The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-06

ing for Charles ". Of Spain. The motif
of the business was the closing of the long
sea-coast from the Bay of Biscay 20 the
Gulf of Rosas against the commerce and
incursions of England. Napoleon easily
brought the Spanish minister and his mas
ter under his influence. 1t was agreed that
the compact between them should be con-
frmed by partition of Portugal. Godoy
received his bride of 10, 600, 900 francs!
Marshal Junot was sent with an army
corps to Portugal, and on the Both Of No
yember, 1907 he entered Lisbon. Maria l.
and the prince regent John and the royal
family, taking to flight, found refuge in
Brazil Junot published his masters cele-
brated proclamation to the effect that the
House of Braganca had ceased to reign
For the time it appeared that the reforma-
ton OF ancient Kingdoms might be effected
with pen-stroke and proclamation.
The Spanish Bourbons had fallen into
an iIubroglio that might well excuse the
interference of foreign power. Charles
". was virtually fool. The queen, who
ruled him, was devoid of virtue. Godoy,
her favorite who ruled her was a conspir-
ator. Don Ferdinand, prince of Asturias
and heir to the crown, intrigued to take
his fathers life The king, to save Godoy,
was induced by mob to resign the throne
TO his loving son. who took the title of
Ferdinand VII. Charles, however instead
of embarking for America, according To
the compact, soon sought to recover his
crown, and appealed to Napoleon. to assist
him.
1t was the appeal of sick sheep to a
healthy lion! The lion invited the sheep
and the household of the sheep to meet
L., D.. 4 h.
in the first week in May, 1903, was held
the conference of the lion and the sheep.
The lion said that they should all resign
their claims to him Ferdinand should
have the kingdom Of Etruria Charles
should receive the castle and parks of
Chambord and pension of 5000, 600
francs. The rest should be cared for. Fer
dinand demonstrated, and ventured on a
rupture, for which he and Don Carlos were
imprisoned at Valencia. A proclamation
was issued that the House of Bourbon had
ceased TO reign. A Junta was convened
in CASTLE; new constitution was formed,
and on the 9th Of June 1908, Joseph Bon
aparte was declared king of Spain and the
Indies
The pacifcation of the peninsula was
assigned to Murat, who succeeded in re-
ducing the royalists. He would himself
fain be king of Spain; but Napoleon pre-.
ferred his brother for that important trust.
Murat must content himself with the
crown of the Two Sicilies and the title OF
Joachim l.
Joseph on his arrival at Madrid found
himself among hostile people. He per
ceived that he was regarded as an alien
and usurper, and that his following
though it embraced the ablest leaders and
a majority of the urban population-was
interested and deceptious.
Personal forces now again appeared con
tending with the absolute. Jerome Bona
parte, youngest brother of Napoleon, being
at Washington, WAS introduced to the
Pattersons of Baltimore. At the age OF
nineteen he took Elizabeth Patterson for
his wife The marriage was solemnized
by Bishop Carroll. Jerome desired TO re-
turn with his American bride TO France
but his mother declared the marriage in
valid, on account of the sons minority
An Imperial edict was issued TO that effect
The Emperor forbade his brother to bring
his wife TO France, and called on the Pope
to annul the marriage.
Plus VII. refused to grant the divorce.
From 1905 to 1907 Jerome and his beauti.
full wife were kept aloof. Meanwhile on
both sea and land, he displayed greater
talents than were shown by any other
Bonaparte save only the 8reat One. The
Emperor wanted his brilliant youngest
brother-who in case of failure of heirs To
himself was declared successor to the EN-
pire-to be king of Westphalia. He order.
ed him TO take I'm marriage the princess
Catharine of Nuremberg The wishes OF
Jerome and the despair of his wife were
put aside as sentimental trifes, and the
new political marriage was confirmed In
August of 1907.
He who had crowned Napoleon in Notre
Dame now broke with him-and broke
himself against him. In February Of 1905