Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24

tOr6lcaT Does not OCCASION now oftcr 10
the recovery Of Corsioan independence
Docs not tho path OF destiny open by wa
OF Ajacolo rather than by way OF Paris
Or II tho cause indeed lies by way of Paris
does 1t not first extend through the nntlv
islandl The patriot Paoli resides in Eng
lish exile; perhaps he may return to Cor
sica, and we as his lloutenant.in-ohic
may yet lead the patriots 10 independents,
and glory. To sum up all, Napoleon a
this stage was wbirlcd along by tho com
ing storm; but no cautiously kept hli
bearings became practical rather thar
theoretical, and impatlently awaited thu
| opportunity to become great,
Lieutenant BonAparto remained with
! his regiment at Auxonno until tho 10th
/ Of September, 1890. Tho Revolution had
now been In progress u year and -four
months The movement had become more
| and more portentous at every step The
ruined Bastllo was already n hateful, but
glorious, "reminiscences At this time Cor
slca was represented in the National As
sembly by two moderate patriots, nnmcd
Snlicott and Colona. Tho royal delegate
from tho island was that Buttafuoco whom
Choiseul had used IN establishing the
French protoctorato In Corsica
Tho people OF tho island were divided
into several hostile factions, First Of all.
thoro was a royal faction, very few In
number, composed OF tho petty Corsican
mobiles and tho higher occlesinstics These
virtually constituted tho insulnr "goy.
ernment." Secondly, there was u moder
ate party favorable to liberalism, but sup.
porting tho French proteotorate. In tho
third place. thore was Il powerful revolu-
t.onnry pnrty, fayoriuR absolute independ.
encc, and seeking By the recall Of Pnoli
TO overthrow all foreign authority. This
condition Of affairs, rs well as tho depl0r-
able state of his family, induced Napoleon
to obtain another leave Of absence, and to
return to his native country.
On his way homcward, he stopped at
Ak; and there he found his brother Lu.
cion That obstinate parsonage had with.
drawn from the military academy at
Bricnnc, hut had failed TO secure ndmis.
sion to the theological school at AK
There hc was In poverty and hopelessncss,
wAon Napoleon came and conducted him
back to Ajaccio, Tho latter, at Mnrsoillos
visited tho Able Rnynal, but tbora is no
record Of what occurred. Once at homo.
the young French officer was recognized
as man " Importance for he was the
only Eunrhman In the island possessing "A
thorough military education.
The project was now ON for the urrani-
zntion Of tho Cor-lcnn miiitin, and Napo-
leon was necessary for success. He entered
into the Evolutionary intripues Of the
day moving obscurely and dangerously
lmong tho popular lenders, wholly dis.
trusted by the iew lrigt0crnts, and identl.
He'd with tho moderate liberals only at the
Risk OF his commission as nn oilicCr in the
French army. That army was still tho
Kings nrmy bust the officers wcre nearly
al, Ike Napoleon, infected with rayulu- /
inntry sentiments ~ the extent that NJ. |
most oycry sword might hu s1id 10 have |
tcpuuliQuc dimly etched on thu blade.
Thu history Ut this period at Corsica is |
mall ttgochnrous chaotic. From Scptem-
ior OF 1880 % tho LIST OF Juno, 1921, Nn-
'ulHou remained In tho island, committing
himself moro md moro tbut over cautious
y 10 tho motions VI uphcnyal. Had 1t not
onn Tor the universal dissolution he must
Q once have suffered arrest and dismissal
rom the army, From the middle Of Octo-
or until the following February. he over
tald his leave Of absence, working all
winter at the various intrigucs which were
lie among his turbulent cuuntrymen. Ho
hen clyistd plausible excuse which was
ocrp,sd 40 headquarters, and the merit
aB procured another extension Of his
'hNc' Nor did he cease to flourish among
he agitsturs Of Aiaeoio until his nnnl de-
arturo to rcjoin his command In May Of
7gl. -
such had been tho shifting connection
{ lAeplfrdUt BpnHporto with tho Iron
'eRlMrhi shat lao was almost an unrooog.
iard torra in his own division OF the
rnly His absences from the command
az lar |#tAod In duration his presence
MN ". on returning "a France, he was
h'lshe1 30 ,.a Fourth Regiment OF artil
'lF' station ~ NnlpncO His irfcgulnrl
les as an officer hid not so far prevailed
yer Tue opinion VI his great abilities and
0Ili requirements ns 10 prevent his pro.
notion at this time 10 tho rank OF lieuten.
mt en- premier
On thopolitioal side, Napoleon was now
faWn with great foroo towards the Reyo
luonnTy party in France. Perhaps the
otlon dawned In him that with the Euc.
va7 OF tho Revolution aud the rebuilding
the nation on "a new republican basis,
,otslch horsoli, by Ike revolt and renuya
loni might ION In the common nova
lunt 70 Breasar advantage thnn could be
aimed by naked rebellion This sentiment
'Ah Tanned by proposition inndo at this
me In the Assembly to enlarge the titles
{ tho IS King OF the French" by adding
he names Of the Nayarrcso and Gorsloans
1rmally to tho list Of his subjects. An
UGH Intermediary projects came to nnuaht
Win tho onrushing Of tho Revelation.
hey were soon swallowed up with tho
King himself and all kingly things In tho
cop holl'throat that opened.
But oyor and anon tho Corsicnn trend
,as strong on Lieutenant Bonaparto.
iardly had he got his place in tho Fourth
Iegiment at Valenco, until no broke
way again for his native island. Thero
no stage OF actual tumult had come. Ma.
oloon was elected Northumberland Of
no Second Battalion Of tho Corslcan
rmy He cautiously accepted tho post,
ut at tho same time kept his eye liked on
rance, Thon, after holding his place IN
no army OF Insurgents for Less than a
nonth, he suddenly sped away to his roci.
ient on tho Rhone, Arriving, ho found
lhisolt dismissed from the seryiuol
JOHN CLARK RIDPAT1L
n. GuA