The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-03
Sketch of His Life.

Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonne,
otherwise known to his partisans as Henry
V, was born in Paris, Sept %, 1920, seven
months after the assassination of his father
Prince Charles Ferdinand d'Artois, Duke de
Berry. Baptized with great pomp with water
brought from the Holy Land by NJ. de Cha
teaubriand, the hopes of the Legitimists all
centered on him. A national subscription
secured for the child in his first year the
chateau of Chambord, which gave him the
title by which he has been most generally
known. At the revolution of 1880, when the
Bourbons were driven out of France, his
grandfather endeavored to stay the storm by
abdicating in favor of the young Comte de
Chambord, who in his tenth year, was pre-
scented to the troops assembled at Rambouil-
let under the title of Henry V. The attempt
was in vain and the young "king" went with
the rest of the Bourbon family into exile,
and Louis Philippe, of the Orleans house,
was called to the throne.
From that time onward the grandson of
the last reigning Bourbon king CT France
waited with more or less eager attentiveness
for the call to return and reign over France
a call which never came. Wandering
around Europe, and in nearly all countries
received with royal honors, he at last took
up his residence at the chateau of Frohsdorff,
near Vienna, having become rich by the for
tune brought him by his wife, the oldest
daughter of the Duke of Modena, and by the
death of his grandfather and uncle. Upon
the downfall of the Orleans monarchy he
FASTENED to the frontiers of France and wait
ed for the summons to enter as its king. and
remained within reach until the establish
ment of the empire, when he returned tie
the attitude of patient waiting and close
watching.
At the beginning of the war with Prussia,
in 1870 he placed his chateau of Chambord
at the disposition of the Soldiers and Sailors
Aid Society," together with a gift of 10000
francs. When the empire fell and Paris was
invested by the German troops, he went to
the Swiss frontier and issued a proclamation
TO France, in which he promised that the
foreigners should be driven from the land
and the integrity of the territory preserved
if the people would rally to him as "a truly
national government, having for its base
law. and for its principle honesty" In the
following January he protested before all
the courts of Europe against the lombard
ment of my good city of Paris" Later in
the same year he addressed another proc
lamation to the French people, Offering to
reorganize the country upon the principle
of legitimate sovereignty and popular
will, Submitting with confidence the
acts of the government to the serious control
of representatives freely elected" exercising
no dictature save that of cemency, because
in the hands of the monarch, and in his
only, clemency is always justice" The DOC
ument finished with a phrase that became
famous: THE word rests with France; the
hour is Gods"
1t was impossible to do anything for the
cause of monarchy without the. union of
the Bourbon and Orleans interests. Several
attempts to effect this were made, and one
obstacle after another removed, with the ex-
ception of the flag. On that point the Bour-
bon was immovable. An arrangement had
been made by which the Comte de Cham
bord was acknowledged the head of the
his political heir, but the form
er would not acknowledge the
tricolor as the flag of France and
the latter knew it was hopeless to rally the
French again under the white flag OF the
Bourbons. To the last, however, the Bour-
bon leader was true to his principles. His
utmost concession was an expression of re
spect' for the flag stained with the blood of
French soldiers, but he would never be the
legitimate king of a revolution" and had
mo right to renounce the standard of ARGUES
and Ivry." In the end he planted himself
once more squarely on the principle of the
divine right of kings to govern without Civ
MY person." said he, lis nothing. My prin-
ciple is everything. l am the pilot necessary
the only one capable of conducting the ship
to port because / have the mission and the
authority for the work. When God has re-
solved to save a people, He takes care that
the scepter of justice is not given into hands
that are not strong enough to carry it."
His Theory of the French Monarchy
From MIR. A. S. Hardy's "But Yet Woman"
The etiquette of Frohsdorff was simple but
severe. Its inmate, readily accessible to all
Frenchmen, fulfilled to the latter the role OF
king. All were his subjects upon whom he
looked, as upon France. with the love and
pity of true monarch. But the grand
daughter of De Vigny possessed titles to
more than ordinary favor. Young, beauti-
full, courageous, simple and frank in manner,
she had made deep impression upon him
during the sojourn of the previous winter in
Vienna, and her temperance at Frohsdorff
awakened emotions plainly visible on the
calm but indolent face of the Bourbon. Her
eyes, never free from trace of melancholy,
were lighted by an unus ual fire.
He addressed her kindly, holding in his
hand the papers which she had presented to
him. They contained the details of the plan
and the assurances of success. They sketch
ed briefly and rapidly the state of affairs, the
readiness of the people, the hopes of old
France. They contained the prayers of the
church, the oaths of an army, the pledges of
the nobility. As opening them he began to
read, shade OF annoyance passed over his
face, succeeded by a look of mingled pity,
WEAKNESS, and dignity. Then he laid them
on the table, and regarded her with that air
of sympathy and authority which he had so
often breatheG into his letters.
"All this is impossibl
Sire" SAID Stephanie, who misconceived
his meaning. Il come to bring you the de-
votion OF faithful servants, and to such moth
ing is impossible"