A brief history of the nations and of their progress in civilization . the agents ofsecret societies. Louis Napo-leon Bonaparte made a seriesof abortive attempts to gainthe throne. He was encouraged by the effect in Prance of thefailure of Prench policy in the affairs of the East. Pinally helanded at Boulogne with a few followers and proclaimed him-self emperor. He was captured, tried, and imprisoned in thefortress of Ham, where he spent six years. In 1841 the re-mains of Napoleon I. were brought from St. Helena to Paris andwere deposited with great pomp in a magnificent tomb underthe dome of
A brief history of the nations and of their progress in civilization . the agents ofsecret societies. Louis Napo-leon Bonaparte made a seriesof abortive attempts to gainthe throne. He was encouraged by the effect in Prance of thefailure of Prench policy in the affairs of the East. Pinally helanded at Boulogne with a few followers and proclaimed him-self emperor. He was captured, tried, and imprisoned in thefortress of Ham, where he spent six years. In 1841 the re-mains of Napoleon I. were brought from St. Helena to Paris andwere deposited with great pomp in a magnificent tomb underthe dome of the Church of the Invalides. Guizot became theprincipal minister of Louis Philippe, and Thiers, who had re-signed in 1840, was the leader of the opposition. The govern-ment of Louis Philippe satisfied neither party, — the legitimistswho wanted to restore the elder branch of the Bourbons, northe republicans. Official corruption was widespread, thoughGuizot himself was upright. The failure of the governmentto support the cause of liberty in Poland and Italy added to. Victoria 514 FALL OF THE ORLEANS GOVERNMENT its growing unpopularity. Louis Philippe was charged withavarice. He caused his youngest son to marry the sister ofIsabella II. of Spain with the design of securing the Spanishcrown for his heirs. The dissatisfaction in France was in-creasing. Matters were brought to a crisis in February, length soldiers began to fraternize with the mob, and theKing, who showed no spirit or firmness, abdicated in favor ofhis grandson, the Count of Paris. Lamartine and the partyof order checked the ultra-republican and socialistic factions,and established a provisional government, Feb. 24. In April,and also in May, mobs of communists were suppressed bythe National Guards. Louis Napoleon, having been electeda member of the Assembly, was chosen first President of theRepublic under the new constitution for a term of four years.
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