New-York tribune., 1881-11-20

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they want TO do at Rastadt; but doubt mucn tna'
we shall understand each other. or long agree 10
gether They are jealous OF me, Know anu not,
thew fear more than they love me. They were in
great hurry to make me GeneTalm the AriS i VI
England, that they might get me OUT % I.y,
where am the master, and am more OF soveregn
than commander of an army. lhey VIII sec NV lUm
things go on when | am not there am Iean.nS
Bertbier but lie is not fit for the chei commaHu,
and | predict will only make blunders. AS lCI
myself my dear Mot, may inform you can no no
longer obey have tasted command ana adnot he
master | shall leave France; | DO not cnooSe 10
have done so much for her and then mana her oNer
to lawyers.
Count Mot spent some time in Corsica IN TIE as
charge of important administrative functions. On
his return to Paris in 1sC2 he found great changes
had taken place during his absence OF two years;
Monarchical customs which were beginning to
appear when left Paris, had extended IN every
direction aud what little had renamed OF austcIe
the capital had now entirely Disappeared. tolo Hora
geous livcries sumptuous garments similar 10 IIoso
worn IN the reign of LOUIS Nv, had succeedeh 10
tbe military fashions which, during the Rcvolu-
ton had been adopted even III the dress OF CIVIL
ians No more boots, sabres or cockadeS these
were replaced by tights anu SILK siocblIgs' pucAIuu
shoes dress swords and hats held under the arm
All this however was as IN an early stage anu lne
awkWaTdness of some persons not YET dccuSVumG1u
TO these Court fashions, together win certain oul
ties in the dress of Others, who stll retained "cus
of the fashions thew had just gwen up iorhrH lh
extraordinary spectacle. was not lholc iCc .ioi"
incongrulty than Others, and my coat WIN luInIu-
back facings worn with white SILK stockings anu Il
sword shocked the educated taste OF seNerai OF NY
collpagues whose costumes did not offer similar
contrast Fortunately ] was moi singular III ny ny
offence the First Consul was eqHaly supJe1IC JIt ~
criticism With sunerb coat OF NiolG' ;i fsi'I., TO-
mapni6cently embroidered IN gold anu siih' nc
wore a sword white silk stockings, gold buckles III
his shoes and black Crardt This was certainly
serious blunder i'll dress!
According to Count Mot, Joseph Bonaparte was
the first to suggest Napoleon the idea OF divorce
from Josephine:
Ia told mo that wishing TO induce his brother to
adopt the hereditary principle, he had pressed nm
10 nut away his wife and TO marry again, ana that
he had recaptuaed the various eirpto d ~ - ,'oU @
of this proceeding which had been discussed III our
former conversations. Then he added tlese re-
markabe words: "'lou hesitate sara ! 10 tne
First Consul we'll what will be the consequence
Why that shOuld any natural cause Oring about
the death of your wife, You Will pass ior her pOls,
oner in the eyes of France IN th3Sg Oh LuIopc' Im
IN mine who know you well! VINO IS therc tnaJ
will believe that you have not done what II was SO
clearly your interest to do 1t IS better to ioTesla
these dsgraceful suspicious. 1On afS not realiy
married; you have never cohsehteG 10 naCt youuI
union with tins woman constcrated py the ShutCh.
Leave her for political reasons ana 90 not ie. ~ oc
believed that you have got rid Of her by cr'me.'
~ saw nv brother turn pale" continued Joseph,
" at this and he answered me IN these words: on
make me conceive that which should never nave
Thought Of the possibility of divorce. But TO-
ward whom, in such case, should turh my
thonobtsP Toward German Princess replied,
or the sister of the Emperor OF Russia: only take
this step and you change your own position al once
and ours without our even having To wait lor the
birth of child All is settled by that alone, the
family system is established, and we arc all on your
side" This advice, which was partly acted on
afterward, did not SUIT the private pu poS's IncI
natural that he should reject II so long as he con-
tnued averse to the hereditary system, and N ad-
diton to the motives have already SET l"rth' lils
affections were supported by his wife and the
other Consuls who naturally and strongly
opposed TO scheme OF the KIND
The iealousies and quarrels Of Napoleons brothers
form the theme of many of the most interesting
pares in Count Mio,'s Memoirs. The following
account was given hin by Joseph of a converatlon
between himself and his brother Louis, on the sub
ect Of Napoeon's design to adopt the Oldest son of
| Louis as his heir:
On the preceding day the First Consnl, accom-
! nanied by his wife, had paid visit TO Louis Bona
| nortc He went in state, escorted bv cavalry
guard of thirty men, with drawn swords. Lonl9
| vas not at home when his brother arrived; ana
returned only just as the late was tahinf cay &
lie was surprised at this unusual visit ana AT the
| display with which 1t had been maze Inc !Ist
Consnl's manner was cold and embarrassed but ms
wife taking Louis aside, gave hum TO understand,
Lv series of hints that they had come 10 acquaint
him with an important PROJECT, ana that ne must
act like a man under the circumstances cue
then Informed him, first. that a law establishing
Uereditv had been fTamed she then added that
! when law was made, 1t must be Obeyed, ana that
il would be oven more advantageous TO him than
to Others that, according to That law thc rght ol
succession could be conferred only on those mem
bers of the family whose age NouId pe, AZ Icast'
sixteen years less than that OF the flTst COnsnl:
| that his Uouss) was the only person who full
filled this cond tion it was therefore on him that
| the Inheritance woud devolve, since She Madame
| Bonapartel could not give an heir 10 her husband
and that moreover, this arrangement onefed pros
meet of sufficient grandeur the father to console
him for not being himself included i'll The succession
| Louis. who in spite of the influence that Napo,
leon had exercised over him from childhood ana OF
| the dependeuce in which he had always been kept,
| was high-nnded man, rejected TINS proposal. III
recalled the offensive rllmors winch had been clrcu-
lated concerning llorcnso Beauharnss before their
| marriage and although bv comparing the date of
that marriage with the date OF the birih OF his son.
he must have been convinced that those r9m2rs
| were gronndless, he felt that the adoption oi the
| child by the First Consul would revive them all.
He had therefore previously refused to listen to the
suggestions of his wle's mother, and declared 10 his
| brother Joseph that he wOuld never consent TO the
| proposal But he added, was his consent ne.
cessary7 The law might be passed. nnder color OF
the general interest. Force was there, to be used
| for carving out that law, and even for snatching
| his son from him, that the child might be brought
up in the palace. Madame Bonaparte had already
| limited hat such an arrangement would be neces-
| sary with regard to an heirpresnmptiVe. LOUIS,
losing all self restraint III transport OF anger gave
| way to violent fury against ms mother lh-aw, ana
brought charges against her which the most lnvcte-
| rate enmity would hardly venture even to utter
| Joseph BOnaparte, when describing to us the
vacation and anger OF Lonis did not attempt to dis
| guise his own Indignation at the First ConSuls
project He dIscerned in 1t the ruin OF hls own
| future No Inheritance, no more power Tor himself
| or his children BY this most periidious scheme he
was disappointed in all his hopes excluded from the
|
| deprived of rights which would have been con-
ferred unon him by the good will felt for MIN in the
| Senate That body would certainly have appointed
him 10 succeed 90 his brother if the choice of sue
cessor had been left to the natural course OF events
| As he spoke. his anger increased, and presently
| becoming passionacly excited, he gave vent to hIs
| feelings in extremely violent language. lie cursed
the ambition of the First Consul and wished for his
death as blessing to his family and to France, and
moi withstanding all our endcayOrs 10 sOOthe him,
he left us still in state of intense irritation, ana
| went to the house of his brother Luclen.
The ceremony of the proclamation by the Senate
| Of Napoleon as Emperor of the French is described
| by COnnt Mot as an awkward and by 10 means