Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-03-24

Paoll resides in English exile; perbaps he may return to Corsica, and we as his lieutenant-in-ohief may yet lead the pa- trlots to independence and glory. To sum up all, Napoleon at this stage was whlrled along by the coming storm; but he cautiously kept his bearings, became practical rather than theoretical. and lmpatiently awaited the opportunity to become great.
 Lieutenant Bonaparte remained with his regiment at Auxonne until the 18th of September, 1790. The Revolution had now been in progress a year and four months The movement had become more and more portentous at every step The ruined Bastile was already hate ful, but glorious. reminisoence. At this time Corsica was represented in the Na- tional Assembly by two moderate pa- triots, named Salioetti and Colona. The royal delegate from the island was that Buttafuooo whom Choiseul had used in establishing the French protectorate in Corsica.
 The people of the island were divided into several hostile factions First of all, there was royal faction, very few in number, composed of the petty Cor sican nobles and the higher ecelesiastics. These virtually constituted the insular government. !" Secondly, there was a moderate party favorable to liberalism, but supporting the French proteetorate In the third place, there was a powerful revolutionary party, fayoring absolute independence, and seeking by the recall of Paoi to overthrow all foreign author ity. This condition of affairs, as well as the deplorable state of his family, in- duced Napoleon to obtain another leave of absence, and to return to his native country.
 On his way homeward, he stopped at Ak; and there he found his brother Lucien That obstinate parsonage had withdrawn from the military academy at Brienne, but had failed to secure ad- mission to the theological school at Ak. There he was in poverty and hopeless ness, when Napoleon came and conduct ed him back to Ajaccio. The latter, at Marseilles, visited the Abbe Raynal; but there Is no record of what occurred. Once at home, the young French officer was recognized as man of importance; for he was the only Frenchman in the island possessing a thorough military education.
 Tho project Was now on for the or ganization of the Corsioan militia; and Napoleon vas necessary for success. He entered into the revolutionary in- trigues of the day. moving obseurely and dangerously among the popular leaders, wholly disrusted by the few aristocrats, and identified with the mod crate liberals only at the risk of his com mission as an officer in the French army. That army was still the Kings army; but the officers were nearly all, like Napoleon, infected with revolution ary sentiments to the extent that almost every sword might be said to have Re- publiqHe dimly etched on the blade.
 The history of this period at Corsica is small, treacherous, chaotic. From September of 1790 to the 1st of June, 1791, Napoleon remained in the island, committing himself more and more but ever cautiously to the motions of Hp- heaYal. Had it not been for the uniyer- sal dissolution he must at once have suf- fered arrest and dismissal from the army. From the middle of October un- til the following February, he oyerstaid his leave of absence, working all win ter at the various intrigues which were rife among his turbulent oountrymen. He then devised Q plausible excuse which was accepted at headquarters, and the neat dag procured another ex- tension of his leave! Nor did he cease to flourish among the agitators of Ajaccio until his departure to rejoin his con- mand in May of 1791.
 Such had been the shifting connection of Lieutenant Bonaparte with the Iron Regiment that he was almost an unrec- ognized force in his own division of the army. His absences from the command had far exceeded in duration his pres ence with it. On returning to France, he was assigned to the Fourth Regiment of artillery, stationed at Valence. His irregularities as an officer had not so far prevailed over the opinion of his great abilities and solid requirements as to prevent his promotion at this time to the rank of lieutenant en premier.
 On the political side, Napoleon was now drawn with great force towards the Revolutionary party trs F'rancc. Perhaps the notion dawned in him that with the success of the Revolution and the re- building of the nation on new repub- lican basis Corsica herself, by like re- volt and renovation, might join in the common movement to greater advantage than could be gained hy naked rebel lion. This sentiment was famed by a proposition made at this time in the Assembly to enlarge the titles of the King of the French" by adding the names of the Navarrese and Corsioans formally to the list of his subjects All such intermediary projects came to naught with the onrushing of the Revo- lution. They were soon swallowed up with the King himself and all kingly things in the deep hell.throat that open ed.
 But ever and azon the Corsica trend