Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-17
ALEXANDRIA,, VA.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY II, 1883.


a sensation throughout France and
the whole civilized world. This move on
the part Of the Prince had been presaged by
many durn. the last decade. When the
young Prince Imperial a few years ago,
was killed by the Zulus, removing the only
barrier to "Plon Plon's" secret pretensions,
not few confidently asserted that this am
bilious parsonage, on the first occasion Of
fering, would assert his claims to the throne
Of France and the announcement of yes
terday serves still more to convince such
political prophets of their assumed fore
sight The life Of Prince jerome, now that
he is brought so prominently before the
public, may he considered in order His
full name is Napoleon Joseph Charles Paul
Bonaparte. He is the second son Of Jerome
and Catharine Bonaparte, Of Wurtemberg.
He was born at Trieste September 10, 1922,
and during his tuition in Geneva and Aren-
enberg his cousin, afterwards Napoleon III,
was his tutor. During his younger days
his resemblance to the first Napoleon was
SO marked, though being of a heavier ply
siuue, that Beranger termed him genuine
Napoleon medal dipped in German fat. He
has been expelled from Paris several times
for making violent speeches against former
modes of government and his supposed ac-
cord with revolutonists. He eagerly sup
ported the revolution of 1913, and was elect
ed Deputy from Corsica to the Constituent
Assembly, and in the following year from
the Department of Sarthc to the Legislative
Assembly. After being minister from France
to several countries, he led an erratic life
until the establishment Of the second cm.
pire (1S52) when he took his seat in the
Senate and Council of State as IN imperial
prince with the right of succession TO the
throne He held commission in the Girl
mean war; also in the Franco-Italiun war
against Austria, but never exhibited any
military genius. In 1859 he married Clio.
tide, daughter Of King Victor Emanuel
He came to this country in his yacht ut the
beginning of the war between the States in
1861, and from New York proceeded to
Washington, where Secretary Seward pre-
sented him TO President Lincoln. He pro-
fessed sympathy for the cause Of the Union
and the abolition Of slavery. He subse-
quently visited General Beauregard at Ma
nassas, after which he went to Richmond
At the inauguration Of the statue to Napo-
leon I. in Ajaccio his speech against his
cousin, Napoleon III, was so violent that
that parsonage officially reprimandcd him !;
whereupon the piqued Prince threw up all
his governmental trusts. Previous to this
he had made bitter enemy of Eugene by
denounciug the temporal power of the Pope
The Emperor always regarded him as harm
less, while the Inconsistency of his political
avowals caused those who were constantly
deriding his pretensons to nickname him
"Plon Plon." During the Franco-Prussian
war he made an Intellectual attempt to be-
come popular in France by trying to induce
Italy to join that country against Germany
In 1872, refusing to obey orders to quit
Paris, he was forcibly expelled from the
city, since which time but little had been
heard from him until yesterdays exploit
The Prince in his manifesto criticises the
existing form of government, though some.
what akin TO that he previously advocated
He also throws out religious bait, though
q disciple of Voltaire, and declares the re-
public an enemy of religion. He strangely
enough rejects all compromise with royal
lists. When arrested the Prince was taking
q walk, and when conducted to prison was
in no way Disconnected 1t is proposed to
send him beyond the French borders ere
his incarceration gains him sympathizers.
Of course no one can tell what a day may
bring forth in France, but from all accounts
yesterdays manifesto was water haul :"
but at the same time affairs are decidedly
unsettled in that country, and if Prince Ma
poleon fails to ride into power OH the many
issues now distracting the third republic,
somebody else will, and that, too, nj no dis:
tant day.
On SATURDAY next the us House of Rep.
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