The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-16
PRINCE NArOLEON,S VIEW.


A reported conversation between
Prince Napoleon and "non-political
parsonage who, from his financial situa-
ton, exercises great and legitimate in
huence," published in the Figaro, has ex-
cited the attention of the Republican
journals, which are evidentlyof the opin-
ion that the Government should not
allow the challenge of the Prince to pass
unnoticed. The interview is narrated at
great length, but the following are the
salient points Of the replies Of Prince
Napoleon to the questions put to him:
He avoided, he said, the family
meeting at Chiselhurst, in order not
to expose himself to seeing his heredl-
tary rights, fixed by the Imperial Con-
stitution, brought into question by the
Empress, who might have put forward
his own son against him as a competitor
for the lead of the party, had he alb
stained from asserting his rights to the
Imperial succession because he is anxious
to remain in France, from the moment
that he should present himself or act as
pretender, it would become the duty as
we'll as the right of the Republican
Government to expel him from the ter
ritory. His alleged unpopularity from a
want Of military prestige he attributed
to calumnies put in circulation inten-
tionally by certain hangers-on at the
former Imperial Court, whose fatal in
fuence he combated without success He
did not despair of proving some day by
acts that the reproach of shirking his
military duty in the Crimea was un-
merited, and that the brother-in-law of
the King of Italy would prove himself
worthy to be the heir of Napoleon |.
The character of being an atheist and
declared enemy of the Catholic religion
was also invented and encouraged at the
Tuileries. He believed firmly in a not
distant restoration Of the Empire. but he
will not prepare it nor hasten the mo-
ment of it by any plot against the legal
Government. Sooner or later a dissou-
ton of the Chamber of Deputies will be-
come inevitable, on the paltry Article 7
OF the Ferry bill or some other question
there was no doubt that the elections
would give a majority to the Irreconcil
ables; the country would have then gone
to extremities, and not having found the
peace it sought, would retrace its steps
France would then rid herself of the Re
public, and freely and pacifcally reconsti
tute the Empire, which regime alone
responded to the social condition of the
country. While the Republic was pre-
pairing such prompt and easy acces
sion, it would be short-sighted and i'm
prudent in him to impede it's action
The Prince also entered into explanation
of what his home and foreign policy
would be when his hopes are realized, bu
: those intentions are of less immediate in
terest. For the present, all he had to de
: with regard to the people was to awai
, events; among the upper classes, how
, ever, he had to seek for adherents, max
known his views, and inspire confidence
y and with that view he wished to be re
, ceived and esteemed in the worlds o
trade, finance, industry, and even t.
y penetrate into the saloons of the old aris
n tocracy; and it is in order to prepare, il
that manner, an Imperialist restoration
said the Prince in terminating, that "
am anxious to remain in France"