The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-08-13

The RKooNouRD PRlNoRs. III has
been mentioned that the Count Of Paris
and the Count dc Chsnbord, both Of
whom are supposed to have aspirations
to the throne OF France, have lately had
O conference, which is supposed to indi-
cate compromise between the two,
with view OF reconciliating their ma
terial interests as aspirants to the crown
of France. The Count de Chambord
belongs to the Bourbons, being grand
son OF Charles x, who was deposed and
exiled by the revolution of 1880. The
Count of Paris is eldest grand son Of the
Duke OF Orleans, who was raised to the
throne by that revolution, and, in his
turn, overthrown by another revolution
in February, 1S4S Some fifteen or
twenty years ago, the newspapers oirou-
lated prophecy, claimed to have been
uttered by religions person, in which
various events connected with the af-
fairs OF France were predicted, winding
up with the announcement that the
Count de Chambord, under the title
givon him by his Legitimist friends,
would come to the throne. It seemed
ut the time most improbable specula-
ton, but Influences seem to be actively
at work now to bringjt about. The
Count is the last direct male offspring
of the Bourbon line. He is without
children. and will be fifty three years
old next month. The Count dc Paris,
his distant cousin, is only thirty five
years old. Thus tho surmise is not i'm
probable that there might be an agree
ment to let tho old Bourbon reign for
the short remainder of his days. and the
other, comparatively young man, to
succeed him IL default Of male ISSUE In
fact, it is stated on the authority of tho
Vienna Times that the Count de Cham
bord has accepted the throne of
France" formal tender of which had
been made to him by dcpntstion of
Legitimists.
OF course, it is uot taken into consi-
deration by these plottcrs that the peo-
pie OF France have no voice in this COM
pact. But in Europe the people are not
regarded as the source Of power. They
arc looked upon as only the pawns on
the choss board, with which knights and
kings fight their battles. Even in Re.
publican America, the voice OF the peo.
pie is not always treated as supreme.
Another important fact is, that there are
several other princes who aspire to the
throne. One is an uncle of the Count
de Paris, the Duke d'Aumnle, now fifty
one years old, of some ability and great
wealtl There are also two aspirants of
the Bonaparte family. One is Prince
Napoleon, son Of jerome Bonaparte
and son-in-law Of Victor Emmanuel,
King OF Italy. He is almost fifty-ono
years old, and is said to possess cult.
vated intellect and administrative talent,
as we'll as considerable capacities for po-
litlcal intrigue. He has much personal
resemblance to the first Napoleon, but is
not thought By the army to be at all like
him IN courage. Indeed. the Prince has
been good deal satirized on account Of
his tendency to sickness in exigencies
involving personal peril. The other as
pirant OF the Bonaparte family is tho
Prince Imperial, only son OF Napoleon
LII, who completed his seventeenth
year last March, and whose prospects
may be better when he grows older.
But, as we have said, all this time tho
will of the French people has not been
consulted. Yet that the will of the
French people has been in times past o
potent element in French politics, we
are reminded by an event which lately
occurred in Paris. On the 18th OF July
there was celebrated ut q private banquet
Il tue French capital the anniversary of
the capture Of the bastile just eighty
four years before. That capture was
the first occurrence of any Importance
in the history Of the first French reyolu-
ton. which was but ten months old at
the time. The crown was then con-
sidered safe and the army loyal The
bastile, patrician prison, was more q
terror for princes and mobiles than the
people, and when it was stormcd there
were but seven captives in it. Never
theless the instincts Of the French popu-
lace drove them with irresistible i'm
petuosity against this tremendous
stronghold, and their success in taking
it showed the power of the people, aud
from that day forth the people did what
they liked. Two days later the French
princes emigratcd. In month after
wards the fcudal principles OF tho old
nobility were gone forever.
On the 14th OF July last this occasion
was commemorated in Paris-thc first
development OF the insurrectionary
strength of the French people. The
reactionary government OF France may
derive HAT from it that the spirit Of
revolution in France "still lives"
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