The New York herald., 1879-11-16
PRINCE NAPoLEoNs ASPIRATIONS.
From tho London Times. Oct. 81

From tho London Times. Oct 81
Prince Napoleon seems to have abandoned his OF.
pectant role and to be decidedly taking the airs of
competitor for Presidency or an empire. He has
just constituted his 'preendential" household with
a care denoting q resolution to depart from his
hitherto unco pcerned attitude. NJ Brunei, ex-nsvy
captain and Treasurer Receiver. who accompanied
Princess Clotdc when she loft France the fall of the
Empire. is appointed the Princes sccretarc chef dc
Cabinet. thus being called to play with the third
Bonaparte dynasty the role played by N. Frances
chino Petri with the second. His duties are to re-
ply to letters and applications. to arrange audiences
private official visits and all that affects the new
prctenders public relations. NJ Adeon ana
will enlist adherents and Introduce them to
the Prince viii dispense Official cnay' an ana serve
and his partisans, or those inclined 10 Decome par.
tisans. NJ Raoul Duval is intrustcd with political
and journalistic matters and would-be inerviewers
will have to apply to him. his functions being like
those performed BY NJ. Barthslemy ST. Hilairo for
NJ. Theirs, but with more youth. pcrsuasivcncss
and activity. The Parliamentary and Diplomatic
service dcvolvcs on Prince Joachim Murat, himself
visit to Sweden and Denmark. II is needless to
speak of subordinate officials. II Is worthy Of
modest to enable him to maintain at all princeiy
household, seems TO have gained certain elasticity
since his accession 70 the prctcndcrship. and his
manner appears to have undergone . transforms
tion. The Prince has become moro circumspcct ia
his language. He weighs his words with truly
40 voIubly now uscs laconic and Sibyllina
forms Of expression TO hide his thoughts, II
is, however. easy TO that he not long resisted
tho temptation OF power. aud that he is conjuring
up the shadow of II by setting up establishment
perfeokly In the style OF q rea ming prince whit
waiting for the reality. Tho fact IL, he Is himself
in great perpexity. He has not yet perfectly madi
up his mind how IL would be most agreeable or easy
for him TO stranglc the Republic. For u Bonaparts
there are two ways OF doing so-eithor 60 cspouso
aud divorce IL afterward to espouso the Empire q
merely to strangle II and proclaim the Empire
The former plan has greater chance for success.
II IL easier to get appointed President FIRST ami
Emperor afterward than Emperor at oncc; b,t
the second way dispensos with the formalitie
of q iirst magistrate aud is moro hattering to tn,
Cmsarian feelings OF a Bonaparte. Unfortunately
for the second plan, there s not at the present
moment u single colonel bent on leading his
regiment to the conquest of the Empire. and with.
out such a colonel the attempt IL chimera. The
probability therefore, is that the Prince s following
tho indirect route in which the chief OF the second
Bonapartist dynasty was 80 successful aud that ho
Will try to get himself appointed President OF tho
RcpuDIic: unless he is indeed, waiting for one of
those events which call for providential interven.
tion and to stand forth In the hour OF danger
when France is again prey to disorder, to offer her
salvation at the price Of her liberty.