Year: 1865

zAe Quasrd Bescesn TIE Emperor and Prince Napoleon


1Ae Od Jealousy and tie Cause ofN-A Singular "On


DT'-TAe Prince End>avors TO Make Hiwssy the


Leader Of the LIBERAL Party-TAe Emperor Hurryiag


Back-Aesiean AGairs, DC.


The great Of the week has been re grave family
Onarrel between the Emperor and hs the Prince
Napoleon.


HSa fact little singular that neither the koniteuw
% the Constitutonnel Of yesterday morning published
the reply Of the Prince Napoleon and Of the jour-
nAs have yet uttered word of comment upon the affair
NE feud which has become open between the EN-
peror and his cousin, has been long time nursing.
Prom the that the present Emperor exhibited
proofs Of that power over tho French nation which
placed him and has kept him st the head of it for SO
many years. fecling, not entirely free from jeal-
easy bas gwn up towsrd him o. the part of Prince Ma
1casJn Tne great resemblance Of the Prince to
she Napoleon and the entiro lack Of any such re,
sspblapce in the features Of the Emperor coupled with
She strong doubts which had always existed In ths family
- the present Emperors legitimacy very naturally


made Jerome feel little that his cousin had by
the force Of his alone, attained to position which
he himself might have occupied From that day to this
misunderstanding and open quarrels have not been un


frequent and II has been said that during these latter
the Prince Napoleon has, two or three occasions,
thrown very OF the Emperor the charge Of
bastardy Indeed, II is now stated dit and be-
heved by not few that the only that the Empe
has tolerated the Prince Napoleon at all that the
latter has his command the most positive proof OF the
Emperors ilegmacy in the form Of letter from King
Louis himself in which he states positively that Louis
Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor of the French is not
his This precious family relic is said to DO In safe
keeping somewhere in Germany.


Here however is probably the hitch and the secret OF
the Prince Napoeon's In OF the death
Of the Emperor before his attans his majority the
Empress becomes regent, ruling in the name OF the
Prince imperial Should the Emperor die leaving no
issue the Prince imperial die leaving issue the
Prince Napoleon would by the terms Of the constitution
become Emperor But the Prince Napoleon Is familiar
with two important peculiarues OF the French people
bearing upon these matersone is thai at least since the
time Of the Revolution they have not been particularly
yegardful of legitimacy coDstitutOnality in the
pUveeign whom they have permitted to rule them and
che other that they would be satisfied with the
rule OF woman OF one loved and esteemed as
che Empress In this view OF the IL would be
dence Of too much confidence In human to
shat In the very probable event Of the death OF the
Emperor while the Prince Ia yet n minor the French
people, still reservng the Bonaparte name, might be
willing 70 accept him, with all his liberal ideas, En-
peror or they intend to change Their form Of govern
ment, as constitutional King President This
charge his enemies make against him. and even his
fends do not strenuousy deny that such may be the



The Prince started for Switzerland the morning after
the publication OF the Emperor's letter


some most absurd stories are In clrculation-among
ethers that the Prince Napoleon IL at the head OF the
workmen's strike, and that II intended that they
should Fcvoltonze and place him in power during the
Emperors absence The Emperor Is now hurryng back
from his Algerian trip; and upon his return, shall
probably have fuller Developments


The Mexican excitement IL quicting down and the
government journals doing all In their power 10 aid In
subduing it-sometrnes publishing not the most s;atc-
ments for this purpose.


All Of the Paris journals plead for the life OF JEFF Davis
None Of them however, consider him guilty OF direct
completely with the murder Of Mr. Lincoln. The EVIL
dence coming out from the trial Of the consprator
may have the effect 10 lessen their enthusiasm in behalf
m


The popular subscription limited to ten centimcs two
cents with the object Of Offering In the Of the de-
mocracy Of France, a gold medal TO Mrs Lincoln, has
Already been sssented 70 by than ten thousand sub
soiber and among these the names OF such men
Victor Hugo, Micheet, Louis Blanc, GARNER Pages,
Ernest Picard Jules Simon, &C.