The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-29
Tle 8utland Daily Glohe.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 90, 1874
Correspondence Of the Globe
FOrsEsGN LETTER.
Napoleon Nv.
LONDON. March 90. Is

the celebrities Of her Inflated court our
grandfathers recall the days when the great
Bonaparte died in exile; while our men of
middle life have been stirred by the report
OF the clandestne coronation of Napoleon
Ill, who now lies low in Il foreign grave
and have wcnot ourseves-we of this gene
ration-have we not scanned with ayidily
every scrap of news from that shore where
fell an Empire and rose Republic One
cannot account for the interest manifested
by foreign nations in the vicissitudes of
France 1t has been suggested that there
still turks some Napoleonic influence which
lends flavor to the race but are not the
members of this once mighty family exies?
Are they not forever silenced and their
pretensions crushed? Let us see ; and in
IN order to lend force to my story | must
ask my friends to 90 with me again to
Chiselhurst, for here we are sure of seeing
the eX-Empress and her son.
BIRTHDAY OF THE PRINCE IMPERIAL.
For several months Paris has been agog
concerning the 18th of March, upon which
day the heir-apparent to the throne of the
Bonapartes would become of age.
The wealthy classes have been preparing
elaborate and costly gifts statesmen, cour-
tiers and heroes Of the late Empire have
been preparing their choicest rhetoric in
order to present their congratulations and
allegiance; and even the poor-the shop
keepers, hucksters and peasants-have been
saving their meagre earnings to defray the
expenses of a trip to England to pay court
to their Prnce-a pilgrimage of devotion to
the Emperor's cause. Camden House is
distant from London some thirty minutes
by railway, in the beautiful town of
Chiselhurst and here, for several DAYS,
had elaborate preparations been in course
the house had been thrown open to guests,
the lawn had been covered with tents for
the accommodation of the pilgrims, and a
lunch for many thousands was prepared.
SCENES BY THE Way
As the suspicious day dawned the station
in London was besieged by an eager throng
Of rirsians who, by their ceascless chatter
and vociferous gcsticuations transformed
Charing Cross and its vicinity into veri-
table French Qualtier.
Each man wore nosc-gay of yiolets in
his coat, and every woman had similar
floral cockade in her bonnet: thus they
declared their sympathy with the Royal
lists, whose emblem is the violet. Special
trains were dispatched almost constantly
during the morning, and be it said that the
English officials did all in their power TO
aid the success of the jubilee. Quaint and
unique was the sight presented by this
throng of foreigners in II strange land all
bent upon doing homage To an cXiled
Prince. 1t was cminenlly French and |
do not hesitate to say that the French are
the only nation who would be led into such
Il dramatic situation. AS each train arrived
ut the little country station cry of ''Nivc
! Empercur' rent the air and the company
Immediately set off upon Il stampede for the
little Catholic chapel where mass would be
said at eleven o'clock. Now, in-,is-mucll
As the chapel only accommodates. at the
most, four hundred persons. and rs ut least
twelve thousand visited Chischurst, found
myself one of the vast concOurse of spec
tatOrs upon the outside patiently waiting
To catch IA stray strain of the music or a
glimpse OF the royal party as they came or
went.
After the service the populacc was allow
cd To visit the tomb of the Emperor, and
and many an eye was mni, as the grand
sarcophagus appeared literally submerged
in flowers. The Prince had placed all his
floral gifts upon his fathers tomb and these,
in addition to the myriad wrcaths and
boquets placed by unknown hands. buried
the pedestal from view One poor trades
man of Paris sent rs his offering Il pyramid
of viOlcts three feet and half in height
and With real delcacy of feeling the En-
press placed this gigantic tribute upon the
crest of the marble pile.
THE LAwN Al CAMDEN HOUSE.
Unhounded good feeling prevailed dur
ing the day; one and all were admitted to
the grounds, and by Que o'clock a sea of
| faces surrounded the little rostrum from
which the Prince would deliver his adj
dress. The event was one of deep politi-
cal significance, and as matter of course
each French heart longed to welcome the
Prince whom they mean, one day. TO raise
to tie emincnce of his father, All the
| celebrities of Paris, who dared, were pres
ent and quite an assemblage OF mobiles es-
corted the Prince to n seat upon the plat
form.
The celebrated statesman Due de
Padone, delivered short and pointed adj
dress. Loud were the cheers which greet
ed this old royalist, but louder still did they
rise, round upon round, as the Prince I'M
perial rose and bowed TO his adherents. He
is tall, graceful and moderately well-fayor-
ed he in no way resembles his father, but
possesses, rather, the naughty repose of his
mother. His voice was us strong and firm
as that of a man twice his age. and so dis
tinct was his utterance that no word was
lost upon his hearers. The speech was emil
nently calculated to stir into full excite
ment the dramatic natures before him and
betrayed touches of diplomatic sort that
were far too mastery for his youthful in
tellect. After thanking his loyal subjects
for their presence, he expressed his conf
dence in the President of France, my
fathers comrade in glory and misfortune :"
which bore on its face the intimation that
Marshall Mcmahon was hand in hand with
the Imperialsts and their cause. "Will
France, freely consulted, look towards the
son of Napoleon ILL.," he asked and con-
tinued, This thought renders me rather
dstrustful of my strength, than proud.
The Emperor taught me the weight of SOW
ereign authority, even for virile shoulders,
and how necessary for the accomplishment
of so lofty mission are faith in oneself
and the feeling of duty. If the name of
Napoleon comes out for the eighth time
from the voting urns shall be ready to
accept the responsibility imposed upon me
by the national vote. Remember me to the
absent. Bear to France the wishes of one
of her children My courage and my life
belong to her May God watch over her,
and restore her grandeur and prosperity"