The Atlanta constitution., 1895-02-18

Ronaparta. whose rights were confirmed py
the archbishop of Pisa and the king OF
France.
The geographical position of Corsica made
il a bone of contention among the powers
From the sixteenth to the eighteenth cent
ury the island was under the su@erallly oL
Genoa The people were parllsans' oonis
favored the Ganoese; some the Ffench, anu
some other Italian states. AT the Hiiu".0
of the eighteenth century, there was tdi
ulence lnsurrecticn came, ana reDehi'i'
and attempted independence. The paulo'S
rose against Genoa, and certain oeiic'Si
Won Neuhof about to be mace hi1io'
when French army under General 1lai
boeuf was sent into the island to brlas "
into subsection. The French had just iost
their colonial empire in NCrth Ah'6iIod'
and were anxious to make gam IN ui9
Mediterranean 10 counterbalance the sio"-
Ing power of Great Britain.
After the episode of Won Neuhof, the pa
trlot leader, Pascal PaOli, gained an a9
cendency in Corsica, and became dlcla'oi'
He contended vaiantly for the indepeh-
dence of his country, and for awhile heiu
his powerful enemies at bay. This, now
ever, could not last. The French party
among the Corsicans desired the breaking
of all connections between their country
and the petty state of Genoa, and union
with the powerful kingdom of France
The cause of Paon fell before overwheln-
formally delivered to the French. The pa
triots were scattered. and their Ieausr
found refuge III England.
1t was in the midst OF these ag1tatlohs'
civil and military, that the Bonaparte
family emerged nearly to view. oatio
Maria Bonaparte was born IN AJdI0io'
March 29 1916 At the time of the failure
OF the revolutionary movement and the
loss of his cOuntry's independence ne was
twenty-five years of age. Meanwnhe, III
his eighteenth year, he had fallen III loEe
with Letitia Ramolino, daughter oI q We
to-do CorScan peasant. WIN Hei' -"
ture had been proGigal of all gifts SIie
was beautiful to u degree. strongly marx
ed in feature and person with the eAcelish-
cieS of The Italian race.
OF the RamoIino family, not much is
known. Suffice it that Carlo Iii Bona
parue-though Il nUble-recilessly took Le'
titia in marriage when she was but fifteen
years OF age. She brought him her beauty
and a portion of properties but no addi-
tional rank. She is said to have been a
girl of heroic qualities, queenIy in her
bearing, rather silent in manner, healthy
as to her bodily life, and ignorant OF sen
timent Her face, preserved in hun
dred forms of art, shows Enthusiastically the
origin of that Napcleonic visa8e with
which the whole world viii be familiar 10
the end OF human records.
The character of Carlo di Bonap2rte,
luOuSu NlSCONcidpiS OHiy IN 1idSHientS,
sho rs mixture of courage and adventure.
lie was u protector OF many things-a
visionary. His education was obtaiued at
Rome, and afterwards at Pisa, where he
prepared himself to be advocate, ana
obtained reputation for youthful elo-
quence. The university OF Pisa conferred
on hlm, about the time of the birth of
Napoleon, the degree of doctor of laws.
The collapse cf the patriot cause had in
duced Carlo Bonaparte, as measure Of
prudence, to leave Aj2ccio ana retire to
Corte. The latter, being an inland town
and having Il mountainous situation, was
more deeply pervaded with the patriotic
spirit than was the lowlald region about
Ajaccio. The coast country gave itself up
freely to the French domination. During
the first five years of the married life OF
Carlo, he oscillated with his young family
back and forth between the two towns
finally-when safety came with peace-fiN-
ing himself at Ajaccio. This was in the
early part CT 1863.
Meanwhile before this removal, three
children had appeared, in rapid succession,
at the hearthstone of Carlo Bonaparte
All OF these We're born at Cotte. The first
was a daughter, Elise, whose birth was in
1863 This child died in infancy, as did
also the next, Marie Ann. who was born
about two years later. Then on January
z, I16S, came the first son and 10 him the
parents gave tine name of Joseph Nabulione
or, as secondary spelling would have it.
Joseph NapoleOne, or, Napoleon. The lat
ter name, though appearing in the birth
record OF the family was dropped in the