The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-06-27
DEATH or THE PRINCE IMPERIAL.
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The death of the Prince Imperial,
Louis Napoleon, ut an outpost in Zulu
land, is sad termination of II career
which was being watched with deep
interest all over Christendom. The
young Prince had receivcda military
education at the British school and
was actuatcd in his African venture by
the double purpose of gratitude to-
wards the Queen who had befrienled
his family, and OF winning that notori-
ETY. and military prestige which is ex-
pected of pretcnders to Il throne.
Doubtless in his anxiety to see actual
service and to win military applause
he failed to exercise that precaution
which should be observed by q recon-
noitering party. 1t appears that while
he and his attendants were disnlountctl
they were surprised and the Prince and
two of the soldiers were cut to pieces
by the enemy. The opportunity that
permitted Lieut.. Cary and the rest OF
the party to escape should have per-
lnitted them to defend and aid the es-
cape OF the Prince. Thus persisted at
the carly age of twcnty-threc one of
the most amiable and promising of
European Princes.
&AuSl luuS OLOS AOi ~
come the hopes Of the Napoleonic dy-
nasty. The terrible catastrophe of Sc
dan and the blunders of tho Imperial
Government which led to that result
had destroyed the prestige of the fam
lily. Even around the name of the
young Prince hung the absurtiity of
Saarbruck and the 'sbaptism of fire."
To this succeeded the new Republic
which has laid deep its foundations
and shows no sign of weakness. If
the Prince had lived it is improbable
that he would ever have been called to
the throne of France. His only chance
was in the retention over the army OF
the old commanders whO had followed
tho fortunes Of his father. The renov-
al of those commanders and their re-
placement with officers true to the Re
public destroyed his last prospect OF
success. The end of his hopes must
have been reached when MacMahon
yielded up the reins of government.
The next of the Napoleons in the
line of succession is that Prince Ma
poleon, nicknamed Plon-plon, now far
advanced in ycars-a man of great or
| atorical power, a profound thinker,
and bearing a striking resemblance to
tho great Napoleon but unfortunately
resting under the popular belief that
| llC Is Il pnSSlCul Co"dEu. OOllIlaIlu-
ing division at the Crimca he is said
to have shown the white feather.
High in official position during tho
reign of his cousin, and the son-in-law
of the Italian King, he declined to ac-
cept a challenge from the son of Louis
Philippe. The Imperial party can nevc,
rally around Prince Napoleon. He
was a thorn in the side of Louis Ma
polcon, ever leaning towards Republic
canism and distracting the Councils of
the second Empire. So obnoxious had
he become to the Empress that the in
huence of the family was brought sue
cessfully to bear against his recent cam
didacy for the Corps Legislatif. But
| it is probable that the French Rcpub
lie will in any event survive Prince
Napoleon. The succession would then
dcvolve upon the oldest son of the
Prince by the Princess Clothillc, the
grandson of Victor Emmanuel and the
grand nephew Of the great Napoleon,
a young Prince whose Napolconic line
age is beyond question and in whose
| veins flows the gallant blood of tho
royal family of Savoy.
The sy1npathies of all the world go
out towards the sad-faced woman who
amidst the dcsolaticn of Chiselhurst
nourns over the idol of hcr heart who
lies dead on the dark Continent.