New-York tribune., 1874-10-12

hopes ff he entertans them of ever reigninR over
the French. But he has great talents of talking.
writing and mischief-making. He is probably sin
cerey liberal democratic Imperialist He
believes las many persons do whose judg-
ments are not influenced by his strong
personal interest in the easel that he
is not merely the nghtful heir to the succession after
the boy of Chsehurst. but was the rightful heir of
the throne sat upon by that boys father. King
Louis of Holland did not regard the late Emperor
any more than he regarded De Morny, as his son.
1t is well understood that Prince Napoleon has in
his possession documentary proofs tamong them
certain letter from King Louis to Cam
baceres as conclusive to his mind OF ille-
gitimacy, as partial knowledge of these
facts and others known to all men are
to the minds of many sensible Frenchmen and dis
interested foreigners A story about last will OF
Napoleon the Great, whereby he disinherlted Louis
Napoleon and substituted the children of Jerome In
the order of succession has recently obtained cur
rency. 1t has not good appearances OF crediblity'
and am not aware that there is any strong reason
for suppOsing that Prince Jerome believes in 1t or
provoked it's circulation, though it says that the
will OF authenticated copy of it. is in his hands,
1t is certain, however that were Prince Jerome 80
minded, what with document in hand with his
ceverness as writer and with the authority OF his
name in pleading such a case, he might gravely
HARM if not destroy, the WoOlwch boys hereditary
dynastic claims to the Imperial throne 1t might to
be sure not be the best Of Strengthening his
own. But where is the objection to suppOsing that
he is sincere Imperialist, willing to await his or
his chdrens succession through the chances of his
fra young cousins life Only, then, all the more
as patriot and from selfish ambition he desires that
this youth Whose rights he has not only never
openly attacked, but always openly spoken OF with
respect should not receive his political and potico-
religious education solely from ROuher and the
Empress.
To the policy of Rouher who 30 lately as 1868
urged the late Emperor to return to the sterny sup
pressive governing methods of 1852, he was always
frankly opposed, as he always to the influence
of the Ultramontane, war-making, superstitiOus,
frivolous Spanish Empress. Although, at present,
he has but two newspapers in the press and few os-
ensbe followers it is easy to foresee that were the
Empire restored with him highest and nearest on
the steps of the Throne he might inspire an opposi-
ton lin which Olivier and other liberal Imperial
lists would join) most distasteful and likely to be-
| come dangerous to Vice-Emperor Rouher and the
recklessly reactionary Paul de Cassagnac sort.
| Therefore, pretty uggestion-perhaps not yet a
plan-has come to the surface of removing him from
his place. dscarding him from the dynastc success
sion. At least what looks like tentatory expert
ment in that direction appears in the fact that Prnce
Charles Bonaparte of the elder NapOleOnic branch
Che descends from Lucien and Joseph is set forward
in Corsica the home of the fame of the Bonapartes,
as candidate at the coming elections for Council
General in opposition to Prince Jerome, actual
Councillor. W. II. II.