The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07

famous manifesto, III which he announced
that he would soon leave the Chateau de
Chambord, but expected that tho people
y Nould speedily callhi1n back to the throne,
caso he promised to maintain uni
. ve,sal sutrs go, adminis!rativ ve decentralsza-
tion and local utopomy. Athhe same time
he deolayed that he would not abandon tho
Nv hlte banner" OF Henry ", Eranois ana
the Maid OF Orleans, which ba" esiaolished
the National union end whir', would re-
store order and freedom to France.
1T Wae fncompreherHlble that Henri Oinq
should be willing to go so far In tue dlroc'
lion Of Liberal government, end, at the
same time, make 1t g condition that Franco
bbould surrender thGt magic tri-eolor
which is the rym bol and this sign Of the most
Rloli0ua events in her recent history, By his
declaration concerning the White flag, the
Ct m'e do Chambold excluded him self, at
once ana ever, from tho throne OF france.
VI as that bis object?
Tho common notion was thut the amte
dc Chambord was deliberately sacrificing
the thu for an idea, but the representa-
tive of enc OF the, Oldest and stauucbest
Legitimist families In France tolls me that
the zeal reaeon was wholly different. "H eari
CinQ" said my Informant, "was childless,
and knew thatthere was no posslbilityIthat
the throne, he would OCCUPY IT for D few
years ana then be succeeded by the Comte
de Paris, as The head Of the OrleauisLs.
- Henri CjDq, in plain words, was unwilling TO
be waImiDg pan for peraonn he despised,
and was determined TINT, II tho Orleauists
obtained the throne, It. should be by. their
own effort Rnd 10 crit, end not through his
own iDcon :eetabie tight. The ptoviso con-
celnipg the White flag WAS ulore'y a pre-
a q l.,
pCFe."
" Will surprise lapy persons in the United
fteieBto know that there is SO bitter q feel
ing between tho Legitimists and tho Or
~leanibfs but there has been cold blood bs'
tween the two families since the days of the
Revolution. The descendants OF Louis XVI
Lever forget that the Comte de Paris Ia the
6IeatGrandson of the Philippe Egaltte who
voted IN the National Convention for the De.
CkpitatCn OF his kinsmRn ana King. Nor
have they forgotten that Louis Philippe suc-
ceeted 10 the throne from which Charles
X, the Srsno fathcl of Henri Olnq, had
been thrust. "IIs Rol, Bourgeois" aud
tho eldest aon OF the Bourbops had nothing
In common. Tho .Orleanists are looked
pptn by tho Lesitimists as q family of
seIhth ana calculating politicians, who
have OH eye always to the main chance
3bu CRJ6 UOluluR lCT Llo Ui0B Ol plUOu Auu
affection. Tho immense property OF the
Conte dc Chaplbor twill bsrenlembered,
is hcQuc athed to his relatives In Italy, and
not 10 any Of his Orleanist G ousins In Franco.
Tbia, indeed, has caused some little stir, and
for o curious reason.
The Ccmte de Chanlbord was barn seven
months alter the assassination OF his father,
the Duo 90 BerrI the son OF Oh Arles Y. So
great Wfs the desire for the birth OF au heir,
and SO little Was 80 happy an event anttoi-
patec, that tho young Prince was spoken OF
popularly as "the child OF miracle" La
their enthusiasm, the LeRitimists purchased
from Marshal Berthier to whomit had been
presented by Napoleon, the famous Chateau
dc Cbambord, q magnificent structure which
Was commenced In the time OF Francis I, ana
continued in subGequent reigns. Diana dc
Poiiiers resided tbCre, ana the letters 81 and
d, entwined with the crescent, stu adorn the
vaulted cellings. CHARLES TX, Louis NIII
and Louis xiv oacnslonally hold Court there
Molicre gave there the first representa-
tion OF his "Bourgeols uentilhomme."
In 17a5. Louis XIV bestowed tho Chateau
upon Marshal SAKE, but 1t subsequently
reverted TO tho. Crown. The prlce paid
for tho Chateau by the LeRitimists was
100000 francs. French Republican sen-
timent was outraged at the idea that
thIa magnificent Chateau. the homo OF
the Bourbons for generations, should be
banded over 10 q foreigner, and Gome of Tho
newSpapers went to the length OF insisting
that the Comte de Chambord had no right to
DO what he pleased with his own.
SO tho il-feeIing between the Orle an lists
ahd the Legitimists grows stronger and
deeper. The Comte de Paris is not accepted
as the heir OF the rights ana hopes Of EIsnri
Cinq. On the contrary, my Leg ttlmist friends
insist that the present representatives OF tue
elder branch of tho BourbOns arc tho descend
ents OF Philippe OF AnJou, Philip v OF Spain,
the grandson OF Louis XIV. Itis true thas
Philip V, on ascending the throne, renouncad
for himself ana for his posterity, all claim
to the throne Of Franco; but 1t Is contended
ibat while his renunoiatton was valid as re-
gRldcd himself, ho could not make suoh n re-.
DuDciation for hid successors. He could dis
pofe of his own rights bat not the rights Of
tho.e who who came aftor him.
Under this view, the prei ntJopressn tat tive
I OF tho Bourbons, the older branch Is q bro
tber OF on Carlos, the pretender to the
throne Of Spain. This, however, Is only q
sentimental view, as there IL n OF tho remot-
CIT probability that ono of tho Spanish Bour-
hons will tie recalled md Invited to accept
tho French Crown. The French LegitImists
undtrktand 1t, ana, abandoning tho hopo of
thtsipipg Bourbon King, are quite ready
to join their fortunes with tho Republic.
Better by far, said ono Of my Legitlmist
friencr, Conservative Republic, than q
monarchy with the Comte do Paris as king
In this division, then, between tho Legitl-
raists and tho Orleanis,s, lies O grand oppor-
tunity for france. The Republicans oan,
uhquestionably, by moderation ana oonser-
yatism., secure, hrst, tho toloration ana,
ahe1ward, the aetive support OF the Iseglti.
mist families, who Will give to the Republic
the bolidity that it needs. and who oan read.
3Iy bind its best clements together. This
may be undeIstood, and acted upon, after 8
lime bnt there fs little charica of IL In thaaa