The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-10
PRINCE NAPOLEON.

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The Pope Orders the Princess Clothilda to
Be Reconciled to Her ProHigate Lord-His
Reception at Turin.
Paris Letter tosNew York Tribune.
Princess Clothilda has submitted to the
Church, and is reconciled to her husband,
from whom she has lived apart for seven
years. Her grievances were too public
to put up with them, and she retired to
hunting seattle Compiegne of Pied
mont-of King Victor Emmanuel, which
he placed at her disposal. She is there
the neighbor of her brother, the Duke of
Aosta, and a second mother to his orphan
children. So late as three weeks ago
dined in the company of Count Arese,
whose father negotiated the cess1 on of
Nice and Savoy to France. The Count
is a rabid Bonapartist, and abhors the
Republic. He was charged by Prince
Napoleon, in the month Of August, with
the delicate mission of overcoming the
repugnance of the Princess to her hus-
band, and of inducing her to return to
France and live with her unworthy
spouse. Princess Clothilda was appealed
to in the name of her children. She was
assured of the sincerity of Prince Napo-
Icons repentance, and reminded that
he is now OF an age when men prefer
the calm Of domestic life to the
great excitement of gallant adventures.
When met Count Arese, he had just re-
turned from Piedmont to report failure
in his mission. He acted through near
relations Of the Princess and through her
intimate friends, and handed her photo
graphs OF her sons, in doing which he ex-
patiated on the splendid heritage which
the death of Prince Louis Napoleon
opened to them. Nothing could shake
the resolution of Victof Emmanuels
daughter to become the political tool of
a faction. She loved her sons, she could
not say how dearly; but she did not see
that she would conduce to their happi-
ness by putting the eldest of them tor
ward as pretender to Imperial power.
The life in Paris was not a happy one.
1t was Dad, and in every way unsatistac-
tory. Her sons could not respect their
father if they witnessed repetition
of the afront which had been publicly
offered to her. Here I may observe that
in the Palias Royal orgies were held
while the Princess was residing there,
and that her reception rooms were deco
rated with portraits of the temporary
companions of the Primo Cora Pearl
used to personate the virtuous Clothilde
in the society of the husband, who has
every intellectual endowment that Heav-
en- gives to men, except sense of pro-
priety. The auburn English anopyma
was taken down the Danubd and np the
Groys 49, b.
strueted to address her as "Imperial
Hlghness." This insult was warmly re-
sented by Victor Emmanuel, who wrote
to Plon that he had mind to send one
of his Wallets to kick him: and it was
never forgiven until within the last week
by the aggrieved wife.
What the diplomatic Count was i'm
potent to bring about an order from the
Pope has accomplished. His Holiness
differs essentially from his predecessor IN
not allowing his feelings and his predi-
lections to sway his policy. If he follow
ed his personal bent he would support
the Orleans Princes, who are, old friends
of his and agreeably associated with his
recollections of the Belgian Court, where
he was Nuncio in the time of King Leo
pold, and Queen Louise, daughter of
Louis Philip. But the Pope sees that
Henri V. is platonic KING, and does not
want to reign unless on his own condi-
tons, which were impossible to realize,
The Orleans Princes will never force the
hand of fortune, and, as the Princess de
Joinville said, "they Will run like craw-
fish into the sand at the first sign of
coming storm. They will risk nothing,
and they are fettered by respect for le-
gal forms. This does not suit the Holy
See, which wants bold and not semi
scrupulous conspirators. And for this
reason the Pope is disposed to help the
Jeromites if they will make haste to
wrest power from the Republicans and
secure to the Clericals the privileges
granted them by the Versailles Assembly
and the Empire. One of these privileges
is the right of the Catholic Universities
to give diplomas, and the other the lib
erty accorded to the Jesuits to prepare
young men for st. Cyr and the Polytech-
mic. Hence the spiritual promptings at
Montacher in favor Of Prince Napoleon.
His Holiness deems Prince Napoleon a
more formidable rival of the republic than
any OF the other pretenders, and is enter
ing into covenant with him.
Prince Napoleon wants the Princess
Clothilde to gid him with her sterling
gold,--to give him responsibility and to
bring him out again into relation with
Italian Royalty, and through it, with
the other Courts Of Europe. He is again
in the bosom Of his family at Turin,
where he has been received with great
"distinction'' by King Humbert, who
came from distant point OF his domin-
ions to meet him, the Princess Clothilde
and their children, and his Majesty has
invited the whole family to 90 ona visit
to Monza, which has been accepted. Plon
Plon is to be lodged in the Royal apart
ments. He was asked to stay week,
but as he must conduct his sons back tc
Paris in time for the opening Of the col.
legiate term, he will only avail himself
Tor two days of the Kings hospitality.
The Intermediary in France between
the Jesuits and Prince Napoleon is s'lit.
tie great man" named Ernest Pinard. He
is smaller than Louis Blanc, but more ell
egantly formed, and is one of the most
captivating men in conversation that one
could meet. M Pinar0 has the liphtness