Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-22
VIII There BE n Napoleon W.
New York Press.

To the Editor OF the tEtsS'
sir-The European international situa-
ton and the events daily developing IN
France lead 10 the belief, one might al
most say the certainty, that great
changes are impending in Europe. The
| appearances I'm France are that coup
| d'etat may transform It's government
once more from the republican TO the
monarchical or imperial, form, with
| perhaps. an Intermediary stage such as
| marked the transition from the repuohc
| 10 the empire under the last Napoleon.
The recent announcement Of the abdi-
cation Of his pretenslons TO the lmpe-
rial throne In France by Prince victor
elder son of the late Prince Napoleon
commonly known in France as Ploh-
| Plon cousin Of Napoleon III, In FAVOR
of his younger brother, Louis. has, taken
in connection with current events, spe-
cal significance
A short time before the last elections
| i'm France. a correspondent in Paris,
| writing to his paper I'm London, made
the following remarkable observation;
I'm view of future events the Monarch
lists have not rallied, and the Bonapart-
lists have fused. Were Prince Victor
To step aside and Prince Louis Ma
poleon 10 be placed at the head Of this
amalgamated party there might be strlk-
ing results
II will be remarked that the very thing
for foreshadowng has happened, and
that the way has been opened 10 the
striking results in French politics that
| he anticipated.
At the time that was written Prince
Louis Napoleon was visiting his mother
AT Moncalieri i'm Italy. after an inter
view with his cousin, the King OF Italy
al Monza on his way back to Russia,
by way OF Paris, which he had first Wis
tied on his tour after leaving st. Peters
] burg.
A short explanation Of the position now
occupied by Prince Louis is necessary FOR
n clear understanding OF the bearing OF
. his newly-acquired headship OF the Ma
poleon family.
= Prince Louis is at present colonel OF
Z the Preobrajensky Lancer Regiment OF
, the Empress OF Russia. Previous 10 his
y appointment to that position he had beer
l. colonel OF a regiment OF Russian ORA
- goons in the Trans-Caucasus, quartere'
: al Tihis. the capital There he was IRE
l. ouently visited by partisans OF the I'm
perialist party on one occasion stlal
! deputation arrived there composed OF i'm
. portant persons, and shortly after thel
visit Prince Louis asked, so II Is said, 4
L. have his regiment transferred 10 som'
- other station. in order 10 avoid NOR
|
= TO Piatigorsk. i'm the Northern Caucasus
!. From there he was called not long after
" ward 10 take command OF the Preobra
> iensky Lancer Regiment at ST. Peters
burg and az the review held last yea
i'm honor Of the visit OF the French Presi
- dent TO the Car, headed his regiment i
y the march past When the French Pres
. ident made the distribution OF the deco
;, rations Of the Legion OF Honor, usual O
" such occasions. Prince Louis declined
receive that rendered him, on the groun
that "he had inherited IL in his cradle.
4 The events now apparently coming 10
ir head in France point Enthusiastically 10 an
L other revolution, or a restoration or IN
Id | rovaI or imperial regime. The Bourbon
I'd have made themselves impossible by the
10 insistence on the white tablecloth" a
al the flag Of France. The Orleanists are III
popular because OF the way In which the
IL demanded the money belonging TO IN
n family in the hands Of the French Gov
ye eminent, while France was still bleedln
~ from the defeat Of 1901. On the otht
80 hand. the Napoleonic legend survives
20 France and I'm the French army In spit
;, Of the association OF the name In the pei
"a son Of Napoleon III. with the creates
- disasters that ever befell the arms
France.
- The accession Of Prince Louis Nap'
,a leon 10 the headship Of the French sta
: under whatever title would entire
-, change the relations OF France towaI
~ every government In Europe.
- The breach between Italy and Franz
! would be closed through the intima
~ relationship Of Prince Louis 10 the XII
NC OF Italy. The Franco-Russian allian'
would have an additional guarant'
We through the intimate personal relation
u OF the Prince with the Emperor Nichola
~ and the comradeship that would be e
OF tablished between the French and Ru
us sian armies through the Princes COZ
'lr nection with the army OF the Gar An
- lastly. the French Government wOu
10 once more. in form. be I'm harmony Wi
the other governments OF Europe.
when the curtain falls on the openil
RI scene OF the new drama, announced
ag what is now passing in Europe, the
ne win be great surprises for the spectator
az and the actors will find themselves
of many cases in unexpected and unr
ey hearsed situations. FIGARO.
~ New York. october 18th.