
cessful war. He freed Italy in 1859, and
raised France to the highest power and
glory she bad ever known.
This is but brief sketch of fone who was
the leading Monarch in the world for twen-
ty years. His life has been an eventful
one, and the same misfortune that attended
his early manhood returned to him
in the winter Of bis days.
There is . history which would fill vol
umes, in the few short years preceding his
death. One day the ruler of the great ma
tions Of the. earth-respected and loved.
The next day defeated, erownless, driven
from bome-a refugee from country that
he had made prosperous and advanced rap
idly in the arts and sciences. And now in
the midst of the gloom that hovered above
and about him, when the future of his be-
loved France, no doubt, claimed bis almost
very thought, ''unwept, unhonored and un-
he dies. At this moment let us
drop the mantle OF charity over his new
made graye-if be Rad virtues, they will
live after him-if he had vices, they will be
duly chronicled.